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Commission recognizes
retiring dispatcher
The highlight of last
Friday’s regular Braxton
County Commission meeting was the recognition of
long time dispatcher Linda
James who officially retired January 1. Commission President Gary
Ellyson presented James a
certificate of appreciation
and a declaration from
Governor
Earl
Ray
Tomblin recognizing her 21
years of public service as
a telecommunicator for
the Emergency 9-1-1 Center. All three commissioners praised James dedication and professionalism.
The retiree stated, “I am
honored to be recognized
for a job that I have really
enjoyed. I know I will miss
it, but I honestly believe it
is time to retire.” An informal retirement luncheon
was held later in the day
at the county’s emergency
center on Days Drive.
Al Sergie of Summit
Media appeared before the
Commission asking if they
had come to a decision regarding his request to returning their address to
what it was before it was
changed by the 9-1-1 Mapping and Addressing Department. President Gary
Ellyson explained that two
different businesses on
opposite ends of the block
both used the same old
number. He added that
such was simply not acceptable under new 9-1-1
addressing guidelines. He
said that to allow Sergie to
continue using the old address would not be in the
best interest of the other
neighboring residents as
they would have to again
change their addresses.
Terry Frame added that
she felt that Commission
would be setting a bad precedent if they changed a
number to accommodate
one business. Following
the discussion, Frame introduced a motion to make
no change to the numbering system as it was assigned by the Mapping and
Addressing Department.
That action received the
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A special presentation was made at last week’s Commission meeting recognizing
21 years of public service by dispatcher Linda James. Also pictured (L to R)
Commissioner Terry Frame, EMS/9-1-1 Director Mike Baker, James, Commission
president Gary Ellyson, and Commissioner Ron Facemire.
Missionary work for Braxton
native proves rewarding
rate. McMillion has been
especially disturbed by the
female infanticide which
rose significantly following
China’s introduction of the
one-child policy.
It took McMillion two
years after she had become
determined to go to China
before she actually made
the journey. In the meantime, she and five other
girls began—through
YWAM— a ministry which
they called “Beauty Arise.”
Their mission, she explained, is to “be a voice of
encouragement in the
midst of a world that is so
often critical of who we
[women] are.” Those in this
group want, she commented, “to see young
women grasp the reality of
God’s personal love for
them and to be a support
for them as they live out
His purpose for their
lives.”
A breakthrough to
her goal actually occurred
when a Canadian man, a
missionary in China for the
past four years, spoke at
the Los Angeles base. “He
had
been
working
amongst the Chinese
skateboarders in . . .
Nanning [and] he had incredible stories of God
working and moving
amongst the Chinese
skateboarders.” After
hearing these stories,
McMillion “knew that God
can use any tool to reach
people.” She explained, “I
talked with him about
Beauty Arise and my vision for women everywhere to know their worth
and my particular heart
for China.” Continuing,
she noted that this missionary invited her and
another girl on the Beauty
Arise team to go to
Nanning and minister to
the women in whatever
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Chinese Cafe in the providence of Nanning.
By Shirley Shuman
Once she had listened to a speaker describing the issue of female oppression in China
and had watched a documentary pertaining to infanticide in that country,
Braxton Countian Carrie
McMillion knew exactly
what she wanted to do.
She wanted to do missionary work in China.
McMillion described
her reaction to the
speaker. “My heart broke
and tears rolled down my
face as I Iistened and
watched [documentation
of] this horrific act. I knew
then that I had to do something.” It was at that point
that she began working
toward going to China to
offer help, and she succeeded.
Currently McMillion
lives in Nanning in southeast China, where she has
been for five weeks this
time. She spent four
months there in 20122013.
The journey of this
young woman from
Braxton County to China
has taken a circuitous
path, but she has never
really doubted what she
would be doing. After
graduating with a degree
in social work from West
Virginia University, she
began volunteering at a
missions organization
called Youth with a Mission and has been with
that group for the last
three and a half years.
During that time, she had
done several mission trips,
including to Thailand,
Mexico, and Morocco.
However, according to
McMillion, it was during
her first year with YWAM,
based in Los Angeles, that
“God spoke to [her] about
the nation of China and
specifically about the
women of [that] nation.”
The young missionary noted, “Fifty-six percent of the world’s female
suicides occur in China
[although] only 19 percent
of the world’s population
lives in China.” She
named “violence against
women and girls, discrimination in education and
employment, the traditional preference for male
children and the one-child
policy” as contributing factors to this high suicide
Local Kroger Store Co-Managers Mike Grubb (left) and Miranda Hathaway
present $500 gift cards to Sutton Fire Chief John Tinney (2nd from left) and
Randy James Gassaway Chief, (center) Rogers Cunningham, (right) SVFD
President and Treasurer was also on hand.
Quick action averts
disaster at Kroger
Company
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appreciation
with donation
Quick action by
county firefighters averted
a major disaster at a
prominent
Braxton
County business Monday,
January 13. The 9:12 p.m.
alarm alerted Sutton and
Gassaway Fire Departments that a delivery
truck was on fire at
Kroger’s loading dock on
Route
4
between
Gassaway and Sutton. The
first units on scene discovered that a tractor trailer
truck was on fire and the
flames were making their
way inside the loading
dock area. Frametown and
Chapel Fire Departments
were summoned to assist.
Prompt action by fire
fighters attacked the
flames while others vacated the building.
Firefighting efforts were
hampered by lack of access to the loading dock
which contains two bays,
both occupied by delivery
vehicles. Volunteers did
manage to contain the
damage to the loading
dock area.
On Monday, January
20, Kroger Store Co-Managers Mike Grubb and
Miranda Hathaway invited representatives of
Sutton and Gassaway
VFDs to their store to accept a small token of the
company’s appreciation.
“Your efforts of last Monday night were nothing
short of monumental,”
Grugg told SFVD Chief
Tinney, and Gassaway
Chief Randy James. “Not
only did you save our store
and the services it provides our community you
literally saved 70 jobs that
would have been lost if the
facility had been destroyed
and severely damaged.”
The managers presented
each department a $500
gift card.
According to Sutton
Fire Chief John Tinney,
the damages were minimal compared to what they
could have been. “Of
course the truck and
trailer were totally destroyed but we were able
to contain the blaze to the
loading dock area with
only minimal smoke damage to the main store.
Tinney estimated the
damage to the tractor and
trailer at $140,000. The
contents of the two trucks
and grocery items near the
flames as well as destruction in the loading dock
ares, was estimated at an
additional $120,000. Mike
Grubb estimated that his
store lost an additional
$75,000 in product that
had to be discarded, wages
and lost revenue. Kroger
reopened for business as
usual on Wednesday
morning.
Both fire chiefs
praised the work of their
volunteers and the cooperative efforts the joining
departments displayed in
working together. Over 50
volunteers were involved
in the operation.
The fire is believed to have started in the refrigeration
unit of the trailewr and quickly spread through the open
container to the loading dock. (Below) Fire personnel
inspect the loading dock once the fire is extinguished.
Desper heads to Poetry Out
Loud state competition
By Shirley Shuman
Carol Desper, a junior at Braxton County
High School, will compete
in the Poetry Out Loud
competition at the state
level in mid-March. Performing before a small audience and three judges in
the high-school library last
Monday, Desper received
first place among those
competing.
The young woman, a
member of the high-school
speech team, memorized
and recited “Beautiful
Wreckage”
by
W.D.Ehrhart. She explained that she had chosen this particular poem
from the Poetry Out Loud
anthology of choices. “I felt
like it was the most suitable poem from the anthology, one I was most
comfortable with,” she
said.
Asked why she chose
to participate in the competition, the winner responded, “Mom suggested
it because she knows I do
well in poetry competition
[on the speech circuit],
and she had high hopes for
me. I figured, ‘Why not?’”
Sharon Desper, English instructor and
speech coach at the high
school, organized the local
competition, the first ever
held at Braxton County
High. After students had
volunteered to participate
in the program, she helped
each of them choose a
poem which they he or she
liked and felt comfortable
with. It was one of her
duties to make certain
that each poem came from
the anthology provided for
the contest.
The poetry included
in the anthology is all pretwentieth century and it
meets the length criteria.
This is one of the areas
with which young Desper
was somewhat uncomfortable. “I prefer more modern poetry, Pre-twentieth
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By Ed Given
A special
thank you...
Electronic voting out…
Several good things came from the Friday
County Commission meeting, but none were as
welcome to my ears as news that the County
Commission was no longer considering the
purchase of an electronic vote counting machine. Susan Lunceford, our County Clerk, had
told me unofficially last week that consideration
of the equipment was “off the table” after she
discovered the wording of the 1994 voter referendum.
I too had forgotten about the issue being
placed on the ballot. After reviewing the ballot
and the time frame to jolt my memory, I recall
that the issue came up after the last demonstration of virtually the same type of equipment. I am pleased that the Commission still
recognizes the voters’ wishes on this issue and
have laid it rest.
Yes, our voting method is old fashioned by
some evaluations, but it is truly the most reliable, honest and fool-proof we have. Our county is
small in number of voters, and paper ballots,
whether others use them or not, are still the
safest, most tamper resistant, and most reliable
form of choosing our elected officials. I think the
advantages still outweigh the obstacles and I am
pleased that the Commission recognizes the same.
Animal welfare coalition…
Another positive thing that came out of last
Friday’s meeting was the coalition of animal
welfare organizations that has recently been
formed through the efforts of Sally Stewart. I
applaud the move. It is obvious that there are
great needs in our community. These groups do
a world of good on their own helping our furry
friends. I can’t wait to see what they can accomplish as a joint group.
Great job Sally, in bringing these organizations together.
Problems on the home front…
Our right-hand man here at the Citizens’
News is currently out of commission. Mike or
“Ernie” McElwain as he is known to his friends
became ill Tuesday morning and had to be
taken to the hospital. From Braxton he was
transferred to Stonewall Jackson where he
remains at this writing. His exact problems are
still being determined. He is in the ICU unit and
I’m happy to report that he is showing signs of
improvement though his recovery may take
some time.
Mike has been an instrumental part of this
company, its newspaper and more importantly
its printing operations for more than 30 years.
He has always been one that I have been able
rely on and adjusting to his absence is not easy.
In fact, I don’t know of him missing a day’s work
due to illness while he has been part of our
Citizens’ News family, so not having him around
is quite an adjustment. However, we are getting
along and have contingency plans to keep up
with our production work, but I would be lying
if I said it was easy.
Please keep Mike (Ernie) in your prayers
and thoughts. We need him back on our team.
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Ed Given
Dear editor,
On Monday January
13th, what could have
been a real tragedy,
turned into a real blessing. As most people in the
county know by now, a
truck that was backed
into the loading dock at
Kroger, between
Gassaway and Sutton,
caught fire while it was
being unloaded.
I praise God that no
one was injured or even
lost their life that night,
as the truck went up in
flames and smoke filled
the backroom and parts
of the sales floor. On this
particular evening and
through the next few
days, I saw so many
people come together to
help each other, that I
was simply overwhelmed.
First, I would like to
thank all of our volunteer
fire fighters for the great
job that they did, containing the fire to the
truck and dock area only.
But that isn’t what
impressed me the most. I
saw great professionalism
and compassion from
each and every fireman
that I spoke with during
the crisis. Although every
one that I talked with
was very courteous and
helpful, I do want to
mention a few people
that I spent most of my
time with that night. A
big thank you to John
Tinney and Randy James,
fire chiefs from Sutton
and Gassaway Volunteer
Fire Departments. Their
quick reaction and ability
to make decisions without hesitation was
comforting to someone
who had never been in
this situation before. I
also would like to mention Chris Floyd, who
walked me through the
building several times to
keep me informed on the
situation. Thanks to Ed
Given who also walked
me through as well as
sending me pictures of
the whole event. I salute
all members of these
departments as well as
the members of the other
like to thank our customers for their loyalty
and kind words during
this trying time.
Last, but not least I
would like to thank my
wife, Jeanie for her
patience and understanding through the
past few days when I
spent so much time
away from home. I guess
that is what best friends
do. Pick you up when
things don’t always go
well. Thanks, and may
God bless everyone.
Mike Grubb
Store Manager
Gassaway Kroger
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Clint Ferguson
Frigid temperatures...
There aren’t many
times when you see the
thermometer drop below
zero around here, but a
couple of weeks ago it was
10 below when I woke up.
The weather man said the
wind chill was 25 below.
Frigid, frozen, blustery no
matter how you describe
it, it was bone chilling cold
out there.
I often think about
the wildlife when it gets
this cold. It’s amazing
how they can adapt and
survive. Deer like to find
a pine or hemlock stand
and lay low there as it
creates a thermal refuge.
The dense evergreen
trees provide a wind block
and the temperatures
can be warmer underneath them.
Deer conserve energy by not moving
much and relying on
their fat reserves to
make it through winter.
In poor mast years, like
this past one, some of
the weak and malnourished deer will be lucky
to make it to the spring
green up. So far we
haven’t had any deep
snows yet, but it’s only
January and there’s a
lot of winter left.
The freezing temperatures could actually
help some of the trees in
the woods. Hemlock and
ash trees are two that
could actually benefit
from these below zero
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that all our grandkids are into
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departments that responded (Chapel and
Frametown). These brave
men and women do not
get paid one cent for
their efforts. They put
their life on the line,
because they care.
I would also like to
thank all of my coworkers
and staff at Kroger for
the exceptional job that
they did to get our store
ready for business in
such a short period of
time. Not because they
got paid to do a job, but
because they care about
the community, and our
customers. I would also
The bill was referred to
the committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
with a second reference to
Finance. On January 16, only
one day after it being first
introduced, HB 4175 passed
unanimously in the Finance
Committee and in the House.
It will now go to the Senate for
further consideration. I appreciate all the members of the
Finance Committee working
together to report this bill out
in an expedited manner.
In an abbreviated week
due to the water emergency,
committees are moving several
bills. In the House Judiciary
Committee, four bills have
passed:
HB 4001 Creating the
False Claims Act (placed on
House Calendar by the Rules
Committee)
HB 4006 Relating to the
possession and distribution of
child pornography (to House
Finance)
HB 4014 Increasing
criminal penalties for littering;
HB 4135 designating the
first Thursday in May the West
Virginia Day of Prayer (up for
passage by full House this
week).
temperatures. Both
tree species are currently being attacked by
invasive insect species.
The hemlock woolly
adelgid (HWA) was first
detected in West Virginia
in 1992 in the eastern
panhandle. It was found
in Braxton County in
2006. Since then it’s
spread and has infested
46 of the 55 counties in
the state. In 2003 mortality from the pest was
documented and several
hemlock trees have succumbed to the wrath of
the hemlock woolly
adelgid since then.
It has been found
that in freezing cold
temperatures and ice
storms in particular, the
HWA populations tend
to fall and get knocked
back so to speak. The
cold won’t completely
eliminate the pest but it
can help reduce how
heavily infested a tree
will be. Right now, the
future outlook for our
hemlock trees isn’t looking good.
Ecology wise, the
loss of hemlocks in our
forest could affect other
shade tolerant plant
species as well as our
trout streams. Without
the shade, water temperatures will warm up
and the cold tolerant
trout won’t survive.
And thermal refuges for deer and other
While last week’s column
was dominated by the water
emergency in the Kanawha
Valley, the emergency moves
on to a new phase of determining why storage tanks and
secondary containment structures were not inspected in a
timely manner; the role that
city and county emergency
officials played in following up
on recommendations prior to
the leak; why WV American
Water had not made plans for
a leak from a facility only 1 ½
miles upstream; future plans
to protect the public water
supply; and most importantly,
continued analysis of the
health risks associated with
the leak.
Meanwhile, a few days
before the water emergency,
another big piece of our local
infrastructure plans moved
closer to reality with the
securing of funding for
Burnsville’s Orlando Rd. /Rt. 5
waterline extension project.
Not only will this improve
access to safe water, it will
also allow the Town of
Burnsville and the Burnsville
Public Utility Board to make
necessary upgrades to their
facility. With the first funding
approved, we can move forward and receive the final leg
of funding in the next fiscal
year, beginning July 1, 2014.
My thanks to the Governor
Tomblin, Burnsville Public
Utility Board, Town of
Burnsville, County Commissioners, Region VII, and my
Senate colleagues, Doug
wildlife will disappear.
Grouse rely heavily on
the cover of hemlocks in
the winter to protect
them from predatory
birds circling overhead.
The hemlock tree plays
an important role in the
forest but unfortunately
seems to be on the losing
end of the battle.
Emerald ash borer
(EAB) is another invasive insect species that
has found its way to
West Virginia. It was
first detected in 2007 in
Fayette County and
was believed to have
been brought in from infested firewood. In 2012
the pest was found in
Braxton County. As result, the West Virginia
Department of Agriculture has launched it’s
don’t move firewood
campaign.
The WVDA encourages folks to not move
firewood for long distances, especially when
going camping. That’s
one of the ways the invasive insect can be
transported from one
place to another. It’s
better to collect and
burn all firewood from
the camping area than
to bring your own.
Currently 27 counties are infested with
EAB and that number
continues to grow every
year. I recently read an
article from Minnesota,
that also has EAB, and
the forester interviewed
felt confident that this
freeze will help combat
the invasive there. EAB
overwinter as larvae
underneath the bark
and if become frozen,
they’ll die.
It all depends on
how cold it gets and
stays to completely
freeze them since they
are protected underneath the bark. This
critter has spread
quickly and fast here in
WV and mortality is
starting to show. EAB
has caused devastation
to the ash trees in the
upper Midwest and will
more than likely do the
same here. Hopefully
this cold snap will help
the ash trees out.
Looking on the
bright side, we more
than likely experienced
the coldest temperatures of the year already. And it might
have helped a few trees
as well.
Facemire and Sam Cann. Once
again, working together, we
can make great strides in
meeting our needs.
Now moving forward is
the Cox’s Mill waterline extension in Gilmer County. This
project was funded in 2012
and 2013 and is under way.
As long as needs exist in
Braxton and Gilmer Counties,
we will work together to see
them met.
One bill I am planning to
introduce would allow Public
Service Districts to retain
more of a carryover (when
possible) from year to year in
their operations budget for
emergency repairs, etc. This
could help reduce or eliminate
many planned maintenance or
unforeseen emergency repairs
funding shortfalls that are
always a part of a public utility
system. So far, the initial
response to this has been
favorable.
House Finance has
conducted FY 2015 budget
hearings for: Department of
Revenue; Governor’s Office;
Dept. of Administration (PEIA
and other Admin Divisions);
and the Bureau of Senior
Services. This week, we plan a
full slate of hearings in addition to running bills, including
supplemental appropriations
bills for the current fiscal year
of 2014.
One final note regarding
the Hunting and Fishing
Show. At 5 yrs. old, Carson is a
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unanimous support of the
Commission.
Pam Pearson spoke to
the Commission representing several local animal welfare groups. She
explained that the members of the different delegations were coming together to form the Braxton
County Animal Welfare
Coalition. She requested
permission to hold a fund
raising spaghetti dinner
on February 6 at the Century Inn. That request was
approved on a motion by
Terry Frame.
Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the
Braxton County CVB appeared before the Commission to present a 2013
statement of revenue and
expenses and a 2014 budget for his organization.
Sheriff Eddie Williams appeared before the
Commission to request internal revisions to his budget. That request was
granted.
In other business,
the short form settlements
were approved as presented.
A split class request
for tax purposes was approved for Brent Nettles
on a motion by Ron
Facemire.
A single purchase order was approved. It allows the County Clerk to
acquire record books with
index and filler pages from
Casto & Harris at a cost of
$650.00.
Terry Frame made a
motion to pay one half the
amounts budged to the
fire departments and all
money budged to community based corrections
from the Coal Severance
fund.
Ted Elonis was
present to discuss his resignation from the Braxton
County Solid Waste Authority effective March 30,
2014. Elonis stated he felt
the extended time would
allow the Commission to
find a replacement. He
stated that he enjoyed the
work but felt he needed to
devote time to other interests. The Commission
thanked Elonis for is assistance in getting the agency
“turned around.”
Terry Frame made a
motion to approve the appointments of Pam Wine,
representing Burnsville
and Kelly Morrison representing the Board of Education as well the reappointment of Ed Given,
business representative to
the Braxton County Development Authority. Each
will serve a 3 year term.
Following a brief discussion, Terry Frame
made a motion to advertise for interested persons
to serve on the Flatwoods
Parks and Recreations
Board in accordance with
county policy.
Frame made a motion
to allow Braxton Exterminating to do exterminating
work for county properties
and ask them to sign a contract
pertaining
to
charges.
The County Clerk
brought before the Commission a request from
Gary Davis and his attorney to remove the executors of the Lou Rader estate.
Clerk
Susan
Lunceford, stated that she
had disused the matter
with the Fiduciary Supervisor, Tammy Facemire
who believed she was close
to working with the parties
involved to rectify the situation. Terry Frame made
a motion to table the request pending a report
from the Fiduciary Supervisor.
The Commission approved
payment
of
$184.45 to Ace Exterminating for prior treatment
of County properties.
Terry Frame’s motion
renewed a host agency
agreement with Central
West Virginia Aging Service to place two part-time
employees at the Animal
Shelter.
Susan Lunceford provided a report on the consideration of purchasing a
vote counting machine.
She explained that the referendum on the May 10,
1994 ballot asked voters if
they wanted to adopt electronic vote counting
equipment. That measure
was soundly defeated.
Lunceford stated that
since the wording pacifically addressed electronic
counting machines, consideration for the purchase was no longer a consideration.
Following a review,
separate motion approved
the county and EMS invoices, P-Card purchases
and minutes from the previous Commission Meeting.
Terry Frame made a
motion to go into executive
session to discuss a personnel matter involving
Shannon Dickey’s request
to utilize the personal
leave bank. Seven minutes later the regular session resumed. Terry Frame
made a motion to deny the
request at this time due to
insufficient information.
Being no further
business, the meeting adjourned at 10:51 a.m. The
next regular meeting of
the Braxton County Commission will be on February 7 beginning at 9:00
a.m.
MISSIONARY
continued from page 1
way they could.
Her dream became
reality when, on December
9, 2012, she found herself
on her way to China.
There, the two young missionaries worked in three
different locations. In
Nanning and Kunming,
they worked with the girls
in the cities “teaching English, building relationships and having Beauty
Arise Seminars where
[they] would tell they girls
how valuable and loved
they are.” McMillion said
they “used the Bible and
[their] own personal experiences as women to help
them understand the
truth of who they were created to be.”
In Beijing, they
“helped out at an organization called ‘Starfish
Project,” where they went
into prostitute shops to
“build relationships with
the women.” Their longterm purpose here was “to
get the women out of their
current work environment
and into a safe place that
would provide them with
a job, housing, health benefits, [and more].” These
efforts continued until
April, when McMillion return to YWAM in Los Angeles “to continue with the
Beauty Arise ministry
there,” all the while hoping for a return to China.
That hope became a
reality. Since December
2013, she has been in
Nanning, where she continues with the relationships she built before.
However, she has also undergone heartwarming—
and sometimes heartbreaking— experiences
outside the city. For example, she had what she
termed “an amazing opportunity to travel to the
mountains to visit a minority group, called the
Bunuyao, right before
Christmas to deliver 225
coats, shoes and socks to
the children.”
McMillion noted
that, in Nanning, a city of
nine million, the living
conditions vary greatly.
“Everyone [in the city] lives
in apartments,” she said.
However, she continued to
note that those apartments range from luxurious to areas where “the
apartments are falling
apart and covered in
mold.” Here, she mentioned, “you can see poverty, homelessness, and
prostitution.” In the
mountains, however, the
poor live in houses, which
“are constructed of cinder
blocks or simply just
shacks that are barely
held together with some
wood and tarp.”
It was in the mountains where McMillion underwent what she considers the saddest, or most
tragic, of her missionary
experiences to this point.
This came about on the
trip to the mountains and
the Bunuyao in December. Before going to distribute the clothing they
had brought for the children, they stopped to visit
one family specifically. She
described the experience,
“This family lived in the
saddest condition I have
ever seen. Their house was
barely standing, with
hardly any walls and it
was below freezing outside.”
Continuing, she explained they had taken the
family food, clothing, medicine and formula for their
baby. The family had two
small children, and the
sight of them shocked the
young missionary. “One
was a four year old boy who
maybe looked two and had
no socks or shoes on and
his feet were so filthy they
were completely black,”
she said. “The other child
was a little girl who is one
year old but looked maybe
two months old. She was
filthy dirty and super underdeveloped, and she had
a terrible cough. We tried
to feed her formula, and
she could not even suck
the bottle. All I could do
was cry, “she added.
The missionaries
asked to take the little girl
to a hospital, but the family would not allow that.
They learned, she said,
that the mother “is mentally ill and locked in a cage
in the back of their shack.”
Tremendously shocked at
the experience, McMillion
commented, “A huge reality hit me that day as I realized that millions of
people live like this all over
the world.”
One optimistic note
about the experience with
the poverty-stricken family: The missionaries have
visited there “about every
two weeks,” and they have
noticed some improvement. McMillion reported
“the family is doing a little
better, and the little girl is
drinking from her bottle
now.”
A totally different experience which McMillion
reported centers on her
“good friend here in
China.” She told the story
of the 22-year old woman,
Qutie, who “seemed
happy.” However, after
the two had spent time together, McMillion learned
that Qutie “felt so alone
and lost and didn’t feel like
she had any worth or
value.” She also learned
that the young Chinese
woman “was getting interested in Buddhism and
looking to it to bring her
some hope.”
The missionary began sharing her own experiences with her Chinese
friend and “told her over
and over again how much
God loved her.” She
bought Qutie a Bible written in Chinese and spent
time explaining it to her.
With her efforts obtaining
the results she had
wanted, McMillion reported, “Today she is a
changed woman! She
knows the love of God and
that He is real.” She
added, “It is beautiful
when people finally get it.
I think being a part of this
process with her has been
the most rewarding to
watch and experience. God
transforms lives with His
love.”
She and the other
missionaries have involved themselves with
many other activities. For
example, each Saturday
she and two other girls
“run a group called ‘English Corner,’ where university students can only
speak in English. Concerning that activity, she remarked, “It has been a
great way to share Jesus
as well as to make great
friendships!”
Enthusiastic and
dedicated, McMillion concedes she has had to adjust in some areas. For
example, she admitted,
“The food is very different!
It definitely takes some
adjusting to.” She said,
“You can buy all kinds of
fruits and vegetables at
the markets,” but then
added, “They also sell all
types of animal meat at the
street markets, things that
we would never see at
home. Alligator, turtle,
dog, pigeon, shark.” She
mentioned, too, that one
can buy “strange things
cooked on sticks too such
as scorpions, tarantulas,
star-fish and chicken feet.”
She acknowledged
that the Chinese do have
food more palatable to
American tastes. For example,
she
named
noodles, rice, veggies, and
meat as the main foods.
Her favorite, she said, is
Jiaozi (in English—dumplings), which is pork and
green onions cooked inside
a noodle, which she can
eat, she emphasized, with
chopsticks. She is also
happy with the fact that
the Chinese “love all types
of tea” and has become
especially fond of green tea
with passion fruit.
Another part of her
adjustment has been the
weather. Nanning, the city
in which she lives, has “a
warm, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical
climate with hot and humid summers and mild,
damp winters. McMillion
noted that the winter days
“are pretty nice but it gets
down into the 30s and 40s
at night.” The cold nights
cause a problem because
“no buildings have central
heating so during the winter, it is usually colder inside than out.” Here she
added, “I come inside and
keep my coat, gloves,
scarf, etc., on because it is
still super cold.”
She currently lives
with an American woman
who has done missionary
work in China for five
years. The two met last
year and worked together.
This year, when she returned to Nanning, the
older woman invited her to
share her apartment.
Asked about finances, McMillion explained that all of her missionary work is volunteer;
therefore, she lives off
raised support. She noted
that her home church,
Gassaway
Baptist
Church, supports her with
a monthly donation and
she has other monthly donors from her church body
and from family and
friends. Here she commented, “It isn’t an easy
thing to live off faith when
it comes to finances, but I
am going on three and
one-half years on the mission field, and God has always provided what I
need.”
After noting that
those who support her are
“just as much a part of this
journey as [she] is, she
concluded, “I think that
through all of the support
I have seen come in over
the years, the Lord keeps
confirming that I am doing exactly what He has
called me to do.”
Now
that Carrie McMillion has
found her place in God’s
plan, she has no intention
of leaving it.
POETRY
continued from page 1
century poetry is more difficult to work with,” she
commented.
After students had
chosen and memorized
their poems, the instructor set up a time and place
for the actual competition
and found three judges.
She also used students in
one of her classes as the
required audience.
Now that she has won
the local contest, Carol will
compete on the state level,
and she admits she’s a bit
nervous about it. “I’m nervous because I think that
students against whom I’ll
be competing will be members of speech teams from
AAA schools, and they are
good.” However, she emphasized that she will definitely give it her best.
That competition
takes place at the Culture
Center in Charleston on
March 14-15. The winner
there will receive $200 and
an-all expense paid trip,
with an adult chaperone,
to the national competition
in Washington, D.C. The
January 21, 2014 Page 3
state winner’s school will
receive $500 with which to
purchase poetry books.
The state runner-up receives $100, and that
person’s school receives
$200.
Mrs. Desper explained that she organized
the local competition “because no one else had the
time, and {she thinks they]
neglect a lot of regional and
state events because no
one has the time to work
with them.” Desper noted
that the competition began with several students,
and, through classroom
competition, that number
was cut to six who were
selected to compete in the
school final. “However,”
she noted, “one girl backed
down at the last minute
because she was nervous,
and one girl dropped out
because she was ill.”
The instructor hopes
to expand the event next
year to have more students involved. She believes it is a valuable experience.
participator. He readily
volunteered to shoot at
the kids bow range and to
try out all manner of outdoor gear. However, despite some vendors having
lots of outdoor-related
toys, what most caught his
eye: two beagle pups and
a turkey call. He didn’t
win a dog, but he did go
home with a turkey call. It
will take some practice,
but I fully expect his goal
is to have every turkey in
Teays Valley to show up in
his back yard.
Send your inquiries
to the Capitol Office at:
Building 1, Room 462-M,
Charleston, WV 25305.
Or, call Nancy Butcher in
the Finance Committee
office at 340-3230; or fax
to 340-3388. If you have
an interest in any particular bill or issue, please let
me know. For those with
Internet access, my e-mail
address
is:
Brent.Boggs@WVhouse.gov
You may also obtain
additional legislative information, including the copies of bills, conference reports, daily summaries,
interim highlights, and
leave me a message on the
Legislature’s web site at
www.legis.state.wv.us/.
When leaving a message,
please remember to include your phone number
with your inquiry and any
details you can provide.
Additional information,
including agency links and
the state government
phone directory, may be
found at www.wv.gov.
Also, you may follow me on
Facebook at “Brent
Boggs”,
Twitter
at
“@DelBrentBoggs”, as well
as the WV Legislature’s
Facebook page at “West
Virginia Legislature” or on
Twitter at twitter.com/
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Remember our troops
- at home and abroad - and
keep them and their families in your thoughts and
prayers. Until next week,
take care.
On the first day of allowable under state rules,
Delegate Brent Boggs filed
to run for reelection to
continue serving Braxton
and Gilmer counties.
“Because I am just as
excited to serve my 10th
term as I was when I ran
for my first, I was at the
Secretary of State’s Office
bright and early Monday –
in fact, I was the sixth person to file for the 2014 primary,” Boggs said. “I am
honored that the voters
have allowed me to represent them for the past 18
years, and am hopeful to
be once again elected to
the 34th District.”
First elected in 1996,
Delegate Boggs has served
on numerous committees
and served as chair of the
Roads and Transportation
Committee before he was
chosen for a leadership
position, Vice Chairman of
the House Finance Committee, in 2006. In 2008,
he was named House Majority Leader, acting as the
main administrator of
House operations.
Effective August 1,
2013, House Speaker Tim
Miley appointed Delegate
Boggs to serve as Chair-
man of the House Committee on Finance, which develops the state budget
and handles all legislation
of fiscal significance to the
state.
Boggs noted that the
House Finance Committee
has already started holding budget hearings.
“This is going to be a
tough year to put together
a budget, but I look forward to ensuring we develop a responsible, fiscally sound spending plan
for the state,” Boggs said.
Boggs continued, “I
am proud of our accomplishments on projects
that impact our citizens
the most. Working together, we have made
great strides in economic
development, education,
water,
high-speed
internet, senior services,
roads and bridges, waste
water and employment
opportunities in central
West Virginia. Much has
been accomplished, but we
need to aggressively meet
our new challenges. First
and foremost, I hope to
continue to serve and represent the citizens of
Braxton and Gilmer Counties.”
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With Deepest
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Citizens’
NEWS
OBITUARIES
David Michael
“Big Shady” Jarrell
David Michael “Big
Shady” Jarrell, Jr. 30, of
Frametown, passed away,
January 12,
2014.
H e
was born
April 30,
1983 in
Charleston, WV
a son of Sally Buzzard
Jarrell Hart of Frametown
and the late David M. Jarrell, Sr.
He was an oil field
worker, coal miner, and
worked for Coastal Lumber. He loved hunting,
four wheeling and his
guns. He dearly loved his
children.
In addition to his father he was also preceded
in death by grandmother,
Louise Buzzard.
He is survived by
wife, Julia Carr Jarrell;
son, Heath Michael Jarrell; daughter, Natalee
Hope Jarrell; mother and
stepfather, Sally and Raymond Hart of Frametown;
brothers, Robert Allen
Jarrell (Nicole) of Sutton,
Steven Lee Jarrell (Abbey
White) of Rosedale and
Jason Colt Jarrell of Frametown; stepsisters, Cristie Miller and Angel Hart;
stepbrother, Jerry Hart;
nieces and nephews, Emily Jarrell, Jazlyn Jarrell,
Maci Jarrell, Mason Carr
and Marissa Carr; fatherin-law and mother-in-law,
Mancel and Jenny Sue
Carr of Gassaway; brotherin-law and sister-in-law,
Mel and Mandy Carr of
Gassaway; close friends,
Bobby Roach, Daniel Ritenour, Justin Carter, Mike
White, Verner Goodrich
and Brandon Esker.He will
be sadly missed.
Service was held at
11 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Richard
M. Roach Funeral Home,
Gassaway with Rev. Mark
Stump and Pastor Scott
Raynor officiating.
Friends called from
6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
At David’s request
his body will be cremated
following services and his
ashes scattered at the family farm on Tate Creek.
In lieu of flowers the
family request that donations be made to: David
Michael Jarrell, Jr. Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of
Gassaway, P.O. Box 40,
Gassaway, WV 26624.
Condolences may be extended to the family at
www.roachfuneralhome.
com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway.
William Oran Skinner
William Oran Skinner, 93 of Walkersville,
WV, passed away on
Wednesday, January 15,
2014 at his home. He
was born May 14, 1920
at Knawls Creek, Braxton County, WV. Preceding him in death are his
parents, Thomas S. and
Agnes Skinner Skinner;
son. William “Bill” Skinner
in October, 2013; sisters,
Oria Cayton and Lucille
Devericks; brothers, Herbie, Ernest and Scott Skinner and granddaughter,
Samantha Chidester
William is survived
by a daughter, Shirl Skinner and companion Bill
Lowther of Wildcat, WV;
son, Gary Skinner of Walkersville; grandchildren,
Stacey, Jody, Travis, Tyler,
Jason and Malissa; great-
Braxton County, WV
vice in Sutton and Lockards in Flatwoods for a
number of years. Seymour
was a kind person that
enjoyed cooking and making candy for his family
and friends. Seymour also
enjoyed mowing grass and
helped many people in
Braxton County keep up
the task. Lastly, Seymour
was known for keeping an
immaculate home.
Family and friends
were received on Friday,
January 17, 2014 from at
the Stockert-Paletti Funeral Home, 225 Main Street,
Flatwoods, WV from 122:00 p.m. Funeral Services followed visitation on
Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the
Stockert-Paletti Funeral
Home Chapel with Reverend Eric Veltre officiating.
Interment followed services in the Stout Cemetery in
Flatwoods. In lieu of flowers donations can be made
in Mr. Rexroad’s name to
Graphic design, P.O. Box
292, Flatwoods, WV for
monument expenses.
Stockert-Paletti Funeral Home of Flatwoods
will be caring for the
Rexroad family.
grandchildren, Shaylynn,
Colton, Madison and Braylynn; great-great-granddaughter, Kynlee; former
spouse, Ina Mae Skinner
Barnett of Ireland, WV.
brothers, Forrest Skinner
of Ohio; Marvin Skinner of
Weston, WV; Otto Skinner
of Ohio; sisters, Thelma
Price of Texas; Katherine Berry of Ohio; Jean
Fletcher of Tennessee.
He served with the
US Army during WW II,
was a farmer, logger and
a truck driver for Bruffey
Trucking, was a Methodist by faith and most of
all he loved his family and
friends.
Funeral services were
held at 1:00 pm Saturday,
January 18, 2014 at the
Alkire Funeral Chapel in
Ireland with the Rev. Lonnie Ramsey officiating.
Burial followed in the Casto Cemetery.Condolences
may be expressed to the
family at www.tomblyn.
com
RaiLee Autum
The Alkire Funeral
Stacie Mar
Chapel of Ireland, WV is
RaiLee Autum Stacie
in charge of the arrangeMar, infant daughter of
ments.
Anthony and Ericka McCartney Mar of Sutton,
James “Seymour”
passed away January 16,
Bailey Rexroad
James “Seymour” 2014 at CAMC Women and
Bailey Rexroad, 78, of Children’s Hospital.
She was born JanuFlatwoods, WV passed
away on January 11, 2014 ary 1, 2014 at Summersin Laurel Nursing and Re- ville Memorial Hospital.
In addition to her parhabilitation Center in Big
Otter following an extend- ents she is also survived by
ed illness. He was born on sister, Athena Mar: paterMarch 4, 1935, son of the nal grandparents, Rebecca
late Gaylord Rexroad and Lambert (William) and
Tony Mar (Karen); materOpal Rexroad.
Mr. Rexroad was the nal grandparents, Jessica
last surviving member McCartney (Jody); paterof his immediate family. nal great grandparents,
Mr. Rexroad is survived Olive and Jim Lemon;
by several sister-in-laws, maternal great grandparents, Dawn and Lawrence
nieces, and nephews.
Seymour worked for McCartney; aunts, JasAppalachian Timber Ser- mine Mar and Alyssa Mar;
uncles, Jonathan Mar and
Jyan McCartney.
Service were held at 1
p.m. Monday, January 20,
2014 at Richard M. Roach
Funeral Home, Gassaway
with Pastor Bryan Groves
officiating. Burial followed
in the Green Hill Cemetery,
Falls Mill.
Friends called one
hour prior to the service at
the funeral home.Condolences may be extended to
the family at www.roachfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by
Richard M. Roach Funeral
Home, Gassaway.
Braxton Resident
Completes GSC
Student Teaching
Janis Henline Collins has completed her
Glenville State College
student teaching in English (5-Adult). She completed her student teaching at Braxton County High School under
teacher Lisa Vaughan
and at Braxton Middle
School under teacher
Chris Locke. Frances
Fry and Dr. Melody Wise
were Collins’ GSC su-
pervisors. She and her
husband Bert reside in
Heaters, West Virginia.
Collins is the daughter of
Sanford and Elsie Henline of Richwood, West
Virginia. She graduated
in December 2013. Collins is now eligible to
participate in the 140th
Glenville State College
Commencement Ceremony scheduled for
Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Janis Henline Collins
Benefit Dinner
for Barbara Riffle
There will be a benefit dinner for Barbara
Riffle who has been diagnosed with leukemia.
Spaghetti, garlic bread,
salad, a brownie, and a
drink will be served. There
will also be a cake raffle.
Plates will be $10.00 a
person and the raffle tickets will be $1.00 each or
six for $5.00. The dinner
will be held at the Gassaway Community Building on Sunday March 2nd
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. All
proceeds will go toward
medical expenses and
care. All donations are
welcome. Hope to see you
there, come out and support Barbara!
Traugh
thank you
I would like to sincerely thank all who visited, called, sent flowers
or cards, sent food, or who
helped in any way during
the death of my husband,
Robert L Traugh. A special
thank you to the Gassaway United Methodist
Women who served lunch
following the service. Also,
thank you to American Legion Post 33 for their part
in the service. Thank you
for your prayers and good
wishes. Helen Traugh.
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking
Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has
mason sand and limestone sand, and
three sizes of Ohio River gravel. We also
have various sizes of crushed limestone,
house coal, red mulch, and brown mulch
stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch Road.
We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to
schedule a delivery or to check on a time to
get your own truck loaded.
304-765-7502.
Stockert-Paletti
Funeral Home
Where lives, wishes, and memories are honored since 1917.
We are here to serve now and for future generations.
225 Main St. Flatwoods WV, 26621 304-765-5371
Anthony M. Paletti
Funeral Director
and Licensee in Charge
Jerry Long Funeral Attendant
Jerry McCauley
Funeral Attendant
Jason Allen Funeral Attendant
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Senior Menu
Senior menu for the
week of January 15th thru
January 21st
Wednesday (22) Spaghetti / Meat Sauce, Garden Salad, Fruit, and
Garlic Bread
Thursday (23)
COOK’S CHOICE
Friday (24) Oven
Fried Fish, Pasta Salad,
Stewed Tomatoes, Fruit/
Bread
Monday (27) Breakfast Bake w/ Ham, Seasoned Potatoes, Baked
Apples, Biscuit
Tuesday (28) COOK’S
CHOICE
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Veterans Service
Officer
An itinerant representative of the West
Virginia Department of
Veterans Assistance is
scheduled to be at the
Braxton County Senior
Center from 10:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
January 29th.
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Strange Creek
Revelation Bible study:
Strange Creek
Church will be having a
Revelation Bible Study
every Wednesday night at
6:30 pm. Have you ever
read or tried to read Revelation, but had no idea
what you were reading?
You don’t have to have any
type of Bible knowledge to
come to this class. Please
come join us so we can all
learn together. This class
will be taught by Vic Shingler. All are welcome.
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Big Otter Music
Schedule
The January music schedule at Big Otter
Community and Senior
Center will include: January 24th – Summers Fork
Bluegrass; January 31st
– Burnin’ 79. Doors open
at 5:00. Music starts at
7:00. There will be a 50/50
drawing and other prizes.
NEW beginning January
3rd: carry outs available
at 4:00 Friday evenings!
For more information call
304-286-2672.
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Scrapbooking for
Seniors
Discover this fun way
to turn your photos into
a family treasure. Every
Friday starting at 10:00
a.m., the Braxton County
Senior Center will have
scrapbooking.
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ALANON Meetings
The ALANON Support Group will be meeting at the Sutton Baptist
Church on Main Street,
Sutton, Annex I, at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday nights.
ALANON is a non-denominational support group
for friends and family of
people struggling with
addiction.
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Christ Church
Contemporary Worship
Service
Christ Church now
has a Contemporary Worship Service in Fellowship
Hall every Sunday starting
at 6:30 with food and fellowship. Worship starts
at 7:00. This is a casual
service. Come out and
join us.
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Story Hour at
Gassaway Public
Library
Children and toddlers aged 4 and younger
are invited to join us at
the Gassaway Public Library for Story Hour. We
will meet at 10:00 a.m. on
these Friday mornings:
Jan. 24, Feb. 7 & Feb
21, March 7 & March 21,
and April 4. Please join
us for stories, crafts, and
snacks. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
In the event that school
is cancelled, the library
will be closed. If you have
any question or to confirm dates, please call the
library at 364-8292.
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BCMS Bingo
By the end of January you will be ready to
get out and have some
fun. Why not make that
fun a fun night of BINGO?
That’s right Bingo! Braxton County Middle School
PTA will be having their
annual Longaberger Basket/ Vera Bradley Bingo
Feb. 15, 2014 at Braxton
County Middle School. For
more information keep a
lookout on this paper or
visit the Braxton County
Middle School Friends and
Family Facebook page.
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Pot Luck Dinner
The Braxton County Senior Center will be
sponsoring a potluck dinner at the Burnsville Community Building on the
third (3rd) Thursday of
every month from 9:00
AM to 1:30 PM. Everyone
is invited to come. Please
bring a dish to share and
enjoy the good food, fellowship, music, and information that is beneficial
to the community. For
more information, please
call the Senior Center at
304-765-4090 and ask
to speak with Norris or
Ernestine.
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Health Department
Schedule
The Braxton County
Health Department schedule for the month of January is as follows: There is
a Food Handling Class on
Friday, January 17th. Its
is being held in the Hospital Multipurpose Room
beginning at 4:00 PM.
The public is welcome to
attend. Reminder – There
are immunization clinics
January 21, 2014 Page 5
scheduled each Wednesday this month from 9:00
AM – 11:00 AM. The dates
are January 22nd and
29th. We must have records prior to your appointment if you are new.
For more information,
please call 304-765-2851.
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Free Diabetes
Education Classes
A new program
called Everyone with Diabetes Counts will be
offering free diabetes
education classes at the
Gassaway Public Library
on January 21st, January 28th, February 4th,
and February 11th from
1:30-3:00 pm. Through
the series of four classes
one can expect to learn
about diabetes and its
risks, the role of diet and
exercise, the importance
of regular doctor exams,
and annual foot and eye
exams, how to maintain
willpower in a world of
temptations, and how to
manage medications and
much more. For questions call Jane Sherwood,
RN at 304-590-9077.
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B.C.M.H Board of
Directors
Please be advised
that the regular meeting
of the Braxton County
Memorial Hospital Board
of Directors is scheduled
for Monday, January 27,
2014 at 6:40 p.m. on
the hospital’s Learning
Resource Center. If you
have any questions regarding this meeting,
please feel free to contact
Ben Vincent, Administrator.
Given and Dasilva
announce engagement
Joseph Andrew and Laura Mae
Laura Mae Given and Medicine.
Joseph Andrew Dasilva
Andrew is the son of
are happy to announce Joseph and Linda Dasilva
their engagement and of Buckhannon, WV. He
forthcoming marriage.
graduated from West VirLaura is the daugh- ginia Wesleyan College
ter of Douglas and Mary in 2009 with a degree in
Given of Strange Creek, psychology. He is curWV. She graduated from rently enrolled at Liberty
West Virginia Wesleyan University.
in 2013 with a degree in
The wedding will be
chemistry. She is cur- held in Fall 2015. The
rently enrolled at Mar- couple plans to reside in
shall University School of Huntington, WV.
Hudkins Family note of thanks
The family of Camden “Cam” Davis Hudkins
would like to take a moment to say Thank You.
Thank you to Dr. Sally Stewart, Pastor Brian
Buckovesky and staff of
Hospice Care in Burnsville
for the wonderful care &
kindness during the passing of my husband and
our father. Thank you to
Reverend Rodney England
& Reverend John Wiley for
the wonderful words expressed to our family during our loss. Special Thank
you to Anthony Paletti &
staff at Stockert-Sizemore
Funeral Home for your
kindness and generosity
during our loss.
Baton twirling and Colorguard clinic
There will be a baton twirling and colorguard clinic Saturday,
January 25th at Braxton County High School
from 10:00 – 4:00.
This clinic is being
hosted by the Chicks
and Sticks, taught by
the WVU Feature Twirl-
ers, members of the WVU
Cologuard, and various
instructors from around
the state.
Baton twirling and
colorgaurd tricks and
skills will be taught for
kids of all skill levels and
ages. The cost will be
$35.00 per child, lunch
and a clinic picture is
included in the cost.
Please RSVP via
Facebook or e-mail. For
more information contact Cindy at (304)6446118 or Whitney at
(304)644-6119 or e-mail
at whitneylynngodwin@
gmail.com.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 6 January 21, 2014
COMMUNITY
CORNER
GASSAWAY NEWS
Hello, Everyone! I
hope that
this finds
you well
and that
the New
Year has
started out positively for
you. According to our
weatherman, we are in for
another arctic blast later
this week. I don’t mind
the snow but those bitter
temperatures I could sure
do without!
What could have
been a major disaster
for our community was
averted last week by the
brave men and women of
our Volunteer Fire Departments. When the alarm
sounded that Kroger had
a fire in the loading dock,
their quick response and
actions kept the blaze
contained to that area
and saved the rest of the
building. Not only was
Kroger saved but also
the jobs of our friends
and neighbors who work
there. Remember these
volunteers have jobs and
families of their own, yet
when they get the call,
they drop everything and
rush to help. Please remember to thank them for
all they do. One of WVU’s
own will be headed to NJ
for the Super Bowl! The
Seattle Seahawks beat the
49ers and will now face
Peyton and the Broncos!
What an exciting game
this is going to be! I am a
huge Peyton Manning fan
but I will be happy either
way this game goes. It
is awesome to see one of
WVU’s alumni make it to
the big game and I know
many Mountaineer Fans
will be cheering for him.
Can’t wait to watch!!
Our friends and
neighbors south of us
are still dealing with the
chemical spill and water
emergency. There are a
lot of unanswered questions and many are still
not using the water. Personally, I do not blame
them. I wouldn’t use it
either. Please keep them
in your prayers and hope
that this will all be resolved soon.
Birthdays this week
are:January 21st-Lisa
Shanding, Allen Pope
January 22nd-Jacob
Weddington, Earl Underwood, Lora Robey James
January 24th-Shadow Dawn Ramsey, Kaci
Reynolds, Bill Morlan
January 25th-Rob
Hoover, BJ Cook, Lisa
Knight Conant, Alice
Junker Fellure, Kerry
Smyth
January 26th-Amy
Bickel, Alex Carr, Montana Flint, Barbara Huffman, Maggie Cox, Bonnie
Bender, Colton Cook
January 27th-Lois
Cole Williams
Happy Birthday to
all of you!
Please keep the following friends and neighbors in your prayers;
Draiegen Rodriguez, Rick
Rose, Jeff Agee, Jimmy
Stout, Debra Schwab,
Florence Warner, Karen Frame, Joe Agostino,
Barb Thompson, Tammie
TRUTH OR TRADITION?
Why do you take communion every Sunday?
Weekly Observance. While many religious groups
observe the Lord’s Supper monthly, quarterly, annually, or on certain special occasions, the church of
Christ is peculiar in that we observe this memorial the
first day of every week.
As Often. In instituting this memorial, Jesus
said: “This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance
of me.” And Paul adds: “For as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup ye do shew the Lord’s death
till he come.” (1 Corinthians 11:25-26). This would
suggest that this memorial should be observed often,
but neither say how often.
Continued Stedfastly. After the Day of Pentecost,
when about three thousand souls obeyed the gospel by
being baptized, the Bible says: “And they continued
stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and
in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” (Acts 2:42).
The “breaking of bread” refers to the Lord’s Supper, and it is implied that this was something they did
on a regular basis, but again we are not told how often.
The First Day of the Week. As the apostle Paul
was returning from his third missionary journey, he
came to Troas, where he abode seven days. It seems
that he deliberately tarried in Troas until the first day
of the week for some reason. We read: “And upon the
first day of the week, when the disciples came together
to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to
depart on the morrow.” (Acts 20:7). Note the reason
for their coming together on the first day of the week
was, “to bread bread.” The example of this congregation, with the approval of Paul, lets us know when
and how often to observe the Lord’s Supper.
Every Week. True, it doesn’t say the first day
of every week, but every week has a first day. If an
organization meets on the first Monday of the month,
how often does it meet? Does it meet the first Monday
of every month? God directed Israel to “Remember the
sabbath day, to keep it holy.” (Exodus 20:8). How
often did Israel observe the sabbath? He didn’t say
every week, but they understood that every week had
a sabbath day. Paul ordered Christians: “Upon the
first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in
store, as God hath prospered him.”
(1 Corinthians 16:1-2). He didn’t say the first
day of every week, but how often do churches take
up a collection? Some more often than the first day
of each week.
Too Commonplace? Some say, “Wouldn’t the
Lord’s Supper be more meaningful if it wasn’t observed
quite so often?” Would singing be more meaningful
if we sang praises to God only on certain special occasions, rather than every time we assemble? Would
prayer be more meaningful if we didn’t pray quite so
often?
Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale
Road, Stumptown, West Virginia 25267
Minister: Gene H. Miller, 3281 Rosedale Road,
Shock, West Virginia 26638-8410
Links:gilmerfreepress.net
shock.stumptown.religion
hurherald.com/church news
Sponsored by:Church of Christ,742 Elk Street,
Gassaway WV 26624.
Danny Lambey, Minister
BY
MELINDA FRAME
Gay, Tom Knight, Kathryn
Greenlief, Jeannie Nottingham, Amy Crockett,
Mackenzie Short, Johnna
Stalnaker, Louise Mollohan and Arbutus Lambert. I would like to ask
you to keep someone
very dear to me in your
prayers. This person has
always been there for me
and everyone in this community. God knows the
need. Thank you.
If you have someone
you would like to add to
the prayer list, news or a
recipe that you would like
to share, email me at gassawaynews@gmail.com
, message me on Facebook, or you may mail
it to 407 Braxton Street,
Gassaway, WV 26624. I
look forward to hearing
from you!
This week’s recipe is
Baked Fried Chicken
Place thawed chicken breast tenderloin strips
in a bowl of milk. Let soak
for 20-30 min.
Mix in a Gallon Size
Ziploc or Large Bowl:
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 T Season All
3/4 tsp Pepper
1 c. Flour
2 tsp. Paprika
Preheat oven to 400
degrees. Cut 1/2 stick of
butter into a few pieces
and place in a 9x13 pan.
Melt butter in pre-heated
oven. Spread melted butter around the bottom of
the pan. Lightly spray the
pan, if needed, to make
sure that there are no dry
spots. Shake excess milk
off of chicken and completely coat each piece
with the seasoning mix.
You can either shake the
chicken in the bag, until
coated, or dip each piece
in the bowl until coated.
Place each piece of
chicken in the pan.
Cook for 20 min.
Turn each piece of chicken and continue cooking
for 20 more minutes, or
until cooked through.
ENJOY!
Sympathy is extended to the families of Rena
Bee McCune, RaiLee Autumn Stacie Mar, David
Michael “Big Shady” Jarrell, and James “Seymour” Bailey Rexroad.
Please keep them in your
prayers. “When a child
gives you a gift, even if it
is a rock they just picked
up, exude gratitude. It
might be the only thing
they have to give, and they
have chosen to give it to
you”~unknown
Until next week, take
care, stay warm and God
Bless!
Braxton County, WV
BURNSVILLE NEWS
Darrel Morell who
graduated in
1 9 5 7
f r o m
Burnsville High
School “BHS” is in need
of our prayers. He had
a large brain tumor removed and is in rehab.
Classmates can send a
card and get well wishes
to:
Darrel Morell
831 Bungalow Dr.
EL Segundo, CA
90245-2541
Thinking of you
and get well wishes to
some of our residents:
Rose Crutchfield, Tommy
McPherson, Lucas Bragg,
Adrian Deulley, Ressie
Wilson, Dave Ramsey,
and Caitlin Brown.
Rodney and Becky
Drake of Copen would like
to thank everyone for all
the prayers and calls for
their daughter, Jada. She
is doing well. All the love
and support was most
appreciated.
Get well wishes to all
those experiencing stomach viruses and flu symptoms. I went to the doctor
on Thursday evening with
a sinus infection. Most of
my weekend was spent in
bed. I am feeling some
better this evening.
Our daughter, Jennifer, visited over the
weekend. She accom-
panied Karla and Butch
shopping on Saturday
afternoon. I wasn’t able to
go due to sickness. They
all had a great afternoon
out. Family time is fun
time!
Calendar of Events:
Sunday, February 9 – The Kanawha
Alumni Association (KAA)
will meet at 2 PM at the
Burnsville Public Library.
All interested alumni are
encouraged to attend.
The banquet is scheduled
for Saturday, May 24.
1st and 3rd Mondays – The Burnsville
Lions Club meets the 1st
and 3rd Mondays of the
month at the 79’er Restaurant. The time has
changed for the winter
months to 6 PM instead
of 6:30 PM. If you are
interested in becoming
a member, stop by and
join us.
2nd and 4th Tuesdays -The Burnsville
Town Council meets at 6
PM at the Town Hall.
Tuesdays – There is
Bible Study @ 7 PM at the
First Baptist Church of
Burnsville on Tuesdays
instead of Wednesdays
during the months of
January and February.
2nd Tuesdays – The
Ladies Auxiliary to VFW
Post 3757 meets the 2nd
Tuesday of each month
at 1 PM (in the winter
months) at the Burnsville
Community Building.
2nd Wednesdays –
PAT’S CHAT
I
hope you
have survived unscathed
through
the snows,
ice and
extremely cold
weather. The pipes in
the attic of the apartment
building where my sister,
Mary Ann, lives froze and
“exploded” (the word they
used to describe what
happened). All the water
ran down into the three
apartments, with much
of it ending up in Mary
Ann’s kitchen, after they
made a whole in her ceiling to let the water escape.
Thankfully none of it got
onto the carpets in her
bedroom or living room.
Her china cabinet was
ruined. She says the men
of the fire department, the
police, and the city workers were all so very nice
and helpful. She wanted
me to tell them Thank You
for their kindness. I am
sure there will be much
work to be done to the
ceilings and interior walls
of the apartments.
The tragedy south of
$$
5,000 Scratch
We put this
beautiful blue,
18’ 2013 Fish
and Fun
Pontoon Boat
in the water for
a customer that
wanted a test
ride. This is a
great boat for Fishing and Fun! It has a full vinyl
floor, 4 fishing chairs, a live well and lots more!
It is fast for a pontoon with a 60HP 4 Stroke
Mercury Big Foot. The package is complete with
full mooring cover and trailer. When the
customer was docking the boat, he zigged
when he should have zagged and put 2 small
scratches in the front wall. On top of that, he
didn’t even buy the boat!!!
So, list price on the boat and trailer is $27,672.
Super Scratch Sale $5000 Discount
Now ONLY $22,672
We accept trades and have great financing
available with low low down payment.
Give us a call today!
Phone: 304-765-2401
Email: info@suttonlakemarina.com
See more photos at: SuttonLakeMarina.com
BY DEBBIE
MCPHERSON
the Burnsville CEOS (formerly the Homemakers)
meet the 2nd Wednesday
of each month at the 79’er
Restaurant at 10 AM.
January birthdays
include:
20 – George DeMarr
of White Plains, MD
22 – Cole Conrad of
McCauley Run
23 – Freddy Loyd II,
Hilda Singleton
24 – Logan Bragg of
Burnsville
25 – Mitch Leggett
28 – Caitlin Brown of
Burnsville
29 – Doug Steele of
Browns Run – Happy
50th!
30 – Rev. Paul
Boyles of Clarksburg, Lori
Zurkowitz of Orlando
31 – Roger McPherson of Browns Run, Pat
Ridpath of Buckhannon
January anniversaries include:
19 – Betty and Kenny
Pulliam of Ohio
Quote of the Week:
Every house where love
abides and friendship is
a guest, is surely home,
and home sweet home for
there the heart can rest.
Henry Van Dyke
Please email your
news to Debra.McPherson1958@gmail.com, call
me in the evenings at 304853-2706, or mail me a
signed note to 855 Brown’s
Run Road, Burnsville, WV
26335. The news must
be submitted by Sunday
evening.
BY
PAT RIDPATH
us with the water supply
must be horrible. I hear
that some folks have come
as far as Buckhannon in
search of water. One man
who was in the Marriott
Hotel in Charleston told
me that he learned to
wash his face and shave
with one bottle of filtered
water. Then “wipes” (like
baby wipes) completed
the clean-up procedure.
Almost every activity of
daily living is impacted
by such a tragedy. Our
prayers are with them.
A comment that I heard
may help us if we will
remember it: the world
may be out of control, but
God isn’t. He is with us
through all our troubles
and gives us strength to
bear and peace in our
hearts.
Saturday evening
when a “bunch” of nurses who used to work at
Sharpe Hospital got together at the 88 Restaurant here in Buckhannon
to celebrate Joan Danner’s birthday, we had a
great time. During our
talk that evening we all
expressed sympathy for
some nurse co-workers
who have lost loved ones
recently. My deepest
sympathy is extended
to Thalia Fisher and her
family. (I worked with
Shirley in the ‘80’s on the
behavior unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon.) I learned that
Geneva Lamb’s husband
died also and I am so
sorry. (I cannot believe it
has been only a few days
over two years since my
husband died!) Geneva
worked on my unit some
of the time as did her
daughter, when I worked
at Sharpe Hospital. Almost nothing makes these
losses easier to bear except time, I believe.
Janita Sumpter
Hawkins who grew up in
Burnsville e-mailed me
about Darrel Morrell who
now lives in California
and she writes: “I talked
to his brother today and
he said Darrel had a large
brain tumor removed. He
is in rehab now. He may
have to have more surgery. I know our [1957]
classmates would love to
send him a card and getwell wishes.” His address
is: Darrel Morrell, 831
Bungalow Dr.
EL Segundo, CA
90245-2541.
I hope you enjoy the
following story about Shirley and Marcy.
“A mother was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to
school. He didn’t want
his mother to walk with
him. She wanted to give
him the feeling that he
had some independence
but yet know that he was
safe. So she had an idea
of how to handle it. She
asked a neighbor if she
would please follow him
to school in the mornings,
staying at a distance so he
probably wouldn’t notice
her. She said that since
she was up early with her
toddler anyway, it would
be a good way for them to
get some exercise as well,
so she agreed.
“The next school day
the neighbor and her little
girl set out following behind Timmy as he walked
to school with another
neighbor girl he knew.
She did this for the whole
week.
“As the two kids
walked and chatted,
kicking stones and twigs,
Timmy’s little friend noticed the same lady was
following them as she
seemed to do every day all
week. Finally she said to
Timmy, ‘Have you noticed
that lady following us to
school all week? Do you
know her?’
Timmy nonchalantly
replied, ‘Yeah, I know who
she is.’
The little girl said,
‘Well, who is she?’
That’s just Shirley
Goodnest, ‘Timmy replied,
‘and her daughter Marcy.’
‘Shirley Goodnest?
Who is she and why is she
following us?’
‘Well,’ Timmy replied, ‘every night my
mum makes me say the
23rd Psalm with my
prayers, ‘cuz she worries
about me so much. And in
that Psalm it says Shirley
Goodnest and Marcy shall
follow me all the days of
my life, so I guess I have
to get used to it!’
The Lord bless you
and keep you; the Lord
make His face shine upon
you and be gracious unto
you; the Lord lift His countenance upon you, and
give you peace.” (Received
via e-mail with no author
listed.)
Maranatha!
Citizens’
NEWS
Braxton County, WV
MAGISTRATE COURT
R-E-P-O-R-T
Magistrate Beth Smith:
January 14: Hugh
Murphy of Ligonier, PAspeeding, pled guilty, court
costs and fine assessed,
paid; Thomas Tirdil of
Avon Park, FL- speeding,
pled no contest, court
costs and fine assessed,
paid; Scott Schell of Valrica, FL – speeding, pled
no contest, court costs and
fine assessed, paid; Anthony Todd Gassett of Buckhannon – worthless check,
complaint Shoney’s; Ryan
M. Sims of Leesburg, VA –
no proof of insurance, dismissed, valid proof shown,
no objection by prosecutor; Adam Cole Wynes
of Craigsville – battery,
dismissed by prosecutor,
victim no longer wants to
pursue charges.
January 15: James
Glockner of Burnsville
– improper registration,
pled guilty, failure to stop/
yield, court costs and
fine assessed; Edward
K. Marks of Barberton,
OH – possession with intent to deliver marijuana,
possession with intent to
deliver morphine January 16: Samantha Legg of
Duck – no motor vehicle
insurance, court costs and
fine assessed, payment
scheduled; Joshua S. Rollyson of Sutton – driving
suspended 2nd offense,
defective equipment; Michael Lynn Shaver of Saint
Albans – DUI 2nd offense,
no insurance, false inspection sticker, improper
registration, assault on an
officer.
January 17: Ryan
Clay Gilmer of Narrows, VA
– speeding, pled no contest, court costs and fine
assessed, paid; Lindsey
Ryan Carper of Fayettville
– speeding, driving suspended, pled guilty, court
costs and fine assessed,
paid; Michael Maschino
of Palm Beach, FL – left
of center, pled no contest,
court costs and fine assessed, paid; Donald Russell of Bellaire, OH, speed-
ing, court costs and fine
assessed, paid; Nicholas
Martin Mace of Sutton –
petit larceny.
Magistrate Rob Hamil:
January 14: John
William Pickens of Walkersville – possession of
controlled substance, impeding traffic, pled not
guilty; Charles Lee Bailey
of East Liverpool, OH – defiant trespass, dismissed
per motion of prosecutor; Douglas V. James of
Frametown – aggravated
DUI, pled guilty to reduced
charge of non-aggravated
DUI, court costs and fine
assessed, 6 months jail
time suspended, given 6
months unsupervised probation; Michael W. White
of Gassaway – petit larceny, dismissed per plea
agreement among parties;
Michael White of Flatwoods – shoplifting, pled
guilty, court costs and
fine assessed, defendant
paid restitution; Michael
W. White Jr. of Gassaway
– driving suspended/revoked non-DUI, 3rd offense, pled guilty, court
costs and fine assessed,
to serve 30 days in jail,
two days credit for time
served; Joshua S. Rollyson
of Sutton – speeding, pled
guilty to reduced charge
of speeding 65-55, court
costs and fine assessed;
John Steven Prince of
Napier – no proof of insurance, dismissed, valid
proof shown;
January 15: Jimmie
Miller of Frametown –
manufacturing controlled
substance, DUI .15 or
higher, obstructing an officer, indecent exposure,
leaving scene with property damage, probable cause
found; Terry Cutlip of Sutton – fleeing with reckless
indifference, defendant
waived preliminary hearing, case bound over to
circuit court with felony
charge; Dustan Richardson of Sutton – battery,
probable cause found
Skidmores celebrate
50 years together
George and Judy Skidmore
George and Judy
Skidmore of Sutton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with
a surprise reception
at The Rock Wall in
Gassaway. The couple
was married January 2,
1964, at Christ Church
United Methodist of
Sutton. The celebration
was hosted by their children, Kathryn Greenlief
of Gassaway and Eric
Skidmore of Sutton.
The family would like
to take this opportunity to thank all those
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including all their family and friends who were
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January 21, 2014 Page 7
GSC Students Complete Student Internships
Eighteen Glenville
State College students
have completed their student teaching internships
at area public schools.
Kimberly Wilson
Jude completed her Glenville State College student
teaching in Band and Music and Elementary Music
(K-4). Her student teaching
was done at Liberty High
School under teacher Tom
Day and at Peterson Central Elementary School under teacher Andrea Heath.
Drs. John Taylor and David Lewis were Jude’s GSC
supervisors. She and her
husband Thomas live in
Pennsboro (Ritchie County), West Virginia. Jude is
the daughter of Frank and
Benita Wilson of Pennsboro, West Virginia.
Robert Charles Pennington completed his
Glenville State College
student teaching in Elementary Education and
Middle School Social Studies. He completed his student teaching at Harrisville
Elementary School under
teacher Jennifer Price and
at Ritchie County Middle
School under teacher Cynthia Newland. Dr. Shara
Curry was Pennington’s
GSC supervisor. He is the
son of Chuck and Drema
Pennington of Harrisville,
West Virginia. Pennington
graduated in December
2013.
Lindsay Beth Browning completed her Glenville State College student
teaching in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education. She
completed her student
teaching at Summersville
Elementary School under
teachers Peggy Benton
and Laura Jarrett. Frances
Fry was Browning’s GSC
supervisor. Browning and
her husband Corey reside
in Canvas, West Virginia,
and she is the daughter of
Kenneth and Mary Drain of
Pennsboro, West Virginia.
Thomas William Jude
completed his Glenville
State College student
teaching in Music (K-4).
He completed his student
teaching at Pleasant Hill
Elementary School under
teacher John Bugby, at
Arnoldsburg Elementary
School under teacher John
Bugby, and at Ritchie
County High School under
teacher Scott Tignor. Drs.
David Lewis and Shara
Curry were Jude’s GSC
supervisors. He lives with
his wife Kimberly in Pennsboro, West Virginia. Jude
is the son of Tommy and
Susan Jude of Delbarton
(Mingo County), West Virginia.
Julia Anne Keener
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Elementary
Education (K-6) and Early
Education (Pre K-K). She
completed her student
teaching at Glade Creek
Elementary School teaching under Lori Symes and
Michelle Vickers. Frances
Fry was Keener’s GSC
supervisor. She and her
husband Gale reside in
Summersville, West Virginia with their children
Cody and Megan Bell and
Cassie Keener. She is the
daughter of William and
Phala Tyler of Summersville, West Virginia
Christopher Michael
Baber completed his Glenville State College student
teaching in Elementary
Band (K-6) and Music/
Band (9-12). He completed
his student teaching at
Lewis County High School
under teacher R.J. Cook
and at Gilmer County
Elementary Schools under teacher Judy Leggett.
Drs. John Taylor and David Lewis along with Don
Sheets were Baber’s GSC
supervisors. Baber is the
son of David and Patty
Baber of Craigsville, West
Virginia.
Janis Henline Collins completed her Glenville State College student teaching in English
(5-Adult). She completed her student teaching
at Braxton County High
School under teacher Lisa
Vaughan and at Braxton Middle School under
teacher Chris Locke. Frances Fry and Dr. Melody
Wise were Collins’ GSC
supervisors. She and her
husband Bert reside in
Heaters, West Virginia.
Collins is the daughter of
Sanford and Elsie Henline
of Richwood, West Virginia.
Valeri Rose Garrant
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Physical Education (Pre-K- Adult) and
Health (Pre-K-Adult). She
completed her student
teaching at Flatwoods Elementary School under
teacher Tim Huffman, at
Braxton County Middle
School under Tim Huffman, and at Gilmer County
High School under Waylon
Kincaid. Janet Bailey was
Garrant’s GSC supervisor.
She is the daughter of Allen and Victoria Garrant of
King George, Virginia.
Maria Michelle Kisner-Clothier completed
her Glenville State College student teaching in
Elementary Education (K6) and in Special Education (K-6). She completed
her student teaching at
Arnoldsburg Elementary
School under teacher Gina
Freed and at Calhoun Middle School under teacher
Steve Babrich. Tara Cosco
was Clothier’s GSC supervisor. Clothier and her
husband Cai reside in Millstone, West Virginia. She
is the daughter of Phil and
Patsy Kisner of Millstone,
West Virginia.
Kaitlin Marie Mefford completed her Glenville State College student teaching in Elementary Education (K-6) and
(Pre-K-K). She completed
her student teaching at
Normantown Elementary
School under teachers
Julia Stewart and Janet
Coombs. Shelly Ratliff was
Mefford’s GSC supervisor.
Mefford is the daughter of
Robert Mefford of Charleston, West Virginia and
Tracy Cummingham of
Grantsville, West Virginia.
She and her daughter Raylee reside in Grantsville,
West Virignia.
Kaitlin Ann Hawkins
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Elementary
Band (5th and 6th), Music
(9-12) and Music (K-4).
She completed her student teaching at Braxton
County High School teaching under Allen Heath and
at Jane Lew Elementary
School teaching under Tracy Alfred. Dr. David Lewis,
Frances Fry and Shelly
Ratliff were Hawkins’s
GSC supervisors. Hawkins
is the daughter of Ronnie
and Rebecca Hawkins of
Fayettville, West Virginia.
Derrick Matthew
Crawford completed his
Glenville State College
student teaching in Music
(9-12) and Music (PreK- 5). He completed his
student teaching at Parkersburg High School under
teachers Dan White, Pam
McClain and Jeff Treadway and at Mineral Wells
Elementary School under
teacher Beth Buskirk.
Drs. Shara Curry and David Lewis were Crawford’s
GSC supervisors. He is the
son of Lois and the late
William “Bill’ Crawford of
Gauley Bridge.
Elizabeth May Hardman completed her Glenville State College student
teaching in English Education (5- Adult) and Math
Education (5-9). She completed her student teaching at Lewis County High
School under teacher Michele Allen and at Robert
L. Bland Middle School
under teacher Marlena
Bright. Drs. Melody Wise
and Shara Curry along
with Don Sheets and Joseph Wood were Hardman’s GSC supervisors.
Hardman and her fiancé
Sean reside in Weston,
West Virginia. She is the
daughter of James and
Brenda Hardman of Cowen, West Virginia.
Rebekah Marie Taylor completed her Glenville State College student
teaching in Elementary
Education ( K-6) and Special Education (K-6). She
completed her student
teaching at Peterson Central Elementary School
under teacher Debbie
Snyder and at Lost Creek
Elementary School under
teacher Amanda Beutman. Dr. John Taylor was
Taylor’s GSC supervisor.
She is the daughter of
Gary and Suella Taylor of
Jane Lew, West Virginia.
Rachel Jean Smarr
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Secondary
Education History (5-12).
She completed her student teaching at Buckhannon Upshur High
School under teacher Bill
Lanham and at Buckhannon Upshur Middle
School under teacher
Ruth Smith. Dr. John
Taylor was Smarr’s GSC
supervisor. She and her
husband James reside in
French Creek, West Virginia with their son David.
Smarr is the daughter of
Wease and Sandra Day of
Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Staci Renae Moore
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Elementary
(K-6) and English Education (5-9). She completed
her student teaching at
Clay Elementary School
under teacher Marlene
Phillips and at Clay County Middle School under
teacher Sarah Holcomb.
Frances Fry was Moore’s
GSC supervisor. Moore
is the daughter of Curtis
and Kristina Moore of
Looneyville, West Virginia.
Robert Bruce DeWees completed his Glenville State College student
teaching in Chemistry
and Physics (9- Adult).
He completed his student
teaching at Ravenswood
High School under teachers Habeeb Rana and
Jon Wheeler. Drs. Shara
Curry and Joe Evans
were DeWees’ GSC supervisors. DeWees is the son
of Bruce and Lisa DeWees
of Ripley, West Virginia.
Miranda L. Hughart
completed her Glenville
State College student
teaching in Multi-Categorical Special Education
and Elementary Education. Her student teaching was done at Glade
Creek Elementary School
under teachers Sandy
DeMoss and Ms. Kopko.
Frances Fry and Tara
Cosco were Hughart’s
GSC supervisors. She
and her husband Bradley
reside in Summersville,
West Virginia.
These December
2013 graduates are now
eligible to participate in
the 140th Glenville State
College Commencement
Ceremony scheduled for
Saturday, May 10, 2014 in
the GSC Lilly Gymnasium.
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Citizens’
NEWS
Page 8 January 21, 2014
Stories from the
Braxton County Animal Shelter
Dog Tales:
Eli is a happy go with. His ID# 0114D001 good with children. His
lucky 2 year old Pit Bull.
Champ is our longest ID# 1213D029
resident. He is a 4 year old
Did you know, if your
Elkhound mix. Champ is dog house doesn’t have a
door or a flap it’s the same
temperature inside as it
is outside? Please make
sure your outside dogs
have proper shelter!
The shelter is in
need of bleach, laundry
soap, and dish soap. Any
donation is greatly appreciated.
He is friendly, social and
Call the shelter at
would love a buddy to jog
304-765-2200.
Braxton County, WV
Riley Family announces 50th wedding
the birth of second child anniversary
Bryan and Rachel Riley of Sutton
would like to announce
the birth of their second
child, a son, Brayden
Keith Riley.
Born Wednesday,
January 8, 2014, at
Summersville Memorial
Hospital. He weighed 7
lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 ½
inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Tom and
Kim Sweeny of Clendenin. Paternal grandparents are Billie and
Amber Riley of Sutton.
Facemire
thank you
Local students named to Fall 2013
Dean’s List and President’s List at FSU
A total of 1,124 students have been named
to the Dean’s List at Fairmont State University
after completing the fall
2013 semester.
Dr. Christina Lavorata, Provost and Vice
President for Academic
Affairs, has released the
Dean’s List and the President’s List to recognize
high-achieving students
for their academic distinction. Full-time students
who earned a 3.4 or better grade point average
for the fall 2013 semester
are named to the Dean’s
List. Full-time students
achieving a perfect 4.0
grade point average are
named to the President’s
List.
The following Braxton County students have
been recognized:
Fairmont State
University: President’s
List-Brodie Currence
and Darian Kearns.Fairmont State University
Dean’s List: Elizabeth Arnold, Taylor Bragg,Zane
Dennison,Mason
Floyd,Jordan Lacy, andJoshua Lowther.
Fairmont State University, with a 120-acre
main campus in Fairmont, W.Va., is part of
the state’s growing high
technology corridor. A
city of about 20,000 people, Fairmont is close to
larger cities and also to
opportunities for outdoor
recreation. Founded in
1865 as a private institution dedicated to
educating teachers, FSU
has a long history of ac-
ademic excellence. At
FSU, students find a
wide range of fields of
study with more than 80
four-year programs and
graduate programs. With
an enrollment of more
than 4,200, FSU is large
enough that students
find a vibrant campus
life and small enough
that they do not get lost
in the crowd.
The mission of FSU
is to provide opportunities for individuals to
achieve their professional and personal goals
and discover roles for
responsible citizenship
that promote the common good. FSU values
scholarship, opportunity, achievement and responsibility. Visit www.
fairmontstate.edu.
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The Riley family is
pleased to announce the
50th wedding anniversary
of Billey and Amber Riley,
both of Sutton. The two
were married on January
20th 1964. They have two
children, Bonnie Davis of
Birch River (Tom Davis)
and Bryan Riley (Rachel
Riley) of Sutton. They also
have three grandchildren,
Tyler Davis, Raygan Riley,
and newborn Brayden
Riley.
Brayden Keith Riley
To all our relatives,
friends, neighbors and
the funeral director, grave
attendants or anyone who
supported our family following the loss of our
mother, Bonnie Facemire.
Thank you for the cards,
flowers and food and to
Reverend Mark Coffman.
May God bless each one of
you. The family of Bonnie
Facemire
Dinner Meeting at Jackson’s Mill
The WVU Extension
Service will host an educational dinner meeting
on February 12, 2014
at Jackson’s Mill. The
speaker this month will
be Dr. Chris Teutsch, from
Virginia Tech. Dr. Teutsch
will be talking about extending the grazing season
and general grazing management.Dr. Teutsch grew
up on a small crop and
livestock farm in north-
eastern Ohio. After completing his education at the
University of Kentucky, he
was hired to conduct forage research at Virginia
Tech’s Southern Piedmont
Agricultural Research and
Extension Center located
outside of Blackstone,
VA. His research has
included both cool- and
warm-season forage species that are adapted to the
transition zone between
the temperate northern
and subtropical southern
United States.
The dinner, sponsored by Dominion Transmission, will be at 6:30
pm at the Dining Hall and
the program will follow at
the Assembly Hall. Reservations must be made
by Wednesday, February
5 at the WVU-Braxton
County Extension Office
(765-2809).
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Citizens’
NEWS
Section
Special Look
at Braxton County
January 21, 2014
2
Braxton County Math Field Day winners
This year marked the
43rd annual Math Field
Day competition in Braxton County. Students
in grades four through
eight raced against the
clock to compete against
classmates across the
county in areas such as
mental math, combo, and
measurement estimation.
Students also enjoyed
mental math basketball
and math card games.
Participants spent months
preparing for the challenging event, and to be a finalist is an honor in itself.
The first local Math
Field Day competitions
were held biannually in
1972, through the efforts
of Braxton County math
teacher Jerry Jackson.
In 1973, several schools
throughout the state were
invited to join Braxton
County students at the
Armory for the first unofficial state Math Field Day
competition. Currently,
the state competitions are
held at different college
campuses, providing an
opportunity for students
and families to visit vari-
ous colleges.
Jerry Jackson was
on hand to present the
awards to the 2013 winners. The top three winners from each grade level
were awarded a trophy,
a certificate, and a cash
prize. Cash prizes were
made available by a generous donation from a local
business, Flatwoods Factory Outlet Stores.
We are proud to
announce the following
winners of the Braxton
County 2013 Math Field
Day competition.
4th grade Math Field Day winners (Left to right front row) AJ Copenhaver 1st place, Zoey Harrison 2nd place, Sam
Kennen 3rd place, (back row left to right) Lane Martin 1st runner-up, Charlie Harman 2nd runner-up.
Jerry Jackson presenting a trophy to Sam Kennen, who
won 3rd place in his grade. Photos By: Joyce Floyd
(Below) 5th grade Math Field Day winners are (left to
right front row) Lauren Keplinger 1st place, Jarrod
Schoonover 2nd place, Conner Bragg 3rd place, (back
row left to right) Drew Duffield 1st runner-up, Wylie
Skidmore 2nd runner-up.
8th grade Math Field Day winners (left to right front row) Logan Rose 1st place, Heath
Cottrill 2nd place, KC Hoard 3rd place, (back row) Takumi Veltre 2nd place runner-up,
(not pictured Drina Kearns 1st place runner-up).
Great job to all!
(Below) 7th grade Math Field Day winners (left to right front row) Kaleb Brown 1st
place, Michael Lemon 2nd place, Joseph Rogers 3rd place, (back row left to right) Will
Skidmore 1st runner-up, Logan Bragg 2nd runner-up.
(Right) 6th grade Math Field Day winners (left to right front row) Marilyn Hosey 1st
place, Ryan Shreve 2nd place, Todd Spencer 3rd place, (back row left to right) Allison
Copenhaver 1st runner-up, Jamie Yoder 2nd place runner-up.
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SP ORTS
Braxton Citizens’ News
January 21, 2014
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Junior Caleb Whitney, weight class 145, took fourth place in this weeks tournament Freshman Levi Jarvis, weight class 160, took second place in this weeks tournament
in Braxton County.
in Braxton County.
Justin Hudnall pins his opponent. Photos By: Erica Whitney
Top placer from Braxton was Levi Jarvis, he finished second.
Independence wins Braxton Invitational Wrestling
Tournament; Three Eagles place in the competition
With 272.5 points,
Independence High
School won the team
championship in last
weekend’s Braxton Invitational Wrestling Tour-
nament. Greenbrier
The Eagles finished
West, at 237 points, tenth out of 17 teams.
finished second, and
Individually, three
Calhoun’s 158.5 points Braxton wrestlers earned
gave that team third medals.
place.
The Eagles’ top
placer was freshman
Levi Jarvis, who finished
second behind Malik
Boatwright of Greenbrier West in the 160 lb.
weight class.
Junior Caleb Whitney, 145, finished fourth.
After losing to Fayetteville’s Cameron Underwood in the consolation
finals, Whitney finished
the tournament at 3-2.
At 182, Dustin
Bragg, a senior, finished
sixth. Bragg lost to Cody
Jenkins in the match for
fifth/sixth place.
Braxton County Youth Wrestling host local tournament
Braxton County
Youth Wrestling hosted a league tournament
on Sunday, January 19,
2014 at Braxton County
High School. Approximately 250 wrestlers
from 8 teams wrestled between 8:30am and 5pm.
We would like to thank
youth wrestlers, parents,
coaches, board members,
Mrs. Dooley for the use
of Braxton County High
School, Coach Sterling
Beane, Athletic Director
Lynn Stalnaker, and all
the many volunteers that
helped make our tournament a great success.
(Above) Bryce Leegan pins an opponent at the tournament. (Below) Cody Greenlief
trys to get out of a hold.
Our next tournament will
be the North Regional
Championships in Preston County on Saturday,
February 1, 2014. The
top 8 wrestlers in each age
and weight division will
advance to the Championships between the Northern and Southern teams.
Jamie Green
Seth Meador waits for the signal from the referee.
Seth Conley
Middle school wrestlers dominate Elkview, Spencer
Daulton Carte
In a tri-match held
at Spencer Middle School
Thursday, the Knights’
wrestling team defeated
both Elkview and Spencer.
They outscored Elkview
45-21 and defeated Spencer 43-27.
Individually, seven
Braxton grapplers went
2-0. The other four were
all 1-1 for the match.
Those who were undefeated Thursday are Wyatt
Linder at 78 lbs.; Gavin
Triplett, 90; Gage Vincent,
95; Digger Dennison, 102;
Jacob Whitney, 110; K.C.
Hoard, 116; and Curtis
Hamric, 128. Alex Lake,
135, Drina Kearns, 145,
Isaiah Cumberledge, 190,
and Luke Campbell, 275,
finished at 1-1.
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SP ORTS
Braxton Citizens’ News
January 21, 2014
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Eagles’ varsity boys down South Harrison,
lose to Charleston Catholic, Roane
The Eagles ended
their week on a high note
as they downed South
Harrison 58-31. In that
game, three Braxton
players scored in double
figures. Leading the scoring, McKinley Moore put
in 17 points. Close behind, Cody Hilton contributed 16, and Thomas
Pritt added 10.
Trailing by four at
halftime, the Eagles held
South Harrison to eight
points in the second
half. Of his team’s win,
Coach Josh Lunceford
remarked, “These guys
finally played up to their
potential [in the second
half]. They didn’t play
so well in the first half,
though.”
Earlier in the
week, the Eagles lost
two games. Charleston
Catholic handed Braxton
a 65-39 loss, and Roane
defeated Braxton 74-53.
Against the strong
Charleston Catholic team, Braxton led
through most of the first
quarter. However, in the
second quarter, visitors
began to pull away, and
the rest of the game belonged to them. “In the
second quarter,” Coach
Lunceford said, “Catholic’s Nick George was 5
for 5 from the three point
line to spark the team.” In
that game, Hilton scored
17 points to pace the
Eagles.
Hilton poured in
24 points in the loss to
Spencer in what was, offensively, his best game
of the week. Also in double figures in that game,
Pritt scored 16. Coach
Lunceford commented
that Roane started the
game on a 10-0 run and
Braxton was down at
halftime. “They did play
better in the second half,”
he noted.
The Eagles have
three games this week.
They will play at Webster
Wednesday night and
return home for a Friday
game against Calhoun
and a Saturday game
against Ritchie. Saturday’s game follows a Lady
Eagles’ varsity game and
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Eagles’ scoring for last week’s games:
Player
Andrew Jordan
Tony Conrad
Thomas Pritt
McKinley Moore
Andrew Bender
Josh Skidmore
Greg Bly
Nevin Rollyson
Brent McMillion
Cody Hilton
Points against Charleston Catholic
Points against Roane
Points against South Harrison
7
2
16
0
0
4
0
0
0
24
2
4
10
17
0
0
2
5
2
16
7
6
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
17
Josh Skidmore looks for an open Eagle.
Cody Hilton focuses on the basket.
Nevin Rollyson during the Roane County game.
Tony Conrad tries to get pass a Roane player.
McKinley Moore goes up into the air for a shot.
Thomas Pritt makes his way down the court.
Photos By: Crystal Rogers
The Eagles played hard during the Roane game.
Andrew Jordan goes up against two Roane players at the game,
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Braxton Citizens’ News
January 21, 2014
• Youth
• Middle School
• High School
Reporting Braxton County’s sports action
Lady Eagles win three BCMS Knights avenge loss
“Going into last week,
the team’s goal was to win
all three of their games,”
Coach Keith Greene commented about his players.
He was quite happy that
they did just that. Braxton’s varsity girls downed
South Harrison 35-22 on
Monday in a road game.
They returned home to
face a tough Roane team
on Tuesday and won that
game 38-32. Then they
defeated Calhoun 42-29
on Thursday to achieve
their goal and to go to 7-4
on the season.
At South Harrison,
the Lady Eagles took a
17-0 first quarter lead
and, even though they
were outscored 22-18
in the remainder of the
game, they managed the
win. Although Logan
Frame made three of four
three-point attempts, the
team as a whole shot
only 38 percent from the
floor. From the foul line,
Braxton shot almost 43
percent.
The
n e x t
night, the
Lady Eagles had
the Roane
g a m e ,
w h i c h
C o a c h
G r e e n
called
“the best
of
the
week.” He
explained
why. “At
R o a n e
we were
d o w n
17-22 at
halftime.
Down by
only 5 at
halftime,
and then
to score
only 7
points in
Emily Harper was one of the leading scorers.
the sec-
ond half to lose the game
24-42, “ he said.
Then he described
what happened in the
Roane game on Braxton’s
home court. “In our home
game against Roane, we
found ourselves in a similar game, but this time
were down 14-24….10
points, at halftime,” he
said, adding “The team’s
determination and attitude in the second half
was as good as it gets.
We held Roane to only
eight points in the second half to come from a
10-point deficit to win 3832.” He concluded with
“This team’s attitude is so
amazing. When they put
their attitude and effort
together, they’ll be hard
to stop.”
With 12 points, Kendra Houghton led Braxton’s scoring, and Frame
led with 5 assists. Emily
Harper pulled down 6 rebounds, while Frame and
Kate Golinsky each had 5.
Emily Harper scored
14 points and Frame 13
to lead the Lady Eagles
in their win over Calhoun
Thursday night. Harper
also pulled down 9 rebounds in that game.
This week Braxton’s
varsity girls will travel to
Gilmer Tuesday and will
host Ritchie at 5:45 p.m.
Saturday.
The varsity boys will
play at 7:30 p.m.
Lady Eagles’ individual statistics against Roane:
Player
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Points
2
5
5
4
0
6
0
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
12
6
2
8
0
8
2
Kendra Houghton
Logan Frame
Kate Golinsky
Jazmine Valdivieso
Kristen Bly
Emily Harper
Hannah Dittman
Lady Eagles’ individual statistics against Calhoun:
Player
Rebounds
Makila Carr
Allie Conley
Julia Foster
Kendra Houghton
Logan Frame
Kassie Adams
Kate Golinsky
Jasmine Valdivieso
Kristen Bly
Emily Harper
Hannah Dittman
Emily Conley
Assists
0
3
0
4
2
0
2
6
1
9
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Steals
Points
1
0
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
3
0
0
0
2
0
6
13
0
3
4
0
14
0
0
Lady Eagles’ individual statistics against South Harrison:
Player
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Points
2
3
1
0
3
1
0
3
3
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
0
4
0
0
3
1
0
0
4
6
0
Kendra Houghton
Logan Frame
Nicolletta Bonazzo
Kassie Adams
Kate Golinsky
Jasmine Valdivieso
Tiara Hunter
Kayla Hurst
Kristen Bly
Rebecca Vigue
Emily Harper
Brylee Woods
Hollis Skidmore
Lady Knights score two wins
Playing at home
last Tuesday, the Lady
Knights’ varsity girls defeated Spencer 38-22. On
Thursday, they won 58-14
against Calhoun.
Coach Randal Brown
was especially pleased
with the win over Spencer.
He explained, “The other
time we played Spencer, we won by only two
points. This time, our
girls played perfect defense.” Continuing, he
said, “Spencer has one
great player who actually scored 18 against us
this time, but 12 of those
points were against the
line. Our girls held her to
six points from the field.”
In the game against
Spencer, Coach Brown
actually had only one
complaint about his players. “We made only one
out of eight from the foul
line, and that is definitely
not good,” he said.
Everyone on the
team scored in the game
against Calhoun.
Coach Brown noted,
“We started our second
string and played our re-
serves a lot of the game.
Actually, everyone played
well.” Lilly Ware scored
in double figures with 14
points.
Speaking of his
team, Coach Brown said,
“I am really blessed to be
working with this group
of kids.”
The team faces a
week with three games,
all at home.
Tonight they face
Geary, tomorrow night
they play Webster Springs,
and Thursday they go up
against Glade.
Points scored against Spencer and Calhoun:
Player
Abby Wilmoth
Lilly Ware
Olivia Wayne
Nikki Wayne
Abby Liston
Charley McMillion
Taylor Riffle
Elizabeth Dittamn
Bethany Riffle
Hanna Blake
Points against Spencer
9
4
8
5
4
4
4
0
0
0
Points against Calhoun
7
14
2
5
2
6
0
6
4
2
against Summersville
The Knights’ varsity
boys defeated Summersville 45-35 Monday night
to avenge their only loss
of the season. Coach Gary
Rexroad explained, “Summersville beat us in our
opening game, so our
players were eager for this
win.” The Knights won
52-34 against Spencer
later in the week.
In the win over Summersville, Payton Lockard scored 15 points to
lead the Knights. Also in
double figures were Cole
Browning and Heath Cottrill, each with 10. Braxton was up 28-26 going in
halftime and came out in
the third quarter to hold
Summersville scoreless
while putting 13 points
on the board. “We put
pressure on them,” Coach
Rexroad said. “Our guys
played very strong defense
against Summersville,
especially in that third
quarter.”
After outscoring
Spencer 20-3 in the first
quarter, the Knights
coasted to the win. Coach
Rexroad noted that, after
making only 1 of 7 freethrow attempts against
Summersville Monday
night, his team went 5
for 7 at the foul line in
Friday’s game.
Braxton has three
games this week.
Tonight they are at
home against Webster,
and tomorrow night they
travel to Glade. They will
play another home game
Friday night, this one
against Calhoun.
Varsity Knights’ scoring against
Summersville and Spencer:
Player
Points against Summersville
Payton Lockard
Garrett Shingler
Cole Browning
Seth Arnold
Heath Cottrill
Josh Wilt
15
6
10
4
10
0
Points against Spencer
11
9
11
10
7
4
Knights’ jv boys go 1-1 on week
Dropping to 5-2 on
the season, the Knights’
junior varsity boys lost
31-20 to Summersville
last Monday night but rebounded to down Spencer
30-16 Friday night.
Coach Gary Rexroad,
commenting that Summersville accounts for
both of his jv boys’ losses, said, “They just outmanned us. They have a
strong team.”
The young Knights
also made only 5 of 14
foul shots. Against Spencer, the varsity squad led
18-5 at the end of the
first half and went on for
the win.
Games this week include Webster and Calhoun, both at home.
JV Knights scoring against Summersvile and Calhoun:
Player
Points against Summersville
Danny Hacker
Blake Withrow
Jacob Oates
Jay Cooper
Todd Spencer
Tyler Toler
Jadyn Stewart
Ryan Shreve
5
3
2
4
3
1
2
0
Points against Calhoun
5
9
8
2
2
0
2
2
Middle school junior
varsity girls advance to 5-4
“We’re learning,”
Coach Tyler Hembree
said of his jv girls’ basketball team. “This is a
really young team, and
sometimes they have
problems. Often caused
by their inexperience,” he
said, adding “Of course
I’m inexperienced as a
coach, too, so I’m also
learning.”
Last week’s results
demonstrated that the
young players are indeed
learning as they defeated
Spencer and Calhoun,
both by lopsided scores.
With a perfect 10 for 10
at the foul line, the Lady
Knights defeated Spencer 46-4 on the Knights’
home court early last
week. Coach Hembree
noted that Spencer “didn’t
score in the second half.”
He said that their team
“is very small, and the
Knights’ defense had no
trouble stopping them.”
In that win, Maggie Skidmore led the Braxton
squad with 14 points.
Braxton led all the
way in their 38-10 victory over Calhoun later
in the week. High scorer
for Braxton against Calhoun was Listen with 10
points.
Although the Lady
Knights did not repeat
their perfect night at the
foul line, they did go 6 for
14 in free throws, which
their coach said “is much
better than they were doing early in the season.”
Scoring for the Lady Knights’ junior varsity against
Spencer and Calhoun:
Player
Makayla Brown
Lacey Listen
Elanah Uldrich
Emily Miller
Jasmine Leake
Sadie Radar
Maggie Skidmore
Breanna Cunningham
Points against Spencer
7
8
4
2
6
2
14
3
Points against Calhoun
3
10
0
0
4
2
4
8
JV girls defeat Roane, Calhoun
The Lady Eagles’ junior varsity squad won
both games last week.
They defeated Roane 3712 and downed Calhoun
52-25 later in the week.
Commenting on his
team’s win over Roane,
Coach Jerry Frame said,
“The girls started a little
slow, probably because
we had so few practices
with all the bad weather
we faced.
However, after the
first period, the girls got
it going, and did really
well.” He added, “They
shot well, especially in
their free throws, and
they played good defense.”
Braxton made 7 of
10 at the foul line in that
game.
The Lady Eagles led
all the way in their game
against Calhoun. Coach
Brown noted that they
“played excellent defense,
much better than they
played on Tuesday.”
In the Calhoun
game, 12 different Braxton players scored, and
everyone had playing
time.
This week, the junior
varsity girls have only
one game. They play a
road game against Gilmer tonight, and Coach
Frame noted,”
It will be a very
tough game.
Individual scoring for junior varsity Lady Eagles’
against Roane and Calhoun:
Player
Emily Conley
Makila Carr
Kassie Adams
Tiara Hunter
Kayla Hurst
Rebecca Vigue
Brylee Woods
Hannah Dittman
Hollis Skidmore
Allie Conley
Katie Cline
Julia Foster
Points against Roane
Points against Calhoun
2
4
2
2
1
9
3
6
8
0
0
0
2
1
6
6
4
4
6
9
4
2
6
2
LEGAL
NOTICES
Page 13, Braxton Citizens’ News,
January 21, 2014
REPOSSESSED PROPERTY
FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION
Little Birch Preowned Auto &
RV Sales will offer the following
vehicles for sale at public auction on Wednesday, January 22,
2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Little Birch
Preowned Auto & RV Sales in
Little Birch, WV. The vehicles
are located at 7444 Old Turnpike
Rd, and can be inspected prior
to the sale.
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier
VIN: 1G1JC12F937197855
2000 Chevrolet Malibu
VIN: 1G1NE52J0V6112566
1999 Ford Ranger
VIN: 1FTR10V4XPC10645 1-21
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
BRAXTON COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
Case No.: 13-JA-32
In the interest of:
J. H., an infant born of Katrina
Pritt on the 11th day of May, 2013.
TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER
OF SAID CHILD
You are hereby notified that an
adjudication of the parental and
custodial rights of the respondent
father to the above-named child
has been filed with this Court
and that a hearing will be held
in the matter before the Honorable Judge Richard Facemire on
March 10th, 2014, beginning at
9:20 a.m. or as soon thereafter
as the same may be heard, in the
Circuit Courtroom at the Braxton
County Courthouse, 300 Main
Street, Sutton, West Virginia, at
which time you may appear and
defend any such rights.
It is Ordered that you do serve
upon the West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, by and through
i t s c o u n s e l , Ke l l y H a m o n
McLaughlin, Prosecuting Attorney of Braxton County, P.O.
Box 118, Sutton, West Virginia,
26601, any answer, response,
or objection in this matter on or
before the 10th day of March,
2014, otherwise said action will
proceed as scheduled and your
parental rights, if any, may be
terminated.
A copy of all pleadings may be
obtained from the undersigned
Clerk at this office.
Entered this the 7th day of January, 2014.
SUSAN LEMON, CS
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Braxton County
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NOTICE
The Town of Flatwoods will be
passing the new seatbelt law
of the WV Code 17-C-15-49 on
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at
7:00 PM.
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WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Bids will be received electronically by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways through Bid
Express Bidding Service (www.
bidx.com) and by sealed proposals (only when prequalification
is waived) being received at its
office in Building 5, Room A-748,
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East,
Charleston, West Virginia until
February 11, 2014 at 10:00 AM
(Eastern Standard Time). The
bids will be downloaded and/or
opened and read publicly thereafter for the constructions of the
following project(s):
Call
025
Contract
1004542
State Project
S387-STR/IP-14.00 00
Federal Project
HSIP-2014(027)D
Description
PAVEMENT MARKINGS
2014 DISTRICT SEVEN ROADWAY STRIPING
DISTRICT WIDE
COUNTY: BRAXTON, GILMER,
LEWIS, OTHER
Proposals will be received from
prequalified and West Virginia
licensed contractors only except
that on Federal-Aid Projects a
contractors’ license is not required
at time of bid, but will be required
before work can begin. Registration is required with the Department of Administration, Division
of Purchasing, in accordance with
Chapter 5A, Article 3, Section
12 of the West Virginia Code. All
contractors submitting bids on
project(s) must include one of the
following forms properly executed
with each proposal: Proposal
Guaranty Bond, Cashier’s Check,
or Certified Check for $500.00 or
5% of the total bid, whichever is
greater.
*These are projects on which any
contractor with a Category “W”
Prequalification Rating may be
eligible to bid.
The West Virginia Department
of Transportation, Division of
Highways reserves the right to
defer, delay or postpone the date
for receiving and publicly opening proposals for any project
designated in this advertisement,
without the necessity of renewing
such advertisement. All bidders
holding valid bidding proposals
will be notified of such deferment, delay, or postponement
and the date that proposals will
be received and publicly opened.
The West Virginia Department of
Transportation, Division of Highways hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively insure that
in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority
business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit
bids in response to this invitation
and will not be discriminated
against on the grounds of race,
color, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
Gregory L. Bailey, P.E.,
Deputy State Highway Engineer
– Programming and Planning
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BRAXTON COUNTY
CLERK’S OFFICE
FILING FEES AND HOURS
RUNNING FOR OFFICE
PRIMARY ELECTION
MAY 13, 2014
FILING FEE FOR CANDIDATES
COUNTY COMMISSION
$283.80
MAGISTRATE
$511.25
BOARD OF EDUCATION
$25.00
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
SUPERVISOR
$10.00
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
$10.00
Filing Period Starts
Monday, January 13, 2014
Filing Period Ends
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to
4:00 PM
Closed Monday, January 20, 2014
in observance of Martin Luther
King Day
Saturday, January 25, 2014 –
12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM
You can file by mail as long as
it is postmarked by Midnight on
Saturday, January 25, 2014.
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FLATWOODS PARK AND
RECREATION BOARD
MEMBER SOLICITED
Pursuant to WV Code 7-11-1,
the Braxton County Commission
is accepting letters of interest for
appointment to the Flatwoods
Park and Recreation Board. Two
vacancies currently exist on the
Board. Each member appointed
shall be appointed for a three
(3) year term. Any individual who
Rivers Edge Preowned
All vehicles on SALE at BELOW BOOK,
some BELOW WHOLESALE
2001 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab
2002 Nissan Altima
V6, 4WD, SR5-TRD, A.Tran
4-cyl, 112,000 miles
$9,995.00
$4,895.00
1999 Lincoln Town Car
2003 Dodge Ram 1500
4 door, excellent condition, 48,000 miles
V8, Quad Cab, ST 4-WD, TOW PKG
$5,995.00
$
,
$9495.00
$
2007 Honda Civic
2006 Mercury Milan
4 Cyl, Sedan, LX, 30 city / 40 hwy
6-Cylinder, 21 city / 29 hwy
$8,495.00
$6,900.00
See Glendon or Jordan
2003 Chevy Silverado
2005 Subaru Baja
1500-HD, V8, Crew Cab, 4WD
4 door, turbo, AWD, Leather Seats
$11,495.00
$11,900.00
Rive Edge Preowned
Gassaway, WV (beside Kroger)
304-364-5501
www.riversedgepreowned.
is residing within the district is
eligible to serve as a member of
the board.
Interested person are to submit
a LETTER OF INTEREST to the
Braxton County Commission,
Post Office Box 486, 300 Main
Street, Sutton, West Virginia
26601, postmarked no later than
Frebuary 4, 2014.
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INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received by
the Town of Gassaway for the
following:
Complete renovation of the inside
of the Gassaway Depot back to
original construction. Contractors or all involved parties are
responsible for any take- materials, renovation, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, flooring,
partial outside roof and windows
associated to restore existing
Depot. Bidders need to be a
West Virginia approved licensed
contractor and furnish bid and
performance bonds associated
with all renovation work. Contractor is responsible for obtaining
any Town, State, or Federal permits associated with renovation.
Work shall commence within 30
days of bid award and shall be
completed within 10 months. If
project is not completed within
the allotted time frame, the Contractor will be assessed $100.00
per day for each calendar day
until completed. No bid shall
be withdrawn within 30 days
of the actual opening of bids.
Each bidder is to deposit the
bid bond and cost in a sealed
envelope to: Mayor Roach, PO
Box 147, Gassaway, WV 26624
or Gassaway, WV. Bids must be
received by 4:00 pm on Thursday,
February 27, 2014. Bids will be
opened at 7:00 pm on Thursday,
February 27, 2014 at the Mayor’s
office. A pre-bid conference will
be held at the Depot on Monday,
February 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm.
Any questions may be directed to
Mayor Roach at 304-364-5111.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000035 - Braxton
County – To: AMY SLAUGHTER,
ANDREW SLAUGHTER, CLAY
COUNTY BANK, J. GREGORY
GENCY, TRUSTEE, or heirs at
law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns,
all unknown heirs, guardians,
conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000035, LOT 47 BRADY ADDITION LOTS 47-52 COMBINED
ACCT 339, located in HOLLY,
which was returned delinquent in
the name of SLAUGHTER, AMY
L &/OR, and for which the tax
lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made
on the 23rd day of October, 2012,
has requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or
after April 1, 2014, as provided
by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The
amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will
be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$1111.92
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$501.46
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$597.09
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$2210.47
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000022 - Braxton
County – To: JAMES MICHAEL
MORRIS, JAMES SAMPLES
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
KING’S WRECKER SERVICE,
J O S E P H B. M O R R I S, D E CEASED, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or
lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000022, LOTS 6 & 7 BLOCK
4 50 X 100 X 47.26 X 100, located
in GASSAWAY CORP, which was
returned delinquent in the name
of MORRIS JOSEPH B, and for
which the tax lien(s) thereon was
sold by the sheriff of Braxton
County at the sale for delinquent
taxes made on the 23rd day of
October, 2012, has requested
that you be notified that a deed
for such real estate will be made
to him or her on or after April 1,
2014, as provided by law, unless
before that day you redeem such
real estate. The amount you will
have to pay on the last day, March
31, 2014, will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$867.25
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$713.51
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$583.53
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$2164.29
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000007 - Braxton
County – To: JEANETTE LIM, or
heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000007, FRAMETOWN LOT
59 BLK 16.50.0X116.0, located
in BIRCH, which was returned
delinquent in the name of LIM
JEANNETTE, and for which the
tax lien(s) thereon was sold by
the sheriff of Braxton County
at the sale for delinquent taxes
made on the 23rd day of October,
2012, has requested that you be
notified that a deed for such real
estate will be made to him or her
on or after April 1, 2014, as provided by law, unless before that
day you redeem such real estate.
The amount you will have to pay
on the last day, March 31, 2014,
will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$97.45
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$3.55
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$452.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$553.91
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
2-11
NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000006 - Braxton
County – To: JEANETTE LIM, or
heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000006, LOT 60 BLK
17 FRAMETOWN 50.0X116.0,
located in BIRCH, which was
returned delinquent in the name
of JEANETTE LIM, and for which
the tax lien(s) thereon was sold
by the sheriff of Braxton County
at the sale for delinquent taxes
made on the 23rd day of October,
2012, has requested that you be
notified that a deed for such real
estate will be made to him or her
on or after April 1, 2014, as provided by law, unless before that
day you redeem such real estate.
The amount you will have to pay
on the last day, March 31, 2014,
will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$97.45
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$3.55
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$452.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$553.91
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000036 - Braxton
County – To: AMY L. SLAUGHT E R , A N D R E W C L AY TO N
SLAUGHTER, CLAY COUNTY
BANK, J. GREGORY GENCY,
TRUSTEE, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or
lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000036, LOTS 31-35
COMBINED ACCT 345, located
in HOLLY, which was returned delinquent in the name of SLAUGHTER AMY L &/OR, and for which
the tax lien(s) thereon was sold
by the sheriff of Braxton County
at the sale for delinquent taxes
made on the 23rd day of October,
2012, has requested that you be
notified that a deed for such real
estate will be made to him or her
on or after April 1, 2014, as provided by law, unless before that
day you redeem such real estate.
The amount you will have to pay
on the last day, March 31, 2014,
will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$185.71
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$84.36
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$597.09
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$867.16
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000014 - Braxton
County – To: TAMMY L. SHINGLER, UNITED BANK, INC., P.
MICHAEL PLESKA, TRUSTEE,
BOWLES RICE, LLP, or heirs at
law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns,
all unknown heirs, guardians,
conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000014, FRAMETOWN
LOT 125 BLK 33 50.0 X 120.0,
located in BIRCH, which was returned delinquent in the name of
SHINGLER DAVID &/OR TAMMY
L, and for which the tax lien(s)
thereon was sold by the sheriff
of Braxton County at the sale for
delinquent taxes made on the
23rd day of October, 2012, has
requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or
after April 1, 2014, as provided
by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The
amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will
be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$120.19
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$2.95
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$610.65
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$733.79
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000083 - Braxton
County – To: JAMES MICHAEL
MORRIS, JAMES SAMPLES
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
OF CLAY COUNTY, WV, KING’S
Please turn to LEGALS
page 15
Citizens’
NEWS
Page 14 January 21, 2014
Braxton County, WV
• BUY
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From The
First & Factually
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SERVICES
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Installations, Repairs and
Inspections. Dozer Backhoe,
and Dump Truck Service.
Most Visa and Master Cards
accepted. Eddie Facemire,
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FOR
SALE
FOR SALE: 2007 Eddie
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miles, 4.6 V-8 with tow
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FOR
RENT
FOR SALE: Pool table.
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With all accessories. Like
new. Best offer. Call 304-2862503.
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FOR SALE: Gas heaters,
cur io cabinets, dresser
and chests, beds, bedding,
baby beds, bassinets, car
seats, high chairs, play
pen, strollers, other misc.
items. Call 304-286-3644.
1-21
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Pump, 13 HP, 120 GPM Like
New cost $3,150 sell for
$1,500. Call 304-765-3040
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M o u n t a i n C u r 6 we e k s
old puppies. 3 male and 3
FOR RENT: Coming available
m i d - Ja n u a r y - m o d e r n 2
bedroom unfurnished
apartment, full kitchen with
breakfast bar, utility room
w/hookups, car pet, total
electric, air conditioned.
Excellent location, $400.00
per month. Security deposit
and references required.
No pets, no smoking, no
HUD accepted. Call 304765-7323 weekdays
from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
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and three bedroom homes
One month’s rent required
REAL
EST
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pets. Application required.
Applications may be picked
up at Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton
Lane
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304-678-8437 or 304-6783509
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per month + $325 deposit +
utilities. 1 year lease. Call
304-765-9511.
2-4
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304-765-9511.
2-4
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near interstate, senior citizens
welcome. Call 304-853-9103
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non-climate controlled units.
Located in the old Sutton Feed
building. Leased by: C&G
Industries, LLC. Call 304-7655317.
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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom trailer
in Centralia. $400.00 rent plus
$400.00 security deposit. Call
Patty Duffield after 4 p.m. at
FOR RENT: Storage Units.
Call 304-765-7491 or 304689-0112.
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addition of the apartment,
the building was used as a
radiator shop and a body
shop. The apartment could
be configured as a spacious
and comfortable office. This
property is offered by the
owner at $99,500, below
recent appraised value. Contact
William Hunt at304-765-2401
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000023 - Braxton County – To: CHARLES
HOSKINS, REBECCA HOSKINS,
NO
T R E S PA S S I N G :
STONECREST INCOME AND
HUNTING,HIKING,FISHOPPORTUNITY FUND-1, LLC,
ING,CAMPING,HORSEBACK
or heirs at law, devisees, crediRIDING, TRAPPING OR 4
WHEELERS on the following
tors, representatives, successors,
property: Carol Cunningham,
assigns, all unknown heirs, guardBurl Adkins, Lynn Carte, John
ians, conservators, fiduciaries,
Br umley and Larr y Stump.
administrators, or lienholders.
HELP WANTED: Experienced dog tf
You will take notice that RUSSELL
groomer or will train the right person.
SAWMILLS from only $4897.00Please send a letter of interest to FREE: 2 year old male chocolate MAKE & SAVE MONEY with L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
507 N. 3rd St., Sutton, WV 26601.
lab. He is fixed good with other your own bandmill- Cut lumber
1-21 dogs. Looking for forever home. any dimension. In stock ready real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000023, .LOT 41 BLK
Located in Little Birch. Call 644- to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.
HELP WANTED: Part time worker. 9272
tf NorwoodSawmills.com-1-800- 23 25 X 100, located in GASSAWAY CORP, which was re18-20 hours a month. Afternoons
578-1363 Ext.300N
turned delinquent in the name of
and Saturdays. In home cleaning LOST: 1 ½ year old neutered
and errands. $12.50/hr. Call 304- male golden retriever. Has OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY STONECREST INCOME &, and
678-4136
2-11 identification tattoo under hair on N E W PAY - F o r - E x p e r i e n c e for which the tax lien(s) thereon
lower stomach near leg. Answers program pays up to $0.41/mile. was sold by the sheriff of Braxton
HELP WANTED: Shoney’s of to Chub. Lost in the Sutton Lane, Class A Professional Drivers call County at the sale for delinquent
Flatwoods and Summersville now Flatwoods, Airport road area. 877-266-9834 for more details or taxes made on the 23rd day of
accepting applications for all hourly Reward offered. Call 304-765- visit SuperServiceLLC.com
October, 2012, has requested
positions. Apply within for immediate 2602 or 304-765-5169.
that you be notified that a deed
interview. E.O.E.
DRIVERS- CDL-A SOLO & TEAM for such real estate will be made
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DRIVERS NEEDED. Top pay for to him or her on or after April 1,
Hazmat OTR & Reginal runs. CDL 2014, as provided by law, unless
HELP WANTED: Shoney’s of
Grads Welcome. 700+ Trucks & before that day you redeem such
Flatwoods and Summersville now
Growing! 888-928-6011. www. real estate. The amount you will
accepting resumes for management
Drive4Total.com
have to pay on the last day, March
positions. Email resume to
31, 2014, will be as follows:
first24consulting@yahoo.com or
Amount equal to the taxes and
via US Postal mail to: Shoney’s PO WANTED: Old motorcycles –
DEADLINE
charges due on the date of this
Box 20430 Charleston, WV 25362 running or not. 1980 or older,
sale, with interest, to March 31,
E.O.E.
any make. Call 304-644-5192.
for CLASSIFIED are
2014.
$311.44
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Thursday by 4:00pm Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
Call: 765-5193
sale, with interest to March 31,
or mail it in
2014.
$200.91
Amount paid for Title ExaminaPO Box 516 Sutton,
tion and preparation of the list to
WV 26601
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$583.53
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Page 15, Braxton Citizens’ News,
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
January 21, 2014
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made paycontinued from page 15
able The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
WRECKER SERVICE, JOSEPH notified that a deed for such real sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014. Braxton County:
$1095.88
B. MORRIS, DECEASED, or estate will be made to him or her
$583.53
Cost of Certification of Redempheirs at law, devisees, creditors, on or after April 1, 2014, as pro- Amount paid for other statutory tion – cashier check, money order
representatives, successors, as- vided by law, unless before that costs with interest from following of certified check must be made
signs, all unknown heirs, guard- day you redeem such real estate. the sheriff’s sale to March 31, payable to The Honorable Glen B.
ians, conservators, fiduciaries, The amount you will have to pay 2014.
$0.00
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
administrators, or lienholders.
on the last day, March 31, 2014, Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
$35.00
You will take notice that RUS- will be as follows:
– cashier check, money order or You may redeem at any time beSELL L CARPENTER, the pur- Amount equal to the taxes and certified check must be made pay- fore March 31, 2014, by paying
chaser of the tax lien(s) on the fol- charges due on the date of this able The Honorable Eddie Wayne the above total less any unearned
lowing real estate, Certificate of sale, with interest, to March 31, Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of interest.
Sale: 2012-S-00000083, .253AC 2014.
$966.63
Braxton County:
$2355.33
Return to WV State Auditors Of& R/W SUTTON, located in SUT- Amount of subsequent years Cost of Certification of Redemp- fice, County Collections Office,
TON CORP, which was returned taxes paid on property, since the tion – cashier check, money order Building 1, Room W-118, Charlesdelinquent in the name of MOR- sale, with interest to March 31, of certified check must be made ton, West Virginia, 25305.
RIS JOSEPH B, and for which 2014.
$805.17
payable to The Honorable Glen B. Questions, please call 1-888-509the tax lien(s) thereon was sold Amount paid for Title Examina- Gainer, III, State Auditor:
6568.
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by the sheriff of Braxton County tion and preparation of the list to
$35.00
at the sale for delinquent taxes be served and for preparation of You may redeem at any time beNOTICE TO REDEEM
made on the 23rd day of October, service of notice with interest from fore March 31, 2014, by paying 2012-S-00000008 - Braxton
2012, has requested that you be January 1, 2013 following the the above total less any unearned County – To: JEANETTE LIM, or
LEGAL
NOTICES
heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000008, FRAMETOWN LOT
75 BLK 20 50.0X116.0, located
in BIRCH, which was returned
delinquent in the name of LIM
JEANETTE and for which the tax
lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made
on the 23rd day of October, 2012,
has requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or
after April 1, 2014, as provided
by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The
amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will
be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$100.01
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$5.92
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$452.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$558.84
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000057 - Braxton
County – To: JEREMY BOWERS,
CHRISTOPHER SHANE DELLINGER, JOHN BALLENGEE,
TRUSTEE, THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK
OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-12, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or
lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000057, 1AC (44,001
SC FT) HEATERS, located in
SALT LICK, which was returned
delinquent in the name of BOWERS JEREMY and for which the
tax lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made
on the 23rd day of October, 2012,
has requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or
after April 1, 2014, as provided
by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The
amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will
be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$129.14
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$11.21
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$654.59
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$794.94
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office, County Collections Office,
Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000028 - Braxton
County – To: ALVIN D. MAYSE,
or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors,
assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000028, 2.14AC LOT
9 CAMDEN HILL HEIGH, located
in HOLLY, which was returned
delinquent in the name of MAYSE
ALVIN D. and for which the tax
lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made
on the 23rd day of October,
Please turn to LEGALS
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NOTICES
Page 16, Braxton Citizens’ News,
January 21, 2014
continued from page 15
2012, has requested that you
be notified that a deed for such
real estate will be made to him
or her on or after April 1, 2014,
as provided by law, unless before
that day you redeem such real
estate. The amount you will have
to pay on the last day, March 31,
2014, will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$332.82
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$220.65
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list
to be served and for preparation
of service of notice with interest
from January 1, 2013 following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$521.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made
payable The Honorable Eddie
Wayne Williams, Sheriff and
Treasurer of Braxton County:
$1075.38
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money
order of certified check must be
made payable to The Honorable
Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time
before March 31, 2014, by paying the above total less any
unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditors
Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118,
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888509-6568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000061 - Braxton
County – To: EUGENE FISHER,
EUGENE FISHER, EUGENE
FISHER, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or
lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL L CARPENTER, the purchaser of the tax lien(s) on the
following real estate, Certificate
of Sale: 2012-S-00000061, LOT
10 OR 1 AC MT VIEW ESTATES,
located in SALT LICK, which
was returned delinquent in the
name of FISHER EUGENE. and
for which the tax lien(s) thereon
was sold by the sheriff of Braxton
County at the sale for delinquent
taxes made on the 23rd day of
October, 2012, has requested
that you be notified that a deed
for such real estate will be made
to him or her on or after April 1,
2014, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem
such real estate. The amount
you will have to pay on the last
day, March 31, 2014, will be as
follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$280.38
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$172.27
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list
to be served and for preparation
of service of notice with interest
from January 1, 2013 following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$583.53
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made
payable The Honorable Eddie
Wayne Williams, Sheriff and
Treasurer of Braxton County:
$1036.18
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money
order of certified check must be
made payable to The Honorable
Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time
before March 31, 2014, by paying the above total less any
unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditors
Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118,
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888509-6568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000011 - Braxton
County – To: STEPHEN D. RIDDLE, or heirs at law, devisees,
creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or
lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL L CARPENTER, the purchaser of the tax lien(s) on the
following real estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012-S-00000011,
1.18AC LOT 11 BIG BIRCH
RIVER, located in BIRCH, which
was returned delinquent in the
name of RIDDLE STEPHEN
D., and for which the tax lien(s)
thereon was sold by the sheriff
of Braxton County at the sale for
delinquent taxes made on the
23rd day of October, 2012, has
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requested that you be notified
that a deed for such real estate
will be made to him or her on or
after April 1, 2014, as provided
by law, unless before that day
you redeem such real estate. The
amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will
be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this
sale, with interest, to March 31,
2014.
$98.74
Amount of subsequent years
taxes paid on property, since the
sale, with interest to March 31,
2014.
$4.74
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list
to be served and for preparation
of service of notice with interest
from January 1, 2013 following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$498.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following
the sheriff’s sale to March 31,
2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made
payable The Honorable Eddie
Wayne Williams, Sheriff and
Treasurer of Braxton County:
$602.39
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money
order of certified check must be
made payable to The Honorable
Glen B. Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time
before March 31, 2014, by paying the above total less any
unearned interest.
Return to WV State Auditors
Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118,
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888509-6568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000047 - Braxton
County – To: WALTER JARVIS III,
or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors,
assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries,
administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser
of the tax lien(s) on the following
real estate, Certificate of Sale:
2012-S-00000047, LOTS 8&9
BLK 1 CHEMICAL TOWN, located
in OTTER, which was returned
delinquent in the name of JARVIS
WALTER III, and for which the tax
lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made on
the 23rd day of October, 2012, has
requested that you be notified that
a deed for such real estate will be
made to him or her on or after April
1, 2014, as provided by law, unless
before that day you redeem such
real estate. The amount you will
have to pay on the last day, March
31, 2014, will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this sale,
with interest, to March 31, 2014.
$239.44
Amount of subsequent years taxes
paid on property, since the sale,
with interest to March 31, 2014.
$134.50
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$521.91
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$895.85
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor: $35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office,
County Collections Office, Building
1, Room W-118, Charleston, West
Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000037 - Braxton County – To: AMY L. SLAUGHTER,
ANDREW CLAYTON SLAUGHTER, CLAY COUNTY BANK, J.
GREGORY GENCY, TRUSTEE,
or heirs at law, devisees, creditors,
representatives, successors, assigns, all unknown heirs, guardians,
conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012-S00000037, LOT 52 BRADY ADDITION, located in HOLLY, which was
returned delinquent in the name of
SLAUGHTER AMY LYNN &/OR,
and for which the tax lien(s) thereon
was sold by the sheriff of Braxton
County at the sale for delinquent
taxes made on the 23rd day of
October, 2012, has requested that
you be notified that a deed for such
real estate will be made to him or
her on or after April 1, 2014, as
provided by law, unless before that
day you redeem such real estate.
The amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will be
as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this sale,
with interest, to March 31, 2014.
$108.97
Amount of subsequent years taxes
paid on property, since the sale,
with interest to March 31, 2014.
$14.75
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$597.09
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$720.81
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor: $35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office,
County Collections Office, Building
1, Room W-118, Charleston, West
Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000076 - Braxton County
– To: CLAUDELL COCHRAN,
CLAUDELL COCHRAN, JACKILYN SENEVIRATNE, KIMBERLY
PRITCHARD, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives,
successors, assigns, all unknown
heirs, guardians, conservators,
fiduciaries, administrators, or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012S-00000076, D & I ADD LOT 100
40X120, located in SUTTON CORP,
which was returned delinquent in
the name of COCHRAN RAY J ET
UX, and for which the tax lien(s)
thereon was sold by the sheriff of
Braxton County at the sale for delinquent taxes made on the 23rd day
of October, 2012, has requested
that you be notified that a deed for
such real estate will be made to him
or her on or after April 1, 2014, as
provided by law, unless before that
day you redeem such real estate.
The amount you will have to pay on
the last day, March 31, 2014, will be
as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this sale,
with interest, to March 31, 2014.
$103.55
Amount of subsequent years taxes
paid on property, since the sale,
with interest to March 31, 2014.
$9.16
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$597.09
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$709.80
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor: $35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office,
County Collections Office, Building
1, Room W-118, Charleston, West
Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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NOTICE TO REDEEM
2012-S-00000080 - Braxton County
– To: MARGARET E. ASHBY
JIVIDEN, JAMES W. ASHBY, DAVID L. ASHBY, JOSEPH R. ASHBY, PAUL K. ASHBY, MARGIE L.
ASHBY AND TOM ASHBY, or heirs
at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all
unknown heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries, administrators,
or lienholders.
You will take notice that RUSSELL
L CARPENTER, the purchaser of
the tax lien(s) on the following real
estate, Certificate of Sale: 2012-S00000080, SKIDMORE RUN 16250
SQ FT 55X144X95X72X150X95.5,
located in SUTTON CORP, which
was returned delinquent in the
name of JIVIDEN MARGARET
ASHBY ET AL, and for which the
tax lien(s) thereon was sold by the
sheriff of Braxton County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made on
the 23rd day of October, 2012, has
requested that you be notified that
a deed for such real estate will be
made to him or her on or after April
1, 2014, as provided by law, unless
before that day you redeem such
real estate. The amount you will
have to pay on the last day, March
31, 2014, will be as follows:
Amount equal to the taxes and
charges due on the date of this sale,
with interest, to March 31, 2014.
$130.05
Amount of subsequent years taxes
paid on property, since the sale,
with interest to March 31, 2014.
$33.61
Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to
be served and for preparation of
service of notice with interest from
January 1, 2013 following the sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$579.41
Amount paid for other statutory
costs with interest from following the
sheriff’s sale to March 31, 2014.
$0.00
Total Amount Payable to Sheriff
– cashier check, money order or
certified check must be made payable The Honorable Eddie Wayne
Williams, Sheriff and Treasurer of
Braxton County:
$743.07
Cost of Certification of Redemption – cashier check, money order
of certified check must be made
payable to The Honorable Glen B.
Gainer, III, State Auditor:
$35.00
You may redeem at any time before March 31, 2014, by paying
the above total less any unearned
interest.
Return to WV State Auditors Office,
County Collections Office, Building
1, Room W-118, Charleston, West
Virginia, 25305.
Questions, please call 1-888-5096568.
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