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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
VOLUME 123 - NUMBER 50
moorEfiEld ExaminEr
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and Hardy County News
Commission
Joins Petition
For Special
Prosecutor
Donahue
Reviews
Changes
In GWNF
Plan
High School Construction Projects
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
On the advice of their legal counsel, the Hardy County
Commission voted to enjoin the Hardy County Prosecuting Attorney’s motion to appoint a Special Prosecutor to
represent the commission in the civil action brought by
five members of the community.
The vote came after an executive session with attorney
Bridget Cohee of Steptoe and Johnson PLLC, during the
Dec. 2 meeting of the Hardy County Commission.
In November 2013, a petition was filed in Hardy County Circuit Court to remove Commissioners J. Michael
Teets and William “JR” Keplinger from the commission,
void the sale of the Baker building and nullify the emergency ambulance fee. The Hardy County Commission
was also named in the action.
Wendy Miller, John Elmore, B. Wayne Thompson,
Ovid Need and Bonnie Haggerty filed the petition. Miller
has since withdrawn from the case.
In May, a three-judge panel said there were insufficient
grounds to remove the commissioners and remanded the
other issues to Circuit Court. Senior Status Judge Andrew N. Frye Jr. was appointed to hear those issues.
In August, Frye ruled the sale void and nullified the
ambulance fee. In October, Frye ordered Teets and
Keplinger to return the $1.13 million to the county coffers.
Frye also ruled Hardy County Prosecutor Lucas See
represent the County Commission in any further action.
See requested a special prosecutor be appointed, citing
“a clear violation of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct” and a conflict of interest.
The rulings were immediately appealed to the West
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
On Oct. 30, the WV Supreme Court ordered a stay on
the orders, pending resolution of the appeal.
County Schools
Release 20132014 WESTEST
2 Results
The West Virginia Department of Education has lifted the embargo on 2013-2014 WESTEST 2 results as of
11:00 a.m. December 5, 2014. All scores and school designations are now considered final and are able to be released to the public.
Five of the six Hardy County Schools participated in
WESTEST 2, which tests students in grades 3-11. Moorefield Elementary School is the only school in the county
that does not currently participate in state testing, due to
its grade span of Pre-K through Grade 2.
There are currently 5 school designations based on
state assessment results. They are as follows:
• Priority Schools are persistently the lowest achieving
schools in the state.
• Support Schools are schools that are not meeting
their index-based trajectories and demonstrate that a
majority of their subgroups are not making sufficient academic progress.
• Focus Schools are schools with persistent and perContinued on page 3
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Commission Meeting
Marks Final of
A. J. Wade’s Term
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
Photos by Jean Flanagan
Construction at East Hardy High School is very much a work in progress, with work on the
front office (above) and progress on the Media Center (below). Pictured below is EHHS
Principal Brad Simmons.
Time Running
Out for School
Contractors
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
High School are tired of the
noise, the dust and ever-moving classes. Thankfully, accord“I wish they would just fin- ing to Simmons, the students
ish one thing,” said East Hardy don’t seem to mind.
“I can’t say enough about
High School Principal Brad
Simmons. “Even if it’s a jani- the adaptability of our staff
tor’s closet, I wish they would and the students,” Simmons
told the Hardy County Board
just finish one thing.”
After two years of conduct- of Education at the meeting
ing school in a construction held Monday, Dec. 1. “We
zone, the faculty, staff and know it will be nice when it’s
administration at East Hardy completed, but getting to that
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point is becoming tiresome.”
As the high school building
projects move into their final
phases, Construction Managers Howard Shockey & Sons
have created punch lists of
items yet to be completed. In
addition, a dollar amount has
been assigned to those items
left to do. Those punch lists
were presented to the Board of
Education.
Continued on page 6
Katie Donahue, U.S. Forest Service Ranger
for the Lee District of the George Washington
National Forest, provided the Hardy County
Commission with an overview of the recently approved GWNF Management Plan. The commission met in regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The GWNF and the Jefferson National Forest, which were combined in 1995, contain nearly
1.8 million acres. There are 123,629 acres in West
Virginia.
There are 50,000 acres of the GWNF in Hardy County, Donahue said. “The biggest change
for Hardy County is that some of the land has
changed from unsuitable to suitable for timber
harvest.”
Overall, the revised plan designates a total of
452,000 acres in the GWNF suitable for timber
harvest. That is an increase from 350,000 acres.
“Currently there is a timber sale on Squirrel Gap
Road,” Donahue said.
“There has been an increase in biological and
geological protected areas. Some boundaries
were changed to protect caves, which is really to
protect the bats. There is also a protected falcon
nest on Big Schloss.”
Bats are threatened by a fungus known as
white-nose syndrome. Bats are necessary for the
control of flying insects, like mosquitoes.
Overall, the revised plan increases the amount
of biological and geological protected areas from
80,000 acres to 121,000 acres.
Donahue said forest-wide controlled burns
would be increased from 3,000 acres to 12,000 20,000 acres.
Paul Lewis, director of the Hardy County Office of Emergency Management and the 911 Center asked if his office could be notified of controlled burns before they occur. “We get calls and
send people out to look for the fire,” he said.
Donahue said she was surprised it wasn’t being
done, but would make sure it was in the future.
The top of Great North Mountain, which separates Virginia and West Virginia, will be changed
from a wildlife area to a remote backcountry designation. It will remain unsuitable for timbering.
“The most comments received about the new
plan had to do with oil and gas leasing,” Donahue said. “While there isn’t much interest in the
George Washington National Forest, there is no
Marcellus shale in the Lee District, the final plan
allows 10,000 acres available for private leasing.
There are 167,000 acres of mineral rights in private hands and the National Forest has no control over them.”
The Marcellus shale was recently found to
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2 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
More Bad
opinion
my UNBaseD OpiNiON
I have questions for public
school teachers in West Virginia.
Do you have any idea of the pervasive apprehension parents of
school age children have in sending their offspring off to your care
and instruction? Do you know that
those children represent the future
for families who care about a better place in life? Do you have any
feeling for the level of distrust parents have for your power to ruin
that future with the stroke of a
pen, a withholding of benefit of a
doubt, or simply poor instruction.
West Virginia state law says all
children must attend school between sixth and seventeenth birthdays. Many exemptions and modifications to that law allow various
other roads to obtaining an education, but basic law requires public
school or a viable alternative. Parochial and other private schools
are available for parents who can
afford them and home schooling
is an option for parents who have
qualifications and time to teach.
For most, public school is only economically viable option.
In short, state law forces us to
submit our children to care and
This is eighth in a series of editorials listing those
elected officials, law enforcement personnel and others who are in positions of authority and responsibility
and who have perpetrated illegal, immoral or ethically
wrong activities on the people of West Virginia. The
positive side is that they have been caught and are processing through the court system.
The mayor of Bridgeport who is facing drug charges filed for bankruptcy and resigned from office. He
is charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute
schedule II controlled substances, distribution of oxymorphone and false or fraudulent material omission.
The mayor is also a pharmacist. Following this information it was reported that the former mayor had
pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. As part of his
plea agreement he would surrender his state pharmacy license.
A Princeton police officer has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on a domestic
violence charge.
A Marshall County high school teacher has been put
on indefinite unpaid suspension. He was charged with
possessing child erotica and pled guilty to battery involving a female student.
Fifteen Years Ago
A Huntington councilman was sentenced to home December 15, 1999
The Department of Highways
confinement following his August conviction on charg- said the Corridor H settlement
es of domestic battery and violation of a domestic vio- agreement was on track, but details could not yet be released.
lence petition. News outlets report a petition seeking
The Health Department was
revocation of the home confinement when a rifle and proposing a Clean Indoor Air Regulation.
3 pistols were found in his home. Following his arrest County Commissioners were upset that Citizens Telephone Comfor these violations, he resigned from the council.
would not release the
The former head of a regional food bank in Hun- munications
names of users who refused to pay
tington was sentenced to one to ten years in prison the E-9-1-1 fee.
first “Outpost Library” in
for stealing more than $32,000 from the pantry which theThe
nation was to be dedicated at
served the needy in 17 counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Baker on the East Hardy High
School property.
West Virginia.
Other upcoming dedications
A Harrison County magistrate faces charges of sexu- included the new Department
ally abusing a girl under the age of 12. He was ar- of Motor Vehicles office and the
Health and Wellness Center.
raigned following his arrest by WV State Police.
There were 89,900 bucks killed
in
the state. Hardy County reportThe Berkeley County Board of Education has fired
ed 3,082 killed.
a teacher who is facing sex charges involving a student. John Henry Miller, 99, Mathias,
The teacher is charged with third degree sexual assault died Dec. 5...Phillip Harold Lofton, 68, Rig, died Dec. 11...Minnie
and computer harassment.
Alt Kimble, 86, Upper Tract, died
A three-judge panel has ruled that the Kanawha Dec. 7...John William Parsons,
70, Petersburg, died Dec. 6...Jack
County prosecutor should be removed from office for Adam Perando, 62, Old Fields,
“malfeasance in office.” He has 30 days to appeal. died Dec. 9.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill
The panel found that the prosecutor should be re- Champ, a son, Tanner James.
moved because an incident involving his son “substan- In girls basketball East Hardy
lost to Shenandoah Valley Acadetially interfered” with his doing his job.
my 66-47...Moorefield beat FrankThe former mayor of Williamson was sentenced to lin in overtime 52-46...16 Hardy
County football players received
3 years of probation and fined $5,000 after pleading All State recognition: Justin Wilguilty to lying to federal authorities about suspicious liams, Ashley Eye, Adam Whipp,
Jeremy Funk, Adam Simmons,
banking activity.
Brandon Barb, David Evans, KevUnited States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II urges in Connors, Jessie Hornyak, David
anyone with information regarding public corruption
in their community to call the West Virginia Public
Corruption Hotline at 855-WVA-FEDS (1-855-982Shop at Home
3337), or to send an email to wvafeds@usdoj.gov.
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It’s still not too late to make a
donation to Community Action,
the Ministerial Association, the
MAC House, the Salvation Army
or any organization or church gathering gifts and food for those less
fortunate folks who live among us.
Please keep them in mind as you
prepare for your own Christmas
activities. It’s the giving and sharing part of Christmas that makes it
an even more special time of year.
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The Indiana State Poultry Association donated 65 tons of turkey, chicken, duck and eggs to the
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instruction by persons over whom
we have no control. Fortunately
we have conscientious school administrators who select and hire
most competent teachers they can
find to fill empty slots. Parents depend upon that selection process
for initial hiring and subsequent
retention up to end of tenure qualification. Once three years, plus
a fourth commitment is reached,
protection by West Virginia Education Association (WVEA), the
teacher’s union, kicks in and jobs
for life become reality.
Yes, teachers can still be removed after achieving tenure, but
at high cost. High cost in legal fees
by the school system defending
against WVEA’s job protections..
High cost in county education
funding which won’t be available
Riggleman, Jacob Petry, Nathan
Miller, Lucas Moyer, Ricky Baker,
Ben Pyles and Justin Miller.
Thirty Years Ago
Week of Dec. 12, 1984
Hardy County’s buck kill was
down for the second year with
1,809 reported. State-wide a record was set with 57,596 deer
killed.
Moorefield was having trouble
with lift pump motors at the water
plant burning out and causing concerns over the water supply.
The County Commission was
trying to solve issues involving obtaining a dog warden and the availability of a county coroner.
Delsie Wilkins Wilson, 65,
Timberville, died Dec. 6...Lory F.
Combs, 85, Baltimore, died Dec.
4...Elmer Woodrow See, 69, died
Dec. 3...Vern Cain Shobe Pratt,
78, died Dec. 4...Stella Mullin
Delawder, 85, Springfield, died
Dec. 11.
Lisa Wyman and Michael Shaffer were married Sept. 29.
Forty-five Years Ago
December 10, 1969
Hardy County’s buck kill
reached a record 1,360.
Sixty-one signatures were needed for the sewer project.
In an effort to keep the gypsy
moth out of West Virginia the WV
for instructional purposes. Projected costs may be so high that
administrators back down on firing in order to preserve their operating budget. The teacher may
remain in the classroom because
county board can’t afford to fire
them.
I’m a parent of three children
who graduated from Moorefield
High School and have moved on in
life. With that separation, I’m now
free from constraint in speaking
out about apprehension and distrust in relationships with teachers. Always, always when our children were in classes, Phoebe and I
were aware that our words or actions might affect our children’s
treatment in school. To my knowledge, only once did an incident occur which appeared to illustrate
spite toward our children. Spite in
retaliation for opinions expressed
in this newspaper.
Since my Unbased Opinion several weeks ago addressing inclusion of teacher’s pay signs among
posted political campaign materials, I have questioned at least
twenty parents and former parents
of public school students about the
apprehension of which I speak.
Every single one I asked said yes,
they are/were apprehensive about
treatment their child might receive at the hands of a disgruntled
teacher.
Recent national news is filled
with stories about deaths of unarmed men in Ferguson, Missouri
and New York, New York, killed
by police on the street. Proffered
solutions to the widening gap between police and citizens include
better training, race relations
training, all sorts of adjustments in
the way police go about their duties.
I wonder how many such problems are caused by incompetent
cops who have remained on police
forces because public employee
unions wouldn’t let them be fired.
I wonder how many incompetent
teachers remain in classrooms because their unions won’t let them
be fired.
Again. Give up your tenure
protection and I’ll work hard to
compensate teachers at higher
levels based upon competence,
not longevity.
Department of Agriculture was
requiring all greenery and trees
coming from outside the state to
be certified pest free.
Ethel See May, 74, Mathias,
died Dec. 7...Jacob E. Shaver, 77,
Linthicum, MD, died Dec. 8... Seymour R. Wilson, 82, died Dec. 2...
Ida Jan Ludwig Moton, 80, Rio,
died Dec. 2...Della Whetzel Zirk,
84, Romney, died Dec. 3...Otis
Garland Keller, 54, Broadway,
died Dec. 3.
Moorefield lost to Keyser 5444...Mathias lost to Eastern Mennonite High School 84-48.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Whiteman, a
daughter...to Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Jenkins, a son, Dennis Lee.
Moorefield defeated Mathias
62-51, Wardensville 69-21 and
Fort Hill 61-53.
Sixty Years Ago
December 15, 1954
The Rural Electrification Administration agreed to recommend approval for Hardy Telephone Company to serve Hardy
County in a county-wide system.
The South Branch Tavern was
to open for business Dec. 18 under
the ownership of Ernest Crites.
The US Army was postponing
the induction of draftees until after the holidays.
Several correspondents reported snow and temperatures near
zero.
Hamil W. Thompson, Purgitsville, died Dec. 6...James Mortimer Wilkins, 72, Dobbin, died Nov.
24...James O. Mongold, 67, died
Dec. 11 at Weston...Amos Andrew
Deem, 63, Villas, NJ, died Dec.
8...William A. Woerner, 73, Gettysburg, died Dec. 4.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Wolfe, a son...to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bill, a daughter...to Mr. and
Mrs. Darwin Michael, a son...to
Seventy-five Years Ago
December 13, 1939
Twenty miles of new power line
were constructed and power was
available to families in the Fort
Run area and the Kessel section.
A fire destroyed the contents of
the dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Mervil Morrison of Lost River.
Charles Strawderman had
butchered a hog weighing 795
pounds.
Fannie Gochenour Neff, 89,
died at her home near Shenandoah Caverns...Edward F. Patch had
died at Walnut Bottom...Aldine
Foltz had died in Harrisonburg.
Mrs. Olga Solon and Dr. H. L.
Gamble were married Nov. 27...
Daisye Wilkins and Edward Purcell III were married.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ludwig, a son...to Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Nazelrod, a daughter...to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wittig, a daughter,
Elizabeth.
Ninety Years Ago
December 11, 1924
C. H. Friddle, Charles E. Williams, Garret Gochenour, W. A.
Vanmilyea and Boyd McWhorter
were elected officers by the Masons.
Verna T. Wilson and Julian Edward See were granted a marriage
license...Sylvia D. Wilkins and
Marlin W. Bean were married.
might appreciate one worker’s effort. An exotic dancer in Martinsburg has sued a gentleman’s club
for wages not paid and fees withheld. It’s now in federal court.
The dancer says she should have
been paid minimum wage and was
forced to pay fees for dances performed. We can understand that
because she should have been getting tips, she might have been below minimum wage as are many
waiters and waitresses. We don’t
understand why she was paying
a fee to her employers for doing
the job she was hired to do. Maybe we’ll find out when the case is
tried.
Now we have cat cafes. Again,
it’s California leading the way. A
local shelter out on the West Coast
set up the cafe as a way for people
to see the felines in a public situation and perhaps adopt one. We
do hope the kitties are leashed,
because the ones we know have a
tendency to jump onto tables with
food and drink which might freak
out some potential owners. Seems
interesting that the cat cafe idea
hit the U.S. before restaurants allowing leashed well-behaved dogs
to join their owners for a meal.
Both activities are popular in Europe.
With all the push for increasing
minimum wage we thought you
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on total hours worked, the report
credits natural gas exploration
with the creation of 45,000 jobs
in building trades such as operators, pipefitters, labor, electricians
and ironworkers. The study was
commissioned by the Institute
for Construction Economics Research (ICERES) at Michigan
State University and conducted by
the Labor Education Program at
the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University
of Illinois. The full report can be
viewed at http://iceres.org.
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today
announced the launch of West
Virginia’s first Behavioral Health
Referral & Outreach Call Center,
a statewide 24-hour call center,
providing resources and referral
support for those seeking behavioral health services. Individuals
contacting the call center will be
offered behavioral health education materials, information on
available behavioral health services in or near their respective
location, as well as referral to the
appropriate level of care based on
individual needs in coordination
with regional and local providers.
Call center staff will track and follow-up with all calls made to the
center to ensure timely access,
quality assistance and successful
outcomes. An Announcement of
Funding Availability (AFA) will
be issued by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources Bureau for Behavioral
Health and Health Facilities in the
near future.
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AAA Fuel Gauge says the average price last week for a gallon
of regular unleaded gas in West
Virginia dropped another 4 cents
to $2.889 The national average
dropped 4 cents to $2.77 per gallon. The national average has
been below the $3.00 per gallon benchmark for exactly one
month, and 42 states are now registering averages below $3.00 per
gallon. Sharply lower global oil
prices have been the driving factor
for lower retail gas prices. Prices
dropped even lower last week
when, despite the falling price of
global oil, the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) elected to maintain its
collective production ceiling when
the group met recently. Across
West Virginia prices ranged from
a high of $2.980 at Wheeling to a
low of $2.794 at Huntington. In
Hardy County, gas prices were
$2.99 in Moorefield, but stayed at
$3.09 in other parts of the county.
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state’s food pantries. Included
in the list of donors were Perdue
Farms and Tyson Farms. Nice
gift for those who might have slim
pickings for the holidays. If the
WV Poultry Association has ever
done anything like this we would
hope they would let us know.
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The American Red Cross is
promoting a vehicle donation program through Dec. 31. The program offers an easy donation process with convenient, free pick-up
and towing and a tax-deductible
way to dispose of unwanted vehicles. Cars, trucks, RVs, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, jet skis,
tractors, farm equipment, in any
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An estimated 45,000 construction trade jobs have been created
in lieu of the Marcellus Shale industry, according to a new study.
“Study of Construction Employment in Marcellus Shale Related
Oil and Gas Industry: 2008-2014”
analyzed employment data in
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia. Based
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There were lights, Christmas songs, scripture, food, fellowship and, of course, Santa.
The rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the
Christmas season, with celebrations happening simultaneously in Moorefield, Mathias
and Wardensville last Saturday. Magically,
Santa appeared at all locations.
The turnout in Moorefield and Wardensville were excellent. In Mathias, more than
180 people weathered the rain and the cold
to attend the first community Christmas tree
lighting hosted by the Mathias Ruritan Club.
The community also pitched in and provided
a wonderful collection of canned foods for the
local food pantry.
Santa’s North Pole Express, sponsored by
the Hardy County Tour & Craft Association,
took eight trains full of excited children to the
North Pole and returned them safely home.
Photos by Jean Flanagan, Mike Mallow and Sara Riggleman.
Look for more photos in the next issue of the The Hardy County Weekender.
County Schools Release
Continued from page 1
vasive subgroup achievement gaps
and/or subgroup graduation rate
gaps.
• Transition Schools are schools
that are not meeting their indexbased trajectories or demonstrate
that a majority of their subgroups
are making sufficient academic
progress.
• Success Schools are schools
that are meeting their index-based
trajectories and demonstrate that
a majority of their subgroups are
making sufficient academic prog-
ress.
Hardy County Schools are categorized as follows:
• East Hardy High School is a
Success School
• Moorefield Middle School is a
Success School
• East Hardy Early Middle
School is a Support School
•
Moorefield Intermediate
School is a Support School
• Moorefield High School is a
Support School
“None of us want schools on
Support,” said Hardy County Su-
perintendent Barbara Whitecotton. “We are working with the
principals, meeting with them and
arranging for new training on the
curriculum.”
Whitecotton also said the transition from the Westest to the
Smarter Balance, which is West
Virginia’s name for the Common
Core Standards, is significant. “We
need to take this data with some
caution,” she said.
See next week’s Moorefield
Examiner for an analysis of each
school’s performance.
Additional Deer Muzzleloader
Stamps Must be Purchased
West Virginia hunters are reminded that the deer muzzleloader season will run from Dec.
8 through Dec. 13, according to
Curtis Taylor, Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Subsequently, resident and
nonresident hunters who are interested in purchasing an additional deer muzzleloader stamp
(RM and RRM) have until Dec. 7,
the day prior to the season opening date, to make that purchase.
Only one RM stamp (resident additional muzzleloader hunting) or
one RRM (nonresident additional muzzleloader hunting) can be
purchased.
Hunters are reminded of the
following muzzleloader deer
hunting regulations relating to the
Class RM and RRM license:
• Class RM or RRM stamps
may be used to take one antlered
deer in all counties having a muzzleloader season. Logan, McDowell, Mingo and Wyoming counties
do not have a deer muzzleloader
season.
• If you are hunting in a county
with a closed antlerless deer season or in a county that you had to
apply for an antlerless season permit, then you are allowed to harvest only antlered deer on the RM
or RRM stamp.
• If you are hunting in a county
with an antlerless season bag limit
of one or three and were not required to apply for an antlerless
permit for that county then you
are allowed to harvest one deer
of either sex on the RM or RRM
stamp.
• Bows and crossbows cannot
be substituted for a muzzleloader
firearm. Concurrent archery hunting is legal during the muzzleloader season subject to all archery
deer hunting regulations.
• All hunters afield during this
week are required to wear blaze
orange.
Stream Restoration Scheduled
At Nathaniel Mountain
Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
provides Hardy and Hampshire
counties with numerous roads
and trails for hiking, ample game
for hunting, and 75 primitive
camp sites. Visitors this fall may
notice a change to one of the
roads that will have a big positive
impact on the native fish population.
A 34 foot long hanging metal
culvert previously allowed a tributary of the North River to pass
under a road in the WMA, but
the hanging culvert impeded fish
movement upstream thus preventing access to over 2,600 feet
of habitat. A hanging culvert results when the ground surrounding the culvert on the downstream side has eroded leaving
the culvert end hanging in the
air. Native fish cannot jump
into the culvert to continue their
upstream journey, so they are
cut off from valuable spawning
habitat. The culvert at Nathaniel Mountain WMA hung over
two feet above the water, and the
upstream side of the culvert was
routinely clogged with sediment
and rocks which hampered water
flow.
“Fishery surveys in 2009 revealed that an old culvert had be-
come a barrier for fish passage,”
said Brandon Keplinger, Assistant District Fisheries Biologist
for the West Virginia Division
of Natural Resources in Romney. “DNR Wildlife Resources
Section biologists coordinated
the effort to remove the barrier,
create a permanent stream crossing that ensures long-term access
to Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife
Management Area, and develop a naturalized stream channel that will allow fish passage
and enhance habitat for native
fishes.”
Canaan Valley Institute, a nonprofit organization working to
ensure clean and healthy streams
in the Central Appalachian
Mountains, was happy to lend its
expertise in stream restoration
to improve the aquatic habitat at
Nathaniel Mountain WMA.
CVI joined forces with several organizations including
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia
Department of Environmental
Protection, and Dominion Energy to remove the culvert, create a drivable ford, and reestablish a stable stream through the
affected area. After removal of
the culvert, the restoration team
removed the extra fill originally
brought in to cover the culvert
and restored the stream using
on-site logs and rocks to create a
series of step-pools that will facilitate fish movement through
the area. Then a drivable ford
was built in the appropriate location to create a stable stream
crossing.
“The project could not have
been completed without the
valuable assistance of the Canaan Valley Institute, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Dominion
Energy,” Keplinger said.
The restoration project was
supported by the West Virginia
Department of Environmental
Protection’s In Lieu Fee Stream
and Wetland Mitigation Program. The In Lieu Fee Program
provides compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to
streams and wetlands to help
meet Clean Water Act requirements. The money acquired
through the in lieu fees can be
used for projects to improve
streams and wetlands in the
same geographic service area as
the unavoidable impact, which
in this case benefited Nathaniel
Mountain WMA.
HARDY TIMES
Meeting Change
The Dec. 2, meeting of the
Moorefield Town council has been
moved to Tuesday Dec. 9, at 6:45
p.m. As usual, all meetings are
open to the public. If you would
like to be put on the agenda,
please contact the town office.
School PTO works to support the
students and staff at Moorefield
Intermediate School and they
need your help. Meetings are held
in the cafeteria. The next meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec.
10 at 5 p.m.
Potomac Valley Family Medicine,
8 Lee St. in Moorefield. The discussion will be about viral infections such as enterovirus D68,
ebola and influenza. A question
and answer session will follow a
short presentation. There will be
child care available. Everyone is
welcome.
be obtained at the District office,
500 East Main St., Romney, or by
calling 304-822-5174. The public
is invited to attend.
HARSE Meeting
The Hardy County Association
of Retired School Employees will
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tues., Dec.
16 at the Ponderosa Steakhouse in
The
Ivanhoe
Presbyterian
Moorefield. The annual White ElThe Agriculture Plastics Recy- Church in Lost City will host ComThe
Potomac
Valley
Conservaephant Auction will be held. Also,
munity
Together
on
Thursday,
cling Program will begin Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. There will be a tion District board meeting will be nonperishable food items are beheld on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 pm. ing requested for the local food
at the Petersburg Transfer Station. special Christmas meal.
The meeting will be held at the pantry. All retired school employFor information, contact the local
WV Department of Agriculture ees are invited to attend.
WVU Extension office
Pediatrician Dr. Ugoeze Otome Building in Moorefield. A copy of
will host a community meeting on the agenda will be available three
Moorefield
Intermediate Friday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. at the days prior to the meeting and may
Moorefield Middle School will
Plastic Recycling
Community Together
Public Meeting
Community Meeting
MIS PTO
MMS Craft Night
host Family Craft Night Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 5 - 6 p.m. in the
cafeteria. There will be crafts for
all ages and the event is free. Refreshments will be served. Bring
the whole family for holiday fun.
Medicare Meeting
The WV Department of Health
and Human Resources will host
a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18
from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the
Hardy County Senior Center. The
meeting will describe the State
Health Insurance Program which
can eliminate monthly premiums,
help with copays and deductible
for Medicare qualified seniors. All
are welcome.
Pesticide Credits
WVU Extension is providing
opportunities to attain credits
toward the renewal of pesticide
licenses. The annual video produced by the WVU Extension Service will be offered Tuesday, Dec.
16, at 6:30 p.m. at East Hardy Early Middle School Ag Classroom
and Thursday, Dec. 18, at 6:30
p.m. at Moorefield Middle School
LGI Room.
If you must have the hours to
maintain your certification and
cannot attend these training sessions, it may be possible to schedule an individual opportunity to
view the video by calling the office
at 530-0273.
4 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
DOROTHY WALTERS BARR
Dorothy Walters Barr, 88 years
old, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the E.
A. Hawse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baker, W.Va. Her
strong will to live, unwavering faith
in God, and the love and prayers
of family and friends had sustained
her throughout a prolonged illness.
Dorothy was born on February
21, 1926, in Moorefield, W.Va., to
the late Amos Ray Walters and
Anna Susan Burns Walters. She
was also predeceased by two sisters, Betty Mendolia and Helen
Walters; four brothers, Albert Walters, Amos Walters, Gene Walters
and Paul Walters; grandson Ryan
Ludwick; and great-granddaughter Jordan Ludwick.
Dorothy is survived by six children: her son, Allen Barr and his
wife Nancy of Martinsburg, W.Va.,
her son, Gary Barr and his wife
Barbara of Berryville, Va., her
daughter, Joyce Ludwick of Martinsburg, W.Va., her son Kenneth
Barr and his wife Trina of Hagerstown, Md., her daughter, Susan
Crisler and her husband Terry of
Berryville, Va., and her son Eric
Barr of Front Royal, Va.. “Her children arise and call her blessed; her
husband also, . . .” –Proverbs 31:28.
She is also called “Gramma” by ten
grandchildren: Melanie Metcalf,
Jason Barr, Christopher Barr, Michael Barr, Adam Ludwick, Bradley Barr, Stefanie Trimble, Zachary Crisler, Ashley Crisler Szewczyk
and Megan Crisler. In addition
to her ten grandchildren, she was
proud to have sixteen great-grandchildren: Allison and Matthew
Metcalf; C.J., Hannah, Andrew
and Claire Barr; Elizabeth, Katherine and Eric Barr; Reese, Ryan
and Thaddeus Ludwick; Sofia and
Ava Barr; and Logan and Aubrey
Crisler. Dorothy is also survived
by two sisters: Mary Susan Eye of
Moorefield, WV, and Catherine
Riggleman of Berkeley Springs,
WV, and a brother, Lawrence Walters of Flat Rock, MI. She was preceded in death by her loving hus-
band of 53 years, Ruby E. Barr, a
teacher and artist.
A loving mother and homemaker, Dorothy was an excellent cook and enjoyed preparing
meals for her family and friends.
In fact, she was a cook for Hardy
County Schools for over 15 years.
Dorothy had a steadfast faith in
God. She was a member of the
Oak Dale Presbyterian Chapel
in Rig, W,Va. Over the years, she
was very involved with the church
and Presbyterian Women. She was
also a member of the C.E.O.S. and
the Order of the Eastern Star in
Moorefield, WV.
The funeral service celebrating Dorothy’s life was held at the
Moorefield Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, November 23, 2014,
with the Rev. Katherine Jackson
officiating. Interment was at the
Newhouse Cemetery at Rig, W.Va.
Memorial donations may be
made to the E.A. Hawse Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center, P.O.
Box 70, Baker, WV 26801, whose
staff is to be commended for the
wonderful care given to Dorothy
for over seven years, or to the Oak
Dale Presbyterian Chapel, P.O.
Box 653, Moorefield, WV 26836.
Condolences, shared memories
and photos may be left on Mrs.
Barr’s Tribute Wall at www.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Fraley Funeral
Home.
obituariEs
RAYMOND S. DAVY JR.
Raymond S. Davy, Jr., 50, of
Rada Road, Purgitsville, W.Va.,
died Monday, November 24, 2014
at his residence.
He was born on October 18,
1964 at Winchester, Va., and was a
son of the late Raymond S. Davy,
Sr. and Geraldine Marie (McDonald) Davy.
Mr. Davy was employed as a
heavy equipment operator with
Local 132, Heavy Equipment Operators, Petersburg, W.Va. He was
an avid hunter, enjoyed running
heavy equipment and especially
loved his granddaughter, Erin.
Surviving are his children, Jessica Davy of Cumberland, Md. and
Jeremy Davy of Purgitsville, W.Va.;
one brother, Steve Davy of Purgitsville; a half-brother, Rickey Davy
and wife Shirley of Capon Bridge,
W.Va.; his sister-in-law, Donna L.
Davy of Purgitsville; his granddaughter, Erin Kesner; and nieces and nephews, Samantha Davy,
Steven Davy, Jr., Jamie Davy and
Amy Davy.
DAVID ALLEN LEWIS
David Allen Lewis, age 47 of
Shockey Road, Old Fields, W.Va.,
passed away Thursday afternoon,
November 6, 2014 at his residence.
Born August 29, 1967 in Romney,
W.Va., he was the son of Sylvia
Ann (Wolfe) Unger of Moorefield, W.Va. and the late Delmas
Thomas Lewis and a step-son of
Jean Lewis Shockey of Old Fields,
W.Va.. He was preceded in death
by his best friend, John Wilson.
An outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, he
loved spending time with his dog
“Judd”. He loved country music
and his Harley but mostly, everyone was touched by him that came
into his life.
Surviving in addition to his
mother is a sister, Carol A. Watts
of Ft. Ashby, W.Va.; a special
niece, Fallyn Annika Watts; a half-
age iN actiON
MENU
Dec. 15 - 19, 2014
Mathias, Moorefield,
Wardensville
Mathias & Wardensville
Home Delivered Only
• No meal for Mathias on Friday
Meals Served at 12:00 Noon
Monday, Dec. 15 - Cheesy pasta
with hamburger, northern beans,
pineapple
Tuesday, Dec. 16 - Sausage gravy over biscuit, hash browns, lima
beans, apricots
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - “Christmas Meal”: Ham, sweet potatoes,
green beans, roll, dessert
Thursday, Dec. 18 - Chicken
patty on bun, broccoli casserole,
beets, baked apples
Friday, Dec. 19 - Potato soup,
meat salad on wheat bread, crackers, tropical fruit
*************
Due to the availability of delivered food, substitutions are sometimes necessary.
If you want to pick up/carry out
a meal at the Senior Center call by
9:30. Wardensville area, please call
by 9:00 a.m. for a home delivered
meal.
• Persons under the age of 60 are
welcome to come and eat with us
at a cost of $3.50 per meal. That’s
a deal. Any donation over $3.50
would be greatly appreciated.
*************
NEW-NEW-NEW
Feed Your Staff Day
Local businesses are being invited to treat their employees to
lunch at the Senior Center. Watch
your mail for your invitation or
plan to attend the second Thursday of each month. Lunch served
from 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please
call in advance if you are coming.
*************
ACTIVITIES AT MOOREFIELD SENIOR CENTER
Monday, Dec. 15 - Puzzles,
Crafts
Tuesday, Dec. 16 - Puzzles,
Crafts, Senior Shopping, 1:00
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - Puzzles,
Crafts, 11:00-12:00, Moorefield
Head Start to present Christmas
program at 10:00.
Thursday, Dec. 18 - Puzzles,
Crafts, Bowling, 1:00, Jim Philips,
DHHR Rep., J Marsha Meeks,
Ship Director, 12:00 - 2:30.
Friday, Dec. 19 - Crafts, Bible
A funeral service was conducted at the Smith Funeral Home on
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014 with Pastor
Daryl Dunsmore officiating. Interment was in the Elijah High Cemetery, Purgitsville.
Condolences and personal reflections to the family may be left
after Mr. Davy’s obituary at smithfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Smith Funeral
Home.
Study, 11:15. Eat at Petersburg,
“Christmas Meal”. Leave at 3:45.
Books and magazines are available for your reading pleasure. TV
and computer are also available.
Need a ride to the Senior Center? Please call us at 304-530-2256
before 10 a.m. Come and join us.
We look forward to seeing you.
***********
NEW-NEW-NEW
Bingo - 11:00 a.m.
2 games to be played before
lunch
2 games to be played after lunch
Cash Prizes
Date to be Announced
*************
DONATIONS
Those making donations were
Lona Sherman, Charlie Hefner,
Geraldine Hefner, Lola Crider,
Sandra and Jack Evans, Patty Michael, Barbara Hefner, Food Lion,
WELD, and the Moorefield Examiner. All donations, time, money,
food, etc. are greatly appreciated.
ENSURE AND ENSURE
PLUS is available at a reduced cost
at the Moorefield Senior Center.
It is available by a case of 24 cans,
Epiphany of the
Lord Catholic
Church
Rt. 55, Moorefield, WV
304-434-2547
Saturday Mass 5:00 PM
Sunday Mass 8:30 AM
Moorefield
Assembly of God
Sunday Morning Service
10:00 A.M.
Sunday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
139 Chipley Lane
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 538-6055
“Come celebrate
the presence of the Lord”
Walnut Grove
Church of the Brethren
Rt. 55 East, Moorefield
just before Corridor H exit
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Church Service 11 a.m.
Pastor Donnie Knotts
1-877-371-9928
EVERYONE WELCOME!
brother, John Lewis of Old Fields,
W.Va.; a first cousin, Steve Shockey and a Special Friend, Billy Jo
Whiteman
Funeral Services were conducted 2:00 PM Monday, November
10, 2014 at the Fraley Funeral
Home Chapel, 107 Washington
St. with the Rev. Wade Sirk officiating. Interment followed at
the Smith family Cemetery, Old
Fields, W.Va..
Condolences, shared memories and photos may be left on
Mr. Lewis’s Tribute Wall at www.
fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Fraley Funeral
Home.
NORMA JEAN STARK CLARKE
Norma Jean Stark Clarke, 81,
of Beaumont, Texas died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Memorial Hermann Houston Hospitals,
in Houston, Texas. She was born
on March 1, 1933 to Hester Hyre
Stark and Lewis Glenn Stark in
Petersburg, West Virginia.
Survivors include her husband
of sixty-two years, Morris H.
Clarke, originally of Moorefield,
West Virginia, who was a son of P.
W. Clarke, an honored Moorefield
High School Teacher and Principal. Norma is survived by her
daughters, Melody Willey and her
husband, Richard; Tara Coco and
her husband, Scott Wallace; and
Colleen Clarke; son, her son, Mike
Clarke and his wife, Cathy; sisters,
Naomi Cisper and her husband
Tom; Ruth Puffenbauger and her
husband, George; and Mary Cath-
erine Hyre Hughes and her husband, Charles. Grandchildren include Sam Coco, Anthony Coco,
Jude Coco, Rachel Coco, Adam
Willey, and Jake Willey; three
great-grand-children, Lily Coco,
Finn Coco, and Max Coco.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, and one brother,
Lewis Glenn Stark, Jr. A memorial service for Mrs. Clarke was
held on Saturday, November 15,
2014 at St. Andrews Presbyterian
Church, 1350 North 23rd Street,
Beaumont, Texas. A gathering of
family and friends followed her
service in the Parlor of the Church.
Complete and updated information may be found at broussards1889.com.
Condolences may be sent to
Morris H. Clarke, 5904 Sallie St.,
Beaumont, Texas 77706-6231.
wic DecemBer scHeDUle
WIC offers nutrition education
and healthy foods to pregnant,
breast feeding, and postpartum
women, infants and children under
the age of 5. Please phone 304-5383382.
Hardy County WIC Clinic. Wilson Plaza (first floor), 712 North
Main St., Suite 105, Moorefield,
W.Va., open on Tuesdays and the
first and third Fridays in Dec., 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hardy County participants can
receive services in Petersburg if
DUplicate
BriDge clUB
desired. Petersburg WIC Clinic,
Hospital Drive, is open Mondays
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesdays
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursdays
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the following exceptions:
Dec. 11: Closed - Regional Staff
Meeting
Dec. 24 and 31: Open 8 a.m. to
12 Noon only.
Dec. 25: Closed - Christmas
Jan. 1: Closed-New Year’s Day
WIC is an Equal Opportunity
Provider.
Rig
Assembly of
God Church
A Howell game was played on
December 3 with 3 1/2 tables in
play in the South Branch DupliRev. Brad Taylor
cate Bridge Club held at the Hardy
County Public Library. There were
• Sunday Morning
seven pairs playing 24 boards with
Service at 10 a.m.
an average match-point score of
•
Sunday
Night
24.
Service
at
6 p.m.
Overall winners were Eleanor
• Wednesday Night
Heishman and Leona Reynolds,
Service at 7:00 p.m.
28; Bruce Leslie and Bill Kline, 28;
and Sandra and Polly Ours, 26 1/2.
10 Queens Drive
The bridge club meets each
Rig, WV 26836
Wednesday at the library begin(304) 434-2073
www.rigassemblyofgod.org
half case of 12 cans or by a six pack. ning at 7:00 p.m.
Flavors available are strawberry,
chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan. Regular Ensure and Ensure
Plus. We will only accept checks
for Ensure. No cash.
MEDICARE - Do you need
help with Medicare Parts A, B, C,
D? Please make an appointment
with Arline by calling the Sr. Center at 304-530-2256, 8:00 - 4:00,
Monday through Friday. Open
enrollment starts October 15 - December 7, 2014. Please call for an
appointment.
THE MOOREFIELD GROUP
“We Work For Those Who Love and Remember”
is crafting potato necklaces, beaded items, memorial crosses and
Granite • Marble • Bronze
other crafts. Please stop by between 8:00 - 4:00, Monday through
Friday, to view or purchase these
items. They make great gifts.
Memorials, L.L.C.
HCCOA receives funding from
federal and state entities includ540-434-2573 • 459 Noll Drive
IMPERISHABLE
ing WV Bureau of Senior Services,
(Opposite the Plaza Shopping Center)
Upper Potomac Area Agency on
MEMORials
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802
Aging, local government, donaBRANCH: E. Market St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 • 434-293-2570
tions and memorial contributions.
W.A. Hartman
social
And she brought forth her
firstborn Son, and wrapped Him
in swaddling cloths, and laid
Him in a manger, because there
was no room for them in the inn.
LUKE 2:7 (NKJV)
cOmmUNity caleNDar Of eveNts
Every Sunday
• AA Meeting, 6:00 p.m., (CS),
Gimmee 12 Steps Group, Baker
Methodist Church, Old Rt. 55
Every Monday
•
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m.,
Moorefield Presbyterian Church
• Al-Anon meeting at the Capon Bridge United Methodist
Church (corner of Route 50 and
Cold Stream Road) meets at 7:00
p.m. For information, contact
Clyde DeWitt at 304-874-4291.
Every Second Monday
• Friends of the Library meeting, 5:15 p.m., except in Aug. and
Dec. All meetings are open to the
public and anyone interested is
welcomed to attend.
Every Third Monday
• SCV Camp 582 (Sons of Confederate Veterans) meeting, 7:30,
Hardy County Public Library. Visitors are welcome.
Every Tuesday
• Narcotics Anonymous meeting, (open meetings to everyone), 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Moorefield
Presbyterian Church, S. Main St.,
Moorefield, WV. For information,
call Gary at 304-530-4957.
• AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., St.
cHaNgiNg seasONs
Mary’s Catholic Church, Grant
St., Petersburg.
Every Wednesday
• Wardensville Lions Club Storytime, 10 a.m., Wardensville Library.
• Open Community Lunch, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, corner of Winchester Ave. and South
Fork, Rd., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Be our guest for good food, good
fellowship, to visit with your neighbors.
• Mathias Community Kitchen
will serve a meal at the community
center in Mathias from 11 a.m.1:00. Everyone is welcome. Sonsored by local churches.
• AA meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lost
River United Methodist Church
For information, call 304-897-6187.
Every Second Wednesday
• Hardy County Rod & Gun
Club meeting, 7:00 p.m. Guests
are welcome.
• Potomac Highlands Shrine
Club meets at Family Traditions
Restaurant, Va. Ave., Petersburg,
WV. Meeting and meal to start at
5:30 p.m. For information call 304257-4801.
• Potomac Highlands Ladies
Shrine Club meets the second
Wednesday of each month, Grant
County Senior Center, Petersburg, 6 p.m. For information call
304-749-7288 or 304-434-7075.
Every Fourth Wednesday
• The WV Dept. of Veterans
Assistance will visit Grant Co. Senior Center, 111 Virginia Ave., Petersburg from 10 a.m. until noon.
Every Thursday
• Narcotics Anonymous meeting, (open meetings to everyone)
8:00 - 9:00 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grant St., Petersburg,
WV. For information call Gary at
304-530-4957.
•
Friendly Franklin Family
Group for parents, spouses and
family members whose lives are
impacted by a loved ones misuse
of substances (alcohol or drugs)
meets at 7:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 102 Maple Ave.,
Franklin. For information contact
Shelby 304-249-5538.
Every Saturday
• AA Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Lost
River Grill, Rt. 259.
• AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Grove
St. United Methodist Church, Petersburg.
Yurcaba Published In Toronto
University Magazine
University of Toronto, Antioch
University/Los Angeles. University
of Arkansas/ Monticello, Harvard.
To some, this may look like a list
of potential colleges at which one
might be accepted. For local writer
Nicole Yurcaba, these universities
are now the homes for her poems
and creative nonfiction essays
Yurcaba received publication
for her Ukrainian diaspora poems
“American Born, Ukrainian Soul”
and “Email From A Cousin In
Kyiv” in University of Toronto’s literary magazine Ascent Aspirations
(www.ascentaspirations.ca/
americanborn.htm).
Toronto is home to one of Canada’s largest Ukrainian populations,
and Yurcaba’s poems comment
on the current political situation
in Ukraine as well as her own upbringing in the Ukrainian culture.
Yurcaba’s poem “Labor Pains” is a
small portrait of the punk rock music scene’s continuing influence on
culture and music. The poem will
be featured in Antioch University’s
literary journal Two Hawks Quarterly January 2015 issue
(twohawksquarterly.com/).
But Yurcaba is not only known
for her poetry. Recently The Rain,
Party, and Disaster Society, an
underground publication hailing
from Harvard, opted to publish
Yurcaba’s creative nonfiction essay “Write Or Die,” an essay documenting how, for many writers, the
need to write is as essential as other
basic needs. Her creative nonfiction essay “The Words” was published and touted by University of
Arkansas, Monticello for its focus
on feminism, education, and Yurcaba’s love of literature and words
(www.foliateoak.com/nicoleyurcaba.html).
COMP-TEC LLC
By Sara Riggleman
It was good to watch folks from
Another week of crazy Winter the community work together on
Weather. If it keeps up like this, planting the Community Christmas
Santa won’t know whether to wear Tree. Thanks to the Pastor from
his long-johns for his Christmas Eve Mathias Church of the Brethren and
trip or to slip into a pair of shorts the Pastor from the Crab Run/Cridand a t-shirt.
ers Church of the Brethren, along
I understand that Bob, Josh and
with Kelly Kipps, Leslie Kipps, Boo
Mathias Jenkins of Baltimore, Md.
Whetzel, Helen Whetzel, Randy
were up at their home place last
week and Mathias tried his hand at Shipe, Johnny Wilkins and Buddy
hunting with a rifle for the first time. Webster for all the hard work they
Well he must be a “chip off the ole put into planting and preparing the
block” because he bagged his first tree for this Saturday’s Event.
Have a wonderful week and redeer on the first day. I hear everyone is quite proud of him. Congratu- member to contact me to report any
lations, young man.
news-worthy items for the Lost RivEileen Stultz of Mathias hasn’t er Valley News
been feeling well lately and I understand she had to make a visit to
the hospital where she still remains
today. If you get a chance, send off
a card to her and let her know that
she’s in your thoughts and prayers.
Brian Steffan of Lost River had
his 10th Annual After Thanksgiving Leftover Meal this past Friday
even though the area was surrounded with over eighteen (18) inches of
snow. Over 30 diehard Lost River
residents braved the cold weather
and bad roads to make it out for
some great food and great fun.
There were also folks there from
Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC,
Tacoma Park, MD, Northern Virgin- Dorcas Keplinger of Maysville
ia, Richmond, Va., Virginia Beach and Dale Alt of Old Fields are
announcing their engagement.
and other areas in West Virginia.
KeplingerAlt Engaged
Lion of the Month
Yurcaba is the Developmental
Education Coordinator at Eastern WV Community and Technical College. Her first poetry collection is called “Backwoods and Back
Words.”
For Baby Isaac Ludwig
Parents:
Mitchell & Sarah Ludwig
Ronnie Crites
304-530-3553
Community
Christmas Party
News From the Lost River Valley
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Email: comptec@hardynet.com
MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 5
Saturday, Dec. 13
Mathias Fire Station in Mathias
Breakfast Served 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Santa Will Be There From 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Adults $8 • Children $5 • Children Under 3 FREE
Isaac has been hospitalized at UVA since birth (6 Months) awaiting a heart transplant
John Sherman Sr. is the Lion
of the Month for November. John
has served for 49 years and is still
serving. His first meeting was in
the Mullins Hotel in 1965. He is
a perfect attendance member and
always helps with the repair and
cleaning of the BBQ racks. He
embodies the Lions Club spirit by
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December 13th
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liBrary wiNDOws
Stuff the Stocking
at the Library
The Hardy County Public Library is now collecting items for
its “Stuff the Stocking” Food and
Donation Drive. The drive will
run until Dec. 20. All donations
are welcome. Help those in need
this Christmas holiday by dropping
off a non-perishable item at the library.
New Fiction & Mysteries
Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
(Jack Ryan; 17) by Mark Greaney
– A North Korean ICBM crashes
into the Sea of Japan. A veteran
CIA officer is murdered in Ho Chi
Minh City, and a package of forged
documents goes missing. The pieces are there, but assembling the
puzzle will cost Jack Ryan, Jr. and
his fellow Campus agents precious
time. Time they don’t have.
Scorched Eggs (Cackleberry
Club; 6) by Laura Childs – When
their longtime friend at County
services, Hannah Venable, dies in
a fire, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni,
vowing to find the arsonist, investigate a possible connection with the
nearby Prairie Star Casino.
Woman With a Gun by Phillip
Margolin – Obsessed with finding
the answers behind an acclaimed
photographer’s photo, novelist Stacey Kim discovers that the
woman in the image is Megan Cahill, suspected of killing her millionaire husband on their wedding
night. But the murder was never
solved.
Blood Rubies (Josie Prescott; 9)
by Jane K. Cleland – When a priceless Faberge snow globe is stolen and a man is murdered, Josie
Prescott must figure out how the
two crimes are connected.
Suspicion at Seven (Lois Meade;
14) by Ann Purser – Lois Meade
has done enough buffing and polishing over the years with her
cleaning business, New Brooms,
to know that all that glitters is not
gold. So when a bag of costume
jewelry is the main clue in a murder, she has a strong suspicion that
appearances may be deceiving.
Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse Mystery; 14) by Cleo Coyle
– When coffeehouse manager
turned amateur sleuth Clare Cosi
roasts “magic” beans for Fairy Tale
Week, she brews up a vision that
leads to a sleeping beauty in Central Park; a big, bad wolf of Wall
Street; and an East Side enclave
with storybook secrets.
Back to Lazarus (Sydney Brennan; 1) by Judy K. Walker – To discover the identity of a desperate
Time Running
man willing to do anything to keep
his secrets safe, private investigator
Sydney Brennan must go back to
the town where a troubled mother
began her inevitable descent over
twenty years ago. But by following
in the footsteps of the murdered
woman, does Sydney risk sharing
her fate?
Bryant & May and the Bleeding
Heart (Peculiar Crimes Unit; 11)
by Christopher Fowler – Bryant
and May must figure out how two
inexplicable, seemingly unrelated
mysteries fit together as they begin an investigation that finds them
confronting a group of latter-day
body snatchers and exploring the
corridors of an eerie funeral parlor, all to unearth the truth behind
the gruesome legend of Bleeding
Heart Yard.
New Non-Fiction and Bios
When Books Went to War: The
Stories That Helped Us Win World
War II by Molly Guptill Manning –
While the Nazis were burning hundreds of millions of books across
Europe, America printed and
shipped 140 million books to its
troops. The story of how the books
were received, how they connected
soldiers with authors, and how an
army of librarians and publishers
lifted spirits and built a new democratic audience of readers is as inspiring today as it was then.
Our Daily Poison: From Pesticides to Packaging, How Chemicals Have Contaminated the Food
Chain and Are Making Us Sick by
Maire-Monique Robin – Robin
investigates the links between two
concerning trends, revealing how
corporate interests and our igno-
rance about invisible poisons may
be costing us our lives.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Sven Beckert – The epic
story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the
world economy, and its making
and remaking of global capitalism.
Fully Alive: Discovering What
Matters Most by Timothy Shriver –
A memoir and history of the Special Olympics and a meditation on
what one can learn about how to
live from people with intellectual
disabilities, by the chairman of the
Special Olympics.
The Italian Americans: A History by Maria Laurino – Laurino
strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the true ItalianAmerican experience. Companion
to the PBS series.
Donahue Reviews
Photo by Jean Flanagan
Continued from page 1
have vast deposits of natural gas.
Drilling and hydraulic fracturing
to release the gas are controversial
operations on national forest land.
Donahue provided a pie-chart
that indicates the uses and management areas for the forest. They
include:
• 48 percent wildlife habitat and
timber harvest
• 19 percent remote backcountry
• 7 percent national scenic areas
• 7 percent wilderness
• 6 percent botanical and/or geological cultural areas
• 4 percent threatened, endangered, sensitive species and rare
community areas
• 8 total percent dispersed recreation, Appalachian Trail, wild and
scenic river, utility and administrative areas
The band room at East Hardy High School includes lockers for the storage of instruments and acous- Prosecutor’s Budget
tic tiles on the walls to contain the sound.
The commission approved a request by the Hardy County ProsContinued from page 1
Area A, the main classroom ecuting Attorney to increase his
ing installed by the Hardy County
“We are holding these contrac- Public Service District. The modi- area, as well as the kitchen and budget by $2,000. According to
tors accountable,” said Hardy fications are outside the scope of cafeteria have a 24-page punch list Jessica Liller, the Prosecuting AtCounty Schools Superintendent the building project and will be that has not had costs assigned yet. torney’s Secretary, an expert witA major concern at MHS is ness will be called from Colorado
Barbara Whitecotton. “We will paid with school funds.
a
problem with the stormwater to testify in a child neglect result“We
will
get
pricing
later
this
hold payment.”
While the punch lists consist week,” Whitecotton said. “It retention system in front of the ing in death trial scheduled for
mainly of housekeeping items, like should be a good price, since the school. “We are looking into why January 2015.
caulking, touchup painting and in- contractor already has people and there is an overflow of the storm- Holiday Schedule
water retention system and what
County
Coordinator
Rose
stalling ceiling tiles, some items are equipment on site.”
can
be
done
to
fix
it,”
Knight
said.
According
to
the
schedule
subHelmick
requested
the
commissubstantial, like installing window
While a geotechnical survey was sion approve the holiday schedule
mitted by Knight, East Hardy High
sills, installing water heaters and
School will be finished in July 2015. conducted prior to construction, it for 2015. The schedule includes
replacing ceramic floor and wall
“I believe we are on schedule to was done in February. Excavation New Year’s Day, Martin Luther
tiles. The dollar amount tied to the
of the stormwater system was done King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memeet that date,” he said.
punch list for Phases 2, 3A and 5 is
At Moorefield High School, Ar- in the Spring.
morial Day, West Virginia Day,
more than $110,000.
“The survey found groundwater Independence Day, Labor Day,
eas B, C and D still have a substanPhases 2, 3A and 5 include the
tial punch list although those areas at 10 feet and bedrock at 17 feet,” Columbus Day, Veterans Day and
auditorium, the Machine/Wood were to be completed in April-May Knight said. “They did additional
Christmas Day.
Shop and Pro-Start section and this year and students are occupy- test borings around the foundaHelmick also requested the
the cafeteria and kitchen. Each of ing them.
tion, but they were only 2 - 3 feet
those areas were to be completed
Like East Hardy, most of the deep. We will certainly follow up
by November 2014.
items are things like touchup paint on this.”
“If the punch list items are not and caulk windows, but there is
According to the schedule
Have your children finished
done by Dec. 15, funds will be also electrical and mechanical Knight submitted, Moorefield
held,” Stephen Knight of Howard work that needs to be completed. High School may be substantially those Christmas wish lists, because
Shockey & Sons said.
The value of the work not complet- completed earlier than originally Santa Claus is coming to town. Jolly
In addition to the punch list, ed has bee calculated at $45,750.
thought. “Our baseline is May 27, ol’ Saint Nick will be at the Southmodifications are necessary to
Areas B, C and D include the 2015, but we are anticipating com- ern States Cooperative in Mooreconnect the school’s sewer system former science, home economics pletion around April 28, 2015,” he field on Saturday, Dec. 13 to visit
with children.
said.
to the new public sewer system be- and vo-ag rooms.
commission approve the courthouse hours of Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. except for the above listed holidays
and April 3 (Good Friday), 1/2 day
Dec. 24 and 1/2 day Dec. 31.
Commissioner A. J. Wade questioned why the courthouse was
closed on Good Friday, when it
wasn’t a legal holiday.
Helmick said historically the
courthouse closes on Good Friday.
Commissioner William “JR”
Keplinger asked about extending
hours during tax time to accommodate working families. He will
talk to the Sheriff’s Office about
the need.
Commissioners
Teets
and
Keplinger vote to approve the holiday and courthouse hours schedules. Commissioner Wade voted
no.
Generators
The commission received a
grant for $15,000 for portable generators to be used in the event of
a disaster, in accordance with the
Hardy County Emergency Plan.
The 10 portable generators will be
used to power water and sewage
treatment facilities in the event of
an extended power outage.
The only bid received for the
generators was from J & S Electric
for $16,744.
Lewis said the OEM would contribute the difference in funding.
The commission voted to approve the bid.
Other Business
• The payroll register for Nov. 1
- 15 was $73,837.50.
• The payroll register for Nov. 16
- 30 was $65,732.96.
• The county’s contribution to
the Farmland Protection Board for
October was $3,005.20.
• The regional jail bill for October was $42,846.
• The commission approved the
appointment of Dave Pratt and
Lisa O’Leary to the North East
Regional Emergency Management
Services.
• The commission approved custodial services for the new WVU
Extension Service office through
July. The cost is $1,500.
• The commission approved
a resolution to accept a grant of
$100,000 from the West Virginia
Courthouse Facilities Improve
Fund for roof repair on the courthouse.
• The commission approved the
annual contract with the Potomac
Valley Conservation District for
the maintenance of the county
flood control dams.
• The commission approved the
final disposition of delinquent land
from the tax office. The amount
from the disposition is $54,565.11.
• The commission received a letter from the Hardy County Tax Department reflecting the additional
duties of the Hardy County Assessor, which entitles him to an additional $15,000 in compensation.
• The commission tabled a request for a maintenance contract
for the heating and air conditioning at the new WVU Extension
Service office.
The next meeting of the Hardy
County Commission will be held
on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The
meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Anyone wishing to be included on the
agenda should contact the County
Clerk’s office at 304-530-0250.
Santa to be at Southern States in Moorefield
Children (that aren’t on Santa’s
Naughty List) are invited to come
to the store at 567 South Main St.
and share their Christmas wish list
with Santa and have their picture
taken at no charge.
Each pre-registered child that
visits with Santa will receive a special holiday gift as well as a coloring
book and crayons. ‘Tis the season
for giving!
Register the little ones at www.
southernstates.com/workshops.
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potomac lifEstylEs
Those Who Served
Our Country
Korean War Army Veteran
Foster Edward See
Photo by Diane Hypes
Editor’s Note: This is the seventeenth in a series of articles on Korean Veterans living in and around
Hardy County.
By Diane S. Hypes
Moorefield Examiner
You immediately know its going to be a good day when you arrive at the home of Korean War
Army Veteran, Foster Edward See,
and he bounds out of his house
with a big smile on his face, gives
you a hug and welcomes you into
his home. As you enter you are
also greeted by his lovely, smiling
wife, Betty, who offers you a chair
at the dining room table where she
has organized her husbands photographs and his Army records
needed for my article. She asks if
I would like a cup of coffee and a
piece of her birthday cake, and we
are ready to get on with the interview.
Foster is a tall, thin good looking
guy with devilish eyes, and a
lightening quick mind that will
have you reeling trying to keep up
with his funny remarks to almost
any question you might ask.
The first thing Foster wants everyone to know is, besides his service in the Korean War, he is from
a family who has served their country. “My uncle served in World War
I ,” he said, “and my father served
in World War II.”
Foster was born November 29,
1932, the youngest child and only
son in the family of Julian E. B.
See and Vernon Tabitha See. He
has two sisters, Juanita Riggleman
and Eula Wolfe. His father began
working at the Tannery on South
Fork when he was only 13 years
old, Foster said, and then later
went to work for M.A. Bean Ford
Company eventually becoming a
used car salesman.
“My father was drafted into the
Army when he was 38 years old
and served in Germany. When he
returned home,” Foster said, “he
bought and sold anything he could
make a dollar on.”
Foster first attended a one room
school in the Powder Springs Rd.
area, and then went to school in
Moorefield. He graduated from
Moorefield High School in 1952.
He enlisted in the Army in 1953
in Huntington, WV, and took his
Basic Training at Fort Campbell,
KY. When he completed that
training he was sent to Fort
Benning, GA to Airborne school.
After completing the Airborne
training, Foster returned to Fort
Campbell where he was assigned
to the 11th Airborne 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment. He was
sent to Quartermaster School in
Fort Lee, Virginia where he began
his training in Parachute Packing,
Maintenance and an Aerial Delivery Course.
The history of this parachute
company started out initially as
the 503d Parachute Infantry Battalion and grew into the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, which
was first activated at Fort Benning,
Georgia in August of 1941. After
the U.S.’s entry in World War II
the Army’s Airborne Program expanded.
On March 3, 1942 the 503d was
organized as a Parachute Regiment, the first one in the United
States Army. The Regiment was
later moved to Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, where it trained until October 1942 when it was detached to England. It soon was
committed to battle making the
first Combat Jump in United
States history as American forces
T-9’s, and also the T-10’s, parachutes which were slower but the
landing had less of an impact.
When we finished maneuvers in
Alaska,” he said, “we were sent
back to Fort Campbell, KY.”
Foster was discharged from the
Army in 1956 after serving three
years in the Army.
When Foster returned home he
married Betty Delawder, who he
had met at a local coffee shop on
Main Street in Moorefield where
she was working.
Then for about a year and a
half, Betty and Foster operated
the Lighthouse Inn, now known as
O’Neill’s Restaurant, and lived in a
room behind the restaurant.
When they stopped managing
the restaurant they moved to a
MD where he did maintenance
work and drove a truck. You might
say Foster returned to the job
he was cut out for, that of being
up in the air, this time not as a
paratrooper, but as a lineman.
“I’ve worked as a lineman since
1963,” Foster said. “I worked for
the Stone & Webster Construction
Co. at Mt Storm until that job was
finished. I also helped construct
two towers for the Vepco Power
Plant.”
Foster also helped construct the
Pale Line from the substation to
the unit that cools the water from
the dam to Stoney River. In 1978,
Foster was foreman on the electric
power line for the Collier Construction Company, a line that ran
from Mt. Storm to Middletown,
Photo by Diane Hypes
Betty and Foster See
A mass parachute jump
invaded North Africa. Eventually
the paratroopers were recognized
for their incredible feats and the
first parachute combat unit, the
503rd Parachute Battalion was organized.
More than a decade passed
and by the beginning of 1955,
Foster was assigned to the 11th
Airborne, 503rd Airborne Infantry
Regiment. He had received
extensive parachute training and
was now preparing to take part
in an arctic maneuver known as
“Exercise Snowbird” in the subarctic region of Talkeetna, Alaska.
“On one of the jumps” he said, “we
jumped about 30 miles from Mt.
McKinley.”
The unit was not just about
paratroopers jumping, Foster said,
but learning how to pack and land
equipment, as large as trucks, plus
other battle equipment so it would
be ready to go as soon as it hit the
ground. “It takes three 100 foot
canopies to drop a truck,” he said.
“In our training we jumped the
house located on Winchester Avenue. They lived there until Foster
retired in 1994, and then moved to
the Powder Springs Rd. area near
where he had grown up and where
they still live today.
Betty was born November 23,
1933, the next to the last child
of Fred and Blanche May Sine
Delawder’s family of twelve
children,
which
amazingly
included two sets of twins. Her
father worked at the Tannery on
South Fork.
Betty attended Neff school
located in the South Fork area
for half a year and then went to
Moorefield Grade School. She
graduated from Moorefield High
School in 1953.
When Foster was discharged
from the Army he took carpenter
training, under the G.I. Bill, from
Irvin Wratchford. His first carpenter job, he said, was building a log
cabin for Gus Muntzing in Brandywine.
Foster then went to Westernport,
Tent camp in Talkeetna, Alaska during an artic manuever known as “Exercise Snowbird.”
VA.
He also worked for Richardson
and Wayland Construction in Roanoke, VA, the Hoosier Construction Co. in Dublin, OH, N.G. Gilbert Corp. in Munich, IN, and L.K.
Comstock Co. in Beaver, PA.
In March of 1982, Foster was
laid off from a job he had at the
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, near
Perry, Ohio, due to a cutback in
their labor force. He would, however, go on to do more line work
for such companies as Allegheny
Balilstics, PSA Power, Daidone
Co. in NJ, and Hinkle & McCoy.
Foster retired in July of 1994
from a line job he had at Nitro
Electric in Mt. Storm. Maybe it
is better said that he came down
from the sky after spending more
than 30 years above the earth
looking down, as either a lineman
or a paratrooper.
So what is life like for Foster,
who now views life from the
ground? Well, it might be the first
words he said to me when I met
him which was that life is “oatmeal;
no meal; or miss a meal !”
Foster and Betty are a very gracious, loving couple who compliment each other with their fun loving personalities. They have five
children four boys, and a girl: Tony,
Lane, Eric, Nathaniel, and Holly.
Foster, pictured at the top, on one of his many high line jobs.
They also have 14 grandchildren
and 12 great grandchildren.
There is always activity in the
See household with children,
grandchildren
and
great
grandchildren coming and going.
The day I did the interview
happened to be the first day of deer
rifle season and when I came to
their driveway, it was overflowing
with vehicles of family members
who had come to hunt.
Besides family visiting, there is
wood to be cut, and coal to be put
in their outdoor furnace during
cold weather, dogs to be cared for,
cooking to be done for those that
are visiting, and of course jokes to
be told by Foster.
After meeting Foster and enjoying his sense of humor I am reminded of a funny saying I once
heard: “Co-operate; remember
the banana---every time it leaves
the bunch it gets skinned.”
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Design by D.J. Bosley
Cougars Utilize Time for Wins
Experienced Jackets Poised for Future
Preview By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Preview By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
The time has come for East Hardy Basketball
to maximize the experience and knowledge to
orchestrate a winning season with potentially
making it the state tournament for the first time
since 1995.
The Cougars have a talented retuning roster with
more experience and plenty of minutes to create
victories this season.
East Hardy coach Chris Hahn is a 1998 alum
of the school and has been the varsity coach since
2007-08 and will be assisted by Dennis Brill and
Dane Biller.
The Cougars are trying to bounce back from a
7-17 record last year and advance past the sectional
semifinals where Pendleton County shut the door.
“We are going to try to reach, maximize our
potential and win as many games possible,” Coach
Hahn remarked.
“It would be nice to get a PVC championship,
section championship, region championship, state
championship. We are going to try get better
everyday and hopefully by the end of the year we’re
as good as the top teams in the state and make some
noise then.”
East Hardy doesn’t have a particular set lineup,
but rather focuses on rotating the roster depending
on who the opponent is to garner the best outcome.
Rebounding was an issue last season, but this
year the bigs inside have better knowledge and
techniques to snatch caroms.
The varsity squad has the potential for a
phenomenal season:
Michael Miller, 6’2” senior shooting guard, was
the leading scorer for the Cougars last season
averaging 12.5 points per game.
Miller has shown tremendous court awareness
with the ability to swoop into the paint or hit an
outside shot which will help in creating the wins
Ricky Robinson, 6’3” sophomore power forward,
made dynamic plays last season and has tremendous
speed as seen on the football field which will enable
fastbreak scoring and improve from his third place
team scoring and create another dimension for the
Cougars.
Bryce Strawderman, 5’9” junior point guard, has
the quickness and agility to elude defenders and
make solid passes to setup the offense plus a deep
shooting threat.
Tim Hahn, 5’11” junior shooting guard, was the
second leading scorer with 7.2 points per game and
has been a key asset in the speed of the offense with
a perimeter shooting finesse.
Adam Holliday, 6’4” senior forward, has a
tremendous shooting range as one of the tallest
players on the team and should provide good
rebounding.
Hunter Miller, 6’4” senior center, will be a
formidable force in the paint smashing the boards
for the Cougars.
Ryan Franks, 6’3” senior forward, has developed
into a solid player with good post moves to create
scoring opportunities.
Tyler Smith, 5’8” senior guard, was one of the
fastest players on the football team which translates
into great court speed and has been moving the ball
with good effort.
Dylan Tharp 5’8” senior guard, has been a positive
asset in for the Cougars with smooth passing and
shooting skills.
Ian Im, 5’7” senior guard, provided quality
Continued on page 2B
The Yellow Jackets have all returning personnel
intact to wind the clocks forward and chime the bell
to success this season.
Moorefield posted a 10-13 record last season,
while orchestrating a deep playoff run before falling
to Tucker County in the Region II Championship.
The Yellow Jackets are gearing up to shatter
history as the last state appearance was in 2001 and
state championship victory in 1949.
It all comes down to the amount of time to weave
the team into the right masterpiece and Coach Pat
McGregor has the experience to make this happen.
Coach McGregor has been a varsity coach since
1995 including his time in Petersburg and has been
guiding the Yellow Jackets since 2010-11 along with
assistants Scott Stutler and Wade Armentrout.
“Ultimately our goal is to have a winning season
and to be playing our best basketball come February
and March. Our ultimate goal is to make it to the
state tournament and have a chance to win the state
championship,” Coach McGregor commented.
“I know that is a big goal, but that’s everybody’s
goal ultimately at the beginning of the season.
That’s what everybody wants, so hopefully we can
take a charter bus to Charleston one day. We have
potential, but we have to work hard to get there.”
The Hive has a new appearance this season, but
the goal of winning remains the same.
Moorefield knows how to develop points off
turnovers created by a stout man-to-man defense
and the uptempo offense will keep teams reeling.
The Yellow Jackets have an explosive offense
with a varsity roster full of scoring threats.
Tyler Smith, 5’10” senior point guard, created
amazing no-look passes last year and had the ability
to drive or dish at will.
Dylan George, 5’10” senior guard, was one of
the best defenders on the team last year due to his
quickness on the court.
Aaron Cole, 5’11” senior forward, was one of
the elite scorers for the Yellow Jackets with a
tremendous skill at slicing through the paint in
addition to good jump shots and an amazing leaping
ability capable of dunking.
Austin Williams, 5’10” senior guard, is the best
perimeter shooter on the team and plays solid
defense.
Dakota Vetter, 6’2” senior forward, will be a
dynamic player in the post with his athleticism
creating points.
Ben Vance, 5’10” senior guard, knows the system
well and be a great contributor from the perimeter.
Chris Paugh, 6’ senior forward, is very aggressive
and will be a dominating force inside the paint
grabbing rebounds.
Tanner Carr, 5’9” senior guard/forward, is an
excellent defensive player and can create shots
anywhere on the floor.
Caleb Kite, 6’1” junior forward, has great skills
inside the paint with an impressive vertical which
was on display during practice on dunk attempts.
Greg Franklin, 6’2” junior forward, showed his
dunking abilities during practice, but is a good allaround player with his shooting.
Mitchell Martin, 5’10” junior guard/forward, has
quick speed covering the floor well and has a crisp
jump shot.
Shane Myers, 5’10” junior guard, is one of the
quickest defenders on the floor and makes solid
passes to keep the rythym going.
The junior varsity squad brings its own flair to the
Continued on page 7B
Jackettes Slip in Opener
At Berkeley Springs
Story & Photo
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Rain and fog created slippery
conditions on a chilly Tuesday
evening for the Yellow Jackettes
season opener in Berkeley Springs
with the deciding point coming in
the waning moments during a 4443 loss.
“I am proud of my girls coming
out and showing that effort that
we’ve been asking for everyday.
We’re going to be all right come to
the end of the season,” Moorefield
Coach Paul Keplinger stated.
“Shots weren’t falling and
we had to be patient. We were
hustling after the loose balls,
blocking out and rebounding
like we should be doing. It was
things like that keeping us in the
game where we need to be, but
shots weren’t falling. We need to
run the ball to get back into the
contest and that’s what we did.”
Coming down to the final
minute of the game, Moorefield’s
Tara George drilled a 3-pointer
for a 41-40 lead moments after
a jumper by Berkeley Springs’
Alana Compton.
A foul was called and Emily
Young hit one of two free throws
for the Lady Indians with 54
seconds to go.
Berkeley
Springs’
Abby
Cowles applied pressure forcing
a turnover on a five second
violation.
Katherine McLaughlin grabbed
an offensive rebound and made
the put-back for a 43-41 edge with
25 seconds left.
Moorefield missed a shot,
but Natasha Saville was there to
collect the carom and score with
six seconds remaining tying the
game.
The inbound pass was stolen by
the Yellow Jackettes’ Savannah
Kite who didn’t get the shot to
fall, then McLaughlin rebounded
it and was immediately fouled
with .9 seconds on the clock.
McLaughlin went to the line
and made her first free throw for
the game-winner and jumped with
excitement.
The Yellow Jackettes called a
time-out to draw up one last play, Moorefield’s Bethany Smith made a steal as Berkeley Springs defender Abby Cowles hit the floor
Continued on page 8B during the season opener.
2B - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
East Hardy
Continued from page 1B
minutes from the bench last season and has been a solid ball handler and outside shooter.
The junior varsity has a lot
of potential this season and will
be entertaining to watch: Corey
McDonald, Brett Tharp, Austin
Whetzel, Antone Tavares, William Mullins, Charlie Mellen,
Ashton Mathias, Drew Kelican,
Timothy French, Dylan Fogel,
Jesse Dove, and Casey Connelley.
East Hardy started the season
against Class AA Petersburg yesterday and will host Class A powerhouse Tucker County next Tuesday.
The Cougars will play at the
Ram Hardwood Classic on December 27 & 29 featuring quality
Virginia teams: Strasburg, Luray,
and Skyline.
In addition to Petersburg, East
Hardy will also play two other
Class AA schools, Grafton and
Berkeley Springs.
The inter-county rivalry contests with the Yellow Jackets will
be on January 30 in Baker and
February 20 in Moorefield.
East Hardy finishes the regular
season at home against Pocahontas County.
The Cougars have shown a lot
of improvement through the offseason.
“We got bigger, we got faster,
and we got stronger. The weight
program was big for our kids.
Just having another year, we were
so young last year and inexperienced,” Coach Hahn commented.
“We couldn’t even compete,
but by the end of the year we
could compete. So hopefully this
year with that experience combined with what we did this summer and fall in the weight room,
we’ll be able to match up physically with teams this year when last
year we were outmatched.”
Q: How many returning players
do you have?
A: All of them except for Daniel
Vance. We have a stable full of seniors along with Bryce Strawderman, Timothy Hahn, and Ricky
Robinson as far as the underclassmen. All of the juniors last year.
We expect Michael Miller to be
an all-state caliber player, Ryan
Franks is going to contribute major minutes for us, Hunter Miller
is much improved, Adam Holliday is a senior and he’s going to
be really good, Dylan Tharp is going to be right in the mix to start,
Tyler Smith and Ian Im are going
to provide good minutes off the
bench for us. We got a lot of guys
coming back, like I said everybody
except for Daniel Vance.
We’re pretty excited about
our experience coming back and
hopefully we can get a few more
wins this year.”
Q: Who are your projected starters?
“Similar to last year, but I’m
the type where it depends on
who we’re matched up against for
who we are going to start. It also
depends on how guys are going
through the week. I have a lot of
parity, so some guys get hung up
on starting. I tend to share it a little bit and start different guys every week just to break up the monotony. Everybody likes to go out
for the tip-off for some reason, but
I like to tell them it doesn’t matter
who starts, but who finishes. We’ll
probably mix it up with about ten
guys as far as starters go.
Shooting Guard: Michael Miller, Timothy Hahn
Point Guard: Bryce Strawderman, Dylan Tharp
Two-Guard Position: Tyler
Smith,Ian Im
4/5 Position: Ricky Robinson,
Ryan Franks, Adam Holliday,
Hunter Miller.”
Q: How athletic do you think
your team is this year?
A: “Much more than last year.
We have athletes, but now they
just got age on them. I don’t expect we’ll come out here and outjump a lot of teams, we’re not going to out-physical a lot of teams;
but I think this year we’ll come out
and match up evenly with teams.
As long as we can execute, we can
have some success. Last year we
didn’t match up evenly, we gave
up 15 pounds and several inches
in every position. You’ve got to
have at least one or two positions
where you match up or are better. This year top to bottom, we’re
going to be able to match up. I’ve
had some really talented teams
and some really physically gifted
teams in the past, but we’re not
anywhere near where those kids
were, but these kids play smart
and they do what they tell you and
do enough to get by.”
Q: Is this team best suited for
man-to-man defense?
AL “No, we’re still a small single A. We can match up against
weaker teams well, but we don’t
play a lot of weaker teams in our
schedule. A lot of times I’ll try to
go to our strengths which is usually trying to hide a guy or hide a
mismatch a little bit. We’ll probably do a lot more zone looks than
man-to-man, but I’ve always been
one to never have a particular philosophy of this is what we’re going
to do regardless of what the competition is, because you’ve got to
adapt to what your kids can do.”
Q: Do you incorporate collegiate
offensive styles?
A: “Yeah, we have a little bit of
this and a little bit of that. I like
the simplistic action of the NBA
with our kids; it seems a little bit
easier to run the not so complex
offenses that the NBA employs
because they have a shot clock.
They have 24 seconds, so they
don’t have a lot of time to get too
creative. You can’t run a Princeton-style offense when it comes to
the NBA stuff. My kids are multisport athletes, so they don’t have
a lot of time to pick up the intricacies of those complex offenses.
It’s easier for me to teach the
more simple style. Usually with
basketball, it’s a lot more dynamic
with what you’re doing. You really need to read it and react to it
more than you just run your X’s
and O’s. As long as you know how
to cut and how to pick and how to
get open and how to score, then
you’ll be fine no matter what you
run. Some guys like it a little more
complex to where you get a little
different look and it’s harder for
the defense to adjust to it. Honestly, most of our stuff is simple
and easy for the kids to digest.”
Q: Do you prefer to score in the
paint or outside?
A: “I’ll take them any way I can
get them. Yes, it’s much easier to
shoot from two feet, than it is to
shoot from 15-feet. Kids these
days do a really good job of shooting lay-ups and 3-pointers. So
we’re going to shoot a lot of layups and a lot of 3-pointers. Our
first option on offense is always a
look in the paint.”
Q: Does dribble-penetration help
setup plays?
A: “Absolutely. We’ve got some
pretty talented guards this year
that can go off the bounce a little
bit. Definitely a feature of ours
this year will be coming off the
dribble, to get the ball deep and
if we need to kick it out, we’ll kick
it out. Definitely coming off the
dribble will be one of our featured
attacks for the year.”
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Q: Is it important to rely on one
player or spread the responsibility?
A: “Everybody usually has one
player that is little better than the
rest of them and of course the opposing defense is always going to
key in and take away your key guy.
“Last year for us that was Michael and he did a really good
job of scoring against the other
team’s best guy or best two guys.
We just didn’t have a lot of help
for him. We were asking our sophomores to score ten points apiece
per game if we were going to be
competitive and win. It just didn’t
happen consistently enough for
us to have a lot of success. This
year those kids are a year older
and have developed a lot and will
take some of the pressure off. I
also think our bigs will do a more
consistent job of rebounding and
scoring to take a lot of the pressure off of Michael to carry the
load. Hunter and Ryan, Ricky
and Adam. Adam has more range
than the other guys, but Ricky has
a natural ability and his ability to
finish is something I haven’t seen
in a very long time coaching.”
Q: Would you rather have a team
late in a tight game that is in foul
trouble and can score or a team
that can play really good defense
but can’t score?
A: “I’d rather have a team that
can play really good defense. Anytime you can make a stop or force
a turnover, anyone can shoot a
lay-up. I’d rather have team that
can play defense.”
Q: In basketball, how important
is team chemistry?
A: “It’s very important. These
kids have got to know where the
guy is cutting to and the confidence to get the job done when
they get there. That’s probably
the one thing that hurts us the
most coaching in West Virginia
is not having the time to develop
that. We go out from having a successful football program straight
into basketball. We don’t have
a break-in time to get ready for
games. We had three practices in
before we had our scrimmage. It
takes a little longer than that to be
able to come out and compete at
a high level which we need to do.”
Q: Do you like creative plays, nolook passes, etc.?
A: “No. Fundamentals! It’s
much easier for the kids to make
the fundamental pass or the correct pass, than it is to thread the
needle or trying to do something
you ned the physical ability to do.
You’ve got to know those situations. A lot of times high school
students just don’t know how to
do that consistently. I’ve seen
guards in the past who have done
the behind the back passes and
no-looks, some of the things you
wouldn’t call a fundamental pass,
but when you see it on film you
see the student section go ‘ooh’.
I’d rather see a kid that makes the
fundamental pass, takes a fundamental shot, or gets into position
to rebound. You give me that kid
any day over the flashy kid.”
Q: Do you work on fundamentals everyday in practice?
A: “Everyday. Everyday we
work on defensive positioning.
Everyday we work on cuts. We
work on our shots everyday. We
could do it for the rest of our lives
and still do it everyday.”
Q: Is it important to screen and
pick in the game of basketball?
A: “Absolutely or you’re not
going to score. You see teams
on our schedule and it’s a lot of
tight man-to-man pressure. If you
don’t cut properly, you’re not going to score. You’re going to have
a tough time. We’re not physically
stronger or faster than everybody
else, so we’re going to have to use
the proper technique or we’re going to struggle with our offense.”
Q: Is boxing out important?
A: “Absolutely. Rebounding
was a disaster for us last year. It’s
absolutely one of our everyday focuses and everyday goals to win
the battle of the boards.”
Q: How much do you have helpside defense or trap?
A: “It just depends on who we
are playing. If we think we have
a weak player out there, then we
will send out a trap. If we get up
against some of these teams with
really good guards, then we won’t
do a lot of trapping. It makes us
vulnerable away from the ball.”
Q: Who are your elite players to
watch & promising newcomers?
“Elite players to watch, Michael
Miller is as good as anyone in the
state. He’s a little under-appreciated because we didn’t have much
success last year. I’ve been coaching for 12 years and Michael’s as
good a guard as we’ve had come
through East Hardy for sure.
I expect Tim Hahn to come in
and contribute tremendously and
Ricky Robinson is going to have a
breakout year for us.”
Q: Looking at your schedule,
how competitive will you be?
“You look at our schedule and
Pendleton County is a preseason
Top 10 and Tucker County is preseason Top 5. We’ve got Grafton,
Strasburg, Skyline or Luray at
the Christmas tournament. Petersburg is going to be good. A
lot of years we would look at our
schedule and say that’s a win and
that’s a win. In this case, we don’t
have a lot of that this year. We’re
going to have to show up and
play every night, because it’s going to be a battle. It will help us
come sectional tournament time,
the fact that we have to show up
and play every night. As far as
the difficulty of our schedule, it
looks better on paper. Being in
the HIT , if you’re winning you’re
playing good teams. You look at
the teams we’ve played the past
five years, even though it’s the
Hometown Invitational Tournament you’ve still got good teams.
You’re seeing the top single A
teams in the state. We’ve played
competitive schedules in the past,
but I think this one is really going
to challenge us probably a little
more than I have seen since I’ve
been coaching here. This is probably the toughest schedule we’ve
had.”
Q: How do you feel about the
out-of-state competition?
A: “Any time you can play the
Virginia schools, they can coach
year round now so you expect
those kids to be pretty disciplined
and play good fundamental basketball.
“We were in that tournament
last year. Strasburg does a great
job of hosting it and it’s a great
tournament for our kids to get
into. They treat us great and we’re
real excited to go over again this
year. Hopefully we can get a couple wins over there and get our
season started off good.”
Q: How strong do you think the
Potomac Valley Conference is?
A: “I think the conference is
as strong as it has been in a long
time. Probably six-eight years ago,
I think Tucker County, us, and
Pendleton were all Top 10 teams,
then you had a little bit of a drop
out. This year, Pocahontas is going to be good, Tucker is going to
be fantastic, Tucker is the team
to beat until somebody actually
does it, you’ve got Pendleton who
has the Cooper boys and they’re
going to be tremendous to deal
Continued on page 3B
EHHS Varsity and JV
East Hardy
Continued from page 2B
with this year, Moorefield’s got
all their returning talent this year,
Union won’t have much of a drop
off from last year with the Tallman
boys.
“The PVC is one of the elite
single A conferences in West Virginia this year. We may not get
the credit for it, but we’re going to
have some quality teams this year.
We’ve got our work cut out for us.”
Q: How much harder is it to focus
in a rivalry game?
A: “It’s not hard to focus, the
ability to execute isn’t always there
because you get too worked up.
It’s usually not hard to focus in
those games or to get the kids going. You’ve just got to get them to
maintain that energy and channel
it the right way. I think this year’s
team will do a good job of handling that coming out.
“We’ve got 22 games in the regular season and I think about all
of them will be difficult for us. We
can’t get too worked up looking to
far to one game or another. We’re
just going to have to work on what
we need to work on and take it one
game at a time.
“We’ll get excited for the rivalry
games when they’re right there in
front of us, but until then we kind
of have to do our thing and work
to get better everyday.”
Q: Is it one of your goals to beat
Moorefield?
A: “Yes, you always want to beat
Moorefield. I’m an alumni of East
Hardy and it’s always on the ToDo List to go over there and win.
It doesn’t make or break your season, but I tell you what it sure adds
a little bonus to it if you can get
a win or a couple wins away from
Moorefield.”
The Cougars are gearing up to
pass the test of time for a winning
season.
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East Hardy Roster
Varsity
Ryan Franks ............. 12 ...F ....... 6’3”
Adam Holliday ........ 12 ...F ....... 6’4”
Ian Im ....................... 12 ...G ...... 5’7”
Hunter Miller .......... 12 ...C....... 6’4”
Michael Miller ......... 12 ...SG .... 6’2”
Tyler Smith ............... 12 ...G ...... 5’8”
Dylan Tharp............. 12 ...G ...... 5’8”
Timothy Hahn ......... 11 ...SG .. 5’11”
Bryce Strawderman. 11 ...PG .... 5’9”
Ricky Robinson ....... 10 ...PF..... 6’3”
Junior Varsity
Dylan Fogel.............. 11 ...F ..... 5’10”
Timothy French ....... 10 ...C....... 6’2”
Ashton Mathias ....... 10 ...SG .... 5’6”
Corey McDonald..... 10 ...PG .... 6’0”
Charlie Mellen......... 10 ...G ...... 5’5”
William Mullins ....... 10 ...SF ..... 5’7”
Austin Whetzel ........ 10 ...SF ..... 5’8”
Casey Connelley ...... 9 .....C....... 6’2”
Jesse Dove ............... 9 .....PG .... 5’6”
Drew Kelican ........... 9 .....PG .... 5’5”
Brett Tharp .............. 9 .....SF ..... 6’1”
East Hardy Schedule
12/09/14 6 pm .....H
12/16/14 6 pm .....H
12/22/14 6 pm .....A
12/27/14 6 pm .....A
12/29/14 6 pm .....A
1/05/15 ..6 pm .....A
1/07/15 ..6 pm .....A
1/14/15 ..6 pm .....A
1/17/15 ..5:45 pm A
1/20/15 ..6 pm .....H
1/22/15 ..6 pm .....A
...........Petersburg
......Tucker County
.Pendleton County
.. Strasburg Tourn.
.. Strasburg Tourn.
............. Paw Paw
..Berkeley Springs
...................Union
...... Tygarts Valley
.Pendleton County
... Pocahontas Co.
1/27/15
1/30/15
2/04/15
2/07/15
2/09/15
2/11/15
2/17/15
2/20/15
2/21/15
2/24/15
2/26/15
..6 pm .....H
..6 pm .....H
..5:45 pm A
..6 pm .....H
..6 pm .....H
..6 pm .....A
..6 pm .....H
..6 pm .....A
..5:45 pm A
..6 pm .....H
..6 pm .....H
............. Paw Paw
........... Moorefield
......Tucker County
................ Grafton
...... Tygarts Valley
...........Petersburg
...................Union
........... Moorefield
................ Grafton
..Berkeley Springs
... Pocahontas Co.
Moorefield Roster
Varsity
Tanner Carr ........12 .....G/F.... 5’9”
Aaron Cole.........12 .....F ...... 5’11”
Dylan George ....12 .....G ..... 5’10”
Chris Paugh ........12 .....F ........ 6’0”
Tyler Smith .........12 .....PG ... 5’10”
Ben Vance ..........12 .....G ..... 5’10”
Dakota Vetter ....12 .....F ........ 6’2”
Austin Williams .12 .....SG ... 5’10”
Greg Franklin ....11 .....F ........ 6’2”
Caleb Kite ..........11 .....F ........ 6’1”
Mitchell Martin .11 .....G/F.. 5’10”
Shane Myers ......11 .....G ..... 5’10”
Junior Varsity
Drake Baker ......10 .....F/G.... 6’1”
Adam Harper.....10 .....G ..... 5’10”
Nathan Jenkins ..10 .....C........ 6’0”
Rion Landis .......10 .....G ....... 5’9”
D.J. Zirk .............10 .....F ........ 6’1”
Sloan Williams ...10 .....G ....... 5’9”
Garrett Haggerty..9 .....G ..... 5’11”
Jacob Martin ......9 .......PG ..... 5’9”
Matt Mongold....9 .......G ..... 5’11”
Jake Ours ...........9 .......F ...... 5’11”
Matt Paugh.........9 .......F ........ 6’1”
Tanner Saville ....9 .......F ........ 6’0”
Matt Wilson .......9 .......G ..... 5’10”
Moorefield Schedule
12/12/14 6:15 pm A ..... Pendleton Co.
12/16/14 6 pm ..... A .............Frankfort
12/20/14 6 pm ..... A .......Strasburg,Va
12/23/14 7:45 pm H ..................Union
12/26/14 6 pm ..... A .......Pburg Tourn.
12/27/14 6 pm ..... A .......Pburg Tourn.
1/06/15 .. 6 pm ..... H .....Tucker County
1/09/15 .. 7:30 pm A . Pocahontas Co.
1/13/15 .. 6 pm ..... H .......Strasburg,Va
1/16/15 .. 6 pm ..... A ..........Petersburg
1/20/15 .. 6 pm ..... H ..... Tygarts Valley
1/22/15 .. 5:45 pm H ........ Notre Dame
1/28/15
1/29/15
1/30/15
2/05/15
2/06/15
2/10/15
2/13/15
2/20/15
2/24/15
2/26/15
3/02/15
.. 3 pm ..... A ......... Big Atlantic
.. 7 pm ..... A ......... Big Atlantic
.. 6 pm ..... A ..........East Hardy
.. 6 pm ..... H ..... Pendleton Co.
.. 6 pm ..... H ..........Petersburg
.. 5:45 pm A .....Tucker County
.. 7:45 pm H Pocahontas Co.
.. 6 pm ..... H ..........East Hardy
.. 6 pm ..... H .............Frankfort
.. 5:45 pm A ..... Tygarts Valley
.. 7 pm ..... H ...........Sectionals
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behind Wal-Mart in Moorefield.
2BR and 2 Bath. Utilities included
$600/month. Call Robert at 304257-7940.
12/13
2012 CHEVY EXPRESS 15 FOR RENT
Passengers Van. 23,000 miles. HOUSES
Asking payoff; 2000 SUBURA 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, laundry
Legacy. Asking $2,500. Call 304- room. Big house for rent on 6 acres
434-2077.
12/17 of land. Good hunting. $1100.00/
month. Please call 304-257-3084.
FOR SALE
Available January 1, 2015.
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(2) 3BR, 2BA HOUSES, one
LAND/LOTS
BUILDING LOTS for sale starting newly built. $575 per month and
at $25,000. Also 5 acre tracts $625 per month. Call 304-897starting at $40,000. 5 acre lot great 5334.
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Seeking Social Security Disability?
Contact Tim Huffman now with Jonie Nelson,
attorney at law, at our office located at
107 N. Main Street, Petersburg, WV.
Mr. Huffman has twenty years of experience with
Social Security Disability Claims of
all levels in West Virginia.
Put our experience to work for you today.
Personal representation assured.
For a consult, call (304) 257-5050
WARDENSVILLE:
NEWLYrenovated single-floor 2BR/2BA
single-family home with parking.
All new kitchen & appliances,
HVAC, utility room, living room,
dining room, big back deck,
beautiful lawn, garden shed. $650
mo plus utilities, security deposit
required, trash included. Call 304490-9004, leave message or email
jhsayers@mac.com.
12/27
LARGE 2 STORY, 3 bedroom
home with amenities, economical,
natural gas heat. $650 per month
rent plus deposit. Call 304-5306553.
12/13
FOR RENT
APARTMENTS
JOY SENIOR apartments. Income
based elderly housing. HUD
approved. Adjacent to Senior
Center. Potomac Valley Transit
available. Phone: 304-257-5494 or
304-400-3428.
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LEE STREET Apartments in
Moorefield are now accepting
applications for 1 and 2 bedroom
apartments. Adorable housing
vouchers accepted. Call 304-5386577. Equal Housing Opportunity.
12/17
Moorefield with sizes, 32x60, 40x60,
40x80, 72x100, and 100x1000 area
with truck docks. Large outdoor
storage area surrounded by chain
link fence also available. Space for
commercial and industrial needs
also available. 304-530-6707. tfn
INDOOR BOAT, R.V., and car
storage for the winter. Moorefield.
304-530-6707.
12/13
WANTED
TO DO
*PAINTING ROOFS* 24 years
experience. Houses, Interior, house
roofs, barn roofs, church roofs,
poultry house roofs, outbuildings,
mobile homes, fences, staining
log homes, businesses, pressure
washing. Call Ronald Kimble, 304358-7208.
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MOUNTAIN RIDGE Hauling
Services.
Services
available:
Hauling junk, metal, domestic,
construction, trash etc. Handyman
repair
services.
Commercial/
residential, landscaping, snow, tree
and brush removal. Call and leave
message. Licensed and insured.
Over 25 years experience. 304897-7383.
1/7/15
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based on skills and duties. Bonuses for exemplary performance. It
is okay to have a separate full time
job in Moorefield or surrounding area. Please reply to Margaret
Pfaff at mpfaff@rosenthalauto.
com or call Mon-Fri, 9AM-6PM at
703/553-4300.
12/24
PART-TIME Medical RecordsLPN. The successful candidate
will prepare admission records,
perform data entry, maintain and
audit medical information, assist
with nursing records and enter
changes in physician orders. The
qualified candidate will have medical records/office experience and
a candidate with their LPN license
is preferred. Excellent organizational skills and computer experience a must. We offer competitive
pay, health care benefits, paid professional fees, 401(k) retirement,
wellness program and more. E. A.
Hawse Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center
PO Box 70 • Route 259,Baker,
WV 26801 • Phone: (304) 8975903.
12/20
Emergency
Generators
Sales &
Installation
Cell# 304-257-8882
1407 US Route 220 North
Moorefield, WV 26836
Owner Jeff Saville
Licensed & Insured WV041077
Furnaces
SEPTIC TANKS Pumped M & M
Septic Service. Call 304-257-3191.
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*OLD FIELDS Storage* (Units
5x10) (10x10) (10x20). Located
4.5 Miles on Rt. 220 North of
Moorefield. Call 304-538-3300,
304-538-2346 or evenings 304-5386785.
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MTM STORAGE, sizes 5x10,
10x10, 12x24, Rt. 55 East of
Moorefield, additional location in
PROPERTY CARETAKER –
West Virginia, Part-time, Couples
only. Seeking a bi-lingual couple to
care for property in West Virginia,
between Romney and Moorefield.
Medium
English
language
skills required. Duties include
occasional gardening, landscaping
and butler/cooking/housekeeping
on main property. Rent free, cozy
caretaker’s home provided and pay
Highland Trace Realty, Inc.
PO Box 307, 200 E. Main Street, Wardensville, WV 26851
John B. Bowman, Broker
Charlotte Bowman, Assoc. Broker
Emily Anderson, Sales Agent
Office 304-874-3030 • Toll Free 1-877-293-3643
E-MAIL: john@highlandtrace.com
www.highlandtrace.com
• ANIMAL HOSPITAL
• ELECTRICAL
Sales,
Installation,
& Service of
304-530-5400
NOTICE
HELP WANTED
FOR RENT
STORAGE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
• AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING CONTRACTORS
FULL/PART TIME Yard/Delivery
person. Apply in person Central
Tie Moorefield Store.
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304-530-7224 (SBAH)
5201 US Rt 220 S
Moorefield, WV 26836
southbranchanimalhospital@yahoo.com
www.southbranchanimalhospital.com
Hours: M–F 8am–7pm;
Saturday 9–12
Home, Farm,
Mobile Home, Cabin
Heritage Insurance, LLC
304-538-6677
• SOLID WASTE HAULER
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Online Bill Pay
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Jim Teter, Owner
304-874-3685 Office
540-539-3200 Cell
Kenneth & Denise Dove, Owners
License #WV037343
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advance. Political advertising must be paid in advance. The Moorefield Examiner assumes no financial responsibility for typographical
errors in advertisements; only one corrected classified insertion can be printed at no charge, so immediate notification regarding incorrect classified advertisements is required. The Moorefield Examiner reserves the right to be an unlawful employment practice, unless
based on bonafide occupational qualifications or except where based upon applicable security regulations established by the United
States or the state of West Virginia for an employer or employment agency to print or circulate or cause to be printed or to use in any
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form or application for employment or to make an inquiry in connection with prospective employment, which expresses the following:
Directly or indirectly any limitation, specifications or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical
handicap, marital status, sex, age or any intent to make such limitation, specification or discrimination. Rentals and Real Estate: Notice:
All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, martial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such
preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All
persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 5B
lEgal advErtiSEmEntS
MEETING NOTICE
The Hardy County Board of Health
willmeet in regular session on Wednesday,
December 17th, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the
Conference Room of the Hardy County
Health Department, 411 Spring Avenue,
Moorefield, WV. A complete agenda will
be available at above address three days
prior to the meeting.
12/10, 12/17 2c
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
By virtue of the authority vested in
your undersigned trustee by that certain
Deed of Trust dated July 9, 2009, and
of record in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Hardy County,
West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book
249, at Page 65, executed by Robert G.
Class, Jr., single, to secure the payment
of that certain negotiable promissory note
described therein, payable to the order
of Grant County Bank, a West Virginia
Banking Corporation, at its address of
P.O. Box 929, Petersburg, WV 26847, and
signed by the said Robert G. Class, Jr., as
maker and default having occurred in the
payment of said negotiable promissory
note secured by the Deed of Trust set forth
hereinabove, and the said Grant County
Bank, as the holder of said note, having
notified the undersigned substitute trustee
in writing to do so, said trustee, by virtue of
that certain document entitled Appointment
of Substitute Trustee dated November 19,
2014, and of record in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Commission of Hardy
County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust
Book 285, at Page 417, will offer for sale
at public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described tract or parcel of real
estate, at the front door of the Courthouse
in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia,
on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015
AT 3:00 P.M.
All that certain tract or parcel of real
estate together with any and all rights,
rights of way, easements, improvements,
minerals and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, together with a dwelling house
situate thereon, with dimensions of 112’
x 100’ located and situate on Caledonia
Hill, approximately 1 mile northeast of
the Town of Moorefield, in Moorefield
District, Hardy County, West Virginia, and
being known and designated as Lot 28-A
of the Hardy County Rural Development
Authority Subdivision, and as shown on a
revised Plat of said Subdivision of record
in the Office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Hardy County, West
Virginia, in Deed Book 127, at Page 240,
to which reference is now made for a more
particular description of the real estate
being offered for sale herein.
And being the same tract or parcel
of real estate conveyed unto Robert
G. Class, Jr., by Richard Bissell by that
certain Deed dated July 9, 2009, and
of record in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Hardy County,
West Virginia, in Deed Book 309, at Page
647. Reference is hereby made to the
aforementioned Deed for any and all
pertinent purposes.
The tract or parcel of real estate
being offered for sale herein is being
offered subject to any and all restrictions,
reservations,
covenants,
conditions,
easements and rights of way contained in,
provided for or reserved in any and all prior
instruments in chain of title. Same shall be
incorporated into the Deed of Conveyance
to the high bidder of the sale referenced
herein. Specific reference is hereby made
to those certain covenants contained in
that certain Deed dated July 9, 2009, and
of record in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Hardy County,
West Virginia, in Deed Book 309, at Page
647. Same shall be incorporated into the
Deed of Conveyance to the high bidder.
The tract or parcel of real estate being
offered for sale herein is improved by a
modern dwelling house situate thereon.
The hereinbefore advertised tract or
parcel of real estate shall be conveyed
to the highest bidder by special warranty
deed by your undersigned Trustee.
Real estate taxes on the real estate, the
subject of this sale notice shall be paid
by the owner or beneficial holder of the
negotiable promissory note hereinbefore
referred to for all of those taxes becoming
due in the 2014 tax year. The high bidder
shall be responsible for the taxes to
become due in the Fall of 2015, and
henceforth without regard to whom or what
name they are assessed.
In the event there are Federal Tax Liens
of record against the real estate the subject
of this Sale referenced herein, the United
States Government shall have the right to
redeem the property within 120 days from
the date of said sale or a period allowable
for the redemption whichever is longer.
Your Trustee shall be under no duty
to cause an existing tenant or person
occupying subject real estate to vacate
said property.
TERMS: $5,000.00 deposit is required
on day of sale with the balance to be paid
in cash at closing. Closing is to occur at
the office of your undersigned trustee
at 204 North Elm Street, across from the
Courthouse, in Moorefield, Hardy County,
West Virginia, at a date and time to be
mutually agreed upon between the trustee
and the high bidder, which said date and
Person Charged With Taxes
CAPON
JARRELL ANTHONY RAY
KLINE CAROL A & ARTHUR D JR
MORGAN WENDELL LEWIS 1/2;
TURNER TOMMY L & KATHY D
TURNER TOMMY L & KATHY D
WETZEL CHERYL A
LOST RIVER
BARTLETT ALAN LEE &
BARTLETT ALAN LEE &
BARTLETT ALAN LEE &
BRADY RANDY SCOTT
DOBSON THOMAS J
FEDDON JAMES FRANKLIN
FRIES WILLIAM G
FULK CHARLES D
HEFNER CAROLYN A
HEFNER CAROLYN A
HEFNER CAROLYN A
JUDY WILLIAM H III &
JUSTICE SYMON G
KRAYBILL EUGENE DALE &
LAMM CHRIS A & MISUZU S
QUINTUS JOHN A
REESER ROGER R LOT 26 12.138 AC
RINARD GEORGE H
RINARD GEORGE H
RINARD GEORGE H
MOOREFIELD
GASPARRO RHONDA
GASPARRO RHONDA D
HEDRICK OLIVER PAUL
KOONTZ DIANA L
KOONTZ DIANA L
KRACHER GREGORY PAUL &
MCCOY SHAUNA
SCARFF DONNA L & SHELIA SCHWAB
MOOREFIELD CORP
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT GROUP
SOUTH FORK
CRITES ROBERT W & PHYLLIS K
EMBLING ROBERT GEORGE &
GIBBINS SANDRA
HELMICK JOHN LIFE & BETTY LIFE
HELMICK JOHN LIFE & BETTY LIFE
HELMICK JOHN LIFE & BETTY LIFE
SALAMEH AMER HUSSEIN
WILLIAMS CARA M
Suspended
Person Charged With Taxes
LOST RIVER
JUDY WILLIAM H III
MOOREFIELD CORP
HISER H DEAN & PENNY L
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time shall not exceed twenty (20) days
from the date of sale. Failure to close
within the applicable time frame will cause
a forfeiture of the deposit paid. Purchaser
may elect to pay the entire purchase price
on day of sale. Prospective bidders are
invited to contact your undersigned trustee
or Grant County Bank, prior to the day of
sale with regard to any and all questions
that might arise.
Jack H. Walters, Substitute Trustee
WALTERS & KRAUSKOPF
P.O. Box 119, Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 530-6618
H. Junior Wilson
Auctioneer
12/10, 12/17, 12/24 3c
United States of America
State of West Virginia
County of Hardy, ss:
Notice of Administration
Notice is hereby given that the following
estate(s) have been opened for probate
in the Hardy County Clerk’s Office at
204 Washington Street, Moorefield, WV
26836-0200. Any person seeking to
impeach or establish a will must make
a complaint in accordance with the
provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-11
through 13.
Any interested person
objecting to the qualifications of the
personal representative or the venue or
jurisdiction of the court, shall file notice of
an objection with the County Commission
within 90 days after the date of the first
publication or within thirty days of the
service of the notice, whichever is later.
If an objection is not filed timely, the
objection is forever barred.
Claims against the estate(s) must be
filed in accordance with the West Virginia
Code 44-2-2 if assigned to a fiduciary
commissioner.
If no reference to a
fiduciary commissioner is listed herein,
claims against the estate(s) must be filed
in accordance with West Virginia Code
44-1-14A(10).
ESTATE NUMBER:
1184
ESTATE NAME:
VICTOR NORMAN CULLERS
ADMINISTRATOR: MADELINE D CULLERS
1212 HOWARDS LICK ROAD
MATHIAS, WV 26812
ESTATE NUMBER:
1185
ESTATE NAME:
ANDAY WELDEMICHAEL BERHANE
ADMINISTRATOR:
MEBRAKE G WOLDEMICHAEL
34 BAKER STREET
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836
Subscribed and sworn to before me on
12/02/2014
GREGORY L ELY
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
12/10, 12/17 2c
Final Disposition of Delinquent Real Property
Tax Year: 2013
Sold to Individual
Description
Purchaser
Amount
SE SIDE OF TROUT RUN RD
OATES
4.3 AC LOT 35
0.5 AC TROUT RUN RD
BUTLER TROUT RUN RD
LOT 14 5.51 AC SEC 1
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
PURNELL ENTERPRISES, LLC
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
315.25
1,729.47
981.71
207.18
178.01
262.47
LOT 26 6.11 AC RYE
ALEX HELMAN
LOT 27 5.84 AC RYE
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
LOT 24 5.60 AC RYE
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
5 AC BRADY
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
LOT 10 COVE MT EST
PURNELL ENTERPRISES, LLC
LOT 2 5.53 AC & LOT 3 4.76 AC
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
LOT 35 6.246 AC COVE MT EST
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
8.569 AC INCL. SURVEY WMS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
TR W-2 WV SOIL CONSERVATION . HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
TR W-1 WV SOIL CONSERVATION 19 HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
S W OF WV RT 14 TR# A
MARTIN W. NEARY
LOT 21 5.68 AC INGEGNERI
WILLIAM H. JUDY III
LOT 5 8.7 AC
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
EAST SIDE OF DOVE HOLLOW
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
LOT 75 15.28 AC
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
5.01 AC ROLLING MEADOWS
NATHAN WALTERS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
2,817.54
1/4 INT IN 100 AC MIN RTS
WILLIAM H. JUDY III
1/4 INT IN 2.13 AC MIN RTS
WILLIAM H. JUDY III
1/4 INT IN 100 AC MIN RTS
WILLIAM H. JUDY III
244.39
240.84
397.47
1,030.11
1,575.53
626.90
964.25
1,757.13
83.14
152.98
791.31
143.15
892.26
187.54
3,197.38
3,221.06
NR INTERS RTS 23/2 & 23/15
LOT 34 2.94 AC SEC 2
LOT 16 2 AC SEC 1
.155 AC SO POT TROUGH FARMS
LOT 19 3.765 AC SEC B SO POT
30.10 AC LOT 24 SEC 2 ASHTO
.25 AC
5.01 AC TR 1 WILLIAMS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
NATHAN WALTERS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
633.76
225.64
335.59
470.57
132.96
3,516.61
164.54
2,041.84
US RT 220 1.11 AC
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
6,381.66
42.5 AC
10.73 AC LOT 82 PHASE 8
NEAR DURGON
3 AC
32 AC
6 AC
11.79 AC LOT 39 PHASE III
.9491 AC TR A1
MARTIN W. NEARY
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
ALEX HELMAN
HARDY COUNTY HOLDINGS
692.04
731.13
599.23
370.50
305.07
105.46
811.45
282.67
Description
Purchaser
82.90
81.02
82.90
Amount
1.75 AC
.765 AC ROHRBAUGH AVE
The owner of any real estate listed above, or any other person entitled to pay the taxes thereon, may, however, redeem such real
estate as provided by law. Given under my hand this 2nd day of December 2014.
Bryan C. Ward
Sheriff & Treasurer of Hardy County
I, Bryan C. Ward, Sheriff & Treasurer of the County of Hardy, do swear that the foregoing list is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, complete and accurate, and that I have received none of the taxes listed therein.
At a County Commission meeting, held for the County of Hardy at the court house thereof on Tuesday the 2nd day of December
2014. This day, Bryan C. Ward, Sheriff and Treasurer of this County, presented to the Commission a list of real estate in this County
delinquent for the non-payment of taxes thereon for the year 2013, verified by this affidavit thereto appended, which said list being
examined by the Commission, and found to be correct, is therefore allowed.
Gregg Ely
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
12/10 1c
ESTATE NAME:
ADMINISTRATOR:
United States of America
State of West Virginia
County of Hardy, ss:
Notice of Administration / to Creditors
Notice is hereby given that the following
estate(s) have been opened for probate
in the Hardy County Clerk’s Office at
204 Washington Street, Moorefield, WV
26836-0200. Any person seeking to
impeach or establish a will must make
a complaint in accordance with the
provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-11
through 13.
Any interested person
objecting to the qualifications of the
personal representative or the venue or
jurisdiction of the court, shall file notice of
an objection with the County Commission
within 90 days after the date of the first
publication or within 30 days of the service
of the notice, whichever is later. If an
objection is not filed timely, the objection
is forever barred. Any person interested
in filing claims against an estate must file
them in accordance with West Virginia
Code 44-2 and 44-3.
Settlement of the estate(s) of the
following
named
decedent(s)
will
proceed without reference to a fiduciary
commissioner unless within 90 days
from the first publication of this notice a
reference is requested by a party of interest
or an unpaid creditor files a claim and
good cause is shown to support reference
to a fiduciary commissioner.
Publication Date: 2014/12/10
Claim Deadline Date: 2015/03/10
ESTATE NUMBER:
1229
ESTATE NAME: ALLEN JACKSON BARB
EXECUTRIX:
BRENDA K HULVER
PO BOX 12
BAKER, WV 26801ATTORNEY:
CLYDE M SEE
PO BOX 700
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836ESTATE NUMBER:
1227
ESTATE NAME:
IDELLA MARY BARR
EXECUTOR:
DAVID G BARR
3318 HERMITAGE ROAD
WAYNESBORO, VA 22980ATTORNEY:
JOYCE E STEWART
113 WINCHESTER AVE
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836ESTATE NUMBER:
1215
ESTATE NAME: ANNA LEE DEL GALLO
EXECUTRIX:
KATHLEEN G SHOLL
28 HIDDEN VALLEY CIRCLE
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443ESTATE NUMBER:
1211
ESTATE NAME:
ODESSA LOU SEE
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA: CONNIE RIDDLE
PO BOX 87
13180 RT 259
MATHIAS, WV 26812-0087
ATTORNEY:
JACK H WALTERS
PO BOX 119
MATHIAS, WV 26836ESTATE NUMBER:
1203
ESTATE NAME:
VIOLET LEE (WILT) STEWART
ADMINISTRATOR CTA:
CARL OSCAR STEWART
175 FARREN LANE
BROADWAY, VA 22815ESTATE NUMBER:
1216
ESTATE NAME:
SHARON CATHERINE THOMPSON
EXECUTOR:
WESLEY A THOMPSON
1582 POWDER SPRING ROAD
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM JUDY III
PO BOX 636
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836ESTATE NUMBER:
1257
JOHN TOM VETTER
WILLIAM H. JUDY III
PO BOX 636
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836-
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
CO-EXECUTOR:
1230
STANLEY D SEE
SHEILA V PRATT
PO BOX 2
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836-
CO-EXECUTOR:
SHIRLEY M PRATT
PO BOX 273
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836-
CO-EXECUTOR:
SHARON E CHAMP
133 CHURCH ROAD
OLD FIELDS, WV 26845-
CO-EXECUTOR:
SANDRA K STUMP
45 STUMP LANE
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836-
Subscribed and sworn to before me on
12/02/2014
GREGORY L ELY
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
12/10, 12/17 2c
FIDUCIARY NOTICE
The account of Ronald W. Eye of
the Estate of Anna C. Eye is before the
undersigned for a final settlement.
Dated this the 5th day of December,
2014.
William H. Judy, III
Fiduciary Commissioner
12/10, 12/17 2c
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
(2013-S-00000002 - Hardy County Gerard M. Folio)
To: WARREN ROBERT MILLER,
WARREN R. MILLER, WARREN ROBERT
MILLER, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all
unknown heirs, guardians conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that GERARD M.
FOLIO, the purchaser of the tax lien(s)
on the following real estate, Certificate of
Sale: 2013-S-00000002, P/O LOT 6 18.432
AC SEC 2 LR RIDGE MILLER, located in
CAPON which was
returned delinquent in the name of
MILLER WARREN ROBERT, and for which
the tax lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Hardy County at the sale for the
delinquent taxes made on the 14th day of
November, 2013, has requested that you
be notified that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or after April
1, 2015, as provided by law, unless
before that day you redeem such real
estate. The amount you will have to pay
on the last day, March 31, 2015 will be as
follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and charges
due on the date of the sale, with interest, to
March 31, 2015.
$735.25
Amount of subsequent years taxes paid
on the property, since the sale, with interest
to March 31, 2015.
$1,020.69
Amount paid for Title Examination and
preparation of the list to be served and
for preparation and service of notice with
interest from January 1, 2014 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2015.
$552.96
Amount paid for other statutory costs
with interest from following the sheriff’s
sale to March 31, 2015.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff - cashier
check, money order or certified check
must be made payable to the Honorable
Bryan Clark Ward, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Hardy County.
$2,308.90
Continued on page 6
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Continued from page 5
Cost of Certification of Redemption cashier check, money order or certified
check must be made payable to the The
Honorable Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor.
$35.00
You may redeem at an: time before
March 31, 2015, by paying the above total
less any unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditor’s Office
County Collections Office, Building 1,
Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia,
25305.
Questions please call 1-888-509-6568.
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
(2013-S-00000050 - Hardy County Nathan Walters)
To:
BARRY
WISEMILLER,
NIKI
WISEMILLER, BARRY WISEMILLER, NIKI
WISEMILLER, MS. CATHY WALLACE,
ALLEGHENY POWER, or heirs at law,
devisees,
creditors,
representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown heirs,
guardians
conservators,
fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders. You will
take notice that NATHAN WALTERS,
the purchaser of the tax lien(s) on the
following real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2013-S-00000050, 21.24 AC LOT 89 SEC
4 ASHTO W V HUNTER LLC, located
in MOOREFIELD which was returned
delinquent in the name of WISEMILLER
BARRY & NIKI, and for which the tax lien(s)
thereon was sold by the sheriff of Hardy
County at the sale for the delinquent taxes
made on the 14th day of November, 2013,
has requested that you be notified that
a deed for such real estate will be made
to him or her on or after April 1, 2015, as
provided by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The amount
you will have to pay on the last day, March
31, 2015 will be as follows:
Amount equal o the taxes and charges
due on the date of the sale, with interest, to
March 31, 2015.
$685.29
Amount of subsequent years taxes paid
on the property, since the sale, with interest
to March 31, 2015.
$973.83
Amount paid for Title Examination and
preparation of the list to be served and
for preparation and service of notice with
interest from January 1, 2014 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2015.
$595.42
Amount paid for other statutory costs
with interest from following the sheriff’s
sale to March 31, 2015.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff - cashier
check, money order or certified check
must be made payable to the Honorable
Bryan Clark Ward, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Hardy County.
$2,254.54
Cost of Certification of Redemption cashier check, money order or certified
check must be made payable to the The
Honorable Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor.
$35.00
You may redeem at an: time before
March 31, 2015, by paying the above total
less any unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditor’s Office
County Collections Office, Building 1,
Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia,
25305.
Questions please call 1-888-509-6568.
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
(2013-S-00000006 - Hardy County TROIKA GROUP INC)
To: DANIEL E. LILLY, DANIEL E. LILLY,
or heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all
unknown heirs, guardians conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that TROIKA GROUP
INC, the purchaser of the tax lien(s) on the
following real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2013-S-00000060, 5.01 AC LOT 19 VALLEY
VIEW LR VALLEY TUSCARORA, located
in LOST RIVER, which was returned
delinquent in the name of LILLY DANIEL
E, and for which the tax lien(s) thereon
was sold by the sheriff of Hardy County
at the sale for the delinquent taxes made
on the 14th day of November, 2013, has
requested that you be notified that a deed
for such real estate will be made to him or
her on or after April 1, 2015, as provided
by law, unless before that day you redeem
such real estate. The amount you will have
to pay on the last day, March 31, 2015 will
be as follows:
Amount equal o the taxes and charges
due on the date of the sale, with interest, to
March 31, 2015.
$812.08
Amount of subsequent years taxes paid
on the property, since the sale, with interest
to March 31, 2015.
$1,148.06
Amount paid for Title Examination and
preparation of the list to be served and
for preparation and service of notice with
interest from January 1, 2014 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2015.
$538.00
Amount paid for other statutory costs
with interest from following the sheriff’s
sale to March 31, 2015.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff - cashier
check, money order or certified check
must be made payable to the Honorable
Bryan Clark Ward, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Hardy County.
$2,498.94
Cost of Certification of Redemption cashier check, money order or certified
check must be made payable to the The
Honorable Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor.
$35.00
You may redeem at an: time before
March 31, 2015, by paying the above total
less any unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditor’s Office
County Collections Office, Building 1,
Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia,
25305.
Questions please call 1-888-509-6568.
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
(2013-S-00000052 - Hardy County NATHAN WALTERS)
To: STANLEY E ALLEN III, MELISSA
A.
ALLEN,
TRANS-ALLEGHENY
INTERSTATE LINE COMPANY, TRAIL
COMPANY, UNIVERSAL FIELD SERVICES
INC., or heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all
unknown heirs, guardians conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that NATHAN
WALTERS, the purchaser of the tax lien(s)
on the following real estate, Certificate of
Sale: 2013-S-00000052, 20.39 AC LOT
106 ASHTON WOOD WV HUNTER LLC,
located in MOOREFIELD, which was
returned delinquent in the name of ALLEN
STANLEY E III &, and for which the tax
lien(s) thereon was sold by the sheriff of
Hardy County at the sale for the delinquent
taxes made on the 14th day of November,
2013, has requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate will be
made to him or her on or after April 1, 2015,
as provided by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The amount
you will have to pay on the last day, March
31, 2015 will be as follows:
Amount equal o the taxes and charges
due on the date of the sale, with interest, to
March 31, 2015.
$668.74
Amount of subsequent years taxes paid
on the property, since the sale, with interest
to March 31, 2015.
$946.89
Amount paid for Title Examination and
preparation of the list to be served and
for preparation and service of notice with
interest from January 1, 2014 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2015.
$581.27
Amount paid for other statutory costs
with interest from following the sheriff’s
sale to March 31, 2015.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff - cashier
check, money order or certified check
must be made payable to the Honorable
Bryan Clark Ward, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Hardy County.
$2,196.90
Cost of Certification of Redemption cashier check, money order or certified
check must be made payable to the The
Honorable Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor.
$35.00
You may redeem at an: time before
March 31, 2015, by paying the above total
less any unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditor’s Office
County Collections Office, Building 1,
Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia,
25305.
Questions please call 1-888-509-6568.
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Moorefield
Continued from page 1B
game and will be tough to beat:
Drake Baker, Nathan “Moose”
Jenkins, Sloan Williams, Rion
Landis, D.J. Zirk, Adam Harper,
Matt Mongold, Matt Wilson,
Jacob Martin, Jake Ours, Tanner
Saville, Garrett Haggerty, and
Matt Paugh.
The Yellow Jackets have one
of the most challenging schedules
which will translate into a positive
learning curve for the post-season.
Moorefield’s season opener is at
Pendleton County this Friday.
The Yellow Jackets battle two
Class AA opponents: Frankfort
and Petersburg.
Moorefield will be returning
to the annual Petersburg Holiday
Tournament just after Christmas
against the Vikings, Pendleton
County, and Bath County, Va.
The Yellow Jackets will play one
additional out-of-state opponent
this season which is Strasburg, Va.
with an away game n Devcember
20 and a home contest on January
13.
Moorefield will host Notre
Dame on January 22.
The Yellow Jackets will travel
to Beckley for the Big Atlantic
Classic on January 28-29.
The last regular season contest
is at Tygarts Valley on February 26.
Moorefield will battle intercounty rival East Hardy on
January 30 in Baker and Februay
20 in the Hive.
Coach McGregor took some
time to answer questions.
Q: What is your outlook on the
season?
A:“Our outlook on things is
pretty good. We just have to get
healthy, we have a lot of banged
up guys from football.The
outlook on the season is pretty
positive. I’m not too sure what the
beginning of the season is going to
bring, but we are very deep even
with Dakota and some of these
other guys banged up. We are
returning a lot of guys and I have
high expectations for these guys.
Hopefully they respond and play
well.”
Q: How do you get back to the
point in the playoffs last year and
improve on that?
“You know, we’re making some
adjustments this year. We’ve
evaluated things, Coach [Scott]
Stutler, Coach [Jared] Wratchford
and myself got together and made
evaluations.
“We had a pretty good summer
and we evaluated a lot of things
and we will take a different
approach to our offense this year.
We’ve really tweaked our offense
and done a lot with it. We’ll be a
little different to watch as far as
the offense goes this year. Teams
might have to come out and scout
us a little bit. We’re going to be
different. Defensively, we’re not
going to change. Defensively,
we’ve been pretty steady with
that. We’re going to still be manto-man, we’re going to be up on
you. We’re going to play, until
the whistle blows. Unfortunately,
as the new rules are written the
whistle is supposed to blow a lot
this year. We’re going to wait and
see how that goes, we’ll see how
it is played. We’re going to be
probably a little more pressure
oriented depending on who we are
playing, because we are very deep
and I can rotate a lot of guys so I’m
not so worried about kids getting
tired. We can rotate a lot of guys
in and out, man-to-man pressure
defense is going to be where it’s at
for us.”
Q: Does dribble-penetration help
open up schemes for you on offense?
A: “Absolutely, we work on that
everyday. That’s always been a
weak point of ours is beating guys
off the dribble and that’s been a
focus for us this year in practice.
One of the aspects of our offense
demands the dribble drive. If we
can draw two, then that’s huge for
us on offense. That opens our one
player to kick out for the three or
if they don’t help, we’ve got to be
skilled enough to play one-on-one
and score the points.”
Q: How athletic do you feel your
team is this year?
A: “Actually, this is probably
one of the more athletic teams
we’ve had in a while. Lately we’ve
had three or four athletes, but
this year I’ve got one to ten, we’re
pretty athletic. I’ve got a lot of
athletic kids we’ll rely on and a
lot of interchangeable parts. If
we can keep developing some ball
handling, [Tyler Smith] Smitty is
my primary ball handler. If we can
get somebody to relieve him, get
pressure off him out front, then I
think we’ll be good to go. Dylan
[George] does it sporadically at
times and Shane Myers is coming
along. We lost him last year for
about ten games when he went
down with a bad ankle and never
got back. He can handle a little bit,
but we will wait and see. Smitty is
the main ball handler, but if we
can relieve the stress of him it will
be big for us. Austin [Williams] is
back. Austin is Austin. He is not,
I mean he can handle the ball at
times, but he is my shooter. He is
going to spot up and shoot and give
me some good solid defense on the
other end. He’s just a steady, smart
player.”
Q: If you had a close game in
the fourth quarter, would you rather
have a team in foul trouble that can
score or a team that can play really
good defense?
A: “Well, it depends if I have
the ball or not. It’s always nice to
have a strong defensive team. If
your coming down the stretch in
a very close ball game, it’s very
nice to be able to make defensive
stops. That’s what wins games. We
do rely heavily on our defense, so
if we’re coming down to the last
minute or two of a ball game and it
is close, we’re going to be wanting
to make defensive stops. If we can
make a defensive stop, that stops
them from scoring gives us the
opportunity to take the lead or
keep the lead. So we’ll rely heavily
on our defense.”
Q: How important is youth
baskeball for develeopment and
experience?
A: “You can’t beat that. We
want to get more involved with the
youth program. We try to get the
guys who coach the little league
programs to do what we’re doing.
What I do here, we do at the
little league level. To think it’s too
complicated to play at the little
league what we do here, it’s not.
It’s simple, my little league team
will run the same offense as my
varsity team runs. It will be scaled
down, but it is the same concept.”
Q: How confident are you of the
quality of teams in the Potomac
Valley Conference?
A: “The PVC is going to be good
this year. Pendleton is returning a
lot of kids and they’re expecting to
have a nice year up at Pendleton
County. Tucker County is going
to be strong. Everybody says that
they’ve lost a few, but they’ve got a
few back and a transfer back. They
have their point guard back. They
are going to be the biggest team we
see this year other than Frankfort.
They are going to bang the boards.
Pocahontas is going to be strong,
the point guard is back. He is fast
and quick, so we’re going to have
to handle him. Tygarts Valley has a
couple kids returning. The PVC is
going to be pretty strong.
Q: How do you feel about
participating in the Big Atlantic
Classic again?
A: “We’re excited about that.
We got the invitation to come
back this year and I was glad they
extended that invitation to us. We
really enjoyed it two years ago
when we went. It’s real nice and
they’ll give out a scholarship to one
of our players. It is good, it gives
us an opportunity to travel. It’s a
four-hour trip, an overnight trip.
If you do make it to Charleston,
it does give you a little bit of an
advantage there. You get used to
traveling and you get to play in the
arena-type atmosphere with a big
court. It’s an exciting experience
for us. We won’t know who we are
playing until about a week before
we go. Most likely it will be teams
we don’t play on a regular basis
and won’t be on our schedule.
Q: Notre Dame is back on the
schedule, how tough will that game
be?
“We played Notre Dame last
year in the regular season over
there and it is a return trip for them
this year. They’ll be coming in and
the West kid will be a sophomore
this year and he was a phenomenal
player as a freshman. I’m sure
they’ve added a few additions as
they always do every year. They’ll
be tough, they’ll be quick. It will be
a good, tough home game for us
this year. I’m glad it’s here and not
there.”
Q: How special is it to return to
the Petersburg Holiday Tournament?
A: “It’s nice, it’s always nice to
be there. I know a lot of people
in the community. My roots are
from there. I had my first job ever
over there. I know a lot of guys
from up there and I always get a
nice welcome. It’s nice to see the
guys. A lot of guys there gave me
advice over the years to make me
the coach I am today and they’re
from Petersburg. It’s nice to go
back and see those guys and play in
the holiday tournament. It’s a good
atmosphere. I expect Petersburg to
be very strong this year.”
Q: What are some of the changes
to the schedule?
A: “We’re not going to play
Allegany (Md.) this year and one
of the reasons was so we could get
down to Beckley to play in that
tournament.
“We added our close single
A team with Union. We haven’t
played Union in a long time and
we’re trying to get back to playing
them. It’s an easier commute with
the Corridor H opening up, a much
easier trip.”
Q: How is your team chemistry?
A: “Team chemistry is good.
Entire team returning from last
year.”
Q: What specific challenges do
you face this year?
A: “Getting team healthy and
ready to play our best basketball in
late Feb. and early March.”
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Q: What impresses you the most
about your team?
A: “Our depth”
Q: How do you motivate the
players in practice?
A: “Practice hard or don’t play.”
Q: How often do you need to
work on fundamentals?
A: “Everyday.”
Q: What is the best shooting drill
during practice?
A: “Full speed/ Game like.”
Q: What are your primary
offensive and defensive styles?
A: “Offensive Style depends on
the team we are playing. Share
the ball and make open shots.
Defensive Style - man-to-man.
Q: How important is passing?
A: “Very important. Turnovers
are one of the main things that
lead to failure.”
Q: What type of shot is the best?
A: “Lay-up”
Q: How important is it to drive to
the basket?
A: “Dribble penetration is very
important. We must make the
opposing team play help defense
to open up shooters.”
Q: Is perimeter shooting a better
option?
A: “Not always. Depends if we
are having a good shooting night
or not. The dribble drive will
make perimeter shooting more
available.”
Q: What is the best type of
defense?
A: “Man-to-man, we must
have excellent man to man
fundamentals before you can play
any other type of defense.”
Q: How often do you need to send
two players to the ball on defense?
A: “Only when we get beat on
defense or we are trapping.”
Q: How crucial is rebounding?
A: “The most crucial part of
the game. Team that wins the
rebounding category wins just
about every game. If we rebound,
we can win lots of games.”
Q: Looking at your schedule
overall, how competitive will you
be?
A: “Very competitive. Looking
forward to a positive year.”
Q: How intense are rivalry games
and is it harder to focus in those
games?
A: “Rivalry games are extremely
intense. Especially East Hardy,
Tucker, Pendleton and Notre
Dame. Rivalry games are easier to
focus. The kids’ focus in some of
the other games is what you worry
about. It’s off-schedule, not PVC
games. Other than your record,
they don’t mean a whole lot other
than your pride. The rivalry itself
brings intensity, it gets them
focused, it gets them pumped up.
You don’t need to worry whether
or not we are going to show up
that night. When we play East
Hardy, it’s going to be game time
all day. When Tucker County and
Notre Dame come in, it’s going to
be intense all day. They are going
to be focused thinking about the
game. Some of the other games
are trap games you have to look
out for.
Q: How important is it to get
bragging rights for Hardy County?
A: “It is, it’s nice to beat your
inter-county team. Social media
puts it out there for the kids. For
myself, it’s a game. It’s a game you
want to win, because it is a PVC
game and it’s a seed win. When
it comes down to seeding at the
end of the season the coaches
get together and see who the best
teams are and who will be number
one, two, three, four, five, and six
and all the way through. Obviously,
you want to be a top-seed, so every
game is important. We’ve got to
stay focused with that. The guys
themselves like to have the social
media for who beat who, so it’s out
there. They take pride in that, so
I think it’s always in the back of
their minds.”
Q: What is your team motto?
A: “Defense wins!”
Q: What are some of the attributes
or skills each player brings to the
team?
A: “Chris Paugh: Strong and
physical. Rebounds well and plays
good around the basket.
“Ben Vance: Three point
shooter
“Tyler Smith: Point Guard.
Sees the floor very well. Handles
pressure and leads our offense.
Good perimeter shooter
“Dylan George: Defensive
leader. Draws opposing teams
best guard/forward.
He’s our
shut down defender. Need him to
rebound this year.
“Austin Williams: Shooting
guard.
Excellent perimeter
shooter, looking for him to have a
good year shooting the 3 pt. shot.
“Aaron Cole: Excellent inside
offensive player. Plays hard and
aggressive. Good moves to the
basket. Needs to rebound better
this year.
“Dakota Vetter: plays well
15’ and in. Good rebounder.
Looking for him to lead team in
this category and be more physical.
“Tanner Carr: Very heady
player (smart),
can play all
positions on the floor.
“Shane Myers: Hustles and
brings instant energy. Anticipates
very well, excellent on ball
defender
“Caleb Kite: Very good athlete.
Jumps well and finishes around
the basket well. Looking for him
to be more aggressive this year.
“Greg Franklin: Can play inside
or outside. He’s a tough match up.
Needs to play more intense and
physical. Excellent defender at
times.
“Mitchell Martin: Plays strong
and aggressive, okay mid range
jump shot.”
Moorefield is ready to beat the
clock to victories this season.
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8B - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Vikings Claim Back-to-Back Titles
Story & Photo
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Petersburg Middle won the 3rd
Annual Moorefield Middle Invitational Championship for the second straight season with a 51-22
victory over the Cougars last Saturday afternoon.
“It’s great for the kids, but we
know what our goal is and that is
for us to win a PVL Championship. We just have to get to that
point, it’s just a nice award along
the way and hopefully we get to the
ultimate prize,” Petersburg Middle
Coach Dave Rogers noted.
The first round of the invitational on Friday night featured Petersburg vs Pendleton County and
Moorefield vs EHEMS.
The Vikings defeated Pendleton
County 43-17.
Petersburg was led in scoring by
Jacob Hartman with 13 points, followed by Zack Rohrbaugh with 10
points.
The Wildcats leading scorer was
Dallas Sly with five points.
EHEMS defeated the Yellow
Jackets 31-22 to setup a championship match with the Vikings.
Aden Funkhouser led the Cougars with 10 points, followed by
Cole Swanson with seven markers.
Blake Watts paced MMS with
seven points.
The Wildcats defeated MMS in
the consolation game 39-28.
After a couple turnovers both
ways, MMS scored first on a free
throw by Ben O’Neill at 5:08.
The Wildcats responded with a
jumper by Marcus Sites.
The lead changed again over
two minutes later on a field goal by
Kolby Hunt.
Tristan Wagoner hit two free
throws to regain the lead at 1:56.
Hunt scored on the ensuing possession for the Yellow Jackets as
the lead swapped again.
Draven Roberts notched a basket with 18 seconds left in the
frame to go up 6-5.
The Wildcats really got separation as Sites drilled a pair of
3-pointers in a minute during the
second period for a 16-9 edge.
Roberts stole the ball and scored
to extend it to 18-9, then MMS’s
Grant Keller answered with a trifecta.
Josh Wagoner netted a basket to
give Pendleton County a 20-12 advantage at halftime.
Hunt scored off a steal early in
the third period, then Wagoner
scored.
Keller hit a hook shot for the
Yellow Jackets to cut it to 22-16.
Blake Watts added a free throw
after a bucket by Wagoner.
Watts made a jumper later in the
third period, but Pendleton County
held on to a 29-19 score after three
periods.
Hunt and Keller made some baskets in the fourth period and Jackson Weese hit a bank shot to slice
it down to six, 33-27 with 1:40 left.
The Wildcats managed to hit
some free throws down the stretch
and Colt Smith added a field goal
at the buzzer, 39-28.
Pendleton County was led by
Marcus Sites with 14 points including two 3-pointers, followed by
Draven Roberts with 10 points.
The leading scorer for the Yellow Jackets was Grant Keller with
nine points, followed by Kolby
Hunt with eight points.
In the championship game, the
Vikings cruised to a 12-0 advantage
as Hunter Pool scored eight points
during the stretch to go along with
three steals.
Zack Rohrbaugh notched two
steals and two points during the
opening run.
Aden Funkhouser garnered the
only points of the first quarter for
the Cougars at the 3:15 mark.
Petersburg got points from Jacob Hartman and Carter Phares to
extend the lead 19-2 through one
period.
Funkhouser (4) and Adam Larson (2) added the only additional
points in the second period for
EHEMS.
Tyce Wisnewski hit a 3-pointer
for a 26-2 lead at 3:27.
Petersburg kept the pressure going with steals to build a 35-8 score
at halftime with Hartman leading
the charge with eight points, followed by Pool with seven.
The Vikings made it 44-12 after
three periods of play.
Logan Whetzel scored on a
jumper for the Cougars in the third
period and there were a couple prove on,” EHEMS Coach Travis
free throws by Funkhouser and Weatherholtz stated.
Chance Dove.
“Petersburg’s got a great team.
EHEMS started the scoring in
They
basically out-manned us and
the fourth period on a jumper by
Funkhouser.
had more speed and more experiPetersburg’s
Nick
Fleming
ence than us.”
nailed a 3-pointer at 4:25, then
Pool stole the ball and Funkhouser
blocked a shot.
Dove netted two baskets in a
stretch of 52 seconds to cut the deficit to 47-19.
Funkhouser completed an oldfashioned three point play with
1:16 remaining.
Kahner Turner added a jumper
with 37 seconds left for the final
score of 51-22.
Hartman scored a game-high 14
points for the Vikings, followed by
Pool with seven.
Funkhouser paced EHEMS with
a dozen points.
“It was nice to start the season on
a positive note. We can take a lot of
positive things from this weekend EHEMS’s Chance Dove shot a
and a lot of negative things out of fadeaway jumper over Vikings
the weekend. We have a lot to im- defender Carter Phares.
The Old MasTer
By Jay Fisher
It is the Liberty Bowl for WVU!
West Virginia returns to the Liberty Bowl (it played in it 50 years
ago) to face Texas A&M. It should
be an interesting match-up for a
few reasons. First, WVU is one of
the teams that the Big 12 brought
in after Texas A&M left the conference for the SEC. Second,
Dana Holgorsen has history with
Kevin Sumlin (Holgorsen was
Sumlin’s Offensive Coordinator
at Houston) and Jake Spavital (he
was QB coach under Holgorsen at
WVU). Finally, it should be an entertaining game on the field. The
Aggies are capable of scoring lots
of points, but their defense was
suspect all season, and the Aggies
also are capable of giving up plenty of points, too. The game will be
played Monday, December 29, at
2:00pm. It is in Memphis, Tennessee – home of Blues, great BBQ,
and Graceland.
If you want tickets, WVU really wants you to purchase them
through the WVU Ticket Office.
The Big 12 has said that teams are
responsible for paying for any unsold tickets, so every unsold ticket
will cost the Mountaineers $85.
Call 1-800-WVU-GAME or go to
www.wvugame.com to order. This
will also be the first ever meeting
between West Virginia and Texas
A&M.
The basketball team suffered
its first loss of the season, against
LSU, 74-73. The athletic Tigers
are not a bad team, but this is a
game WVU could have won. They
held a 14 point lead early in the
second half, but couldn’t close the
deal. Poor shooting, and lackluster halfcourt defense cost WVU
dearly.
Speaking of lackluster,
the Mountaineers then traveled
to Northern Kentucky on Sunday, and pretty much sleepwalked
through the first half. They held
just a 20-17 lead thanks to poor
shooting (again) and less than
solid rebounding. Bob Huggins
halftime talk helped, though, and
WVU pulled away for a deceptive
67-42 win.
Hardy County Middle School Basketball
EHEMS Boys Basketball:
8th grade: Aden Funkhouser, Logan Whetzel, Ian Tharp, Zach Franks,
Adam Larson, Cole Swanson, Chance Dove, Jeffrey Mills; 7th grade:
Austin Alt, Noah Miller, Adam Baker, Hinton Shifflet, Colten Spaid,
Preston Dove, Seth Smith; 6th grade: Alex Miller, Bryce Tharp, Andrew
Tharp. Coach: Travis Weatherholtz.
MMS Boys Basketball:
8th grade: Grant Keller, Ben O’Neill, Blake Watts, Matthew Wright, Noah
Ketterman, Ean Carr, Ben Pyles; 7th grade: Kolby Hunt, Chase Vance,
Thomas Williams, Lane Ours, Brent Moran, Jackson Weese, Anterion
Harris, Addison Barb, Javon Fawley, Marcus Dyke, James Brokell; 6th
grade: Hayden Baldwin, Kennan Mongold; Coach: Jared Wratchford.
EHEMS Girls Basketball
8th grade: Jasmine Abrell, Sierra Dispanet, Hannah Fogel, Molly Yates;
7th grade: Elizabeth Dove, Chelsea Keller, Emily Moyers, Madison
Strawderman, Rebecca Whetzel; 6th grade: Kassidy Arnold, Tera
Jones, Lillian Shoemaker-Conover, Perry Whetzel. Coaches: Kathy
Strawderman and Jodie Witmer.
MMS Girls Basketball
8th grade: Rebekah Cook, Emma Baker (not pictured), Ciara Smith,
Alyssa Vetter, Macie Zirk; 7th grade: Sydney Hardy, Lindsey Rinker,
Anna Riggleman, Gianna Fair, Madison McGregor, Kennedie Hinger,
Hanna Carlson; 6th grade: Olivia See, Regan Davy, Gracie O’Neill,
Lauren Arbaugh, Remington Hinkle, Alyson Simmons; Coach: Morgan
Hill-See.
EHEMS Boys MMS Boys
Basketball
Basketball
Schedule
Schedule
12/08/14 6 pm .. A ..Pendleton Co.
12/15/14 .6 pm .. H ............Romney
12/18/14 .6 pm .. A .......Moorefield
12/22/14 .6 pm .. A ........Petersburg
1/05/15 ...6 pm .. A ........... Paw Paw
1/07/15 ...6 pm .. H ..Pendleton Co.
1/08/15 ...6 pm .. H .......Moorefield
1/12/15 ...6 pm .. A .. Warm Springs
1/14/15 ...6 pm .. H ........Petersburg
1/15/15 ...6 pm .. H .. Warm Springs
1/21/15 ...6 pm .. H .. Capon Bridge
1/27/15 ...6 pm .. H ........... Paw Paw
1/29/15 ...6 pm .. A ............Romney
2/02/15 ...6 pm .. A .. Capon Bridge
12/16/14 .6 pm .. A .Pendleton Co.
12/18/14 .6 pm .. H ......East Hardy
1/07/15 ...6 pm .. H .......Petersburg
1/08/15 ...6 pm .. A ......East Hardy
1/12/15 ...6 pm .. A . Capon Bridge
1/14/15 ...6 pm .. H ...........Romney
1/15/15 ...6 pm .. H . Capon Bridge
1/21/15 ...6 pm .. H . Warm Springs
EHEMS Girls Basketball Schedule
1/27/15 ...6 pm .. A . Warm Springs 12/02/14 ..6 pm ...... H ..Pendleton Co.
1/28/15 ...6 pm .. A .......Petersburg 12/15/14 ..6 pm ...... A ............Romney
12/22/14 ..6 pm ...... H ........Petersburg
2/02/15 ...6 pm .. A ...........Romney 1/05/15 ....6pm ....... A .......Moorefield
2/04/15 ...6 pm .. H .Pendleton Co. 1/08/15 ....6pm ....... A ........Petersburg
2/16-18/15 6 pm. PVL ..East Hardy
1/12/15 ....6 pm ...... H .. Warm Springs
knew not to foul in those last few
seconds, we were either going to
tie it or go to overtime.”
The first half was very sloppy
with a combined 28 turnovers.
The Lady Indians edged
Moorefield 7-2 after the first
period.
Tara George scored the lone
points for Moorefield at the 3:30
mark off a steal.
The Yellow Jackettes rallied in
the second period on an outside
jumper by Bethany Smith and
a shot in the paint by Natasha
Saville early in the frame to make
it 10-7.
Baskets over a minute stretch
by Kite and Alisha Redmon cut
the deficit to 12-11 at 4:05.
Morgan Smailes and Mckennah
Mullen scored off a turnover to
boost the lead back up for the
Lady Indians.
There were a number of missed
shots down the stretch of the first
half with scattered free throws by
Moorefield’s Katlyn Tompkins
and a shot by Kite to make it 1615 with 1:09 left.
Smith stole the ball and dished
to George who scored with 11
seconds remaining, then moments
later Tompkins swiped the ball
and passed to George for another
lay-up to create a 19-16 advantage
entering halftime.
One controversial mistake
during the game came as the
referees awarded the ball to the
Lady Indians after confusion
with the possession arrow which
pointed to Moorefield and the
Yellow Jackettes weren’t ready
on defense as Berkeley Springs
scored.
Moorefield didn’t get the call
reversed and play resumed as
1/14/15
1/15/15
1/21/15
1/27/15
1/29/15
2/02/15
2/15/15
....6:30 pm .. A
....6 pm ...... A
....6 pm ...... A
....6 pm ...... A
....6 pm ...... H
....6 pm ...... H
....6 pm ...... H
..Pendleton Co.
.. Warm Springs
........... Paw Paw
.. Capon Bridge
............Romney
.. Capon Bridge
.......Moorefield
Jackettes Slip
Continued from page 1B
then the next foul shot went awry.
There wasn’t enough time to
take a shot once the ball crossed
mid-court and the game was over.
“I’m just so proud of this group.
Coach Paul [Keplinger] does a
great job there, those kids played
hard through some adversity,”
Berkeley Springs Coach Dale
McCumbee commented.
“We’ve got a really young
group, we start two freshmen, a
sophomore, and two juniors. For
us, it’s kind of what we expected.
We know we will have some
mistakes, some turnovers, and
some growing pains. They showed
a lot, because they didn’t give up
and didn’t quit and that easily
could have been the case. It shows
a lot about the character of our
ladies. I made sure our players
normal, despite objections.
“Those two points were the
difference in the ball game. We
were waiting to take the ball out
and we had no defense. There
were three officials on the floor
and they didn’t catch it. The
coaches saw it, but the three
people that matter the most didn’t
catch it. There’s no excuse for
that, no excuse,” Coach Keplinger
remarked.
The Yellow Jackettes played
hard, but came up short in
the season opener with all the
blunders.
McLaughlin and Young scored
a team-best 12 points apiece for
the Lady Indians.
George netted a game-high 13
points for Moorefield, followed by
Redmon with 10, and Smith with
nine.
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MMS Girls Basketball Schedule
12/17/14 6 pm .... A ...........Petersburg
1/05/15 .. 6 pm .... H ..........East Hardy
1/12/15 .. 6 pm .... H ..... Capon Bridge
1/14/15 .. 6 pm .... A ...............Romney
1/15/15 .. 6 pm .... A ..... Capon Bridge
1/20/15 .. 6 pm .... H ...........Petersburg
1/21/15 .. 6 pm .... A ..... Warm Springs
1/27/15 .. 6 pm .... H ..... Warm Springs
1/28/15 .. 6 pm .... A .....Pendleton Co.
2/02/15 .. 6 pm .... H ...............Romney
2/05/15 .. 6 pm .... A ..........East Hardy
2/09-11/15 ........... 6 pm ................ PVL
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