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April 29, 2008
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Braxton
Airport to
receive
$111,240
Federal Grant
Senators
Jay
Rockefeller and Robert C.
Byrd announced late last
week that the Braxton
County Airport in Sutton
will receive $111,240.00 in
federal funding through the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants
will enable the airport to
install a runway vertical/
visual guidance system
needed to assist pilots in
making visual approaches.
“Airports are essentially the backbone of every
local economy and gateways for new business and
new jobs,” said Rockefeller,
Chairman of the Senate
Aviation Subcommittee.
“This grant will help Braxton County Airport install
the necessary upgrades,
making air travel safer for
our residents and visitors.”
“Air travel is an essential component of the
transportation network in
our state, and Braxton
County Airport is an important part of that network,”
Byrd said. “These funds
will help ensure the safety
of those who use the airport
and expand opportunities
there for the long-term.”
The airport’s grant
was awarded through the
Air Improvement Program
(AIP), which provides significant funding to local airports, helping them modernize the air traffic control
system and expand airport
runways and other facilities. Senator Rockefeller
was instrumental in securing a substantial increase
in the AIP re-authorization
in 2003 as part of the VISION 100 – Century of
Aviation Re-authorization
Act.
As Chairman of the
Senate Appropriations
Committee, Senator Byrd
has worked to provide
needed funding for the FAA
programs that award these
grants.
“Senator Rockefeller
and I are a team. Whether
it be for these airport funds,
highway construction, better schools, health care or
mine safety, we are working together every day for
West Virginia,” Byrd stated.
“Programs serving
small community airports,
like the AIP, are critical to
maintaining service to West
Virginia and keeping our
airports connected to our
country’s aviation system,”
Rockefeller continued.
“That’s why I’ve fought so
hard with Senator Byrd
throughout my career in
the Senate for a strong
aviation sector and improvements to our local airports.”
Senator Rockefeller
has authored legislation to
ensure the continuation of
programs which serve West
Virginia’s small community
airports. Next week, the Senate is expected to begin debate on S.1300, Rockefeller’s
Aviation Investment and
Modernization (AIM) Act. In
S.1300, Rockefeller was instrumental in protecting
grants for small airports that
the Administration proposed
cutting by reauthorizing the
FAA and its crucial programs like AIP, Essential Air
Service (EAS) Program, and
the Small Community Air
Service Development Program. The AIM Act also
seeks to modernize our air
traffic control system and
hold airlines more accountable for delays, cancellations
and other inconveniences for
their customers.
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Grand Jury reconvenes in Gregory case
Shaw enters plea; Jury finds James guilty in eight minutes
The grand jury attending the Circuit Court
of Braxton County was reconvened for a session
under the supervision of
Judge Jack Alsop on
Thursday April 24, to hear
a case in which Judge Richard Facemire had recused himself.
Jesse Gregory, age
19, of Airport Road,
Sutton, was charged in a
six count indictment returned by the grand jury
with the offenses of kidnapping, abuse of an elder person, robbery, burglary, grand larceny and
conspiracy. The charges
stem from the home invasion robbery of Virginia
Lucille
Boone
of
Frametown which occurred January 21, 2007.
Braxton County Prosecuting Attorney William C.
Martin noted that he had
hoped to be able to present
the case against Gregory
and his alleged co-conspirator who was a juvenile
at last week’s proceedings.
“That would save jurors
and witnesses having to go
through this twice and
would save the state and
county thousands of dollars in expenses,” said Martin. Judge Alsop had ruled
in August that the juvenile
could be tried as an adult.
The prosecutor actually
held off on a second day
grand jury at the October
term of court so this case
could be included with
other pending matters.
The juvenile filed a
petition for appeal of Judge
Alsop’s decision with the
West Virginia Supreme
Court in November. Prosecutor Martin said he had
been expecting a quick refusal of the appeal ever
since, as the local Judge
had ruled, it was a manda-
tory transfer to adult status under the statute. Prosecutor Martin further noted
he has made repeated inquires of the Supreme
Court to find out the status of that case and was
only recently informed a
decision will not come before May 20, at the earliest.
In other Court proceedings, Nancy L. Shaw,
age 58, of Deer Forrest
Apartments, Gassaway,
entered guilty pleas to three
counts of drug related offenses before Judge Richard Facemire on Thursday.
She entered pleas to the
charges of delivery of the
controlled
substance
oxycodone, conspiracy and
false claims. Shaw faces
three to twenty years imprisonment and $35,000 in
fines under her plea agreement which provides eight
other charges relating to
different drugs delivered at
the same times would not
be pursued. Sentencing
was scheduled for July 14.
Charley Clarence
James, age 67, of Stumbo
Road, Frametown, was
found guilty of delivery of
the controlled substance
hydrocodone by a jury verdict in Circuit Court on
Wednesday, April 16. The
deliberation of the jury
was one of the fastest in
recent history. The jury
was out for only eight minutes before returning their
verdict.
Prosecuting Attorney
Martin presented three witnesses in the state’s case.
Donald Clifford Cupp, also
of Frametown, told the jury
that he had purchased the
pills which he sold to a confidential informant from
James. Sgt. John Bonazzo,
local detachment commander of the West Virginia
State Police, told the jury
that he had information the
pills in the Cupp case came
from James and he, along
with Cpl. Mark Yost, interviewed James two days
later. The jury heard a recording of the interview in
which James acknowledged
giving pills to Cupp, but
denied selling them.
The jury deliberated
just eight minutes before
returning the guilty verdict.
Prosecuting Attorney Martin said this is the first time
a historical drug case, that
is one in which the state did
not monitor the transaction, had gone to a jury trial
in Braxton County.
Cupp had previously
pled guilty to the same offense and had appeared for
sentencing on Monday.
Judge Richard Facemire
delayed the sentencing and
ordered Cupp undergo a 60
day pre-sentence diagnosis
and classification.
Gassaway Police Chief G. Ord Thompson
to be remembered in Cogar research
Braxton County’s only law enforcement
officer shot and killed in the line of duty
Though nearly a century has passed since his
violent death, Gassaway
Police Chief G. Ord Thompson is not forgotten.
Ord Thompson, the
only Gassaway Police officer to be killed in the line
of duty, is the subject of a
research project being pursued by Herb Cogar of
Gassaway. “My hope is to
publish my work at some
point so that the true story
of the circumstances surrounding Ord Thompson’s
death will be known” said
Cogar.
Chief Ord Thompson
was mortally wounded at
about 9:00 a.m. on April
30, 1915 by William Holly
Griffith of Wirt County during the officer’s attempt to
arrest him on check forgery charges. Daniel K.
Comer, a young co-operator of a local boarding
house who had been deputized by the officer to ac-
company him that morning, was also shot, but survived. Unbeknownst to the
policeman, Griffith had just
a few weeks earlier shot
and killed Wirt County
Constable Jeff Goff who
had similarly attempted to
execute a warrant for his
arrest.
Thompson and Comer
were evacuated to Charleston by train, but Thompson
died of his wounds later the
same evening. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery
in Elkins, the final resting
place of Henry Gassaway
Davis and Steven B. Elkins.
Comer died in 1982.
Following
Chief
Thompson’s death, a posse
was organized by Braxton
County
Sheriff
R.N.
Rollyson, and the ensuing
manhunt, unparalleled in
state history, ended with
Griffith’s capture in Youngstown, Ohio some weeks
later. He was convicted of
the murder of Ord Thompson by a Braxton County
jury on July 19, 1915, and
sentenced to life in prison.
Within a few years, Griffith
escaped the penitentiary at
Moundsville. Before being
recaptured, he committed
two additional murders for
which he was also convicted.
Remarkably, in later
years, Griffith’s exploits
were widely romanticized
by the media. The book,
Fool’s Parade, written by
the late Davis Grubb of
Moundsville, was inspired
in part by Griffith’s prison
life. A movie by the same
title, starring Jimmy
Stewart, was released in
1971. Griffith died in 1971
at the age of 79, having
spent fifty-six years of his
life in prison. “Sadly,
though in his later years,
Griffith was treated sympathetically, Ord Thompson
and his valiant sacrifice
This picture is the only one known to exist of Chief
Thompson who was shot and killed in the line of duty.
was largely forgotten” said
Please turn to THOMPSON
Cogar. “To the extent pospage 3
Last weekend for comedy
“Teahouse” at Landmark
FBLA students attend
State Leadership Conference
The Braxton County
High School Future Business Leaders of America
competed at the State
Leadership Conference in
Charleston, West Virginia,
Monday and Tuesday,
March 31-April 1. Around
700 students from various
schools participated in over
forty different events ranging from individual online
tests to team events with
production activities. At
the conclusion of the conference, the following students were recognized as
winners:
Brandi
Ransbottom—1 st place—
Business Law; Nancy
Mulhare—2nd Place—Business Law; Chase Duffield—
1 st Place—Personal Finance; Blaine Murphy,
Kevin Cool, Matt Bailey—1st
Place—Web Site Development; Nick Taylor—2 nd
Place—Economics; Matt
Culver—6 th Place—Economics; Kyle Allen—3 rd
Place—Accounting I; Paige
Harper—4 th Place—Business Procedures; Morgan
King—4th Place—Computer
Applications;
Clinton
Means—4th Place—Parliamentary Procedures; Kevin
Skinner—5th Place—Parliamentary Procedures; Jenny
Tonkin—5 th Place—Business Communications;
Jamie
Chapman—5 th
Place—Job Interview; Katie
Rollins—5 th Place—Word
Processing I; Mandy
Burnside—6 th Place—Accounting
II;
Jacie
Whinnery—6 th Place—InPlease turn to FBLA
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Be sure not to miss
the last weekend performance of The Teahouse of
the August Moon, the first
play to receive the Pulitzer
Prize and Tony Award,on
May 2 and 3rd at 8:00 at the
Landmark Studio for the
Arts.
Set in 1946,
Teahouse is a delightful
comedy about a U.S. soldier in Occupied Japan
with army orders to bring
democracy to a small village in Okinawa.
A huge cast, with gorgeous costumes has been
assembled consisting of
Jessica Bates, Justin
Blankenship,
Joe,
Jeanette, Robbie and Jack
Boyce, Merleen Campbell,
Westley
Carpenter,
Rebecca, Taylor and Siarah
Conrad, Lex DeGruyl,
Romeo
and
Camma
Duchaine, Rocky Gettel,
Debbie Hamric, Croix
Keener, Clifton Long, Glenn
Long, Briar Martin, Dalton
Miller, Tess Morris, Sydney
Ransbottom,
Mike
Schartiger, Adam Tanner
and Billy, the goat.
Technical Crew consists of Mitzi and Esker
Morris, Nacole Ransbot-
tom, Erica Butler, Kyle
Allen and Nathan Rexroad,
with Chris Allen directing
and Paula Sanders, assistant director.
The featured artist for
this show will be Janice
Delaney whose works will
be on display in the lobby.
This lavish production
has been financed in part
with sponsorships from
Proctor & Gamble, Café
Cimino Country Inn, Ben,
Stephanie & Liat Randolph
and Maria Frame.
Arrangements can be
made with Cafe Cimino for
a special dinner theatre/
bed and breakfast package
by calling 877-924-6466
Ticket prices are $8.00 for
adults, $6.00 for seniors,
and $4.00 for students.
Teahouse is being presented with special arrangement with Dramatists
Play Service
Reservations and information can be obtained
Please turn to TEAHOUSE
\page 2
Scenes like this from Teahouse of the August Moon
promise theater attendees a hilarious evening of
entertainment at the Landmark Studio for the Arts.
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OPINION
Braxton Citizens’ News
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A weekly photo of opinion in Braxton County...
sometimes good and sometimes not so good.
By Ed Given
A Thank you...
Contest winners announced…
We ran out of space this week, so I am going
to begin this column by announcing the winners
of our first Citizens News Coloring Contest. We
had lots of entries and the judging was very
difficult. But, we had to come up with winners
and we have. They are: Payton Lacy of Burnsville.
Payton won the 7 and under category. He is the
six year old son of Chris and Kris Lacy.
The winner of the 8 to 12 year old group is
eight year old, Chandler Wyne of Sutton. Chandler is the son of Jefferson and Cindy Wyne.
Both winners will receive tickets to the circus, dinner for 2 at Shoneys, souvenirs and
refreshments at the Circus and a prize package.
We congratulate the winners and thank all
those who participated in the contest. They were
all winners!
Words of wisdom…
All of us who use a computer now days, are
often enundated with worthless junk email. Most,
like junk snail mail, ends up in the trash can.
However we all get some things that are turely
amazing or enlightening by nature. I received a
piece last week that I put in that category.
Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued
Chrysler Corporation from death’s door? He’s
now 82 years old and has a new book, and here
are some excerpts...
”Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed
up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our
outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder.
We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our
ship of state right over a cliff, we’ve got corporate
gangsters stealing us blind, and we can’t even
clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits
around and nods their heads when the politicians
say, “Stay the course.
“Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding.
This is America, not the damned Titanic. I’ll give
you a sound bite: Throw all the bums out!”
“You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve
gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this
country anymore.”
I have always admired Iacocca. Not only for
his business genius, but his quick tongue as well.
After reading this email, containing the little bit I
have reprinted here and more, I am still intrigued
by his keen whit and insight. As blunt as it is… I
believe he is right on target with much of his
thinking on this subject. And… it really doesn’t
matter much whether you’re a democrat or republican.
Election day just around the corner…
The May 13 th Primary Election is just around
the corner… I can’t wait to resume some sort of
normal. The election process is critical to our
well-being and future, but much of it sure makes
life interesting here at the paper.
I am contemplating who I am going to vote
for. Unfortunately, I haven’t filled in all the “X”s.
Some of the position are difficult. I guess not
everyone is having the same trouble I am.
I understand it is very busy at the early
voting site. That’s a good thing. The more that
vote the better off we are. You still have until May
10 to vote early at the old Fisher building across
from the Courthouse. Or… of course you can be
old fashion and go on May 13 th . Either way… be
sure and go vote.
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Dear Editor,
Thank you for time
and space that you
devoted to your recent
coverage of science
education activities by
the students from your
area.
Sincerely,
Robin Anglin
Science Coordinator
Office of Instruction
A good experience...
Teens Get Involved… BCHS’s new Interact Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club, is a
community service organization that allows teens to reach out and get involved in
their community. Recently members of the Interact Club, Dannie Arnold and Bethany
Smith, along with band members Bianca Schiefer, Blaine Murphy, and Nathan Moore
served food at the Senior Citizens fund raising dinner.
“I was pleased to see the great turn out at the dinner,” Club President Dannie Arnold
said. “I hope we will see just as many people at the blood drive.”
The Interact Club collected donations of dog food and toys at Rotary’s blood drive
April 26 at the Braxton County Memorial Hospital. Everyone who brought a donation
was entered in a drawing. (L to R) Emily Backus, Grace Browning and Morgan King
collected a large quantity which will be donated to Braxton County’s Animal Shelter.
Lola's World
News And Views By Lola B. Given
Alyce Faye’s fall...
May 13 - Primary Election
I was so sorry to hear via Alyce
Faye Bragg’s email that her dog tripped
her and she fell breaking a hip. She is
home from the hospital now. Only the
week before, my dog tripped me and I
rammed my head into the side of my
house leaving a knot on my hair line
and 2 black eyes, so I was made to
think I was lucky. Alyce Faye is a gift to
WV with her wit and wisdom in the
Gazette, and she is such an active
person at home, and in the church and
community. This lady like the Phoenix
will rise again, and we pray she heals
fast.
Have you ever wondered why our
country is divided almost 50-50 in the
two party system. Many have changed
to Independents, but it is hard to understand how that would help with so few
representatives in the congress to carry
out an agenda. So basically, one is
throwing their vote away. Also, I wonder
at how most look at the person instead
of recognizing the party’s platform is
what they should consider. We see the
Republicans cutting taxes for those who
have the most income while leaving us
peons to foot the bill of an out of control
government. We have a national debt of
ten trillion dollars and we borrow monies to give each taxpayer a token “refund.” It’s a big joke and the joke is on
us. We know our country can be run
right and we know who apparently can’t
handle that. McCain rushing to talk
with Bush the next day after his confirmation as the candidate should change
a thinking person’s mind about considering him for president.
This 50-50 political split is misleading since the vast majority of us are
middle and low-income people. We have
seen this last seven and a half years
that the party of the administration
does not have the interest of the majority at heart. Instead, the rich executives
of giant multi-national corporations
control our country.
The denial claim that we are in a
recession just doesn’t sound right to
those of us who are on a fixed income,
have families to feed, school, and educate. People are groping for a name for
what is happening to us. “Fleecing”
might be a good start. The gasoline and
diesel to get to work empties one’s
pocket book each week. The doubling
cost of goods and services is emptying
most nest eggs or putting families in the
bread line.
Our primary election the 13th of
May is fast coming upon us. My sample
ballot has been filled out and I’m waiting to mark the real one. Remember you
can vote early at the courthouse. We
well know some changes need to be in
some offices.
Lola B. Given
lolabgiven@wildblue.net
The vote will also have
great financial ramifications.
Last week, the WV School
Building Authority expressed
their support of the plan and
awarded $7.8 million toward
the project, contingent on the
passage of the bond/levy. If the
by Delegate Brent Boggs
vote fails, the funding is gone
and there is a long waiting list
of counties that will stand to
Way, way back in the 60’s, the closet; and eventually the
attic, where I assume it ultireceive the funds.
as a fourth grade student in
Consolidation of schools is
Mrs. Westfall’s class, I won the mately succumbed to age and
the harsh environment of Mom a traumatic experience. It
PTA poster contest at Davis
affects communities, families
Grade School, urging citizens to and Dad’s storage space,
periodically moved from place
and often involves long bus
support the bond issue for the
“new” consolidated high school. to place with the annual shuffle rides in rural counties. While it
I remember this, because I won of Christmas decorations, until may often be necessary, it is
not without great anguish.
the $5 first prize and had to go it finally disappeared.
Every Davis Grade School
The Legislature this year
to the PTA meeting to receive it.
student in the fourth through
took several steps to protect
It was hot, crowded and Mom
sixth grade was urged to parour kids. First, we passed
made me wear a tie.
legislation to place time limits
I don’t remember what I
ticipate. I also remember that
did with the winnings, but I do Dad helped me with the project. on future bus routes; increased
As young parents, he and Mom local share funding for county
recall taking the check to the
boards of education along with
Bank of Gassaway with Dad on wanted the best educational
a revised school aid formula
Saturday morning and dutifully opportunities for me and my
brother.
that will give our rural counties
handing it over the counter to
Now, approximately 40
additional funding; increased
Vic Shingler, along with my
years since the vote to consolithe bonding authority for the
savings book. It was the first
date the high schools, citizens
School Building Authority in
check I’d ever received. I have
in Braxton County have the
order to provide more available
no idea what I eventually did
opportunity to pass a combina- dollars for school replacements
with the five dollars.
tion bond and levy that will
and renovations throughout
The poster, however,
actually strengthen our comWest Virginia.
lasted much longer. Mom
insisted it be kept (along with
munities by not only keeping
In central West Virginia,
our remaining schools, but
we’ve witnessed the declining
all other school papers) after
increasing the school populapopulation of our communities
being displayed in the window
as the schools have been
of the Gassaway Midland
tion and making major imCompany. The poster eventuprovements to those commuconsolidated, due to increasing
costs. Eventually, this creates a
ally migrated from my room; to nity schools.
News from
our Capitol
Dear Editor,
I went to Ripley
Cedar Lakes Spiritual
Growth Retreat on April
17th and 18th for the
Burnsville United
Methodist Women via
the Wesleyan District.
The District had 11
members who attended
the retreat. I stayed at
the Mason Co. Lodge.
We had good food and
quite a restful experience. I would like to
thank the BUMW for my
255.6 mile trip-safe and
sound.
Barbara Joyce
Paxton Spiritual
Growth Leader
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negative economic impact on
our community businesses and
closes the facilities the schools
provide for community use. For
those areas that still retain
local schools, we need to keep
them in place as long as feasible, understanding that every
Board of Education has a
fiduciary responsibility to the
taxpayers and the state requirement to pass a balanced
budget. I have enormous
respect for all those who give of
their time and energy in serving
as Board of Education members.
Gilmer County has supported an education levy for
many years to supplement the
educational needs of students
and schools. I commend them
for this important support. Also
this year, a levy to support the
Recreation Center is on the
ballot, which I hope is supported, as well. The Rec Center
is a valuable asset for Gilmer
County and vital to county and
community.
In Braxton County, the
school bond and levy on the
ballot will be an opportunity to
move in a new direction that
will have a huge bearing on
what happens to our remaining
community schools in the
future.
Every voter will have to
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Relay for Life briefs...
16 teams, 117
Longaberger
participants ready Basket Bingo to
for Braxton “Relay be held
The Gassaway United
For Life”
The American Cancer Society would like to
announce as of April 25,
16 teams and 117 participants have registered to
join in the fight against
cancer and participate in
the Relay For Life in Braxton County.
Air Waves - The Boss
97FM, Karen Carr, Ian
Davis, Judy Davis, Kristi
Davis, Linda Davis, Daniel
Finch, Lisa Godwin,
Kimber Knight, Brad
Moyers, Caroline Nicholas, Nathaniel Nicholas,
Valerie Nicholas, Shane
Patterson and Al Sergi
Bank of Gassaway,
Kimberly Miller, Debbie
Adams, Jennifer Barker,
Basilla Brown, Jennifer
Cottrill, Beth Jenkins,
Cassie Mackey, Brian
McNemar and Linda Utt
Be A Star Hero’s,
Melissa Jones, Larry
Jones, Luke Jones, Marc
Jones and Scotty Jones
Braxton, Samantha
Moss, Caleb Harper, Jordan
Mace,
Alicia
Malcomb, Mary McMillion,
Allyson Peters, Josh Porto,
Julie Rollyson, Alison Utt,
Eden Wilson an dRobert
Workman.
Braxton Health Care
Center, Jody Belknap,
Crystal Brooks, Deborah
Clevenger,
Jennifer
McKracken,
Donna
McQuain,
Patricia
Metheny and Karen
Rockhold
Christ Church Crusaders, Pamela Bush,
Gudrun Brown, John
Bush, Amy Gray, Brandon
Gray, Maleigha Gray,
Douglas Smailes, J.D.
Smailes,
Kimberly
Smailes, Eddie Wade,
Ranae Wade, Alice Ware,
Lisa Ware and Rusty
Ware.
Curves for a Cure—
Gassaway/Sutton
Curves, Elizabeth King
Faith
Walkers,
Wendy Wayne
GUMC, Nancy Workman, Rhonda Cox, Mary
Jones, Avnell Keener,
Butch Lancaster, Linda
Lancaster, Aleece Smith,
Jeannie Stone, Rose
Turner, Becky Woodward,
Don Woodward and
Charlie Workman
Hope For A Cure,
Genelda Brown, Linda
Brady, Denzil Brown,
Kelly Brown, Caron
Hudnall, Bonnie King,
Misty King and Angela
Nesselrotte
Miles For Mandy,
Angie Houghton, Juanita
Cunningham, Rebecca
Cunningham,
Vena
Cunningham,
Jason
Davis, Scottie Dorsey,
Kandy Holmes, Tim
Holmes, Judith Houghton
and Rylee Rogers.
Rolling for a Cure,
Janet Burge and Iilene
Allen
Soldiering For The
Cure, Amy Ferebee, Mary
Currence,
Kenneth
Ferrebee, Mary Ferrebee,
Tony Ferrebee, Pauline
Gerwig, Glenna Luzader,
Brenda Taylor, Cory
Withrow and Brigida
Withrow.
Tomorrow’s Hope,
Carol Ellis and Jessica
Ellis
Wendys
of
Flatwoods,
Joellen
Ralphsnyder
These individuals
are all raising money to
support the Relay For
Life and if you would like
to support any of them
with a donation or if you
are interested in joining
their Relay For Life team
you can do so by going on
line
at
www.events.cancer.org/
RFLBraxtonCounty .
Without the support
of local community participants, the American
Cancer Society would not
be able to achieve its
mission. Dollars raised
through Relay For Life
are used for the American Cancer Society’s research, education, advocacy and service programs.
Methodist Church (GUMC)
Relay For Life team “Getting United for a Miracle
Cure” (GUMC) is hosting a
Longaberger Basket BINGO
on Saturday May 3rd at the
Braxton County Senior
Centers new location between
Sutton
and
Gassaway. Doors open at
5:00 p.m., BINGO to start
at 6:00 p.m. $20 donation
for 20 games of BINGO.
Additional games can be
purchased. Door prizes
and raffles also. Refreshments will be sold with ALL
proceeds benefiting the
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life. For additional information or to
purchase tickets please call
Nancy Workman at 3645907 or Linda Lancaster at
364-5678. With your help,
we can find a CURE!
Relay For Life
Silent Auction
and Spaghetti
Dinner
The Stump Chapel
Baptist Church Relay For
Life team is planning a silent auction and spaghetti
dinner on Saturday May 10
at the Flatwoods Community Building from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Take out orders
available. All proceeds benefit the Relay For Life in
Braxton County. Please
come out and support a
great cause and enjoy a
delicious meal. Any questions, please call Janet
Burge at 765-3581 in the
evenings after 5pm or Patti
Toler 765-2211. Remember with your help, we can
find a CURE!
Freedom Bag
Honoring our
Soldiers
Soldering For The
Cure Relay For Life team is
sponsoring “Freedom Bag”
to be displayed in honor of
your soldier past or present
fighting in the war as we
are “Soldiering For The
Cure” in the war against
cancer! For a $5 donation
you can honor your favorite soldier. For bags and
more information contact
Amy Ferrebee at 304-4394726 or Mary Ferrebee at
304-364-8221. Remember
with your help, we can find
a CURE!
Go-Mart team to
hold car wash
The Go Mart Relay for
Life team is having a Car
Wash (By Donation),
Hotdog and Bake Sale on
May 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the U Pak Store in
Gassaway.
All proceeds benefit
the American Cancer Society/Relay For Life. For
Information call Angie at
364-9093. With your help,
we can find a CURE!
Team Captains
meeting set
There will be a Team
Captain meeting for the
Braxton County Relay For
Life at Central WV Outreach in the old Chevy garage in Gassaway Tuesday
April 29 starting at 6:00
p.m. All Team Captains are
urged to attend or send
someone from your team if
you are unable to attend.
For more information
please call Carrie Colliins at
765-5753. It’s not too late
to get involved with this
year’s Relay For Life in
Braxton County!! With
your help, we can find
a CURE.
Survivors Lap
Begins American
Cancer Society
Relay For Life
In a nation where
more than 1,444,920
people will be diagnosed
with cancer this year,
Braxton County is invited
to celebrate life. Relay For
Life is an American Cancer Society event where no
one fights cancer alone. At
the Relay For Life, cancer
survivors are invited to
walk the first lap in a celebration of victory against
their battle with cancer.
The 2008 Relay For
Life of Braxton County
will be held on Friday
June 13 at Holly Gray
Park, Airport Road. The
Survivors Lap will begin
at 7:00 p.m. and registration for survivors begins at 6:00 p.m. at the
Survivor’s designated
registration at Holly Gray
Park. Survivors can also
register for the event by
calling Angie Houghton,
Survivor Chair at 304619-9290.
Relay For Life is the
American
Cancer
Society’s
signature
fundraising activity. It
began in 1985 when Dr.
Gordy Klatt of Tacoma,
Washington,
walked
around a track for 24
hours
and
raised
$27,000 for the American
Cancer Society. Relay
For Life has grown into
an international annual
event that is held in 23
countries, on 6 continents, and in over 4,600
communities. Today Relay For Life is the largest
nonprofit fund-raising
activity in the world with
over 3.5 million participants.
While
each
community’s Relay For
Life is unique, its greater
power lies in the synergy
created by all the Relays
taking place worldwide.
Funds generated
through Relay support
your American Cancer
Society both locally and
nationally. By 2015, the
Society aims to prevent
close to five million additional deaths from cancer, avoid six million new
cancer diagnoses, and
measurably improve the
quality of life for those
who have cancer. Community support is bringing us closer to realizing
these challenging goals.
At Relay For Life
events, participants also
become more knowledgeable about cancer prevention and early detection, and learn more
about services that are
available to cancer patients and their families
as well as opportunities
to become more involved
in the fight against cancer.
For more information about your local Relay For Life, visit
www.relayforlife.org or
call Carrie Collins CoChair at 765-5753. You
can also visit our event
website
at
www.events.cancer.org/
RFLBraxtonCounty.
The American Cancer Society’s national
signature event, Relay
For Life, will take place
June 13 at Holly-Gray
Park. This team event to
fight cancer kicks off at
7:00 p.m. with cancer
survivors making the
first lap.
Each year during
the Relay, cancer survivors are honored for their
courage and strength.
April 29, 2008 Page 3
The first lap of the
evening, known as the
“Survivors’ Lap,” officially opens the Relay
and demonstrates the
survivors’ determination
and will to fight, and encourages Relay participants to help them in
their battle against cancer. If you or someone
you know would like to
celebrate being a cancer
survivor, please join us
for opening ceremonies
on Friday June 13, 7:00
p.m. at Holly-Gray Park,
Airport Road, for the beginning of our Relay For
Life event, followed by a
light reception.
To participate in the
Braxton County Relay
For Life Survivor’s Lap, please complete this form
and return it by June 9 to:
Angie Houghton, Survivor Chair
Braxton County Relay For Life
PO Box 169, Birch River, WV 26610
304-619-9290
Name:_______________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Phone:_______________Email:__________________________
Year Diagnosed:____ Type of Cancer:_________________
____________________________________________________________
My shirt size is (If no size is indicated, survivor will receive an XL):
• YOUTH (6-8) • SMALL (adult) • X-LARGE (adult)
• YOUTH (10-12 • MEDIUM (adult) • 2X-LARGE
(adult) • LARGE (adult) • 3X-LARGE (adult)
Please check in at the Survivors’ Table by
6:00pm on June 13. Survivors will walk at a designated time. Please let us know if you need special
accommodations to participate.
THOMPSON
continued from page 1
sible, I hope to provide
some balance to the story,
and to perpetuate the
memory of Ord Thompson
and Dan Comer.”
On April 28, 2008,
Cogar presented a framed
photograph of Gassaway
Police Chief G. Ord Thompson to his current successor, Chief William Alderman. Ord Thompson’s photograph will be prominently
displayed in the Gassaway
City Building.
“I am deeply grateful
to Debbie Johnson of
Wilsie, West Virginia, who
provided an original of the
Thompson photograph,
probably the last one
made of him” Cogar said.
“Debbie, it so happens, is
a great niece of noted West
Virginia photographer W.E.
Bollinger, who in the early
TEAHOUSE
continued from page 2
by calling 765-3766 or by
calling Kathy Walker at
765-3462 as well as for
help with special seating
needs/or handicapped
seats. Reserved seats not
claimed by 7:45 will be sold
to the general public.
When calling for your reserved seat, please give
your name, the number of
seats, the date of the performance, and any special
needs you may have.
Warm up at the
Teahouse of the August
Moon to experience a
blend of two cultures and
a lump of non-stop, comedic entertainment with
government goofballs, geishas and a goat.
CAPITOL
continued from page 2
make their own decision on
this important issue of the
bond and levy. However,
our current students and
those yet to come – children, grand and greatgrandchildren – deserve to
have the best we can provide.
The circumstances of
the 1960’s are gone. The
The daughters of Daniel K. Comer (Insert), Pearl Comer
Nutt & Dolly Comer Miller (of Parkersburg, WV) with
current Gassaway Chief of Police William Alderman and
the picture of Ord Thompson that was donated to the
town by Herb Cogar.
part of the twentieth cen- search, including docutury, maintained a studio mentation, memorabilia
in Gassaway, and captured or artifacts relating to the
some of the earliest images 1915 shooting, contact eiof the town” he said.
ther him or Debbie
Cogar asks that any- Johnson via e-mail at
one who can provide any hrcogar@verizon.net or
assistance in the re- debbiejohnson@rtol.net.
“new” consolidated high
school at Flatwoods is fast
approaching the 40 th
graduating class to pass
through the doors. Now is
the time to move beyond
the past and look to the
future of our kids and community schools. Whatever
your decision, make it on
the facts of today – not what
happened or didn’t happen
four decades ago.
I look forward to casting my vote in favor of this
important educational and
economic development issue for our kids and for our
future. In the meantime, I
need to check with Mom
about that poster. She may
actually still have it in a
safe place.
I look forward to keeping you informed, along
with receiving your comments and suggestions.
Now that the session is
completed, please address
your correspondence to my
home office: PO Box 254,
Gassaway, WV 26624. My
phone number is 364-8411
and fax 364-8711. Or, you
may contact Finance Committee staff at the Capitol
office at: Building 1, Room
472-M, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV
25305. The office telephone
number is 340-3280 or
340-3364 and fax number:
340-3388.
For
those
with
Internet access, my e-mail
address
is
Boggs34@aol.com. You
also may obtain additional
legislative information, including the copies of bills,
conference reports, daily
summaries, budget hearing
schedule and other information
from
the
Legislature’s web site at
www.legis.state.wv.us/. If
you write or leave a message, please remember to
include your phone number with your inquiry and
any details you can provide.
Continue to remember
our troops - at home and
abroad - and keep them
and their families in your
thoughts and prayers. Until next week, take care.
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troduction to Business;
Kyler
Stower
&
S a m a n t h a F i e l d s — 8 th
Place—Desktop Publishing;
and
Judith
Kennen—9 th Place—Public Speaking. The 1 st and
2 nd p l a c e w i n n e r s a r e
now eligible to compete
at the National FBLA
Conference this summer
in Atlanta, Georgia. The
4 th and 5 th place Parliamentary Procedures winners are also eligible to
compete with the other
members of the state
team. This year however,
the state will not be taking a Parliamentary Procedures team.
The FBLA Advisors
would like to give special
congratulations to Nick
Taylor who has qualified
for the National Conference for the third year in
a row. We are proud of
all of our students and
believe that their performance represented Braxton County High School
very well!
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With Deepest
Sympathy
OBITUARIES
Flora Belle (Riffle)
Renshaw
Flora Belle (Riffle)
Renshaw, 86, formerly of
Licking St., Pierpont died
Monday, April 14, 2008 at
Ashtabula County Nursing Home.
She was born September 9, 1921 in
Roanoke, WV, the daughter of Jesse and Ella Belle
(McClain) Riffle. A Cleveland resident from 1946 to
1964, she moved to
Pierpont and remained
there until moving to the
ACNH in 2004.
Prior to her retirement in 1985, she worked
11 years as a finisher for
Premix. She previously
worked 5 years for the Industrial Rayon Plant in
Cleveland.
A Methodist by faith,
she enjoyed woodworking,
gardening, landscape
painting, and feeding the
birds. She was a life member of the Ashtabula
County Humane Society.
Her survivors include
3 step-children whom she
raised like her own,
Sheila (John) Woodburn
and Karen (Dan) Suchala,
both of Ashtabula, and
Charles Renshaw of
Conneaut; several stepgrandchildren and greatgrandchildren; two sisterin-laws, Marion Riffle of
Walkersville, WV and
Dottie Riffle of Beckley,
WV; five nieces, Pamela
Kurilko, Sharon Burge,
Patty Zutaut, Debbie Justice, and Pam Tetzloff; four
nephews, Paul Joseph,
Cecil Junior, and Dwayne
Riffle, and Mike Prince;
plus two very special
friends, Martha and Victor Baker of Jefferson.
She was preceded in
death by three brothers,
Paul, Cecil, and Argyle
Riffle; two sisters, Nina
Burroughs and Olive
Riffle.
At her request, no local services were held.
She was laid to rest in
Quickel
Cemetery,
Braxton Co., WV where
Everything’s easier with people you know
Braxton County, WV
memorial services will be
held at a later date.
Contributions may
be made to the Ashtabula
County Humane Society,
PO Box 422, Jefferson, OH
44047.
Ducro Funeral Services and Crematory,
4524
Elm
Avenue,
Ashtabula is in charge of
a r r a n g e m e n t s .
www.ducro.com
Grover Eugene O’Dell
Grover
Eugene
O’Dell, 92, of Gassaway,
WV died at home on April
23, 2008 after a long illness. He was born April 5,
1918, a son of the late
Grover and Osie O’Dell.
Also preceding him in
death were all of his siblings.
He was a member of
the Gassaway United
Methodist Church, a
member of the Gassaway
Masonic Lodge #133 and
was retired from E. I.
Dupont Belle Plant in
Belle, WV.
He is survived by his
wife of 63 years, Nellie
Hall O’Dell; one daughter,
Norma Jean Higgins and
husband David of Dunbar,
WV; two grandchildren,
Denver Higgins and wife
Stephanie of North Carolina and Paula Day and
husband Jonathan of Red
House, WV; and three
great
grandchildren
Corey and Chelsa Higgins
of North Carolina and
Whitney Day of Red
House, WV.
There will be no services
according
to
Grover’s wishes and his
body will be donated to science.
The family would like
to thank Hospice Corporation of Burnsville, WV for
all their care and concern
these past months. They
were truly a blessing.
Online condolences
may be sent to: greenerobertsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were
made
by
GreeneRobertson Funeral Home,
Sutton.
Eugene D. Dunn
On April 23, 2008,
Eugene D. Dunn was
called to his final
home with Jesus.
Eugene, 86,
proudly served his
country in the Army during World War II in the
Pacific conflict. Afterward, he returned home
to Sutton to meet and
marry his bride, Mary Nell
Johnson Dunn, who preceded him in death after
41 years of marriage. Together they moved to St.
Albans, where Eugene
worked 32 years for Union
Carbide before they retired to Sutton. Eugene
spent the last 12 years of
his life in Culloden.
He is survived by a
son and daughter-in-law,
Danny and Linda Dunn;
and a daughter and sonin-law, Rosemary and
Steve Cook, all of
Culloden. He has three
grandchildren, Jason
Dunn and Allison and
Katie Cook, all of
Morgantown.
The funeral services
were conducted at 2:30
p.m. on Sunday, April 27,
at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist
Church, Hurricane, with
Dr. Dan Hogan officiating.
Sanford D. Exline
Sanford D. Exline, 81,
of Wilsie, died April 24,
2008 at home.
He was born July 5,
1926 at Strange Creek a
son of the late Everett and
Hattie Walker Exline.
He was a retired coal
miner.
He is survived by
daughters, Anita Rollyson
of Wilsie and Patty
Duffield of Strange Creek;
sisters, Stella May Taylor
and Rosie Cultip, both of
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Spring has sprung
and is reminding us with
every new bloom that it is
the time of year where endorphins run high. Taking
time out to do something
good for others can be one
the most rewarding feelings
available. National Volunteer Week is April 27 th May 3rd. Come out and volunteer some of your time
and help spread cheer!
True dedication and
kind hearts can unfortunately be hard to come-by
these days. For almost 10
years now, Harmony Bluegrass have been out to
Braxton Health Care Center to entertain our residents every third Tuesday
of the month. We want to
extend a warm thanks to
the band for taking the
time to do such a benevolent deed. You really do
have an impact on their
quality of life.
Our Medical Director
Dr. Scott Keffer shared
some interesting information with us this week.
Recent studies have
shown an even more important reason to identify and
treat depression. Untreated depression can
cause a change in certain
chemicals that control
brain functions. These
changes can lead to irreversible damage to the
brain cells. This information should make it clear
that depression is truly a
medical problem deserving
a high level of attention.
As
writer
Jane
Howard says, “Call it a clan,
call it a network, call it a
tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever
you are, you need one.”
If you have any questions about senior health
care or questions about
our nursing home please
contact Jody Belknap at
BHCC, 200 Days Drive,
Sutton, WV 26601. BHCC
reserves the right to use or
not use your questions to
address issues in this column. Your personal information will not be used in
this article without your
permission. Have a great
week in Central WV.
Akron, OH; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by sisters, Buelah
and Ethel; brothers,
Homer and Ray.
Services were held
on Sunday, April 27, 2008
at the Strange Creek
Cemetery with Rev. Larry
Conrad officiating.
Arrangements by Richard M. Funeral Home,
Gassaway.
Grady Aubrey “Red”
Rose
Grady Aubrey “Red”
Rose, 71 of Cowskin,
passed away after a
short illness.
He was born
April 1, 1937 in
Pulaski, Tennessee. He
was retired from Interstate and Yellow Freight
Trucking, Teamsters 407
Cleveland, Ohio for 35
years.
A loving husband, father and grandfather, remembered for his sense
of humor and strenth in
his gentle spirit. He had
a passion for sports and
loved to watch his grandsons play.
He was a veteran of
the US Army and served
in Germany from 1960 to
1962. He was a member of
the American Legion Post
#33.
Preceeding him in
death were his mother,
Flora S. Hickman Rose,
father, Jesse William
Rose, and brothers, Eugene, Arvilee, AD and
Buck.
He is survived by his
loving wife of 48 years,
Shirley, son Rodney Rose
(Deanna) of Cleveland,
OH, daughter, Theresa
Nichols
(Perry)
of
Cowskin, six grandchildren, Amber (Jimmy)
Belknap, Autumn Moskey
(Josh Culver), Megan
Rose, Beau Hilton, Garron
Rose and Cody Hilton;
brother, Wheeler Rose;
sisters, Corene Casteel,
Mabel Owens, Edith Yates,
Mary Ruth Johnson, all of
Tennessee and Jewell
Watson of Cleveland, Ohio
and many loving nieces
and nephews.
Services were held
on Sunday, April 27, 2008
at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway
with Pastor Arlis “Butch”
Rexroad
officiating.
Burial with military
graveside rites followed in
the Jamie Hill Cemetery,
Cowskin.
Ialene M. Shaver
Ialene M. Shaver,
80, of Sutton, died April
26, 2008 at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston.
She was born October 17, 1927 in Lewis
County a daughter of the
late William and Flora
Allman McCartney.
Ialene was a homemaker and a Methodist.
She is survived by
husband, Everett J.
Shaver; sons, Edgar W.
Linger of TN, William P.
Linger of CT, Donald E.
Linger of WV, Larry S. Linger of MD; Clinton E. Linger of WV and Neil A. Linger of GA; sisters, Margie
Linger of WV and Mary
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
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Announcement:
Like to make extra
money? Clean out your
closets, attics and basements and bring your
items to the streets of
Gassaway for the May Days
sale on May 1-3, 2008.
Everyone’s welcome from
businesses to individuals
living in town at no fee.
Out of town residents will
have to pay a license fee of
$15.00. All inquiries
please call the Town of
Gassaway and Business
Association.
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Juliana Coal Compamy
Employees Reunion:
Anyone that worked
for
Juliana
Coal
Company at Erbacon is invited to a picnic lunch at
Holly Gray Park, Sutton, on
Saturday May 31 beginning at 11:00 a.m. (lunch
at noon).
Bring the family, a
covered
dish,
lawn
chairs and sporting equipment for a day of fun!
Donations are needed
for site rental/plates/utensils/meat/softdrinks, etc.
Please RSVP with number
to attend.
No alcoholic beverages permitted in the
park.
For information or to
make donations contact:
John Emory Given 3043 6 4 - 2 2 7 3 ,
sweetbilly@dishmail.net or
Jetty Ashcraft 304-2263830, lj.j@frontiernet.net.
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AARP Defensive Driving
Class:
Braxton County Chapter AARP is sponsoring a
Defensive Driving Class at
the Braxton County Senior
Center on May 1st and 2nd.
Class will be from 4pm to
8pm to accommodate those
who work. If we have
enough people interested,
we will also have a day
class beginning at noon
until 4pm. The cost of the
class is $10.00 per person
and certificates are good for
three years. Register
early. Classes are limited.
Call Norris at 765-5236 or
see her at the Senior Center or call 765-4090 to get
your name on the list.
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Braxton County Fairs
and Festivals
Celebration Annual
Pageant:
The Braxton County
Fairs and Festivals Celebration will hold its annual beauty pageant on
Sunday, May 18, 2008. The
Queen will receive a nice
gift package as usual and
a $4,000 scholarship to
Glenville State College.
Pageant rehearsal will be
held on Saturday, May 17,
2008. We will be accepting
applications from in
county girls through April
20, 2008. We must have at
least six queen contestants to keep the pageant
closed to Braxton county
girls only.
If we do not
have six girls by April 20,
2008 we will then open the
Pageant State wide and the
date will be extended to
May 7, 2008. Age categories are Tiny Tot ages 3-4,
Tot ages 5-6, Miniature
Miss ages 7-9, Junior Miss
ages 10-12, Teen ages 1315, Queen ages 16-21.
Please contact Suzanne
Wine for an application at
853-2983 or 678-3478.
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Announcement:
Horsin’ Around Riding
Club will be hosting horse
shows every 4 th Sunday
every month beginning on
May 25, 2008. The shows
will start at noon. They will
be held next to the EMS
Building in Elizabeth, WV.
Come on out and enjoy the
shows.
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Dinner:
The Boy Scout Troop
135 is sponsoring a dinner
in the Gassaway Community Building on May 2nd
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The
boy scouts will serve spaghetti, salad, bread and
dessert. Dinner is by donation, and proceeds will go
towards the boys’ camp expenses. Everyone is invited to join us for dinner,
including candidates in
the upcoming election.
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Flower Swap:
There will be a Flower
Swap held on May 3, 2008
at Little Birch Elementary.
The swap begins at 9am. No
money is to be exchanged.
Bring at least one plant,
with no limit on how many
you may bring. We have
something new for you this
year. The NRCS will be attending to demonstrate
the proper way to take a
soil test. Braxton County
FFA Students will also be
on hand. Everyone welcome to join in on this fun
activity. For more information, call Sue at 765-2994
or Cathy at 765-3021.
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Mothers Day Dinner:
The Flatwoods Baptist
Church, Cedar Street, will
be hosting a FREE Mothers
Day Dinner on May 11th,
from
12:30pm
to
2:30pm. Come and enjoy a
free dinner and great fellowship.
••••••••••••••••••••
Saturday Night Gospel
Sing:
Tommy Hall & The
Sunlighters from Ohio will
be singing at First Baptist
Temple, on Chapel Road in
Gassaway, WV on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 7:00
p.m. Everyone is invited
and welcome to attend.
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April 29, 2008 Page 5
Notice:
Frametown area is
getting together. A community wide yard-garage
sale will be held on May 13 (Thursday-Saturday).
Anyone that can join us,
please do so. Several indi-
vidual yard-garage sales
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starting from Frametown
Little Birch Days
Hill area, Granny’s Kitchen
Pageant:
area, Interstate area north
The 10th Annual Little
and south and Glendon Birch Days Pageant is
Tate Creek Road area. Fol- seeking boys ages 1 to 9
low the signs. Sure to have
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something for everyone!
Kelly Hamon McLaughlin is
very family orientated...
Like any mother she works
daily to protect and care for
her family...
As Braxton County’s next
Prosecuting Attorney she
wants to protect
your family as well as her’s...
Kelly Hamon McLaughlin
is Tough On Crime...
She has prosecuted:
felonies including Drug
Deliveries, Violent Sexual
Assaults, Burglaries
misdemeanors including DUI,
Assault and Battery, Larceny,
Negligent Homicide
hundreds of crimes
committed by Juveniles
hundreds of cases of
Abuse and Neglect
 habitual criminal proceedings result in life imprisonment.
My many years of Experience working for and with
the Assessors office can greatly help you in this time
of Recession both in the office and out. Elect an
Assessor who will bring the office to you, and save
you some gas, time and standing in line. By
meeting me at an advertised place and time in your
community and I’ll help you with your personal
property, Homestead and even collect your Dog
Tax. We can also answer questions concerning your
Medicare/Medicaid and Prescription Benefits.
So help me to help you, our children and our county.
Support Howard Carpenter
for Assessor.
Paid for by the Candidate
She wants to put her
Experience to work for YOU!
Vote for
Kelly Hamon
McLaughlin
for your next
Prosecuting Attorney
A New Voice in the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office!!
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COMMUNITY
CORNER
PAT’S CHAT
BY PAT RIDPATH
attended school there, or
married someone who attended there, you are welcome to come and join KAA
and enjoy our Alumni
weekend.
I received this very
interesting email: “Dear
Pat, My name is Teresa
Hibbs Vickers. I live in
Greenville, Kentucky,
which is in western Kentucky about 470 miles
away. I brought my two
granddaughters, ages (almost) nine and three, in for
spring vacation, April 5
through 12. My brother
Mike Hibbs and sister-inlaw Vickie live on Dumpling Run. That was our first
stop. I drove through
Burnsville and showed the
girls where I went to school
and where my grandparents are buried. My oldest,
Jenaveve, looked at my old
school with kind of strange
look on her face and said,
‘I feel like I have gone
back in the real old times!’
I guess she was feeling
sorry for me since the
school she goes to is new
and really high-tech.
“While [we] looked
around town I was remem-
Braxton County, WV
bering the wonderful
dances, basketball and
football games, learning
the constellations through
a telescope on the old football field and my favorite
teacher, Mrs. Shreve (long
since gone), and the best
apple crisp I’ve ever had,
served with our hot lunch.
Yes, the town does look different but I guess I will always look back at it (when
I come home to visit) with
rose-colored glasses.
“Some of the best
memories of my life were
on Dumpling Run with my
grandparents, Ellsworth
and Ethel Hibbs. What I
wouldn’t give to relive just
one of those days with
them.
“On the 9th, I brought
Chassidy, Jena, and my
mother, Mary Jane McKay,
back to Burnsville for the
day, and a great cook-out
at Mike and Vicki’s house.
We took time to visit the K
of P Cemetery to put flowers on my grandparents’
graves and the grave of my
great-uncle Walt Hibbs.
The view from up there is
beautiful. I also visited
with my father, Gene
Rose
Amos
Barnett
(Burnsville Class of 1940),
survives. They were married in 1940. Denver was
88. He and Rose always
greatly
enjoyed
the
Burnsville Alumni events.
He was a retired Lt. Colonel and was buried with full
military honors in the
Burnsville K of P Cemetery. His son, Robert
Barnett, sent me this information. Thank you, Robert.
It will soon be time for
another Alumni event at
Burnsville. The Kanawha
Alumni Association will
have its next meeting on
Sunday, May 4, at 4:00
p.m. in the Burnsville
School Cafeteria. All members are urged to attend. If
you have not received a
reservation letter, please
send your address to: KAA,
P. O. Box 324, Burnsville,
WV 26335 or call Margret
Willey at 304-853-2968 afgeous day and we are very
Hello Everyone!
ter 7:00 p.m. Even if you did
I hope this finds all of thankful. Today we are
not
graduate
from
Burnsville High School, but you well. It is another gor- moving all of the furniture
to our new house. I want
to say a very special Thank
You to Jeffrey and Julia
Foster, Daniel Posey and
Shannda Gay. We couldn’t
have done it without them.
Did you get a chance
to stop by the Flatwoods
Factory Outlet Stores this
weekend? Fiesta Ware
Color this cute turtle and then be sure to write your name, address, phone number and age in the
was having a huge sale
space provided. Drop off your entry at the greenhouse or mail it to Frame’s Nursery, 700 Herold
along with many of the
other shops. There was
Road, Sutton, WV 26601, by Friday, May 2nd. Judging will be that weekend
. Winners will be
also the Spring Fling going
notified by phone to win a free hanging basket for Mother’s Day. There will be four winners
on, with lots of pretty things
to buy. I didn’t make it out
chosen, one in each age group of 3-4 year olds, 5-6 year olds, 7-8 year olds, and 9-11 year olds.
there but Teresa did and
she told me there was so
much stuff she didn’t know
where to start. Ha!
Birthdays this week
are: April 29 th - Jenna
Facemire; April 30th- David
Jarrell, Jr., Brandon Gum,
Cassi Durnell; May 1 st Brianna Bodkin, Jenica
Grace Stump; May 2 nd Jerry Graham; May 3 rd Chad Lancaster, Jeffrey
Douglas
Roberti,
Cheyanne Lawson, Jarren
Morlan, Bryson Morlan,
Mancel K. Carr, Adrian
Lunceford; May 4 th - Jo
Anna Moore, Aaron Wentz;
May 5 th - Mary Frame
Jones,
Joshua
Cunningham,
Buster
Myers, Sandra Whitesel,
Diane Ware, Charles
Kenton Meadows III. Happy
Birthday to all of you!!!!
Please keep the following people in your
prayers, Harry & Margaret
Hoffman, and Candace Layman.
This week’s recipe is
for Creamy Ranch Pork
Chops & Rice.
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
4 boneless pork chops,
3/4" thick
1 can (10 3/4 oz.)
Campbell’s® Condensed
Cream of Mushroom Soup
(Regular, 98% Fat Free or
25% Less Sodium)
1/2 soup can milk
1 pkg. (1 oz.) ranch salad
dressing mix
Paprika
Ranch-style rice
Heat oil in skillet. Add
chops and cook until
browned. Add soup, milk
and 1/2 pkg. salad dressing mix. Heat to a boil.
Cover and cook over low
heat 10 min. or until done.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Serve with Ranch-Style
Rice. Tip: Ranch-Style
Rice: Add remaining salad
dressing mix to water
when making rice.
McMilan
& Life is
the name
of a singing group
who will
appear at
t
h
e
Buckhannon
Seventhday Adventist Church on
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at
7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited. This group has sung
with the Gaithers, so you
know how good they are. I
am looking forward to it.
Correction: I wrote last
week about Wally Hefner,
a Burnsville graduate who
saw London Bridge on two
continents, but I said he
was in London during WW
II. Wally writes that it was
during the Cold War when
the Russians were trying
to push us out of West Berlin. He writes, “On the
news one night in 1961 after Amos & Andy, President
Kennedy said they were
going to double or triple the
draft. During those days
was the closest we came to
WW III. The Russians
started building the Berlin
Wall and the Cuban crisis.
People today don’t realize
how close we came to War
when the Russian started
putting missiles into
Cuba. Did I ever tell you
the story about what W.
Churchill and I did in Germany?” No, Wally, you
never did tell me. I am sure
my readers will enjoy hearing about that.
The Mt. Zion Community Church at Anmoore
had a sing last Friday
evening. Shirley Gilmore
is the pastor there and she
had invited many great
singers, including some
from our church whom
Claire Givens invited. The
singers were great, especially the professional
sound of Brenda Jones and
her daughter who used to
sing in Branson, Missouri.
Denver
Barnett
(Burnsville Class of 1937)
died on March 24 after an
extended illness. His wife,
Hibbs, in Weston that week
on a daily basis and stayed
with my mother, Mary
Jane McKay, in Jackson’s
Mill.
“The girls loved the
mountains since western
Kentucky is flat and the
trees were just getting baby
leaves. The eight-hour
drive each way was filled
with lots of wonderful
things for them to see, including a castle in Lexington that is kind of every
little girl’s dream. All that
was missing was a knight
on a white horse. The
horse we left at home in
our back yard.
“Don’t know when I
will get to come in again,
but I know Burnsville will
always be my first point of
remembering the good old
days. It might look like
something out of an old
book to a young child, but
to me it was my life as a
child – and wonderful cherished memories.
“Hope you have a great
week. Gotta close now and
get ready for church. God
bless you. Sincerely,
Teresa Hibbs Vickers”
Maranatha!
GASSAWAY NEWS
Frame’
s Nurser
y is ha
ving
ame’s
Nursery
having
a Color
ing Contest!
Coloring
Name: ______________________________
Address: ____________________________
Phone: ______________________________
Age: ___________
BY MELINDA
FRAME
For dessert how about
these new cupcakes?
1box Betty Crocker®
SuperMoist® french vanilla cake mix
1 1/2cups water
1/3cup vegetable oil
3eggs
1package (1.1 oz) instant chai tea latte mix (or
3 tablespoons from larger
container)
Frosting and Garnish
1cup white vanilla
baking chips
1container (1 lb) Betty
Crocker® Rich & Creamy
vanilla frosting
Ground cinnamon, if
desired
Heat oven to 350°F for
shiny metal pans (or 325°F
for dark or nonstick pans).
Place paper baking
cup in each of 24 regularsize muffin cups.
In large bowl, beat
cake ingredients with
electric mixer on low speed
30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes,
scraping bowl occasionally.
Divide batter evenly among
muffin cups
Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool 10 minutes;
remove from pan to cooling
rack. Cool completely,
about 1 hour.
In
medium
microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips on High
30 seconds; stir until
melted. If necessary, microwave 15 seconds longer.
Stir until smooth; cool 5
minutes. Stir in frosting
until well blended.
Immediately spread or
pipe frosting mixture on
cupcakes. Sprinkle with
cinnamon. Store loosely
covered at room temperature.
Sympathy is extended
to the families of Sanford
D. Exline, Grady Aubrey
“Red” Rose, Grover Eugene
O’Dell, and James C.
Waldeck. Please keep
them in your prayers.
If you have news you
would like to share, please
call me at 364-4615 or you
may
email
me
at
Gassawaynews@hotmail.com.
My new mailing address is
407 Braxton Street. I look
forward to hearing from
you.
“Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers.”
- Thomas Tusser, A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry, 1557
Until next week, take
care and God Bless!
Time for a change
We need your vote May 13th
Luther Ford Powers
For Braxton County
Sheriff
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and girls ages 1 to 17.
The pageant will be held on
Saturday, August 9th. Tiny
Tot (ages 1-4) and Little
Mr./Miss (ages 5-9) contestants will participate in the
Penny-A-Vote (start date
undetermined). Jr. Miss
(ages 10-13) and Miss
(ages 14-17) contestants
will answer questions from
the judges and perform a
talent. All contestants will
receive a trophy and a gift.
Winners will receive a trophy, crown, sash and a gift.
The entry fee is $10 per
contestant. The deadline
for Tiny Tot and Little Mr./
Miss is June 20th. Deadline for Jr. Miss and Miss
is July 11th. No late entries
will be accepted. Call
Wendy or Travis Edgell at
304-765-5069 for more information and an application.
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Bluegrass Instruments
Wanted:
Burnsville Public Library is looking for old or
new bluegrass instruments to put on display
during their annual Cultural Exhibit May 19-24.
We are also looking for
people who would like to
speak to an audience about
bluegrass or play bluegrass. A small fee can be
paid for your time and resources by the library. Call
Jonna at 853-2338 for
more info.
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Announcement:
Gassaway Alumni
members please get your
reservations in early for
the Alumni Dinner on July
5th to Betty Johnson. For
more information, call
765-7616 or 765-5443.
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Revival:
There will be a Spring
revival May 5-10 at the
Wayside Church, Rt. 19
South, beginning at 7:00
p.m. each evening. There
will be special singing each
night. Gary Maynard will
be the Evangelist. Everyone
is welcome and invited to
come and worship with us.
Pastor Bobby Dale
Harper
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Veterans Service Officer:
Please be advised of
the following itinerant
schedule for May 2008.
The officer will be in
the following locations at
the designated time:
Sutton, Braxton County
Senior Center, Wednesday
the 7th and 28 th, 10:30 3:30; Richwood, City Hall,
Wednesday, the 14th, 10:30
- 1:00; Clay, County Clerk,
Friday the 16 th , 10:30 1:00; Webster Springs, City
Building, Wednesday the
21st, 11:00 - 12:30; Cowen,
American Legion Post #62,
Wednesday the 21st, 1:30 3:30; Closed, Tuesday, the
13th, for Election Day and
Monday, the 26 th due to
Memorial Day.
Itinerants
may
change due to emergencies. Please contact the
office in Summersville,
715-B Main Street,
(304) 872-0829, for itinerant changes.
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Dinner:
There will be a Spaghetti Dinner May 4, 2008
from 11am to 3pm at the
Gassaway Community
Building. The cost of the
dinner will be a donation of
$6.00 adults and $3.00 for
children 3-6 years old. The
proceeds from the dinner
will be to help sponsor missionary work through
Southeast Asia for Amber
N. Williams. Amber will be
working with Worship
Foundation International,
a partner organization of
the International Missions
Board. She will travel to different countries over the
course of two months serving God and making His
name famous in all the
nations. We pray that you
will come and be a part of
what God is doing all over
the world.
Family Game Night
The Park and Recreation
Board will be sponsoring a
Family Game night on
April 25Th at 7pm. This has
been Growing in popularity
so don’t miss out bring your
own game and a competitive spirit and plan for a fun
evening out! Concessions
will be provided! For more
information Please contact
- Paul Beatty at 765-5568.
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Revival:
The Sugar Creek Baptist Church would like to
invite everyone to a good
old time spiritual uplifting
revival Sunday, May 11,
2008 thru Wednesday, May
14th at 7:00 p.m. each night.
The featured Evangelist
will be alive Blankenship
from Summersville, WV
who has proclaimed the
gospel of our Lord for many
years. Please come as you
are and join us for a good
time in the Lord!
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Sweep Screenings:
Braxton
County
Schools will conduct
Sweep Screening for
speech and language disorders among school children
beginning May 1, 2008 and
ending on May 30, 2008.
Speech/language pathologists will screen kindergarten eligible students
currently enrolled in
school. Tests of articulation and language will be
utilized.
Parents who do not
wish their children to be
screened should contact
the principal of their child’s
school. For more information call 765-7101.
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Dinner:
St. Boniface Church
will be hosting a Baked
Steak Dinner on Saturday,
May 3 rd from 4:30pm7:00pm. The menu will
consist of Baked Steak,
Mashed Potatoes, Country
Gravy, Green Beans,
Tossed Salad, Homemade
Bread, Variety of Desserts
and Coffee or Tea. The cost
will be $8 for adults, $3 for
children 6-12, under 6 eat
free.
Plenty of parking, air
conditioned and handicapped accessible. There
will be assistance for those
unable to go through the
line.
St. Boniface Church
is located on US Highway
33 West, 11 miles from
Weston between Camden
and Alum Bridge.
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Revival:
There will be a revival
at Cutlip’s Baptist Church
at Exchange on May 8 th10th. Services will begin at
7:00 p.m.
The Evangelist will be
Linn
Schiefer,
from
Powells Mountain Baptist
Church and there will be
special singers each night.
Everyone welcome.
David Grunter, Pastor
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Ramp Dinner:
There will be a Ramp
Dinner at the Frametown
Fire Department on May
4th and begins at 11am and
will run while supplies last.
The menu will consist of:
Ramps, bacon, scrambled
eggs, fried potatoes, choice
of brown or white beans,
cornbread, dessert and
drink. Prices for this dinner have been sat at: $10
for adults, children ages 412 $4, and kids under 3 eat
free. All proceeds will go to
the Frametown Fire Department for new rescue
equipment.
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Meeting:
The Kanawha Alumni
Association will have there
next meeting on Sunday,
May 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm in
the Burnsville School Cafeteria. All members are
urged to attend. Any alumnus that has moved or did
not receive a reservation
letter send your new address to: KAA, PO Box, 324,
Burnsville, WV 26335 or
call Margaret Willey at 8532968 after 7:00 pm.
April 29, 2008 Page 7
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Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Bread
Thursday: Chili with Tomato Soup, Crackers,
Braxton County Kiddie
Wednesday:
BBQ beans, Coleslaw, Cornbread, Jello with Fruit
Fair:
Chicken, Baked Beans, Fruit
BCSCC serves milk
Free Health Screen- Broccoli, Fruit, Bread
Friday: Pepperoni Roll, and butter with each meal.
ings will be given at the
Kiddie
Fair
at
the
Gassaway Baptist Church
Basement on Wednesday,
May 7 th, 2008 from 9:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m. This event
One of my opponents has been attacking me by saying too many
is coordinated by Braxton
County Head Start and the
cases are settled with a plea. Let’s take a look at the facts.
Braxton County Community Coalition. The Kiddie
The justice system has limited resources and pleas are necessary
Fair is for all children birth
through age 5. The fair infor the it to function properly. Braxton County is served by two circuit court
cludes screenings in the
judges who rotate among four counties. As with circuit courts statewide
categories of: Speech, Viabout 40% of their time (two days per week) is devoted to child abuse and
sion, Hearing, Medical,
neglect matters. One day per week is devoted to proceedings other than
Dental and Developmental.
Every participate will retrials. That leaves only two days per week for trials, both civil and criminal.
ceive a “treat bag”. Show
you care. Bring your kids
The courts are not the only agencies with limited resources. The
to the fair. We’ll see you
there!
sheriff and I both have to plead with the county commission every year
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for adequate funding for assistants and deputies. We never get all we need.
Benefit Dinner:
When those deputies and assistants are tied up in court with trials they are
There will be a Bennot available to investigate other matters.
efit Dinner for Matt &
Heather Tanner on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from
During my current term in office we have averaged 80 felony
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at
prosecutions per year in circuit court. Even the simplest case takes two
the Little Birch Elementary School. The dinner
days for a trial. It is easy to see that if most cases are not settled with a
will be your choice of the
plea there is no way the system can accommodate that many cases. The
following: Brown beans &
alternative would be that many criminals are not prosecuted.
Cornbread, dessert &
drink-$5.00 or Hot dog, dessert & Drink-$3.00.
In fact, that was the complaint I heard from many law enforcement
Matt is the son of
officers
about the office before I returned in 2005. During the previous
Stanley and Becky Tanprosecutor’s term of office there were never more than 50 cases filed in a
ner, and Heather is the
daughter of Rodney and
year. Apparently he decided how many cases he thought he could handle,
Sherry Rose. They are the
then looked through the reports of pending cases and picked out the best
parents of Logan, age 5,
cases until he reached his quota. I work with the investigating officers to
and Isaac, 9 months. Matt
has been diagnosed with
try to develop a case that can be prosecuted in all matters.
cancer and is awaiting another surgery and possibly
The object of plea negotiations from the prosecutor’s perspective
chemotherapy. He is emis to assure the defendant is convicted of crimes which expose them to an
ployed by Slurry Paving.
The family does not have
appropriate punishment as swiftly as possible and which can not then be
health insurance. Your
appealed. If a case goes to trial it can take months for the judge to have
support is greatly apprecitime for the trial. It can then be on appeal for years. Guilty pleas can not be
ated. God Blessed.
It is more blessed to
appealed. It has been said that JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED!
give than to receive. Acts
20:35
Of course the defense attorney tries to limit their clients exposure
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Gassaway Days Pageant:
as far as punishment. Plea agreements are not like it is often depicted on
Girls of the ages betelevision. Attorneys do not negotiate the punishment that will be imposed
tween 0-21, lets get ready
as that is the authority of the judges. Our judges zealously protect that
to get geared up for the
authority. Even the judge’s authority is largely limited to whether the
Gassaway Days Pageant. It
will be held at the
defendant goes to prison or is granted probation or other alternative
Gassaway Community
sentencing as this state has indeterminate sentencing. That means the
Building on June 21, 2008
state parole board determines when a prisoner is released from confinement
at 7:00 p.m. The entry fee
for the 0-15 yrs is $50.00
after they have served the minimum sentence set by statute.
and the queens (16-21) is
$100.00. For more inforThe final outcome of cases settled by plea agreement include:
mation, please call Sherryl
sexual abuse by custodian
22 to 50 years in prison
Wayne at (304) 364-5550
(please note that we do not
aiding & abetting robbery
7 to 20 years in prison
have long distance calling
incest
5
to 15 years in prison
on our phone).
bank robbery
11 to 30 years in prison
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Meeting:
third degree sexual assault
4 to 20 years in prison
The Wilse-Rosedale
second degree sexual assault
10 to 25 years in prison
Waterline Association will
fraudulent schemes
two life terms in prison
hold its regular monthly
meeting on Thursday, May
1st, 2008 at the Frametown
There are two situations in which guilty defendants insist on a trial.
Fire Department. The
First
is
when they have little to lose because the punishment they face is so
meeting will begin at 7:00
severe or the prosecutor will not agree to limit their exposure by dropping
p.m. Everyone Welcome.
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some charges. I have never hesitated to take a case to trial if that was
Free Concert:
necessary to achieve a just result.
The Montclaire String
Quartet, resident chamber
ensemble of the West VirLong time residents over age 30 may remember the murder of
ginia Symphony OrchesDebbie Jarvis. It took a four week trial in another county to bring her
tra, will present a free conkiller to justice. That was back when the county was broke and could not
cert on Friday, May 9, 2008
at 7:30 pm at Sutton Bapafford an assistant prosecutor. The clerical staff was also cut back to four
tist Church, in Sutton,
day work weeks to stay within the budget. The result, other than a murder
West Virginia. The concert
conviction, was that all other matters were put on hold for a month. It was
is sponsored by Jim and
already difficult to keep up with the caseload because of staff shortages.
Rita Douglas and is free
and open to the public.
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In the next election my opponent was an assistant prosecutor from
Meeting:
Nicholas
County who successfully used the issue of cases taking too long
The May meeting of
the Democrat Women will
to be concluded. You should also remember that she rarely took anything
be held on Monday, May 5,
to trial and offered defendants plea agreements that were nearly impossible
2008 at the Gassaway
to refuse in order to settle cases. The point is, whatever a prosecutor or
Community Building. The
judge does there will be some reason for his opponents to criticize it.
time will be 6:30 pm. If
you have any questions,
WHEN VOTING FOR CHANGE BE CAREFUL - YOU MAY GET
please call President Linda
CHANGES YOU DO NOT WANT!
Collins at 364-2348.
PLEAS
Senior Center
weekly menu
Braxton County Nutritional Program is funded
through the Bureau of Senior Services Utilizing III C
Federal and State Funds.
Meals are served daily from
11:30 am till 12:30 pm at the
Braxton County Senior Center at 33 Senior Center
Drive in Sutton, WV. There
is no discrimination in the
services sponsored by the
Braxton County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. regardless
of race, creed, sex, handicap, or national origin.
Menu For The Week of
April 28, 2008
Monday: Cream of
Mushroom Soup, Cheesy
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pounds overweight, no MVI
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paid;
Lance
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vehicle inspection, paid;
Christy A. Wine, Driving
revoked (DUI), improper signal; Jessica J. Mace, cultivation of marijuana, conspiracy, 2 counts, possession
with intent to distribute;
Joshua M. Balcourt, cultivation of marijuana, conspiracy, 2 counts, possession
with intent to distribute;
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April 23: Brandon W.
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vehicle inspection, trailer,
paid; Christopher Graham,
Grand Larceny; Burglary;
Steven A. Gill, Driving Under the Influence, 2nd offense
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April 22: William A.
Rentz, speeding; Teresa G.
Cunningham, speeding, no
operators, payment schedule; Jessica L. Hupp, worthless check, Elk River
Foodland, paid
April 23: Stacy J. Wine,
Driving Suspended, paid;
failure to produce operators,
dismissed; operators presented to the court
April 24: Timmie
Maze, destruction of property, pled guilty to charge,
assessed court costs, fine
and restitution, 10 days in
jail, suspended; Patrick M.
Douglas, speeding, paid;
Tony F. Burdette, No
seatbelt, paid, no proof of insurance, dismissed, proof
shown; Jeremy P. Walker,
speeding, paid; Dwan C.
Richardson, speeding, paid
Magistrate Joey Kohari’s
Court:
April 22: Jason S.
Dubray, fishing without license, paid; Eric C. StaitGardener, speeding, paid;
John C. Thompson, 12,000
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April 24: Richard A.
Blackshire, expired motor
vehicle insurance, no registration plate (trailer) paid;
Roger A. Gregory Jr., no
seatbelt, paid; Matthew E.
Wolfe, speeding, paid; Ryan
W. Harris, worthless check,
Old Turnpike Grocery, paid;
Rodney Stalnaker, Breaking and Entering of a building; Casey L. Gregory, Domestic Assault, Earnest L.
Tenney, worthless check,
payment schedule; James
A. Neff II, Driving Under the
Influence, 3rd offense, bound
to the Circuit Court; Kenneth Blisath, Domestic Battery, guilty plea sentenced
to 30 days jail, credit for
time served, public intoxication, child abuse, obstructing an officer, dismissed per
Jackson Stone
Jackson Trucking
plea; Francis A. Lough, petit
larceny, payment schedule
April 25: Robert M. Wild
Jr., Speeding, paid; Elizabeth Kerby, speeding, paid;
Roy Jenkins, Transferring
stolen goods; Michael R.
Pierson, Driving Under the
Influence, 3rd offense, Driving Revoked for DUI, No insurance, Defective Equipment, Left of Center, False
inspection sticker; Denzil R.
Patterson, Driving Under
the Influence, 2nd offense,
guilty plea, sentenced to 6
months home confinement,
payment schedule; Obstructing, disorderly conduct, driving suspended,
public intoxication, dismissed per plea agreement
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CONT. FROM PAGE 4 - OBITS
Bahonos of MD; several grand and great grandchildren.
Services were held on
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway with Rev.
William Griffin officiating.
Burial followed in the
Shaver Family Cemetery,
Riffle.
Roger Lee Rose
Roger Lee Rose, 33, of
Sutton, WV died at home on
April 26, 2008. He was born
March 31, 1975 in Nicholas
County, WV, a son of the late
Gene Edward Cox and his
mother, Barbara Ann Sartin
of Gassaway, WV. Also preceding him in death were
his Aunt Rosilee Conrad and
Uncle Kenneth Robinson.
He was a graduate of
Braxton County High
School.
He is survived by his
mother and step-father, Barbara Ann and James Sartin
of Gassaway. Maternal
grandmother
Lillie
Robinson of Craigsville, WV
Uncles and Aunts Jackie
and Sandra Robinson of
Camden on Gauley, WV,
Kermit and Jessie Robinson
of Bays, WV, Mary Ellen
Robinson of Weston, WV, Lila
Robinson of Polemic Run Rd,
Sutton, and several cousins.
Funeral services were
held on Tuesday, April 29,
2008 at Greene-Robertson
Funeral Home with Rev.
William Bebe Marshall officiating. Burial followed in
the Robinson Cemetery,
Birch River, WV.
Online condolences
may
be
sent
to:
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Patricia L. Moore
Patricia L. Moore, 73,
of Elk Street, Gassaway,
passed away on April 26,
2008, at home, after a battle
with cancer. She was born
in Rosedale, WV on July 12,
1934. She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Stanley
and
Bernice(Workman) Turner,
her husband, Roland Moore,
and only brother, Jack
Turner, of Servia.
She is survived by two
sons: Jack & wife Ann of
Gassaway and Charles K.
and wife Marilyn, of
Rosedale; three grandchildren: Kip and wife Kelly, of
Chapel; Charles K. II and wife
Tina, US Navy, Norfolk, Va;
and Kristy Jo and husband
Jon Wood, of Gassaway; three
great grandchildren: Mason
Alan Moore, Paige Allison
Moore, and Brooke Abigail
Wood, all of which her life was
built around; and special
nephew, Terry Turner, of
Servia, WV.
With the assistance of
a loving family and the
Burnsville Hospice Group, she
was able to remain at home.
Her request was cremation.
Friends may call on the family at a visitation on Friday,
May 2, 2008 at the Rosedale
Baptist Church from 6:00 8:00pm. There will be a
graveside service at the
Rosedale Baptist Cemetery for
family and close friends on
May 3, 2008, at 1:00pm. In
lieu of flowers, donations can
be made to the Burnsville
Hospice Care.
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Braxton County, WV
Area Elementary Schools
Celebrate Earth Day...
Thanks to the sponsors on this page and the
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county’s
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schools received a flower to
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of the schools. All of the
schools were very pleased
and so were the students.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
DEREK V. LONG
Believes the Office of
County Commission
is Important to the Future of Braxton
County and ALL its Citizens!!!
Derek has the Dedication and
Public Service Spirit to make him the
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Derek has the Education that
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Work Hard ffor
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Derek’s Business Experience will
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#1 on the Ballot!
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Braxton
Citizens’
NEWS
April 29, 2008
Section
A Special Look
at Braxton County
2
Honoring Children’s Memorial Flag
Day at Braxton County Courthouse
Last Friday’s sunshine provided a beautiful
day
to
honor
Children’s
Memorial
Flag Day. Established in
1998, Children’s Welfare
league
of
America
launched a public awareness campaign to direct
attention to Violent
Deaths as part of a national initiative to reduce child mortality.
The centerpiece is
simple-a red flag depicting blue, paper-doll-like
figures of children holding hands. In the center,
the white chalk outline
of a missing child symbolizes the thousands of
children lost to violence.
Created by a 16 year old
student in Alameda
County, California, and
flown on the 4th Friday
in April , the Children’s
Memorial Flag honors
each child and raises
public awareness about
the continuing problem
of violence against children.
Kandy Dennison of
the Women’s Aid in Crisis, the sponsoring
agency of the event, welcomed every one. The
proclamation was read
by Sutton Mayor Jim
Walker.
Morna Green was
recognized for her dedicated work with the
Board of Education, as
Head start director and
also the Director of food
services. She has been
with the board of Education since 1981.
Jennifer Grindo the
Bureau of child support
enforcement attorney
also was recognized for
her hard work as the attorney since December
of 2005. Grindo represents Braxton, Webster
and Nicholas Counties.
Accepting the award
on behalf of the Braxton
County Children’s Services unit (CPS) were
Donna Boggs, Marta
Ware and Cindy Utt.
Amy Marrow graced
the gathering with a
beautiful version of “God
Bless the Children”. Special music was provided
by the Sutton Elementary School 2nd Grade.
Lance Linden, Minister
of
Discipleship
for
Gassaway
Baptist
Church closed the ceremony with an ending
prayer. Refreshments
were served for guests at
La Dolce Vita immediately following the ceremony.
In past years, all 50
governors have united in
an impressive bipartisan
effort by flying the flag ,
issuing proclamations,
or participating in ceremonies to memorialize
children.
National and local
publicity has been terrific, and Children’s Memorial Flag has become and increasingly
recognizable symbol of
the need to improve our
efforts to protect children.
Proclamation
Whereas, Child abuse is a serious and growing problem affecting
more than 3.2 million of our nations children and over 1,000
children locally; and
Whereas, Child Abuse prevention is a community responsibility
and finding solutions depends on involvement among all people;
and
Whereas, women’s Aid in Crisis, through direct services, public
awareness and community service activities, are making significant progress in strengthening our communities families; and
Whereas, Communities must take every effort to promote programs that benefit children and their families;
Whereas, Effective child abuse prevention programs succeed
because of partnerships among agencies, schools, religious
organizations, law enforcement agencies, and the business
community; and
Whereas: everyone in the community should become more aware
of child abuse prevention and consider helping parents raise their
children in a safe, nurturing environment
Superindendent Carolyn Long and Morna Greene stand
together holding a certificate that recognizes Greene and
the Board of Education.
Jennifer Grindo receives a Merit Certificate from
Dennison.
Amy Morrow singing God Bless the Children.
Sutton Elementary’s 2nd grade class provides special
entertainment for the crowd.
Mayor Jim Walker delivering the Children’s Memorial Flag
Kandy Dennison welcoming all guests to the ceremony. Cindy Utt, Donna Boggs, Marta Ware and Kandy Dennison
Day Procolamation.
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
Before today is over, 3
children will die from being abused. At least one of
them will be a baby-less
than a year old. The other
two probably haven’t celebrated their 5th birthdays.
More than 510 other children will be physically
abused today and another
270 will be sexually abused.
In total, nationwide, over
2,700 children will be
abused today.
Tomorrow-the horror
starts all over again, just
as it does everyday.
Child abuse is an
American epidemic. And
yet, children continue to
die everyday. Other children continue to be hurt.
And, as they grow up, studies show that they will most
likely abuse their own chil-
dren, perpetrating the
cycle of violence.
A blue ribbon is the
international symbol of
child abuse Prevention.
The color blue was chosen
to represent the bruised
and battered bodies of the
thousands of children that
are abused daily. It serves
as a constant reminder
that all of us have a responsibility to keep children
safe.
If you would like to
learn more about Child
Abuse Awareness and Prevention,
please
call
Women’s Aid in Crisis at
765-2848 or Toll-free at 1800-339-1185. If you suspect child abuse or neglect,
please report it to your local law enforcement or
DHHR.
Share the message • Children Deserve to be safe
Teddy, I’ve been bad again
My mommy told me so
I’m not quite sure what I did wrong
But I thought you might know
When I woke this morning
I knew that she was mad
Cause she was crying awful hard
And yelling at my dad
I tried my best to be real good
And do just what she said
I cleaned my room all by myself
I even made my bed
But I spilled my milk on my good shirt
When she yelled at me to hurry
And I guess she didn’t hear me
When I told her I was sorry
Cause she hit me awful hard, you see
And called me funny names
And told me I was really bad
And I should be ashamed
When I said “I love you Mommy”
I guess she didn’t understand
Cause she yelled at me to shut my mouth
Or I would get smacked again
So I came up here to talk to you
Please tell me what to do
Cause I really love my mommy
And I know she loves me too
And I don’t think my mommy means
To hit quite so hard
I guess sometimes grown-ups forget
How big they really are
So, Teddy, I wish you were real
And you weren’t just a bear
Then you could help me find a way
To tell mommies everywhere
To please try to understand
How sad it makes us feel
Cause the outside pain goes away
But the inside never heals
And if we could make them listen
Maybe they would understand
So other children just like me
Wouldn’t have to hurt again
But, for now, I guess I’ll hold you tight
And pretend the pains not there
I know you’d never hurt me
So goodnight, Teddy Bear
-Cindy Pike Dunning
Page 12
SPORTS
Braxton Citizens’ News
April 29, 2008
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Lady Eagles take record to 14-4
The Lady Eagles softball team, with a season
record of 14-4, head into
the sectional tournament at Lincoln on
Wednesday. Last week,
the girls went 3-1 with
the only loss coming to
always powerful Ritchie
County. Braxton downed
Calhoun and took both
games of a double header
against
Liberty
of
Harrison.
On Monday, the
Eagles scored 11 runs on
three hits to defeat
Calhoun 11-1. Coach
Tim Huffman attributed
the win to “good defense”
and the strong pitching of
Jennie Tonkin, who
struck out eight.
Liberty of Harrison
took the Eagles to eight
innings in the first game
of a Wednesday doubleheader before Miranda
Conrad slammed a triple
to score the winning
run. Braxton won that
game 5-3. This time,
however, Coach Huffman
referred to “not great defense” as the reason for
the eight-inning game.
On the mound, Tonkin,
who pitched both games,
struck out ten in the
first.
With 14 hits, the
Lady Eagles won the second game against Liberty
11-1. Three Braxton batters-Brianna
Utt,
Bethany Frame, and
Meadows went 2 for 3 in
the second game. Frame
also drove in three runs.
Looking at the pitching,
Coach Huffman noted
that, although Tonkin
did not record as many
strikeouts as she normally does, “she got
them to pop up, so she
did her job.”
The last game of the
week was a different
story, as Ritchie handed
the Eagles an 11-1 loss.
Tiffani Huffman , who had
one of the team’s three
hits, scored Braxton’s only
run. The Although Ritchie
traditionally fields a
strong team, the Eagles
were hampered in this
game with the loss of
pitcher Tonkin because of
an injury in the bottom of
the seventh.
Coach
Huffman said of the loss,
“I firmly believe that, if
Jennie had been able to
play the whole game, the
score would have been different.” Huffman added,
“We might not have won
the game, but we wouldn’t
have lost by ten runs.”
Braxton’s junior varsity
squad
edged
Calhoun’s jv team 2-0 last
week. Courtney Johnson
and Hannah Meckley, both
2 for 3, led the Eagles’ hitting. Utt was the winning
pitcher.
Braxton will play the
winner of the Liberty of
Harrison–Lincoln game at
approximately 6 p.m.
Wednesday on the Lincoln
field, Coach Huffman announced.
Tiffani Huffman steps to the plate during game two of the
double header sweep at Liberty.
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Individual stats Braxton vs. Calhoun:
Tiffani Huffman
1 for 2
1 run
Jennie Tonkin
3 runs
Brianna Utt
2 runs
Bethany Frame
1 run
Miranda Conrad
1 for 3
2 runs
2 RBIs
Katherine Meadows 1 for 2
1 RBI
Jamie Chapman
1 run
Katie Jenkins
1 run
1 RBI
Braxton vs. Liberty of Harrison, game one:
Tiffani Huffman
1 for 4
1 run
Jennie Tonkin
2 for 4
1 run
1 RBI
Brianna Utt
1 for 4
1 run
Bethany Frame
1 for 4
1 run
1 RBI
Miranda Conrad
1 for 3
1 run
1 RBI
Braxton vs. Liberty, second game:
Tiffani Huffman
1 for 3
2 runs
Jennie Tonkin
2 for 4
1 run
Brianna Utt
2 for 3
3 runs
1 RBI
Bethany Frame
2 for 3
3 runs
3 RBIs
Miranda Conrad
2 for 4
1 run
Katherine Meadows 2 for 3
1 run
2 RBIs
Jamie Chapman
1 for 4
1 RBI
Katie Jenkins
1 for 4
Chelsie Walker
1 for 4
1 run
Braxton vs. Ritchie:
Tiffani Huffman
1 for 3
1 run
Brianna Utt
1 for 2
Bethany Frame
1 for2
1 RBI
Braxton junior varsity vs. Calhoun junior varsity
Katie Jenkins
1 for 4
run
Shelby Schwab
1 for 4
Courtney Johnson
2 for 3
Candy McKenzie
1 for 3
Hannah Meckley
2 for 3
Cassie Crane
1 for 3
Chelsie Atkins
1 for3
Nycole Wymer
2 for 3
Quarterback Skills
Clinic slated for
June 7 at BCHS
The twelfth annual
WV Classic Quarterback
Skills Clinic will be held at
Braxton County High
School on Saturday, June
7, 2008, from 9 am until 3
pm. The instructor will be
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teach drills that can be
used by quarterbacks from
grades 7-12. Drills will begin with arm loosening and
strengthening drills and
techniques. Then slowly
progress to every throw a
quarterback has to make.
While Simmons’ passion is
coaching, his full-time profession is in sales for
Gilman Gear. Gilman Gear
is a company that manufactures football field equipment. Simmons uses
Gilman Gear in his drills,
from large target throwing
nets to NFL player size popup dummies. He uses
them to help teach reading
secondary coverages, in
agility drills, throwing
drills, and drills to improve
leadership skills on the
field. The camp will end
with a quarterback competition with prizes awarded
for each age level. This is
more than a quarterback
camp. It is a football skills
camp with an emphasis on
the quarterback position.
Quarterbacks will be
grouped according to grade
level and receive one-onone attention throughout
the day.
This clinic offers
young football players a
unique opportunity to develop their skills and learn
the fundamental techniques of the most demanding position on the football
field – quarterback. Instruction will be provided
by a staff that includes Pat
White, quarterback, WVU;
John Bowers, head coach,
Morgantown High School;
Bernie Buttrey, head
coach, Parkersburgh,
High School, Bob Lemley,
head coach, Poca High
School; Glen McNew, head
coach
(retired),
Morgantown High School;
Matt Rollyson, assistant
coach, Braxton County
High School, and Lynn
Stalnaker, former head
coach,
current
AD,
Braxton County High
School.
This camp is dedicated to teaching the
skills essential to playing
the quarterback position.
Registration fee is
$45 but pre-registration
fee is still $40. This fee
includes instruction,
lunch, camp tee shirt, and
refreshments during the
clinic. For more information, or a brochure, call
Bill Powers, 304-3645234.
Page 13
SPORTS
Braxton Citizens’ News
April 29, 2008
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Eagles boys track place third of
seven in RCB meet
The high-school boys
earned 67 points in a small
meet at Robert C. Byrd last
Tuesday afternoon to place
third out of seven. George
Washington took first place
with 122 points, and RCB
finished second with 97.
Once again, Kevin
Tanner led the Eagles as
he won four different
events. Tanner placed first
in the 100 meter dash, the
200 meter dash, the 110
meter hurdles, and the 300
meter hurdles.
Braxton also had two
second-place finishers.
John Hailer placed second
Individual Results Boys:
Kevin Tanner
first
Kevin Tanner
first
Brian Gerwig
sixth
Brian Gerwig
second
Russell Nuckles
fourth
3200 meter run Russell Nuckles
third
110 low hurdles Kevin Tanner
first
Nathan Tallarito
5th
300 meter
Kevin Tanner
first
intermediate
Nathan Tallarito
sixth
hurdles
100 meter dash
200 meter dash
800 meter run
1600 meter run
in the discus throw, and
Brian Gerwig finished second in the 1600 meter run.
The Eagles’ girls
earned 28 points to place
seventh in the girls meet.
Their highest placers were
Grace Flynt, with third in
the 100 meter dash, and
the 4X800 meter relay
team made up of Bethany
Dempsey, Khushali Patel,
Mandy Frame, and Ashley
Reeder, who also placed
third.
Both teams also competed at Ripley last Friday,
but results have not been
made available.
4X100 meter
relay
4X800 meter
relay
4X110 meter
shuttle hurdle
relay
Michael Sartin stretching it out in one of the relay races.
High jump
Long Jump
Shot put
Discus throw
100 meter dash
200 meter dash
4X100 meter
relay
4X200 meter
relay
4X400 meter
relay
4X800 meter
relay
Nathan Tallerito in the home stretch of his race.
Charleston. Out of twentyone teams, the boys finished tenth, while the girls
finished a respectable
twelfth.
The week of April 1419 was busy for both teams.
On Thursday, the Knights
again headed to Laidley
BCMS Knights boys track team
BCMS Knights girls track team
GASSAWAY TRUE
VALUE
WILL BE AT THE
GASSAWAY FLEA MARKET
180 Chapel Road
SATURDAY, MAY 3 &
SATURDAY, MAY 10
WE WILL HAVE ASSORTED LOTS OF
CLOSEOUT MERCHANDISE,
MOULDINGS, GUTTER, NAILS, AND A
WHOLE LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS
fifth
52.10
fourth
9:36.10
third
sixth
sixth
third
second
sixth
Girls’ individual results:
Grace Flynt
third
Michelle Cottrill
fifth
Grace Flynt
Clarissa Gillespie
Jessica Murphy
Michelle Cottrill
fourth
Grace Flynt
Clarissa Gillespie
Ashley Tallarito
Jessica Murphy
sixth
Khushali Patel
Bethany Dempsey
Ashley Reeder
Mandy Frame
fifth
Bethany Dempsey
Khushali Patel
Mandy Frame
Ashley Reeder
third
Michelle Cottrill
fifth
Catie Brown
fourth
Catie Brown
sixth
Jessica Murphy begins the
High jump
4X200 meter relay race.
Shot put
Discus throw
Field to participate in the Photos By: Keith Ann
Knuckles
McDonald’s Invitational.
Twenty-six teams participated. The boys finished
eighth and the girls
twelfth. James Singleton
set a school record for the
discus throw of 119.7 feet.
Burnsville Elementary
Then on Saturday, both
teams got a glimpse of conAnnually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on
ference rivals at the Roane
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
Invitational. The boys finWest Virginia Exemplary School
ished an impressive secWest Virginia School of Excellence
ond, and the girls placed
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
fifth out of twelve teams.
Hunter Sodaro earned high
Davis Elementary
point honors.
Annually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on
Both teams have
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
strong returning athletes
West Virginia Exemplary School
and have added additional
depth with new members.
West Virginia School of Excellence
Ronnie Carroll, Easton
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
Hutton, Yannick Yewawa,
Flatwoods Elementary
Tim Bedunah, J.C. Hoard,
and Jordan Lacy have conAnnually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on
sistently performed for the
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
Knights. For the Lady
West Virginia Exemplary School
Knights Hunter Sodaro has
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
continued to score points,
while Marianna White,
Frametown Elementary
Elizabeth Peters, Vanessa
Annually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on
Rose, Caitlin Rhodes and
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
Anne Golinsky have perWest Virginia Exemplary School
formed well. The relay
teams for the girls and boys
West Virginia School of Excellence
have been placing.
National Title I Distinguished School
The Knights will
No Child Left Behind-National Blue Ribbon School
travel to Roane County
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
next Thursday, May 1 to
participate in a co-ed meet.
Little Birch Elementary
BCMS track teams off and running
The Braxton County
Middle School track teams
are off and running this
season. Both boys and girls
have competed in three
track meets so far this season.
On April 4, both teams
traveled to Laidley Field in
Walter Barnette
Alex Valdivieso
Michael Sartin
Clinton Hudkins
Russell Nuckles
Seth Stancatti
John Hailer
Brian Gerwig
Thomas Stewart
Alex Valdivieso
Nathan Tallarito
Clinton Hudkins
Trey Chapman
Alex Valdivieso
Ryan Fisher
John Hailer
Ryan Fisher
11.2
23.20
2:23.80
5:08
5:14.40
11:07.50
15.66
17.81
41.30
46.00
1:10.90
5-06.00
17-01.25
38-04
124-10.50
102-03
13.62
28.50
57.40
2:10.30
5:37.10
12:59.70
4-04.00
29-08
78-03.50
It’s all about the children
WESTEST
WESTEST
WESTEST
WESTEST
Annually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on WESTEST
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
Sutton Elementary
Annually meets Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) on WESTEST
(West Virginia Standardized Testing Program)
West Virginia Title I Distinguished School
We are very proud of the staff, parents and students of
our Elementary Schools.
These accomplishments are seldom seen.
Please mark the box
YES with
a check for the Bond & Levy to
keep these schools open. It really is
about the kids! Thanks Braxton
County!
Rich Demastus
Page 14
Citizens’
NEWS
April 29, 2008
Elk Soil Conservation District
to host photo contest
Your friendly neighborhood gathering place,
Elk Conservation
District announces their
Annual Conservation
Photo Contest for amateur
photographers in Braxton,
Clay, Nicholas, and
Webster Counties. The
contest is part of the WV
Association of Conservation District Supervisors
Conservation Photo Contest and the National Association of Conservation
Districts Conservation
Photo Contest.
There are six main
categories for photos:
Conservation, Education,
Trees & Plants, Wildlife,
Landscapes, and Youth
Only. Conservation includes conservation challenges, such as erosion or
pollution; and conservation in action, such as volunteers planting trees.
The Star Bar
Your Horseshoe
tournament
headquarters
headquarters!!
Every Saturday beginning at Noon on May 3rd!
Remember Always Drink Responsibly!
Designated Drivers Available for the safety
and convenience of our patrons.
ELECT
DOUG
STALNAKER
Democrat
STATE SENATE
EXPERIENCED:
14 years in the WV House of Delegates
Former President and member of Lewis County
Commission
DEDICATED:
Recorded as a “NO” vote on the legislative pay
raise
Co-sponsored legislation to help fund in-home
health care for the elderly
Co-sponsored legislation to keep convicted sexual
offenders 1000 ft. away from schools
Voted “NO” on the legislation that would have
closed Glenville State College
Co-sponsored legislation that would have created
horse theme park in Lewis County
Has secured funding for:
SENIOR PROGRAMS
(Meals on Wheels, in-home care,
computers, etc.)
WATER LINE EXTENSIONS
YOUTH PROJECTS (4-H, Little League, etc.)
EDUCATION (Safe Schools Program,
school bus cameras and radios, etc.)
ENDORSEMENTS:
WV Farm Bureau
NRA (A+ rating)
West Virginians for Life
WV Senior Citizens Power PAC
(Check out my website for many more!)
To learn more about Doug Stalnaker, check
out
www.stalnaker4senate.com
WORKING HARD FOR ALL OF YOU!
By: Kendra Veltre
Our club went back to
the Animal Shelter on
March 29th and took supplies. We are getting used
to volunteering an learning our jobs there.
Since I am so small
my job is to take out the
trash and play with dogs.
Each time we go, I pick
out my favorite dog an
play with it a lot.
Shelly a Boxer and
Shelby a Basset Hound
stole my heart last time.
Shelby had cancer. Rob
saved the big dogs for us
to bath. I think one got
sprayed by a skunk.
They really didn’t mind
the bath at all. I think
they kind of liked it.
Katlynn, Monica, and I
brought home blankets
and made them smaller.
Mrs. Bender said more
people are dropping off
supplies and thinks it
may be because of our
club writing about the
shelter
December 7, 1951May 1, 2007
You were the love of my life
My very best friend
How can you be gone?
I don’t understand.
It’d now been a year
Since you went away
I ask God for strength
To meet each new day.
We shared our lives
For almost forty years
How do I get used
To you not being there?
Alone at night
I cry “Why, God, why?”
He softly answers
“Just trust Me, My child.”
So I’m trusting the Father
Hour by hour, day by day
For I’m not really alone
You’re just a memory away.
Steve, I love you and miss you
every second of every day.
Kathy
(Poem written by Kathy)
Saturdays
at Noon
on
WDTV
The Bluegrass TV Show,
with your hosts
Ewell Ferguson and his
Bluegrass Kitty-Cat, Buster
Education entries include workshops for
teachers or farmers, and
children taking part in
conservation activities.
Trees and Plants includes
anything from wildflowers
to oak trees.
Wildlife
might show deer in the
woods or a bird nest in an
urban
neighborhood
Landscapes category is
sunsets,
mountains,
parks and other impressive views. Youth Only
is designated for youth or
students up to age 18 and
may cover any subject
related to conservation.
Black
&
white
prints, color prints, color
slides, and prints from
digital photos are all acceptable and will be
judged together. There
is no size requirement.
However, judges prefer
that photos be no larger
than 8x10 and that photos not be matted or
framed. A completed entry
form must accompany
each photo. Note: Photos
will not be returned.
Photographs will be
judged on technical merit,
composition, and creativity.
Contest deadline is
July 1, 2008. To obtain an
entry form, or for more information, contact Elk
Conservation District Office at 801 State Street,
Gassaway, WV 26624, or
call 364-5105. Or check
the website at wvca.us/
education/conservation
photo contest. Elk CD
serves Braxton, Clay,
Nicholas and Webster
counties.
Airport Ridge Runners have
busy month full of activities
In Loving Memory
Stephen E. Cutlip
RESULTS:
PAID FOR BY STALNAKER FOR SENATE. JOHN WESTFALL, TREASURER; GEORGE WHELAN, CHAIRMAN
Braxton County, WV
Channel 5
CBS
www.BPSMusic.com
Saturday, April 19th @ 12 Noon
This Week Featuring the
Once Blue
Bluegrass music of:
from Charleston, West Virginia -- Don’t Miss It...
in the paper. I hope
so.
O n A p r i l 2 6 th o u r
club
traveled
to
Burnsville and went hiking. It was a beautiful
day, but a little muddy.
There are several trails
there to go hiking on.
They
are
well
marked so you don’t get
lost. You would probably
be surprised to know
that there are a lot of
hiking trails here in
Braxton County. Now
that spring is here, you
guys should go outdoors
and try hiking. Don’t forget your cameras because there are a lot of
pretty flowers to take pictures of.
In our Hiking project
book it teaches LNT.
Which means leave no
trace. When you are out
hiking you should always
stay on the trails and
leave nature alone.
Don’t pick the flowers, leave them for everyone to enjoy. We held our
monthly meeting April
11 th at the Sutton Lake.
Katlynn Veltre attended
dance camp at Jackson’s
Mills in March. She reported that she had a blast
and learned several new
dances. Our club will be
attending 4-H field day on
April 26 th. We have been
working on our song, skit,
yell and poster. I think we
are ready. Monica Barker
and Jared Ice helped out
with the cut a thon for the
Animal Shelter. Monica
reported that one nice
man gave her $50.00. Wow
what a big
help. So thanks to the
gentlemen, sorry we don’t
know your name. For
Community Service we
will be heading back to
the shelter with supplies
CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 - 4-H
Singleton’s celebrate 69 years
Mr. and Mrs. Garrell
Singleton of Frametown,
recently celebrated their
69 th Wedding Anniversary.
The couple were
married on April 8, 1939
in Clarksburg, WV. They
are the parents of two
sons, Gene Singleton, who
is deceased, and Paige
Singleton of Frametown.
Dear Fellow Democrats,
On May 13th, we Democrats will
have an important decision to make. For
the first time since nineteen hundred
forty-five we can vote for a candidate
from Braxton County, Doug Facemire
for State Senator.
Doug didn’t wake up one morning
and decide to run for this office, but
was asked by some very important
people who thought he could do the job.
I have worked with Doug as a
member of the Democratic Executive
Committee and I know his interest is to
work to improve the lives of our people.
Working with our Delegate Brent
Boggs (who does a wonderful job), they
could get things done for the counties
they represent.
Carefully consider your options and
how your vote will affect our county
and our lives. I hope you weigh these
options seriously, and vote for Doug
Facemire for State Senate.
Sincerely,
Martha Taylor
Political Adv. Paid For By Martha Taylor
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
April 15, 2008 Page 15
Spring gobbler season opens this week
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds
hunters to get their gear
ready for the upcoming
spring gobbler hunting season. The four-week season
opens April 28 and closes
on May 24, according to Bill
Igo, the DNR’s wild turkey
project leader. Igo recom-
mends spring gobbler
hunters make sure they
are prepared with proper
clothing, a shotgun that is
appropriately patterned,
and adequate hunting gear
(e.g., turkey calls, knife,
rain gear, compass/GPS
unit, matches, maps and a
pencil for completing field
tags). Hunters are advised
In Memory of Max Reynolds
May 3, 1998
Losing a Piece of Us
We will never forget Max
He will live forever in our hearts
And in our memories
Death makes him no less a part of our family.
Living with the fact that our child has died
Does not mean forgetting.
It means knowing and accepting that he is with Jesus,
But still holding close those precious memories.
It means that our love for him does not change,
But that we don’t allow our grief for his death to
Over-rule our life forever.
Its about remembering that Max would not expect
Nor want us to spend the rest of our life in misery
Our new normality is not necessarily an unhappy one.
Max’s life and death is part of makes us who we are.
It has had an immense impact on the way we look at life,
And although we wish he was still here,
We know that we have grown from our experience.
Remember? “Always” Love? “Eternally” Forget?
“Never”
Miss you, Max and Love always,
Dad, Mom, Brenton, Janna & family
WV Timber & Wood Products Show - May 9 & 10, 2008
Holly Gray Park, Sutton, WV
Professional Lumberjack Competition
ATV Pull& Mud Race
Logging Competition
Crafts
For more information: Contact West Virginia Forestry Association
1-888-372-9663
not to wear clothing with
the colors of red, white or
blue – the colors of a mature gobbler’s head and
neck
area.
A special one-day, youth
spring gobbler hunt opens
on April 26, just prior to the
regular Monday season
opening. Youth participating in this hunt must be at
least eight years of age and
no more than 14 years old
on the day of the season.
The youth must be accompanied by a licensed adult
of at least 21 years of age,
who cannot carry a gun or
bow and must remain
close enough to render advice and assistance to the
youngster. The only legal
weapon that can be used by
a youth hunter is a shotgun with shot sizes 4, 5 or
6. Last year, youth hunters harvested 298 toms
during the one-day youth
spring gobbler season.
“This special youth hunt
provides an ideal opportunity for seasoned hunters
to introduce young people
to the joys of spring turkey
hunting,” said Igo. “In addition to having a great day
afield, these adult mentors
pass along their hunting
knowledge, create great
memories and keep the
fine hunting tradition
alive for the next generation
of
hunters.”
Wildlife biologists are predicting a slightly higher
harvest of birds this spring
when compared to last
year’s kill of 9,965. “West
Virginia’s brood count was
up 12 percent in 2006 over
the previous year, but was
an average brood count
when compared to the last
5 years,” Igo said. “Our data
indicate brood counts accurately predict spring turkey
harvests two years down
the road. With more twoyear old birds in the population this spring, a slight
increase in overall harvest
is
expected.”
Igo also advises hunters to
be aware that radio transmitters and/or leg bands
have been placed on some
gobblers. These marked
birds are part of a statewide gobbler survival study
to determine causes of
mortality, effects of hunting and gather more biological data designed to assist the DNR in its efforts
to effectively manage the
state’s wild turkey resource. Hunters harvesting a banded or radioed bird
should contact their local
DNR District Office or the
Elkins Operations Center.
The DNR, in conjunction
with the West Virginia
Chapter of the National
Wild Turkey Federation, is
also conducting the Annual
Spring Gobbler Hunting
Survey. Cooperating turkey hunters submit daily
records of their hunts and
complete a brief questionnaire. A hunter does not
have to kill a gobbler to provide useful data. Much of
the survey information collected involves what a
hunter hears, sees or has
an opinion about. Any
hunter interested in participating in the survey is
encouraged to contact Patty
Fordyce, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PO Box 67, Elkins,
WV 26241, telephone:
304-637-0245 or email:
pattyfordyce@wvdnr.gov.
For a better and safer community
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• Magistrate Smith is always in control of her courtroom
• Magistrate Smith does not abuse her authority
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Citizens’
NEWS
April 29, 2008
CONT. FROM PAGE 14 - 4-H
We support dependable,
considerate, and impartial
Magistrate Beth Smith
and urge you to cast your
vote
and Keep Beth as
Braxton’s
Experienced Magistrate!
Paid for by Don & Laurie Wood
on April 29th. Our Club will
be hosting the Braxton
County 4-H public speaking and visual presentation contest on May 1 st .
If you are in 4-H and are
Braxton County, WV
interested please call
Kristy at 765-3572 or let
your leader know. Our
next meeting and hike
will be May 11 th at 2:00
pm. We will meet at the
Laurel Patch Road.
Our club has been
h a v i n g so much fun.
Camp will soon be here.
We are all excited for that.
There are so many different projects to choose
from. 4-H teaches us leadership.
On a sad note, we
Family court mediation
to be held
TO RE-ELECT training
Robert Reed Sowa, I n n a n d S u i t e s i n
Ernie Moore
Board of Education
Political Advertisement ~ Paid for by the Candidate.
Family Court Judge for
Braxton, Lewis and
Upshur Counties (17 th
Family Court Circuit)
has announced that Basic Family Mediation
Training will be conducted at the Country
VOTE
Emge
for Sheriff
Larry Emge
has
Braxton
County
Covered as
Each District
Will Be Patrolled
Each Night, Seven
Days A Week!
have been told that Sally
Howard, the best Extension Lady in the universe
is retiring. Sally thank
you for everything you
have done for us. We will
miss you. Good luck with
your retirement.
Paid for by the Candidate
All Creatures
Feed & Pet LLC
Now Open in
Summersville
Located at 3017 Webster Road in
the Nicholas Shopping Center
872-4422
Huge Selection of Tropical
Fish
Birds
Reptiles
Small Animals
Livestock and Pet Supplies
10% Sweet Feed $829
Baby Parakeets $1699
16% Hog Feed $939
Panda Bear Hamsters $699
Purina Horse Chow 100 $1299 Orange Leopard Gecko $2999
Rabbit 50 lb. $1079
Goldfish 10 for $100
Re-cleaned Whole Oats $1049
Baby Rabbits $799
Shop us for all your Pet and
Livestock needs! The owner has
a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal
Science and Over 25 Years
Experience. We have a Very
Clean Store with Low Prices!
Thank You
for Your
Support!
Beckley from May 19 th to
23 rd, and at the WVU College
of
Law
in
Morgantown from August
4 th -8 th.
The
tuition
is
$895.00. Approval for
LPC, Social Work and
Legal Continuing Education credits is pending.
The training is to be cosponsored
by
the
Potomac Mediation Services and the Dispute
Resolution Skills Institute of the WVU College
of Law.
Family Court mediators are important to
the Family Court litigation process. Normally,
Judge Sowa will not set
contested trial dates until the case in mediated.
There is a statute which
requires mediation in all
cases where there are
contested parenting issues.
To be an approved
Family Court Mediator
by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals,
a person must have a
bachelor’s degree, take
this training, observe
two family mediations,
co-mediate three family
mediations, and have
mediator malpractice insurance. Some of the observation/co-mediation
requirements may be
satisfied by attending
mediations scheduled for
the evening hours during this training.
For further information, contact Professor
Tom Patrick, Director, at
(304)
293-2371
or
tpatrick@wvu.edu.
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Sutton
Beginning Sa
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“Open Mic”
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Musicians are welcome to
join us for this
hosted event every Saturday
afternoon.
Call 765-3334 for more
information.
LEGAL NOTICES
Page 17, Braxton Citizens’ News, April 29, 2008
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed Proposals will be received
by the West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways
at its office in Building Five, Room A148, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East,
Charleston, West Virginia, 253050430 until 10 A.M. May 20, 2008 and
said proposals will be publicly opened
and read immediately thereafter for
the construction of the following
project(s):
Call
Contract State Project
Federal Project
Description
002
0807143 S304-0013/02003.21 00
Overlay Bridge Deck w/modified PCC
Hecks Bridge/ Elk River, 0.01 MI S
WV 4
County: Braxton
Bridge: 2405.1 Concrete Slab on
Fabricated Steel Girder
Span (s): 3;
Proposals will be received from
prequailified and West Virginia licensed contractors only except that
on Federal-Aid Projects a contractors’ license is not required at time
of bid, but will be required before all
work can begin. Registration is required with the Department of Administration, Division of Purchasing,
in accordance with Chapter 5A, Article 3, Section 12 of the West Virginia Code. All contractors submitting bids on the project must include
one of the following forms properly
executed with each proposal: Proposal Guaranty Bond, Cashier’s
Check or Certified Check for
$500.00 or 5% of total bid, whichever is greater.
These are projects on which any
contractor with a Category W
Prequalification Rating may be eligible to bid.
The West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways
reserved the right to defer, delay or
postpone the date for receiving and
publicly opening proposals for any
project designated in this advertisement, without the necessity of renewing such advertisement. All bidders holding valid bidding proposals
will be notified of such deferment,
delay or postponement and the date
that proposals will be received and
publicly opened.
The West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways
hereby notifies all bidders that it will
affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this
advertisement, minority business
enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response
to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds
of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an
award.
West Virginia Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
Robert L. Pennington, P.E.
Director of Program Planning and
Administration
5-6
NOTICE OF HEARING
In the Family Court of Braxton
County, West Virginia
In Re:
The marriage of:
Civil
Action No. 08-0-22
Robert D. Lamb and Anita J. Lamb
Petitioner Respondent
To Anita J. Lamb
Address unknown
You are hereby given notice that the
undersigned will bring the abovestyled action on for final hearing before the Family Court Judge. The
hearing will be on the 4th day of June,
2008 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. Hearings
before the Family Court Judge shall
be held at the following location: Family Court , Sutton. You may be
present to protect your interests. I
will proceed in one year seperation.
Robert Lamb
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Notice is herby given that the undersigned Trustee pursuant to the
terms of that certain Deed of Trust
dated the 25 th day of September
2003, executed by Corporate Book
Resources, LTD, a West Virginia
Corporation, to Elizabeth G. Farber
and Bernard R. Mauser, Trustees,
conveying the real estate therein
described and hereinafter described, which Deed of Trust is of
record in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Commission of Braxton
County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed
Book 181, at page 73, and the said
Elizabeth G. Farber having resigned
as Trustee, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will, default having
been made in the payment of said
debt, and the beneficial owner thereof
having requested said sale, sell at
the front door of the Court House of
Braxton County, Sutton, West Virginia, at public auction to the highest
bidder on Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 2008 at 9:00 o’clock a.m., on
that day, the following real estate,
together with the improvements
thereon and the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, situate of the
North side of Main Street, in the old
part of the Town of Sutton, Braxton
County, West Virginia and being
more particularly bounded and described as follows:
FIRST: Part of Lot 1 and all of Lot 2,
situate on the North Side of Main
street in the old part of said Town of
Sutton, fronting 40 feet on said Main
Street and extending back from said
street between parallel lines a distance of 83 feet, together with all
appurtenances thereto belonging.
SECOND: Being a part of Lot No. 1,
in the old part of the Town of Sutton,
described as follows: Beginning on
Main Street at the point where said
Main Street intersects with the crossstreet leading up the hill to North
Sutton in said Town; thence with line
of said cross-street a distance of 83
feet; thence with a line parallel to said
Main Street a distance of 20 feet to
the corner of a lot conveyed by W.
P. Newlon and C. K. Newlon to C. F.
Eilert, and with was formerly owned
by H. B. Curtin; thence with a line of
the same 83 feet to main street; and
thence with Main Street 20 feet to
the beginning.
And being the same tracts or parcels of real estate conveyed unto
Corporate Book Resources, Ltd. A
West Virginia Corporation, by Robert J. Morrison and Ruth B. Morrison,
his wife, et als, by deed dated the
24th day of May 1995, of record in
the Office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Braxton County,
West Virginia, in Deed Book 497, at
Page 531.
The property conveyed subject to
the right of the owners of the building adjourning on the east side
thereof, formerly owned by H. B.
Curtin, to use the stairway and hall
in the property hereby conveyed as
a way of access to said Curtain
Building; and subject also to the right
of the owners of the Curtain Building
to use the strip of ground in the rear
of the building on said lot for access
to said Curtain Building, all of which
is set out in a certain deed from W.
P. Newlon, et als, to C. F. Eilert, dated
June 10, 1896, and of the record in
the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed
Book 33, at Page 178.
This Conveyance will be made by
Special Warranty Deed, subject to
any special assessments, unpaid
taxes, restrictions, conditions, reservations, exceptions, easements
and provisions as set forth in the
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
Case No. 08-0165-PWD-CN
Flatwoods Canoe Run Public Service District, a public utility, Sutton, Braxton
County.
Application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct
certain improvements to its water treatment plant.
NOTICE OF INTERIM RATE INCREASE
On February 15, 2008, Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District filed
an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct
certain improvements and modifications to upgrade its water treatment
plant’s capacity. The District proposed an interim 27.25% increase in rates
to meet current operation and maintenance costs and to pay its existing
bonded indebteness and, upon completion of its proposed project, an additional rate increase of 14.40%. On March 13, 2008, the District filed a
Request for Emergency Rate Relief requesting that the interim rates set
forth in its certificate filing be approved immediately due to its cash flow
deficit of $203,613 and its insufficient bond coverage.
Pursuant to the recommendation of Commission Staff, an Interim Recommended Decision was entered on April 22, 2008, which approved an interim rate increase of 27.25% for the Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District, to be effective for all services rendered on and after the date
of the Interim Recommended Decision becomes a final order of the Commission. These rates are subject to refund if not justified be the ongoing
staff audit and final decision in this case. The approved interim rates are as
follows:
Rates
Present
Interim Rates
(Per 1,000
gallons)
First
2,000 gallons used per month
$8.68
$11.05
Next
28,000 gallons used per month
$5.76
$7.33
Next
870,000 gallons used per month
$4.49
$5.71
Next
8,200,00 gallons used per month
$3.73
$4.75
Over
9,000,000 gallons used per month $2.99
$3.80
Minimum Charge
Present
5/8 inch meter
3/4 inch meter
1 inch meter
1 1/2 inch meter
2 inch meter
3 inch meter
4 inch meter
5/8 inch meter
$17.36
$26.04
$43.40
$86.80
$138.88
$260.40
$434.00
$868.00
Industrial Rate
Present
$5.93
Water Sales For Resale
All water for resale to Birch River Public Service District
Present
Interim Rates
(Per month)
$22.10
$33.15
$55.25
$110.50
$176.80
$331.50
$552.50
$1,105.00
Interim Rates
(Per 1,000
Gallons per
month)
$7.55
Interim Rates
(Per 1,000
Gallons per
month)
$3.41
$4.34
These rates are Interim Rates only and may be increased, decreased or
left unchanged at the conclusion of this proceeding.
Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District
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for the removal of any persons or
personal property from the real property.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the
Trustee may postpone the sale by
public announcement at the time and
place designated and act by agent
in the execution of the sale. The par-
ties secured by the Deed of Trust
reserve the right to purchase the
property
at
such
sale.
Dated this 16th day of April 2008.
4-29
PUBLIC NOTICE
Precinct Number 28 - Exchange:
voting place will be relocated to
“SHOP
BUILDING
BESIDE
H.E. Miller’s residence ” situate ½
mile below Exchange. For your confidence signs will be posted accordingly. By Order of the Braxton
County Commission. April 18, 2008
5-13
chain of title to the aforesaid property. The property is sold in “as is”
condition.
Pursuant to the terms of said deed
of trust, the Trustee may postpone
the sale by public announcement at
the time and place designated for
the sale.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand on
date of sale and subject to any unpaid real property taxes.
Bernard R. Mauser, Trustee
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NOTICE
OF
SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE’S
SALE
Notice is hereby given, by virtue of
the authority vested in the undersigned, James W. Lane, Jr., Successor Trustee, by that certain
Deed of Trust made by Denver
McMillion, Mary Alice McMillion, Jeff
McMillion and Samantha McMillion,
to James B. Hayhurst, Jr. and
Steven E. Wilson, Trustees, bearing date July 17, 2001 and of record
in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Commission of Braxton
County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed
Book 165, page 158; the said James
W. Lane, Jr. acting as Successor
Trustee by virtue of that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee
dated April 4, 2008 of record in the
aforesaid Clerk’s Office, in Trustee
Book 3, Page 524, and default having been made in the payment of the
Note secured by the aforesaid Deed
of Trust, and having been requested
in writing by the owner and holder of
the Note, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will offer for sale, at
public auction, to the Highest bidder
at the front steps of the Braxton
County Courthouse located at 300
Main Street, Sutton, West Virginia,
the 8th day of May 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
the following real property:
A one half interest in and to the oil
and gas within and underlying the
following described real estate, together with the improvements
thereon and the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, situate on the
waters of Steer Creek Run, a branch
of Perkins Fork of Cedar Creek, in
Otter District, Braxton County, West
Virginia, and being more particularly
bounded and described as follows:
FIRST: A certain tract of land containing 39 acres bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake and pointers on the ridge east of Sam
Sponaugles; thence S 8 E 39 poles
to 2 chestnut oak pointers; S 23 E
33 poles to a hickory; South 27 poles
to a black oak and white oak; N 80 E
15 poles to a chestnut oak; N 62 E
18 poles to a stake; N 21 E 121 poles
to a stake; S 74 W 104 poles to the
beginning, containing 39 acres, more
or less.
SECOND: A certain tract of land
containing 5 acres bounded and
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake in the Graham line and with same S 7-1/2 E 36
poles to a Dogwood; N 25 E 10 poles
to a white oak; N 20 E 15 poles to a
Chestnut oak; N 14 E 13 poles to a
chestnut oak; N 21-1/2 E 12 poles
to a chestnut oak; N 28 E 11 poles
to a red oak, corner to Jacob I.
Raffle’s lot and with line of same S
74 W 35 poles to the place of beginning, containing 5 acres, more or
less.
THIRD: A certain tract of land containing 11 acres bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at an ash stump a corner to the Graham survey; thence
with a line of same, to white oak
pointers corner to Wood Lewis survey and with same to pointers in
another line of said Graham survey
and with same to the place of beginning, containing 11 acres, more or
less.
FOURTH: A certain tract of land
containing 9-1/2 acres, bounded and
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a chestnut oak, corner to Sponaugle tract and with line
of same N 79 E 84 poles to a stake;
N 1 E 36 poles to a chestnut oak
corner to J. A. Riffle; S 8 E 62 poles
to pointers on a knob; N 86 W 26
poles to pointers; S 75 W 11 poles to
pointers; S 85 W 32 poles to a
hickory; N 51 W 24-1/2 poles to the
beginning, containing 9-1/2 acres,
more or less.
FIFTH: A certain tract of land containing 7-1/2 acres, bounded and
described as follows: BEGINNING
at a dogwood S 36 W 16 poles to a
black oak; S 5 E 14 poles to a
hickory; S 13 W 18 poles to a stake
in McPerkins line; N 57 E 5 poles to
a hickory; l S 49 E 18-1/2 poles to a
chestnut oak; N 21-1/2 E 56 poles
to pointers on a point; N 88 W 25
poles to the beginning, containing 71/2 acres, more or less.
Being the same one half interest in
the oil & gas within and underlying
the said tract that was conveyed by
Denver McMillion and Mary Alice
McMillion, his wife, and Jeffrey R.
McMillion and Samantha K. McMillion
to Sachdeva Energy Enterprises,
LLC, by deed dated July 19, 2001,
of record in the office of the Clerk of
the County Commission of Braxton
County, West Virginia, in Deed Book
532, at Page 494.
Which said parcel is more particularly described in the aforesaid Deed
and by this reference is incorporated
herein as if fully recited and set out;
and
The referenced real property will be
conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and subject to all covenants,
restrictions, easements, rights of
way and reservations which may be
a matter of record in the aforesaid
Clerk’s Office or visible upon the
ground.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand at
time of sale, subject to all liens and
encumbrances not discharged by
the sale, including, without limitation,
liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The
purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording
costs and also the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the
cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to
the deed). The Trustee and United
Bank, Inc. shall not be responsible
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at Little Birch Elementary School on Sunday, May 4, 2008
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12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Brown
beans
&
Cornbread,
dessert & drink-$5.00 or
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Hot dog, dessert & Drink-$3.00
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Matt is the son of Stanley and Becky Tanner, and Heather is the daughter of
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Rodney and Sherry Rose. They are the parents of Logan, age 5, and Isaac, 9
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months. Matt has been diagnosed with cancer and is awaiting another surgery and
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possibly chemotherapy. He is employed by Slurry Paving. The family does not
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have health insurance.
Your support is
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greatly appreciated.
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God Blessed.
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It is more
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blessed to give
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than
to receive.
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Acts 20:35
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Benefit Dinner
For Matt & Heather T
an
ner
Tan
anner
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 18 April 29, 2008
Braxton County, WV
5004.
• BUY
• SELL
• TRADE
From The
First & Factually
experience. CPR/First Aid FOR SALE: Queen Pillow
Certified. 364-5218. 4-01Tf top-2pc mattress set, new,
plastic, warranty. $149.
BUSINESS WE BUY JUNK CARS. Call in
(304) 541-8120.
4-29TF
S E R V I C E S 364-2485 or 644-2911.
5-13 FOR SALE: Mattress set:
2pc. Queen Ortho, New,
Warranty, In package, $199
SHERRY JO’S NAIL
MINI-STOREAGE:
(304) 541-8120.
4-29TF
SALON Total nail care
Burnsville Napa is now
provided by an experienced
offering Mini-Storage for
FOR SALE: Mattress, new
award winning Manicurist
$45.00 per month.
3 pc king set, in plastic, wardoing business since 1985.
Approx. 1,000 Sq. Ft. Call
ranty, $299. (304) 541Call Sherry Jo’s for your
853-2355.
10-21
8120.
4-29TF
appointment 364-5441.
Mention this ad and receive ASPHALT PAVING & REFOR SALE: Full Mattress
a hot paraffin wax PAIR: Driveways, Parking
Set.
Brand new in plastic,
treatment.
4-4TF lots and more. Also with warranty. $129. (304)
sealcoating. 25% Spring
541-8120.
4-29TF
FLATWOODS CENTRAL Discounts, Senior DisCONTRACT-ING:Complete counts. All work guaran- FOR SALE: Tempur-style
residential service. Roofing teed. Free estimates. 472- Nasa Memory Foam Mat4-22
siding, windows, electrical, 7362.
tress. New, in plastic, with
plumbing, building and
CRITTERS ENTERPRISE: warranty. $375 (304) 541remodeling. Insured. WV
4-29TF
Certified Class I & II Septic 8120.
#029277. Call 765-7597.
Installations, Repairs and
3-16TF Inspections. Providing FOR SALE: Cherry Sleigh
dozer, Backhoe and now Bed & Mattress. Solid
D & M CONTRACTORS: dump truck services. Eddie Wood, 2pc Mattress Set,
General Building, residential, Facemire. WV #033553 both new in plastic, with
roofing, siding, painting, Call 364-2257.
7-1 warranty. $479 (304) 5418120.
4-29TF
remodeling, and decks.
Licensed and insured. 15
FOR SALE: Super thick
years experience. Visa &
Plush Queen Pillowtop, 2pc
Mastercard accepted. 304FOR
set, Famous Maker, Inde364-5736. Owner Dallas
pendent Coils, New, WarSALE
McCumbers. WV029016.
ranty, Retail to $2500. Must
9-6tf
sell $799. (304) 541-8120.
4-29TF
FOR
SALE:
Good
used
YVONNES’S CLEANING
SERVICE: Dependable, work clothes. Pants waist FOR SALE: Curio Cabinet,
references, reasonable sizes 28 through 58. Shirts Kitchen Cabinet, China
rates. Call for more informa- sizes S thru 6XL. $1.00 Cabinet, Tables and Chairs,
tion. I do windows! 364- each. 765-7625 after 5:00 Buffet, Rocking Chairs,
4-08TF
5218.
1-8TF p.m.
Desk, Wood Gun Cabinet,
Coffee and End Table, BedSUTTON EXCAVATION FOR SALE: Sofa and room Suite, Dressers and
loveseat,
100%
Leather.
INC. Driveway ditching and
Chests, Beds and Bedding,
grading, clean creeks and New, in boxes, warranty. Playpens, Bassinets, WalkRetail
value,
$1999.
Sacridrainage ditches. Grad-all
fice $699 for both. (304) ers, strollers, Car seats,
service,
dump
truck
541-8120.
4-29TF other misc. Call 286-3644.
services. Will haul gravel
4-29
and dirt. Free estimates. FOR SALE: Living Room
Call 765-5576. No job too Set-5pc. Microfiber, Stain
small.
3-7TF Resistant, New, Boxed, LifeFOR
time Warranty. $599 (304)
RENT
APPLIANCE REPAIR: We 541-8120.
4-29TF
service all major appliances. Same day service. FOR SALE: Bedroom Set
Reasonable rates. New and 5pc. New, still boxed, sell FOR RENT: Additional
used parts. Call 644-8783 for $499. (304) 541-8120. office space for rent.
or 364-8783.
2-12TF
4-29TF Excellent location for
establishing a practice.
SENIOR CARE HOME: A FOR SALE: Beautiful Ideal for Health Care
senior care home has a pri- Cherry Bedroom Set-Louis Practitioners or Medical
vate room available. We Phillip style, Solid Wood,
Related Business. GlenelG
are private care 24/7. Brand New 5pcs, $999.
Health & Wellness Center,
Gassaway area. 11 years (304) 541-8120.
4-29TF
440
Water
St. 364-5873 or 330-699-4315.
Summersville, WV 26651. 9-5TF
304-872-3333.
5-6
FOR RENT: One and two
FOR RENT: Three bed- bedroom apartments startroom, 1 Bath, remodeled ing at $275. Two and three
home
with
yard
in bedroom homes starting at
Burnsville. Close to I-79. $375. One months rent re$425 per month plus secu- quired for security deposit.
rity deposit and references. Utilities not included. AbAbsolutely no pets. Call solutely no pets. Applica853-2859.
5-6 tion required. Applications
may be picked up at
FOR RENT: West Virginia Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton
9-5TF
couple have two beach Lane.
houses for rent in Myrtle
Beach, SC located at
Ocean Lakes Family CampREAL
ground. Both have 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. Weekly
ESTATE
rent is $2000 per house.
Both homes were completed in June 2007. Visit FOR SALE: Frametown.
www.vrbo.com/138764 for 3 - 4 B e d r o o m , 2 b a t h
more information or call for brick home. Formal living
availability, 704-543-8434. r o o m w i t h m a s o n r y
1-29 TF fireplace and gas logs.
Full basement with
FOR RENT: Office retail or
warehouse space for rent or b e d r o o m , f a m i l y r o o m ,
sale in Sutton. From 170- laundry room, enclosed
12,000 square feet. Starting cellar. Single car garage
at $3.00/per Sq. Ft. We will with large porch above.
build to suit your needs. County water and also a
Call 678-4400 for more in- deep well in the garage
formation.
10-2TF with excellent water. Fruit
trees. $149,500. Call 7705-13
MEETING SPACE FOR 412-1586.
The
Sutton
RENT:
SALE:
2001
Volunteer Fire Department FOR
has a large meeting room M e a d o w b r o o k e
available for rent. Ideal for Doublewide and ½ acre lot.
B i r t h d a y / C h r i s t m a s / Located in Flatwoods. 3
Wedding parties, meetings, Bedroom, 2 Bathroom. Masmulti-day training sessions ter bath has a garden tub
and double sinks. One car
and more. Ground level on
oversized garage, outbuildMain Street, Sutton. Formerly ing, 2 porches (8x28), rear
the location of Fisher Auto porch is covered. ½ mile
Parts across from the from I-79. Close to schools
Courthouse. Call 765-5193 and outlet mall. Serious infor rates, information and quiries
only.
Asking
scheduling.
11-21TF $105,000. Please call (304)
678-4534 after 4:00 p.m.
FOR RENT: Mobile home
5-6
lots near interstate, senior
citizens welcome. Call 304853-9103.
1-25TF
FOR RENT: Garage for rent
or
lease
32x48
in
Flatwoods. Call 765-7797
or 765-3478.
12-30tf
FOR RENT: Unfurnished
apartment, 501 River
Street, Gassaway. $375 a
month plus utilities. $400
Security Deposit. No pets/
MOBILE
HOMES
FOR SALE: Special FHA financing program for land
owners. 0 down if you own
land or can use family land.
We own the bank, your approved. Call Today 872-
Services Available to Residents and Visitors of Braxton County
Quality
Printing
Company
Greene
Robertson
Funeral Home
Steven Jeffers, director
600 Riverview Drive
Sutton, West Virginia
Exit 62 Off I-79
Right 1/2 Mile
1-800-427-2389 or 364-5132
765-5502
Barker
B & C Electric,
FOODLAND
Construction
LLC
Elk River
Let Our Deli Cater
your next party!!!
364-8307
Licensed - Insured
Residential • Commercial
Michael
Butcher
678-4275
Jarell Crist
663-8107
Braxton
Lumber Co., Inc.
Geothermal
wells,
Central
Tire
well pumps. Five
generations ofSerivce
experience.
Drilling
JoeFrame
& Angie
Reeder
Company
306
Chapel Road
Gassaway,
WV 26624
(304)636-6025
364-8567
765-7519 or
552-1203
765-5193
KNICELEY
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Hospitalization - Auto - Fire Life Farm - Liability
Loran & Kevin Kniceley
189 Main St., Sutton
765-7149
FOR SALE: Attention home
buyers. No matter what your
credit is we may be able to
get you approved for a new
home. We can even take
your application over the
phone.
304-472-8900,
Home Show-Buckhannon.
4-29
income. Top 25% of the
companies salespeople
make over $75,000 a
year. Fax resume to 304872-5034 or Call Terry at
872-5004.
9-5TF
HELP WANTED: Truck
Driver with CDL 2 years
experience to haul lumber flat bed. Local work,
good pay-benefits. EOE
Call 304-453-6381.
12-27TF
FOR SALE: No money
down Program if you own
land.
HomeShowBuckhannon, 304-4728900. With approved credit.
4-29 HELP WANTED: Gassaway
Microtel Inn & Suites is now
FOR SALE: Pre-owned accepting applications for
homes for sale. 304-472- desk and housekeeping
8900.
4-29 positions. Full and Part time.
Applications may be picked
FOR SALE: Outstanding up at the front desk. No
deal! Amish 32x80 total dry- phone calls please.
3-18TF
wall, $79,900 delivered and
set. 472-9286 or 884-8939.
4-29 HELP WANTED: Full time
licensed respiratory therapist. Current WV license required – students can apHELP
ply. Expanded to 24-hour
W A N T E D coverage and will expand
job duties; excellent salary
and benefits. EO/AAE.
Contact: Diane Ocheltree,
HELP WANTED: Job
304-269-8094 or write
opportunities. Looking for a SJMH, 230 Hospital Plaza,
waitress or cook. Have 401k Weston, WV 26452. 5-6
and insurance available.
853-2389.
5-6 HELP WANTED: Securitas
is accepting applications
HELP WANTED: Do you for guards in Braxton
want to make a difference County. Appy online at
in someone’s life? Laurel www.securitasjobs.com.
Nursing and Rehabilitation Please
indicate
Center is hiring team Parkersburg, WV for the ofplayers for the following fice you are applying to.
4-29
positions: C.N.A.’s: All shifts.
Must have current active WV
certification. New starting HELP WANTED: Full-time
wage and shift differential. Registered Nurse for
$750 Sign-on Bonus. Stonewall Jackson Home
LPN’s: Full Time Positions Care Obstetrics Dept. EO/
available
and
Shift AAE. Contact Cheryl Davis
@ 269-8514; write SJ SpeDifferential. $1000 sign on
cial Delivery Unit, 230 Hosbonus. If any of these pital Plaza, Weston, WV
positions interest you, call 26452; or fax resume to
304-286-4204, fax resume 269-8038.
5-6
to 304-286-3906 or stop by
at 1053 Clinic Drive located
off of Rt. 16 in Ivydale to fill
out an application. LNRC is
?????
1 mile off I-79 at Exit 40.
MISC.
EOE/LNRC is a drug-free
workplace.
4-29
GARAGE SALE: Rain or
HELP WANTED: Taking ap- shine. May 2 nd and 3 rd ,
plications for a truck driver Friday and Saturday, 9am
with Class A License. 3 to ? Several numerous
years driving experience.
items, directions: Hall’s
Pull flat bed with some
1-79
to
tarping. Home on week- Residence,
ends. For more information, Frametown Exit, go right
call 304-452-8548.
4-29 towards Clay, 3 miles onst
right-Tate Creek Rd. 1
HELP WANTED: 4 on and driveway on the left. 4-29
4 off Schedule. Highwall
Miner Electrician. Nicholas NOTICE: I, Richard L.
Energy, a Massey Energy Jarrell will not be responCo. subsidiary, located in sible for any debts, public
Drennen, WV is now ac- or private, other than my
cepting resumes for certi- own from this day forward,
4-29
fied mining electricians. April 8, 2008.
Electricians will work fourMOVED
TO
12 hour shifts, followed by JUST
four days off. Applicants BRAXTON COUNTY? If
must possess current WV you have just moved to
electrician card with Low, Braxton County within the
Medium and High Voltage last 30 days, for the first time,
certification. Applicants we have a gift for you. Stop
must have a high school di- by the Citizens’ News office
ploma or equivalent; expe- and sign up for a FREE
rience with addcar systems three month subscription;
is preferred, but not re- plus, a FREE gallon of paint
quired. EMT certification from Sutton Feed and Hardpreferred, but no required.
ware, 75 S. Stonewall St.,
Underground electricians
are encouraged to apply. Sutton. We are located at
Competitive benefit package with electrician bonus.
CONTINUEDTO PAGE 19- CLASS
WV 011566
GASSAWAY
Heaters, WV
(304)765-5461
FOR
SALE:
Buyers
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Timber
10”
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MIDDLE TOWN HOMES of Box 707, Summersville, WV
Weston offering new & used 26651 or fax resume to 304singles
modular
and 872-7435. Qualified Applisectionals starting as low as cants may also call 304$39,900 set & delivered. Are 872-5065. EOE/M/F/D/V
4-29
you ready to deal? Stop by
or call today! 1-800-874HELP WANTED: Part-time
4663.
2-13TF
assistants as company
reps wanted!Applicant
FOR SALE: The #1 Dealer
must have access to the
in America. Call for your speinternet and must be above
cial financing today. $0 down
18 years . Interested applioptions available. Call today!
cant should contact Mrs
872-5004.
9-5TF
B
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i
s
s
@
brandy.bliss@hotmail.com.
FOR SALE: Why pay rent
5-27
when you can own with $0
down? We own the bank, HELP WANTED: Manumany financing options factured Home Salesperavailable. Call today! 872- s o n n e e d e d . 4 0 1 K ,
5004.
9-5TF Heath Benefits, and great
A Full Service Hardware for ALL
your jobs:Plumbing,Electrical,
Heating,Small Engine,Lawn &
Garden,Household
364-2242
1-800-582-2923
State of the Art Technology
One Hour
Photo Processing
Film, digital, enlargements
Walker's Drug
Elk Street, Gassaway
364-5193
MID-STATEMARINA
& CYCLE, INC.
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Route 19 - Sutton, WV
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67 of I-79 Branch
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501 Main St., Sutton, and we
would like to welcome you to our
community. Stop by today! 1-6TF
FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED:
Call the National Youth Advocate Program at 800-836-9894
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Residence of Canna Drake, 2
miles off Route 4, Frametown,
toward Wilsie on Big Run Hill.
4-29
YARD SALE: Multi-family yard
sale. May 3, 2008 9am-?
Flatwoods Community Building.
Kids clothing of all sizes, adult
clothing, toys, a lot of misc. items.
Too much to mention.
4-29
PAWNING, BUYING & SELLING: Guns, Musical instruments, YARD SALE: May 1 st-3 rd , 208
tools, AMP’s, electronics & more. Highland Street, Gassaway.
Call 304-269-6330.
7-27TF Kids clothes, Home Interior,
Household items, size 7 ladies
I, DOUGLAS COFFMAN WILL dress shoes, ladies clothes and
4-29
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for more. Rain or shine.
any debts other than my own
nd
rd
from this day forward, 2/05/ YARD SALE: May 2 and 3 .
Community
Yard
Sale.
Four+
2008. Douglas Coffman. 5-6
houses (10 families or more) on
I, DENVER CUTLIP, WILL NOT Exhange Rd. Flatwoods end.
BE RESPONSIBLE for any acci- Something for everyone. Lots of
4-29
dents that occure on my prop- Baby items.
erty in Sutton.
4-29
YARD SALE: Jacob and Shannon Truman will be having a yard
sale, Saturday, May 3, 8-5 at Joe
Bob Trumans residence in
Servia. One mile from I-79 on
Servia Rd. Rain or shine. 4-29
YARD SALE: Multi-family yard
sale ¼ mile below Strange Creek
Bridge on right May 2nd and 3rd.
Boys clothes 12 mos. To Size 10.
Misc baby items (high chair,
walker, crib bedding) quilt tops,
lots of misc. In case of rain, will
4-29
be May 9th and 10th.
REMEMBER ME? 1952-53
Sutton High School 9th Grade.
Wretha Sue Mutter, age 15.
Looking for William (Bill) Conley
and younger sister. Bill was in
the Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
1953-55. Last contact with Bill I
was living in Charmco, WV. If
anyone knows this person,
please contact Wretha Sue
Farrar, 607 W. third St., Hanover,
PA 17331.
5-6
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YARD SALE: Two family yard
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WANTED
and 3, 9am to 4pm. Rain or
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and much more. Located on WANTED: Clean fill dirt in
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4-29
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¼ mile down Stone Run Road,
Flatwoods. Turn left onto Claudia
Lane, last house, follow signs.
Perkins Residence. Baby
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Citizens’
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Page 20 April 29, 2008
Braxton County, WV
Older Americans must be assured of the right and means to vote
By Betty Ireland
It has long been
known that older Americans vote in higher numbers than their younger
counterparts. Whether this
is due to an increased
sense of duty, or the fact
that governmental decisions increasingly affect
older Americans (Social
Security, Medicare, long
term care issues), it is a
trend not likely to change
anytime soon.
In fact, by the year
2040, it is anticipated that
more than 40 percent of
voters will be age 65 and
older. And yet, access to
voting by older citizens —
and the physical and mental abilities of our aging
population — are a fre-
quent source of discussion
and debate in regard to the
electoral process.
But there are other
concerns that need to be
addressed. On Jan. 31, during a hearing in the United
States Senate, a University of Pennsylvania medical doctor said all states
need guidelines for voting
accommodations for residents of long-term care facilities. Currently, 21
states have instituted
such guidelines.
Dr. Jason Karlawish
said he has found there
are many nursing home
residents who want to vote
but can’t. Typically, administrative staff, not election
officials, oversee voting
procedures in such facili-
ties, Dr. Karlawish said.
And much voting is done by
absentee ballot – well recognized as a mechanism
for voter fraud.
Dr. Karlawish recommends a movement toward
mobile polls. This might
mean that county election
officials would encourage
voting registration, distribute ballots to long-term
care residents, assist with
voting, then collect and return the ballots to a polling
place.
Currently, about 10
percent of older Americans
live in long-term care facilities, where they face a
variety of impediments to
voting, including unrealistic geographical distances
to the polls, lack of transportation, lack of assis-
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tance to obtain absentee
ballot applications, and
caregivers making the decision about whether certain residents can or cannot vote.
In West Virginia, my
office has pioneered several initiatives to make
voting easier for older residents, as well as helping to
ensure that senior citizens
are not the victims of voter
fraud, or having their
voices disenfranchised.
Current West Virginia law
says that any resident 18
and older has the right to
vote unless he or she is
found mentally incompetent by a court, or is a felon
who remains under conviction. Otherwise, there are
no legal restrictions to voting, no matter how old or
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My Promise: To operate an efficient magistrate’s office
that guarantees everyone who comes before me will be
treated professionally, with courtesy and respect. I will be
prepared on court day and all persons tried in my court
will receive a fair and impartial trial. Judgments rendered
will be made based on evidence, the law and common
sense.
The purpose on the magistrate is to see that justice is
served. It is NOT a position where decisions are always
popular and people always happy. Criminal charges filed
against an individual not only affects that person for life
but affects the entire family financially, emotionally and
physically; therefore it is very important that fair and impartial trials be held. I am experienced and capable of
weighing evidence and making tough decisions and I accept that responsibility. I appreciate the confidence voters placed in me in the past and again ask for your support and vote again on May 13th. Thank you so much. God
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infirm an individual may
become.
When I assumed office, I worked with my staff
to develop a senior outreach program. Our outreach coordinator literally
delivers the services of the
Secretary of State’s office
to seniors in all 55 counties. These services include voter registration,
hands-on sessions with
voting equipment, as well
as charity fraud and election fraud presentations.
My office also publishes articles regarding
voting options in newsletters to most of the state’s
senior centers, nursing
homes and assisted-living
facilities. Voting rights brochures have been sent to
residents of these longterm care facilities.
Through our newly
introduced West Virginia
Voter Hall of Fame, we are
recognizing the efforts of
those seniors in our state
who have voted for at least
50 consecutive years.
It is one of those ironies of life that, for many
Americans, the more committed they become to exercising their voting
rights, the more difficult
that process becomes due
to age and illness. As a society, we have a responsibility to do everything in
our power to make sure all
Americans can vote, while
at the same time ensuring
that votes represent the
will of the voter, without
undue influence or coercion from those who might
take advantage of the aged
or infirmed
Dr. Karlawish points
out that successful models
of mobile polling have
been demonstrated in Australia and Canada. He proposes that the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission
“conduct research to develop a set of best voting
practices for long-term care
facilities, training for election officials to implement
them, and partnerships
between the Commission
and states to test their feasibility and refine them.”
I would like the West Virginia legislature to appoint
a group to study Dr.
Karlawish’s research regarding how it might be
utilized to help our state’s
senior citizens. Most of us,
God willing, will someday
face the obstacles to voting
that exist today for our elderly citizens. Democracy
demands that all legal voters, regardless of age or
physical disability, be afforded the access and opportunity to exercise their
most fundamental of rights
as
Americans.
Betty Ireland is West Virginia Secretary of State.
Sowa seeks
re-election
Robert Reed Sowa,
Family Court Judge for
Braxton, Lewis and
Upshur Counties (17 t h
Circuit) has filed for reelection.
Sowa was elected in
2002. He was initially
appointed Family Law
Master in October 1991
by Judge Thomas H.
Keadle of Buckhannon,
Judge Danny O. Cline
(now retired) of Sutton,
and Judge Jack Alsop of
Webster Springs. He was
appointed Family Court
Judge in November 2001
by Governor Bob Wise,
after the Legislature created the Family Court in
response to the passage
of the Unified Family
Court Amendment.
Sowa practiced law
in Central West Virginia
for almost 20 years. He
and wife Cathy live in
Frametown. They have
three children: Pieter of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Heidi of Portland,
Oregan and Nickloi, who
attends Glenville State
College.
Sowa graduated in
1980 from the WVU College of Law. He received
his BA in 1977 from
Dickinson College in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
He is a member and past
president
of
the
Gassaway Lions Club,
and Service Coordinator
Lions Sight Foundation.
He is also a member of
the Braxton County Rotary and the David Memorial
Presbyterian
Church in Gassaway.
“I am honored that
the voters of Braxton,
Lewis and Upshur Counties have elected me to
decide important family
issues, and if elected, I
will strive to serve them
fairly and efficiently in
the future,” said Judge
Sowa.