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VOLUME 122 - NUMBER 29
USPS 362-300
MOOREFIELD
EXAMINER
and Hardy County News
TWO SECTIONS - 24 PAGES 94¢
www.moorefieldexaminer.com
MOOREFIELD, HARDY COUNTY, W.VA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013
ONE LAST LOOK
Poultry Week
is coming up!
Don’t miss
our guide
to the
festivities,
starting on
Page 1B
East Side
EMS Still
Needs
Help
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
Even with the combination of the Wardensville Rescue Squad and the former
Mathias Baker Rescue Squad, emergency
medical service volunteers are scarce on the
east side of Hardy County.
“There’s still not a lot of people stepping
up,” said Mary Fishel of Wardensville. “I
know people have jobs and vacations. Summer is always tight, but we could really use
more volunteers.”
Fishel reported to the Hardy County
Emergency Ambulance Authority at their
regular meeting held Wednesday, July 10.
“We’ve been fortunate at the number of
calls we’ve responded to,” HCEAA President Jerry Moore said. “Since the volunteers are operating under the Wardensville
license, they are the authority the volunteers must adhere to.”
Moore said Fraley’s Ambulance Service
has assisted with several calls and he
thanked them for their service.
“The bottom line is we don’t have
enough volunteers,” he said.
E. A. Hawse Director Gary Johnson,
who attended the meeting as a guest,
offered the services of his employees.
“I have EMTs and paramedics on my
staff,” he said. “Call me and I’ll send them.
I also have three RNs. Don’t be afraid to
call. It’s not worth arguing about people’s
lives.”
Moore said he appreciated the offer.
Building Update
“We don’t know what’s going on until
Crews make the final preparations for the demolition of Moorefield High School. See page 12 for more photos.
Photo by Mike Mallow
Moorefield High School
Set for Demolition
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
The Green River Group began mobilizing
equipment on Monday and will begin work to
demolish Moorefield High School this week,
according to Dale Kimble, general superintendent
for Howard Shockey & sons, Inc. construction
managers for the project.
“The first thing they will probably do is build a
fence,” Kimble said. “We would love to have people come out and watch the progress, but we ask
that they please stay outside the fence. This will
become an extremely dangerous place, once the
demolition begins.”
Crews finished asbestos abatement last week,
while others work to install the portable classrooms the students will be using.
There are eight double-wide classrooms, a
bathroom and an administration building. Each
room is handicapped accessible and has its own
heating and air conditioning.
The portable classrooms are connected via a
wooden deck. “This deck has more than 3,000, 2 x
6 x 10s,” Kimble said.
Phase I of the project includes demolishing the
oldest part of the school and building a new school
on that footprint. The cafeteria, kitchen and gym
will be remodeled in Phase II. The project is
expected to be finished in 2016.
Photo by Jean Flanagan
Construction Superintendent Dale Kimble shows the various phases
of construction at MHS.
Continued on page 8
Lost River Classic Celebrates
5th Anniversary
Planning Commission Begins Process
Of Updating Comprehensive Plan
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
The National Capitol Velo
Club (NCVC), Raw Talent Ranch,
and Columbia Pipeline Group, are
excited to announce they are partnering to promote the fifth annual
Lost River Classic Bicycle Race to
be held on Saturday, July 20 in
Mathias.
Columbia Pipeline Group, the
owner-operator of the Lost River
Compressor Station in Mathias,
will participate as a presenting
sponsor this year. Their contribution will significantly increase the
fundraising aspect of the Lost
River Classic (LRC).
“CPG has been a part of the
Mathias community for many
years,” said Bob Conrad, operations manager. “We are pleased to
be involved with an event that provides an economic boost to the
community and a direct benefit to
first responders at the MathiasBaker and Wardensville Rescue
Squad Departments.”
Continued on page 8
INSIDE
Opinion ....................2
Obituaries ................4
Social ........................5
Classifieds ................9
Legals.......................10
Sports.....................11B
Two years after a contentious battle to approve an update to the Comprehensive Plan for Hardy County,
the Planning Commission has taken
the first step to further update the
document.
West Virginia State Code
requires every county with zoning
ordinances to have a comprehensive
plan. Hardy County has had zoning
in place since 2003.
“I went to the County Commission and gave them a memo about
updating their issues from 2011,”
Hardy County Planner Melissa Scott
told the Planning Commission.
Shortly after the Comprehensive
Plan was passed, Commissioner
William “JR” Keplinger submitted a
list of changes he thought were necessary.
“We need to approve a public
participation plan,” Scott said. “We
have digital parcel data we can link
with assessment data for land use. I
would like to work with the munici-
palities, incorporate their comprehensive plans so we all work together.
We have a lot of data and can present
scientific reasons for land use.”
The Planning Commission met in
regular session on Tuesday, July 2.
The proposed procedure for public input is in accordance of W. Va.
Code §8A-3. It is as follows:
•Prior to recommending a new or
amended comprehensive plan, the
Planning Commission will hold a
public meeting. The purpose of the
meeting is to gather input as to the
county’s strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats as they pertain to the comprehensive plan.
•The Planning Commission will
request input from other affected
governing bodies and units of government that may be affected by the
comprehensive plan.
•Once a draft is completed and
prior to submitting it to the County
Commission, the Planning Commission will schedule and publicize a
public hearing on the draft. In addition, the Planning Commission will
post a draft of the plan on its web site
and have hardcopies available for
public review at the Hardy County
Courthouse.
•For input, the Planning Commission will look to business owners
who live outside the county borders,
part-time residents, those who are
employed in the county but live outside its borders, and others.
•Public notice will be given in
accordance to the West Virginia
Open Governmental Proceeding
Act.
The Planning Commission
approved the procedure.
When asked about a timeline for
the comprehensive plan review, Scott
said she has asked the West Virginia
Law Clinic to look at Hardy County’s
ordinances, organize them and create an outline.
“They can come out and talk to us
in the fall,” she said. “I wouldn’t consider hosting a public meeting until
September.”
Assistant Planner
Scott submitted a job description
Continued on page 8
HARDY TIMES
GED Testing
GED testing will occur at Eastern
WV Community and Technical College on Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
To be eligible, students must
attend a GED practice test seminar
prior to testing. Those seminars will
be held at
• Eastern WV Community and
Technical College in Moorefield. Call
Vera Shockey at 304-434-8000, ext
234 to register.
• South Branch Career and Technical Center in Petersburg. Call
Amanda Barger at 304-257-1277 to
register.
For special needs accommodations, contact those above.
of WV. Any questions, please call
Moorefield Elementary (Pre-K – 304-434-3000.
Please bring the following infor2nd) and Moorefield Intermediate
(3rd – 5th) will hold new student reg- mation to registration: child’s state
istration on July 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 issued birth certificate, social security
p.m. This registration is for new stu- card, immunization records, court
dents who have moved to our area or orders such as custody/ guardianship
have never been enrolled in Hardy if applicable and their most recent
County Schools and will be 5 before well check, if entering Pre-K or
Kindergarten.
Sept. 1, 2013.
Moorefield Middle School will
Summer Swimming
hold new student registration on
The Moorefield Town Pool is
Tuesday, July 30, from 9 a.m. until 3
p.m. Any new student entering awaiting your arrival. Pool hours are
grades 6 through 8 will need to regis- Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
ter on this day. Students promoted to and Sunday’s 1 - 6 p.m. Come enjoy a
6th grade from Moorefield Interme- family fun day at the pool. You can
diate School need not register. If you follow the Moorefield Town Pool on
are registering from out of state you Facebook and keep up with daily
must have a TB test given in the state activities. If any business or individ-
School Registration
ual is interested in sponsoring a free non-profit, reduced-fee spay and
swim day, please contact the Town neuter program. At the time of surOffice at 304-530-6142.
gery, tests and shots can be obtained
at lower rates. They offer new vets
Mathias Homestead covering a wide area with many vets
You can tour the John Mathias and clinics to chose from.
Contact
Spay
Today
at
Homestead this year from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. on Saturdays and noon - 4 p.m. www.baacs.org or call 304.728.8330.
Sundays in 2013: July 27 and 28,
Aug. 10 and 11, Aug. 24 and 25, Workforce at Library
Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, Sept. 28 and 29.
The Hardy County Public Library
The homestead is located at the system has accepted five Workforce
intersection of Route 259 and West Virginia computer stations to
Howard’s Lick Road in Mathias.
enable individuals to search for jobs,
write resumes, and complete online
job applications; four of which are
Spay and Neuter
Summertime is the perfect time located at the Moorefield Library. To
to spay or neuter your cat or use the Workforce computers, users
dog. Contact Spay Today, the area’s must sign in at the front desk.
Page 2 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, July 17, 2013
OPINION
From Other Editors’ Desks...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Doing public business
behind closed doors
Dear Editor,
Since the county ambulance service is in the news, I have a few things
I have been wondering about. On
Oct. 26, 2011, I suffered a heart
attack at my home. I drove myself to
Love Memorial Clinic where I
received treatment. Fraley’s ambulance was called to transport me to
the hospital. I requested the crew to
take me to the Winchester Hospital.
They said they would only take me to
Grant Memorial in Petersburg. I
knew there was no cardiac unit there,
so I refused to go. Only half hour
wasted.
Next Mathias-Baker Ambulance
was called. Same story, Grant Memorial, only. One hour wasted.
Next the helicopter was called.
One half hour wasted. After laying at
the clinic for two hours, I was put on
the helicopter and twenty minutes
later, I was in the operating room at
Winchester. That little fifteen minute
Elkins Mayor Van Broughton and Elkins City Council
invited C. Joan Parker, the executive director of the West
Virginia Ethics Commission, to come to their meeting
Thursday (June 6) to speak about open meetings and ethics
laws.
The Elkins officials - including three new councilmen - are
concerned about running their meetings in the proper way,
and Parker gave them plenty of pointers Thursday.
Among the tips she passed on were:
Councils, commissions and boards of education can vote
on motions only during public meetings they attend in person.
“No written votes, no secret votes, no proxy votes,”
Parker said, stressing that votes cannot be taken during executive sessions.
Speaking of executive sessions, Parker said elected officials cannot go into executive sessions for issues that are not
on the meeting’s agenda. The reason for taking the issue
into executive session - because it’s a personnel matter, for
instance - must also be printed on the agenda.
Once in the executive session, officials can only talk about
the issue on the agenda. Parker warned against officials sliding from one topic to another behind closed doors.
“You want to be careful about doing too much in executive session, because people will get suspicious,” Parker said,
pointing at the only reporter in the room.
Although Parker has a sense of humor, she assured City
Council that the Open Meetings Law is no joke. Officials
who violate the laws can be subject to public reprimand,
including a fine of up to $5,000 per offense.
She also warned that officials who intentionally violate the
Open Meetings Law can be prosecuted. Even unintentionally violating the law can lead to officials being sued, Parker
said.
Broughton and Elkins City Council are to be commended.
Their request for Parker to share knowledge with them could
serve as a great example for our area’s other elected officials,
some of whom don’t always seem aware of the open meeting
rules.
Belington Town Council, for example, held an emergency
meeting one early morning last month without telling the
media - even though reporters had been calling the day
before asking for information.
Not to pick on Barbour County, but the Barbour Board of
Education is notorious for holding meetings lasting five to six
hours. Often those meetings will contain two or more executive sessions. Sometimes the board spends as much as three
hours in executive session per meeting.
We wonder what C. Joan Parker would say about that.
Perhaps some other local officials should invite her to a
meeting as well.
~The Elkins Inter-Mountain
EXAMINER SAYS
Cow Appreciation Day 7/15
National Ice Cream Day 7/21
Do you remember reading some
time ago that one of worst carriers of
infections in hospitals was found to
be the ties worn by doctors? As a
result there was an effort to get doctors to quit wearing ties. It was also
found that when the MDs wore
scrubs the infection rate declined significantly. Well, WVU Hospitals is
considering replacing doctors’ white
coats and ties with scrubs. Why
would there even be any question
about it and what took them so long?
Seems to us looking professional by
wearing a clothing item known to
carry germs would be just plain
unprofessional. Switching to scrubs
is a no-brainer. Besides, we like the
colorful scrubs and particularly those
with designs on them.
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Dear Editor,
In the June 19th publication of
the Moorefield Examiner there was a
piece of misinformation regarding
one of the quilt blocks created for the
West Virginia Sesquicentennial quilt.
This misinformation was not the fault
of the Examiner; they simply published the information released from
the West Virginia Cultural Center in
Charleston. Although I included the
names of the persons responsible for
the block from the Highland Stars
Quilt Guild, the official release of
information from the Cultural Center only listed the name of the one
who officially submitted the block.
Jo Oliver actually created the
block and should receive credit for
completing the most difficult part of
this block. I simply embroidered the
chicken in the middle. I sincerely
hope that those who know Jo will
express to her your acknowledgment
of her work.
Vivian Estepp
Purgitsville
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MY UNBASED OPINION
Several weeks ago I wrote about
finding two corn shucking pegs at Rio
Mall. I paid $10 for them, brought
them home and laid them up on a
shelf with several others I’ve accumulated over years. I tend to keep old
tools I’m familiar with as reminders
of good days gone by.
There’s a palm hook lying there
beside those pegs. Both pegs and
palm hook served as aids in shucking
corn. I used several different pegs
over the years, but never got the hang
of a hook.
Paul Garret had the hang of it.
He could work down through a stack
of corn fodder, ripping ears out and
piling them faster than any other
man I knew. He was shucking in the
field one Saturday morning when
Pap sent me down with our old tractor and cart to pick up and haul corn
back to the crib.
I’d picked up several piles Paul
had left before I caught up with him.
I stood and watched him shuck a
while, marveled at his speed. He
noticed me watching.
“Bet I can shuck corn faster than
you can pick it up and load it”
“Betcha can’t.” With that he flung
next ear fifty feet to his right. Next
ear went fifty feet to his left. In ten
BY
DAVID O.
HEISHMAN
minutes Paul had corn laying everywhere in all directions, was sitting on
his fodder taking a break, laughing at
me as I scrambled around gathering
scattered ears.
Hanging under the shelf where I
lay the pegs was my old corn cutter.
A piece of an old worn out, two man
crosscut saw blade, cut and riveted to
end of a broken mow fork handle
with a thong loop in the handle tip. It
is heavy and tough. It’s fastened so
that the sharpened blade forms about
a thirty to forty-five degree angle
with the handle. An iron sleeve protects blade end of handle from splintering against hard corn stocks.
I was swinging that cutter one
morning when we were opening a
field for chopping silage. Pap wanted
every stalk he could get in a field
which meant he planted clear to the
fence. Ends of rows at the fence had
to be hand cut and hand fed through
the chopper in order to make space
for pulling out and turning tractor,
chopper and wagons as chopping
proceeded.
I’d just cut an arm load, shoved
my cutter blade in the ground beside
my row, swung the corn fodder to my
shoulder for carrying to the chopper,
when I got one heck of a pain at base
of my neck. Felt like I’d been
branded. Sharp fiery pain. I worked
till noon and quit to find out what
had happened.
Mom called Dr. J. D. Mathias, he
said he’d take a look at it, Pap hauled
me up to his office. Spider bite was
Doc’s diagnosis. Both Mom and Pap
had already guessed that was my
problem from the red swelling and
pain. Don’t remember what he prescribed, if anything, but I do remember Mom dusting it with baking soda
before I went back out to the field
that afternoon.
On the end of peg’s shelf there
are a couple old kerosene waterer
heaters. We used to raise turkeys on
range or out in our fields. Big round
galvanized tanks with lids and a float
valve held water for the turkeys. In
winter, still water in those thin sided
tanks froze solid without a heat
source under them. We used heaters,
like lamps except they had larger
kerosene tanks and heat funnels
instead of glass globes.
I remember a night squatted by a
waterer sharing it’s heat. My single
shot twenty gauge shotgun lay across
my knees. I was quietly waiting for
whatever varmint had been stealing
our turkeys.
It was eerie, quiet except for rustle of turkeys nearby and a breath of
air now and then that guttered flickering heater lamps around me. Easy
for a young boy’s imagination to grow
monsters under such circumstances.
I didn’t stay out long. Claimed I was
chilled when I hung my coat and
unloaded gun in Mom’s kitchen
closet.
A couple of days later, James Saville, on his way to work at Reymann
Memorial Farm, shot one of the
biggest owls I’d ever seen from top of
a big white oak near our turkey
range. I never thought an owl would
take a turkey no matter how big
either was, but far as we could tell we
lost no more turkeys after that. I still
shiver to think what I might have
done that night if owl had come gliding in while I was primed for monsters.
densville, died July 9...Roy Ellis Riggleman, 69, Shanks, died July 12.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George R.
Sherman, a daughter...Mr. and Mrs.
Blaine See announced the adoption
of a daughter, Melissa Ann.
close Thursday afternoon during
July, August and September.
Presidential approval had been
given for a WPA project of $114,329
to construct and improve school
buildings and grounds.
Hardy County added a voting
precinct.
The Annual 4-H camp at the
Haycock Farm was to open with an
expected attendance of 100.
As soon as papers were approved
by the Department of Justice, work
was to begin on the proposed bass
rearing plant on land obtained from
the Gilkeson sisters.
Loren Jenkins and Alston Hepner enrolled at Camp Hardy.
Mrs. W. F. Cunningham, 90, died
July 19... Elizabeth Harness
McMechen, 81, Glendale, died July
15...Cleland Andy Crites, 37, died
July 18.
GLANCING BACKWARD
Fifteen Years Ago
July 22, 1998
Gov.
Cecil
Underwood
announced that the Federal Highways Administration had approved a
9.6-mile section of Corridor H from
Elkins to Kerens.
West Virginia’s poultry industry
brought over $208 million into the
state.
A U.S. Geological Survey showed
that dairy farms in Pennsylvania and
urban lawns in Northern Virginia
contributed more nitrogen and
phosphorus to the Potomac River
watershed than the poultry farms of
West Virginia.
The Environmental Protection
Agency conducted a public meeting
in Romney on the Total Maximum
Daily Loads for the Lost River. Only
30 people attended. (The previous
year over 200 people crowded a similar meeting on the South Branch.)
The EPA was asked to conduct a
meeting in Hardy County and officials indicated they did not think it
was important to educate citizens of
the Lost River Valley on TMDLs.
Margaret Shriver was named
director of the Hardy County Child
Care Center.
Frank Seymour Davy, Jr., 76, Purgitsville, died July 19...Larry Eugene
Carpenter, 42, formerly of Marlinton, died July 13...Velma Fultz Kidwell, 85, Romney, died July 10.
Born to Danita Thompson and
Greg McCaulley, a son, Joshua
Alan...to Mr. and Mrs. Dorman See,
II, a daughter, Bethany LeAnna.
Lighthouses. You think of them
located on rocky outcroppings to
warn sailors of danger. You picture
them being battered by high waves
from a storm tossed ocean. You
understand that the big circulating
light means safe harbor. But now,
landlocked West Virginia has a lighthouse. It’s a real lighthouse that
stands over 105 feet tall with a 122step spiral staircase. And where is
this normally-located-near-an-ocean
object? You’ll find it in Fayette
County on Summersville Lake. The
beacon can be seen for 30 miles and
is registered with the FAA as an official navigation guide. Somehow we
have difficulty thinking of Summersville Lake as having a rocky
shore or high waves, but we suppose
it isn’t any worse than having the only
Peach Ice Cream Day
natural lake in West Virginia which
For the last couple of years we is no more than 2 acres in size (when
have been intrigued by the revived the water hasn’t leaked out) or a river
interest in the McCoy-Hatfield feud that gets lost entirely to reappear
which dates back nearly 150 years. with another name. Gotta love West
Growing up with a mother whose Virginia.
maiden name was McCoy led us to
National Junk Food Day 7/21
be interested in the subject many
years ago. Our family of McCoys all
We were looking for chicken
hailed from Pendleton County and
Virginia and as far as we were ever jokes for next week and found the
able to discern, had no direct connec- only ones in our file had already been Thirty Years Ago
tion with Kentucky feuding branch. used. It’s too late for you to send us Week of July 13, 1983
After 15 years of plans, changes
Our maternal parent was the real his- new ones, at least for this year’s Poultory buff in the family and she could- try Festival. But, we welcome fowl and delays, Moorefield mayor Larry
n’t find a direct link either, which we jokes anytime and will use them next
year. If, of course, they are printable
suspect gave her great relief.
in the family newspaper.
ESTABLISHED
ride of forty four miles cost me
22,941.00 dollars. The doctor told me
that the treatment that I received at
Love Clinic opened my clogged
arteries just enough to keep me alive
until he could get the stints inserted.
I just wonder WHY the two
county ambulances would not take
me to Winchester, but the helicopter
took me there, no question asked.
I just wonder WHY the County
Commissioners think I should pay a
monthly fee to receive something I
was refused to receive in a life threatening situation.
Just wondering.
Karl L. “Pete” Evans
Moorefield, WV
FROM
MOOREFIELD
EXAMINER
ARCHIVES
Kuykendall signed contracts for a
$2.8 million sewer project.
C. Jett Cunningham was to be
inducted into the WV Agriculture
Hall of Fame at Jackson’s Mill.
Hardy County’s Committee on
Aging was still concerned about the
settlement of the estate of Eunice D.
McCoy and her will which requested
an old folks home and museum if it
were possible.
Jack H. Walters was named to the
Capon Valley Bank board of directors.
Virgil V. Delawder, 63, Petersburg, died July 7...Arlie Roosevelt
Kohne, 64, Mathias, died July
8...Clarence M. Whetzel, 82, Petersburg, died July 9.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wolford, a daughter.
Forty-five Years Ago
July 17, 1968
Sixty Years Ago
July 22, 1953
Eugene Wratchford and Ronald
Neff were receiving State Farmer
awards from the FFA.
4-H Camp opened with 128
campers.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bond purchased Kuykendall’s Gift Shop and
announced they would operate the
store as Bond’s Jewelers.
A rabid fox attacked and bit two
children near Mathias. Both were
being treated with anti-rabies serum.
Riggleman’s Service Station had
been purchased by Vance W. Bensenhaver and Sons.
Virgil Lewellyn Wilkins, 53, Purgitsville, died July 14...Virgil R. Reed,
49, Pittsburgh, died July 12... Maude
Day Halterman, 75, died June 21 in
Tempe, AZ...Delia Dent Gochenour,
52, died July 15 in West Newton,
PA...Rosa Belle Kuykendall, 65,
Milam, died July 11.
Wanda Snyder and Pvt. Wayne
Wolfe were married July 17...Lola
Wolfe and Harlan Crider were married July 18...Katherine Helman and
George High were married.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
See, a daughter...to Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert George, a son, Lewis
Allen...to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Vance, a son, Michael Edwin.
Sixteen members of the Mathias
Rescue Squad had completed a standard and advanced first aid course
with additional training in rescue
work.
The Ben Franklin Store, operated
by Roscoe Rohrbaugh, had a new
illuminated sign, the only one of its
kind in the Valley.
There were 98 younger campers
at 4-H Camp Pinnacle.
Walter Stevenson Funkhouser,
III, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Seventy-five Years Ago
S. Funkhouser, Jr., died July July 20, 1938
14...Strother Joseph Kline, 77, WarMoorefield businesses agreed to
Ninety Years Ago
July 19, 1923
Dr. R. W. Love had returned
from taking a special six weeks
course at Johns Hopkins.
W. F. Frederick was advertising
pianos from $87 to $250.
The B&O Railroad advertised a
round trip to Niagara Falls for
$19.77.
Minnie Heishman and John
Heltzel were married in Cumberland.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Woodworth, Wardensville, a son.
Dick Chipley and John Fisher
played with the Lost River team in a
baseball game against the YMCA in
Staunton.
NEWS BRIEFS
The State Fair of West Virginia is
selling discount tickets ahead of the
August event. The 2013 State Fair is
set to take place Aug. 9-17. This
year’s theme is “Feel the Magic.”
Officials say discounted tickets will
be available through the State Fair
box office, online or by phone
through Aug. 3. Tickets are also
available through other locations
through the end of July. Officials say
the fair has a $13.8 million economic impact on the state of West
Virginia.
Go
online
to
http://www.statefairofwv.com
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The 22nd Annual Fire on the
Mountain Chili Cook-off is July 1920, at Snowshoe. Things will heat
up during the 22nd Annual Chili
Cook-off. Cooks will vie for cash
prizes, trophies and bragging rights,
plus the chance to represent Snowshoe at the World Chili Cook-off
Championship. Enjoy two-days of
great food, musical entertainment,
arts and crafts, crazy games and cool
mountain temperatures! Call 877441-4386 or visit www.snowshoemtn.com for more information.
**********
Celebrate West Virginia’s Glass
heritage at the Glass Fest, July 1921, Appalachian Glass, in Weston.
Activities and attractions include
glass blowing, etching, sand blasting,
food vendors and much more!
Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 9
a.m.to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For additional
information, visit http://www.appglass.com or call 304-269-1030.
**********
Irish Road Bowling will be July
21, Cacapon Resort State Park,
Berkeley Springs. This ancient
game has been played for more than
300 years on the rural country roads
in Ireland. Known as Irish Long
Bullets, this sport is for men and
women of all ages from 9 to 90 and
is extremely easy to learn while
being highly competitive. Gravity is
your friend on this mostly downhill
roll through the woods with rocky
cliffs alongside. This shaded course
will be cool in the hot summer time
and great for beginners. Contact
Road Master Mary Wolfe at 304258-4958
or
mwolfe4@frontier.com.
**********
AAA Fuel Gauge reported that
a gallon of unleaded gasoline cost
West Virginians an average $3.439
last week, down two cents from the
previous week. The national average continued at$3.48 which was 15
cents lower than a month ago.
Across West Virginia prices ranged
from a high of $3.597 at Martinsburg to a low of $3.387 at Bridgeport. In spite of dropping prices
both in West Virginia and across the
country, Hardy County prices continued to hold at $3.59 for the 11th
week.
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MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - Page 3
NEWS
Hardy County Child Care Youngsters Walk to Fight Cancer
News@MoorefieldExaminer.com
Photos by Jean Flanagan
Children and adults at the Hardy County Child Care Center gather after they walked a lap to fight cancer.
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
On Thursday morning, the Hardy
County Child Care Center held their
6th annual Mini Relay for Life.
The Mini Relay for Life mimics
the annual Relay for Life held to benefit the American Cancer Society.
The festivities begin with a Survivors
Lap, which this year included Shirley
Robinette, Ollie Mongold and Lara
Flinn.
The children walk around the
track, each class carrying a sign with
their slogan.
The celebration featured great
food, great crafts, two bouncy castles,
a water slide, face painting and a
duck pond.
Center Director Charlene Zirk
said she is amazed every year at the
support from the community. “We’ve
had unbelievable support from the
community,” she said.
Businesses, organizations and
individuals in the community contribute funds and/or food for the day.
“We’re trying to teach these children to give back to their community,” Zirk said. “They all know
someone that’s been affected by can-
cer. Some of them bring their
allowance to contribute.”
Over the years, the Mini Relay
has raised nearly $10,000 for cancer
research. This year the total was
almost $2,000.
Members of the community who
contributed to this year’s Mini Relay
for Life included the Moorefield Little League, Zion Methodist Church,
McDonald’s, Judy’s Drug Store,
Marsha Fisher, Sherry Homan,
Donna Fisher, Bev Baker, Cindy
Walters, Libby Booth, Dale Wright,
Kathy Ruddle, Vetter’s Mini Mart,
Old Fields Grocery, 5 Chicks in an
Attic, Larry and JoeAnn Eye, Hardman’s Hardware, Sue Williams, Sam
and Kelly Williams, The Fun Factory,
Pilgrim’s Pride, Fox’s Pizza, Pizza
Hut, Colts Restaurant, Subway,
Shop-N-Save, Hardy Telecommunications, Grant County Bank, Summit
Community Bank, Moorefield
Examiner, R. Thomas, CPA, Barr,
Thorne and Keplinger, Judy Hyre,
Baker Insurance, Anthony’s Jr., Ponderosa Restaurant, Pendleton Community Bank, Moorefield Elementary School, Phyllis McCausely,
Romney 7-11, and Pastor Jay Four generations walked in the Child Care Relay. Ollie Mongold, a
Parkins.
cancer survivor, Sandra Bradley, Mariah Bradley and Chloe
Bradley.
Audition Dates Announced For
‘Honk!’ At McCoy’s Grand Theatre
Lions Place Seal on Pavilion Expansion
McCoy’s Grand Theatre is showing that even a bird named Ugly has
beauty, with auditions for the family
musical “Honk!” to be held in
August. “Honk!” is based on the
timeless Hans Christian Andersen
tale about the Ugly Duckling. When
Ugly is born into the farmyard, his
odd appearance makes him the subject of ridicule by the other animals
and even his own family. Ugly is
eventually driven away from his loved
ones and becomes the target of hungry and conniving Cat. The bird must
try to make his way home, all while
finding acceptance and learning the
meaning of true beauty.
The show is based on a book by
Anthony Drewe, with music by
Photo by Bob Cain
Moorefield Lions Club members, from left, Bill Keller, John Elmore, James Oliver and Sharon
Bungard, display the Lions Club seal that will be affixed to the recently expanded pavilion at
the Moorefield Town Park. The pavilion provides a place for the club to barbecue chicken sold
to raise funds for the club.
Ram & Invitational Ewe Sale
Saturday, July 20, 2013
WVU Reymann
Memorial Farm
1:00 PM
Sale
script and learn a small dance number. Audition songs do not have to
be from “Honk!” but the actor must
bring musical accompaniment on a
CD. Comfortable shoes and dress
are advised.
“‘Annie’ was one of the most popular productions we’ve ever had at
McCoy’s Grand, so we’re thrilled to
have Betty putting together another
family show,” said McCoy’s Board
member Derek Barr.
The show will be presented in late
November. More information about
the theater and upcoming shows is
available on the web at mccoysgrand.com and on our McCoy’s
Grand Facebook page.
Poultry Week is Coming July 20 - 27
See Details Beginning on Page 1B
West Virginia Performance Tested
12:00 PM
BBQ Lamb Luncheon
$7.00
George Stiles and lyrics by Drewe.
Music
Theatre
International
describes “Honk!” as “witty and
hilarious, but also deeply moving,”
full of “equal amounts of laughter
and tears.”
“Its charm, humor, and message
of tolerance is perfect for a family
audience… and every audience,”
MTI says.
Fresh off the spectacular sold-out
run of “Annie,” Betty Stickley again
settles into the director’s role with
“Honk!” Auditions will be held from
5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, and 25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the theater at 121 North Main St. in Moorefield.
Actors auditioning must
perform a song, read lines from the
(2 miles north of Wardensville, WV
on SR 259)
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304-530-2222
Classes at Hardy County
Health & Wellness Center
Yoga Monday & Wednesday 9:00-9:45
Body Pump Monday & Wednesday 4:15-5:00
Tai Chi Tuesday 5:00-6:00
Aqua Aerobics Tuesday & Thursday 5:15-6:00
Karate Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:00-7:45 &
Saturday 9:00-11:00
Family Fitness Fun Night Friday 4:00-7:30
Stroke Class Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:00
Hardy County Health & Wellness Center
411 Spring Ave., Moorefield • 304-538-7380
Open Monday–Friday 6:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00–noon
OBITUARIES
JEREMIAH PAUL HOCKENSMITH
Jeremiah Paul Hockensmith, age
27 of Maple Ave., Moorefield, W.Va.,
passed away Saturday morning, July
6, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital
in Morgantown, W.Va.
He was born on January 11, 1986
in West Palm Beach, Fla. and was the
son of Mervin G. and Joyce E.
(Gertenbach) Rohrbaugh of Moorefield, W.Va.
Surviving in addition to his parents is his companion, Michelle
“Tink” Koontz; a daughter, Halie
Hockensmith of Keyser, W.Va.; two
brothers, Travis W. Hockensmith of
Ft. Bragg, N.C. and Michael J. Hockensmith of Moorefield, W.Va.; and
three sisters, Jaennae L. Snyder of
Fisher, W.Va., Tracy M. Kesner of
ELMER ELLIS VETTER
Keyser, W.Va. and Ashley N.
Boucher of Parkersburg, W.Va.
Funeral Services were conducted
Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Fraley
Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor
Eugene Whetzel officiating. Following the service, Jeremiah was cremated and inurnment will be held at
a later date.
Memorials in Jeremiah’s honor
for his daughter may be directed to
the family at 605 N. Main Street,
Moorefield, WV 26836.
Condolences to the family may be
left at Jeremiah’s obituary at
www.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Fraley Funeral
Home.
Iona, Gaynell and Margel.
She was the loving mother of
Steven O’Dell (deceased), Sheila
Ann, Bruce Wayne, and Haven Douglas Barr (deceased) and mother-inlaw to: Sherry Barr, Greg Chaconas
and Darlene Barr and grandmother
to Melissa Chaconas, Chris Chaconas (his wife Yoko) and Travis
Barr.
Funeral arrangements were
under the direction of the Pierce
Funeral Home, Manassas, Va.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Every Sunday
AA Meeting, 6:00 p.m., (CS),
Gimmee 12 Steps Group, Baker
Methodist Church, Old Rt. 55
Every Monday
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian Church
*********
Al-Anon meeting at the Capon
Bridge United Methodist Church
(corner of Route 50 and Cold Stream
Road) meets every Monday at 7:00
p.m. For additional information,
contact Clyde DeWitt at 304-8744291.
Every Second Monday
Friends of the Library meeting, 4
p.m., except in Aug. and Dec. All
meetings are open to the public and
anyone interested is welcomed to
attend.
Every Third Monday
SCV Camp 582 (Sons of Confederate Veterans) meeting, 7:30, Hardy
County Public Library. Members
urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
Every Tuesday
Narcotics Anonymous meeting,
(open meetings to everyone), 6:30 7:30 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian
Church, S. Main St., Moorefield,
WV. For information, call Gary at
304-530-4957.
**********
AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Grant St., Petersburg.
Every Wednesday
Open
Community
Lunch,
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, corner
of Winchester Ave. and South Fork,
Rd., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Be our
guest for good food, good fellowship,
to visit with your neighbors or to
meet and greet new friends.
Every Wednesday Night
AA meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lost
River United Methodist Church For
more information, call 304-897-6187.
Second Wednesdays
Hardy County Rod & Gun Club
meeting, 7:00 p.m. All members
urged to attend. Guests are welcome.
********
Potomac Highlands Shrine Club
meets the second Wednesday of each
month at Family Traditions Restaurant, Va. Ave., Petersburg, WV.
Meeting and meal to start at 5:30
p.m. For more information call 304257-4801.
********
Potomac Highlands Ladies
Shrine Club meets the second
Wednesday of each month, Grant
County Senior Center, Petersburg,
6:00 p.m. For more information call
304-749-7288 or 304-434-7075.
Every Thursday
Wardensville Lions Club Storytime, 10 a.m., Wardensville Library.
AA Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Moorefield Presbyterian Church
*********
Narcotics Anonymous meeting,
(open meetings to everyone) 8:00 9:00 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Grant St., Petersburg, WV.
For information call Gary at 304-5304957.
*********
Friendly Franklin Family Group
for parents, spouses and family members whose lives are impacted by a
loved ones misuse of substances
(alcohol or drugs) meets at 7:00 p.m.
at Faith Lutheran Church, 102 Maple
Ave., Franklin, WV. For more information contact Shelby 304-249-5538.
Every Friday
AA Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Needmore Meetings Group, Baker
Methodist Church, Old Rt. 55.
Every Saturday
AA Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Lost
River Grill, Rt. 259.
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AA Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Grove St.
United Methodist Church, Petersburg.
Walnut Grove
Church of the Brethren
Rt. 55 East, Moorefield
Rt. 55, Moorefield, WV
304-434-2547
and Bruce Leslie, 51; Susan Newman
and Jim Kelly, 49; John Childs and
Bill Long, 47; Jimi Kimble and Steve
Kimble, 43 1/2; and Sandra Evans
and Polly Ours, 43 1/2.
The bridge club meets each
Wednesday at the library beginning
at 7:00 p.m.
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7/29/99 – 7/16/04
Almost a decade of pain,
Yet understanding gained.
Still living each day,
While never forgetting to pray.
On this earth God’s strength carries me,
Until the day He says “child you’re free.”
Always striving to be the best I can be,
So in the end, you I will see.
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Why study and worship?
A Howell game was played on
July 10 with five tables in play in the
South Branch Duplicate Bridge Club
held at the Hardy County Public
Library. There were ten pairs playing
28 boards with an average matchpoint score of 42.
Overall winners were Bill Kline
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Church Service 11 a.m.
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Worship – 11 a.m.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, forever.
Moorefield
Presbyterian
Church
ment, donations and memorial contributions.
•The Moorefield Senior Center
has Ensure. It is available by the case
(24 cans), half case (12 cans) or six
pack. Flavors available are strawberry, chocolate, vanilla and butter
pecan. They are also available in the
Plus. Call the center for the price.
•The Seniors are making Memorial Crosses for cemetery placements.
If you would like to see them come by
the Center.
•Medicare: If you need help with
your Medicare Part D Prescription
Drugs call the Center to talk with
someone to help you, Monday-Friday, 8 - 4. (304) 530-2256.
•Wardensville Home Delivered
Meals: If you are not receiving a regular home delivered meal and you
want to get a meal on any day, Monday-Friday, please call the Moorefield Nutrition Site by 9:00 a.m. at
304-530-2256. If you know you will
not be home for your meal or you
need an extra meal you can let Dave
(Moorefield) or Eric (Wardensville)
know the day before.
•Farmer’s Market Coupons are
now available. If you need to pick up
coupons for someone you need to
have a paper signed by them giving
you permission to do so. A proxy
paper is available at the Center. The
amount is $20.00 per household.
Birthday and income is also needed.
Questions, please call the center at
304-530-2256.
DONATIONS
Those making donations were
Jim Weeks, Betty Wilkins, Lona
Sherman, Charlie Hefner, Geraldine
Hefner, Lola Crider, Mary Wolfe,
Judy Hyre, Moorefield Lions Club,
Eleanor Orndorff, Food Lion, and
the Moorefield Examiner. Donations
are greatly appreciated. Have a safe
and happy week
just before Corridor H exit
Pastor Donnie Knotts
1-877-371-9928
Saturday Evening 6 PM
Sunday Mass 8:00 AM
Katherine C. Jackson Pastor
July 22 - 26, 2013
Mathias, Moorefield,
Wardensville (Home Delivered)
Nutrition Sites
Monday, July 22 - Salmon or
Tuna Patty, Macaroni & Tomatoes,
Broccoli, Fruit Cocktail
Tuesday, July 23 - Meatball sub
w/tomato Sauce & Cheese, Buttered
Corn, Applesauce
Wednesday, July 24 - Ham, Green
Beans & Corn, Potato Salad, Chocolate Pudding, Bread
Thursday, July 25 - Sauerkraut &
Hotdog, Mashed Potatoes, Lima
Beans, Apple Rings, Wheat Bread
Friday, July 26 - Cheeseburger on
bun with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion &
Pickle, French Fries, Peaches
Mathias Site Closed on Fridays
ACTIVITIES AT MOOREFIELD
SENIOR CENTER
Monday, July 22Tuesday, July 23 - Senior Shopping, 1:00
Wednesday, July 24 Thursday, July 25 - Bowling, 1:00
Friday, July 26 -Bible Study, 11:15
REMINDERS
•Anyone wishing to pick up a
meal at the Mathias Nutrition Site or
the Moorefield Nutrition Site, please
call by 9:30 a.m. Due to the availability of food, substitutions are sometimes necessary. Anyone under the
age of 60 is welcome to come and eat
with us and there is a cost. If you are
age 60 or older and live in the
Moorefield, Rig, Fisher, Frosty Hollow, Fort Run, or Old Fields areas
and would like to come into the Senior Center for lunch and/or activities,
and need a ride, please call us at 304530-2256 and the van will pick you
up. Please call by 10:00 a.m.
•HCCOA receives funding from
federal and state entities including
WV Bureau of Senior Services and
Upper Potomac AAA, local govern-
W.A. Hartman
Epiphany of the Lord
Catholic Church
(Beard) Vetter; a sister, Mary Susan
Ware of Forrest Hills, Md.; four
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held
11:00 a.m on Saturday, July 20, 2013
with Pastor Jay Parkins officiating, at
the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel,
107 Washington St. Military Rites
will be accorded by the US Army.
The family will receive friends for 1
hour prior to services.
left at Mr. Vetter’s obituary at
www.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the
Home.
AGE IN ACTION
MELVA CRITES WALLACE
Melva Crites Wallace, age 79,
(formerly married to O’Dell James
Barr) passed away on Sunday, July 7,
2013.
She was born Dec. 22, 1933 in
Moorefield, W.Va. and was the
daughter of Strite Eugene and Ida
Mae Crites.
She was a sister to Lula
(deceased), Homer (deceased), Janie
(deceased), Walter (deceased),
William
(deceased),
Ernest
(deceased), Eugene (deceased),
Elmer Ellis Vetter, age 85 of Forrest Glen Drive, Moorefield, W.Va.,
passed away Thursday evening, June
27, 2013, at the Grant Memorial
Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va.
He was born on March 10, 1928 in
Laytonsville, Md. and was the son of
the late Phillip H. Vetter and Pauline
Bell (Day) Vetter.
He was a US Army Veteran of the
Korean War and was a member of
the John M. Golliday Post #64
American Legion. He was a member
of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Utica, Md. for many years. A daughter, Darlene Wisner preceded him in
death.
Surviving is his wife, Ida Belle
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STEVEN WESLEY ALT
Steven Wesley Alt, age 62 of
Tampa, Fla., passed away Saturday,
June 29, 2013 at Melech Hospice
House in Temple Terrace, Fla.
He was born on December 23,
1950 in Moorefield, W.Va., and was
the son of the late Jesse Earl Alt and
Mabel Alice (Branson) Alt.
He was a graduate of Moorefield
High School Class of 1969. He was
preceded in death by three brothers,
Dwight, Eldon and Thomas; a sister,
Shirley; and a nephew, David.
Surviving is his sister, Nancy Alt
De Santis of Springfield, Va.; a niece
and five nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held
1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at
the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel,
107 Washington St. with Pastor Jay
Parkins officiating. The family will
receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until
time of services.
left at Mr. Alt’s obituary at www.fraleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the
Home.
West Virginia May Lack
Doctors for Medicaid Expansion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia might not have enough
doctors to care for Medicaid patients
when the government-sponsored
insurance program is expanded next
year, the executive director of the West
Virginia State Medical Association
said.
Evan Jenkins said that most doctors who accept Medicaid limit the
number of patients they see, which
likely will make it difficult for some
low-income patients to find a primary
care physician.
“A lot of folks will dedicate a certain number of patient slots for Medicaid. When those are filled, they don’t
take any new patients,’‘ Jenkins told
the Charleston Daily Mail.
Medicaid is accepted by about
2,000 primary care doctors in the state,
said Penney Hall, Medicaid spokeswoman for the state Department of
Health and Human Resources.
Medicaid reimbursements paid to
doctors are less than those paid by private health care insurance or
Medicare,
The
Medicaid
expansion,
announced in May by Gov. Earl Ray
Tomblin, will extend coverage to an
estimated 91,500 uninsured low-
Moorefield
Assembly of God
Sunday Morning Service
10:00 A.M.
Sunday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday Night Service
6:30 P.M.
139 Chipley Lane
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 538-6055
“Come celebrate
the presence of the Lord”
income patients.
Currently, about 183,000 West Virginian residents are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. This number is
expected to grow to about 277,000 by
2016, according to an actuarial report
commissioned by the state Insurance
Commissioner’s office.
West Virginia faces an Oct. deadline to have a Medicaid expansion plan
in place under the federal Affordable
Care Act. State officials have been
awaiting final rules from the federal
government, which were released Friday.
The more than 600-page document
released by the federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services outlines how states should proceed with
expansion. It addresses eligibility
requirements, adds “flexibility regarding benefits and cost sharing for state
Medicaid programs,” provides guidance for states in implementing health
insurance exchanges, among other
things.
Rig
Assembly of
God Church
Rev. Brad Taylor
• Sunday Morning
Service at 10 a.m.
• Sunday Night
Service at 6 p.m.
• Wednesday Night
Service at 7:00 p.m.
10 Queens Drive
Rig, WV 26836
(304)4 34-2073
www.rigassemblyofgod.org
SOCIAL
The following events happened
on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The
West Virginia Encyclopedia at
www.wvencyclopedia.org.
July 17, 1861: The Battle of Scary
Creek took place in Putnam County.
It was one of the earliest battles of
the war and one of the first Confederate victories.
July 17, 1914: Singer Eleanor
Steber was born in Wheeling. She
made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1940.
July 17, 1922: The Cliftonville
Mine Battle took place east of Wellsburg, Brooke County. The gun battle
between striking miners and sheriff’s
forces left at least nine people dead.
July 18, 1776: The Methodist
bishop Francis Asbury first set foot in
present West Virginia outside of
Berkeley Springs. He worked extensively in what is now the Eastern Panhandle, preaching and lecturing
almost every day, before continuing
farther into western Virginia.
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MOOREFIELD EXAMINER
July 18, 1893: Spencer State Hospital opened. With its connected
brick buildings, a quarter-mile in
length, the hospital was sometimes
referred to as the longest continuous
brick building in America. Spencer
State Hospital remained in operation
until June 1989.
July 19, 1850: Pope Pius IX
established the Diocese of Wheeling,
naming Richard V. Whelan as its first
bishop.
July 19, 1863: A Confederate
raid led by Gen. John Morgan came
to an end on Buffington Island, near
Ravenswood. The Confederate were
overtaken by federal troops, local
militia, and three U.S. Navy gunboats.
July 20, 2010: Carte Goodwin
became the nation’s youngest senator when he took the oath of office.
Goodwin was appointed to fill
Robert C. Byrd’s seat in the U.S. Senate following Byrd’s death.
July 21, 1924: Don Knotts was
born in Morgantown. Knotts will be
forever remembered as Barney Fife
on the “Andy Griffith Show.”
July 22, 1859: Athlete John Wesley ‘‘Jack’’ Glasscock was born in
Wheeling. Glasscock, who played
bare-handed, became one of baseball’s premier shortstops in the 19th
century.
July 22, 1937: Musician Tommy
Thompson was born in St. Albans,
Kanawha County. Through his
group, the Red Clay Ramblers, and a
career that spanned four decades,
Thompson played a major role in
keeping old-time music alive.
July 23, 1863: Financier and
industrialist Isaac Thomas Mann was
born in Greenbrier County. As president of the Bank of Bramwell and
president of the Pocahontas Fuel
Company for three decades, ‘‘Ike’’
Mann held vast holdings in coal, timber, and especially financial institutions.
July 23, 1919: Novelist Davis
Grubb was born in Moundsville. His
renown came with his first novel,
“Night of the Hunter” (1953), a gripping suspense story adapted to film in
1955.
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Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter Visible in July
By Dr. Bob Doyle
Special to Moorefield Examiner
In July 2013, the planet Venus is a
brilliant point of light low in the west
at twilight. Venus is creeping southward across the zodiac so its setting
time remains about 90 minutes after
sunset during July. On the evening of
July 10, the crescent moon will
appear to the left of brilliant Venus.
On the following evenings, the moon
will shift rightward or toward the
south. On the evening of July 15, the
half-full evening moon will appear
near Spica, Virgo’s brightest star. On
the next evening, the moon will
appear nearly in line with the planet
Saturn. On the evening of July 22, the
moon will be full, rising as the sun
sets and hanging in the sky all
through the night.
But in the morning sky of July 22,
there is a line-up of the planet Mars
and the bright planet Jupiter in the
southeast dawn, the two planets
being less than two moon widths (1
degree) apart. Each morning, Jupiter
will appear higher as it pulls away
from Mars.
July evenings feature the Big Dipper high in the north northwest; its
handle is on top while its bowl is
tucked underneath. If the Dipper’s
handle is extended outward, one will
come to the bright golden star Arcturus. Follow the same arc an equal
distance further and one will come to
Spica. The Dipper’s bottom two stars
points right to the North Star, a modest star about halfway from the
northern horizon to the top of the
sky. The North Star is at the end of
the handle of the Little Dipper, a
rather faint star pattern. Only on
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50th Wedding Anniversary Reception
for Sonja & Jennings Shell
Sunday, August 4, 2013 • 2 – 5 p.m. at Mathias Fire Hall
Route 259, Mathias, WV 26812
NO GIFTS, cards can be mailed to:
Mr. & Mrs. Jennings Shell, Mathias, WV
For August 24, 2013 Anniversary
clear, moonless nights will one likely
be able to see the stars of the Little
Dipper’s handle and bowl. On a typical hazy summer night, one is likely
to see only three stars in the Little
Dipper, the North Star and the two
stars at the edge of the Little Dipper’s bowl. These two stars are also
known as “the Guardians.” When
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic
Ocean in 1492, he used the North
Star and the Guardians for the direction north. Since then, the axis of the
Earth has shifted so it now lies less
than a degree from the North Star.
High in the east is the Summer
Triangle, a trio of widely spaced
bright stars. The brightest star of the
Triangle is Vega, a white-blue star
nearly overhead. To the south of
Vega is Altair, a bright star representing the eye of Aquila, the Eagle.
The third star of the Summer Triangle is Deneb, the brightest star in
Cygnus, the Swan. On clear, moon-
less nights in July, one can see the
dull glow of the Milky Way running
across the Summer Triangle.
If the Milky Way is traced down to
the southern horizon, one will see
two conspicuous star patterns. Low
in the south is the J-shaped pattern of
the Scorpion. On the upper side of
the J is Antares, the bright pinkish
star marking the head of the Scorpion. Above and to the right of
Antares are three stars in a row representing the claws of the Scorpion.
Follow the J to its bottom to where it
bends back. At the left end are two
close stars, known as “cat’s eyes.” To
the left of the Scorpion is a pattern of
modest stars that forms an old-fashioned tea kettle. This is Sagittarius,
the Archer-Centaur. (A centaur was
a mythical creature with the upper
body of a man and lower body of a
horse.) Just to the right of the spout
of the tea kettle is the center of the
galaxy, called Sagittarius A. Our sun
and planets are about 27,000 light
years away from our galaxy’s center.
Close study of the stars near Sagittarius has revealed an enormous mass, a
black hole of nearly 4 million times
the mass of the sun.
Frostburg State University’s new
technology center, called the CCIT
(Center for Communications and
Information Technology), has most
of its outer walls in place. The building will likely be opening in the spring
of 2014. It features an auditorium
called the Multi-Media Center,
which includes a digital planetarium
projector. There will be a resumption
of the Sunday Public Planetarium
programs, featuring a review of the
past week’s weather, the current
night sky sights and a half-hour feature. Sunday tours of the Science
Discovery Center will also be available to the interested public.
Sky Sights is written by Frostburg
State University Professor Dr. Robert
Doyle.
Vinoski Birth Announced
Matthew Adam Gordon Vinoski
was born on July 5, 2013. He weighed
6 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces, and was 19
inches long.
Proud parents are Paul L. and
Raven R. Vinoski and big sister,
Emily Grace Vinoski of Moorefield,
W.Va.
Grandparents are Douglas and
Janie Myers, Billie Jo Whiteman of
Moorefield, and Paul E. and Lucinda
F. Vinoski of Vanderbilt, Pa.
Ketterman Recognized by
United States Achievement Academy
The United States Achievement
Academy announced recently that
Chelsea Ketterman from Moorefield, WV has been recognized by the
United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in
Language Arts.
This is a prestigious honor very
few students can hope to attain. In
fact, the Academy recognizes fewer
than 10% of all American high
school students.
Ketterman, who attends Moorefield High School, was nominated for
this honor by Tracy Eskridge, a
teacher at the school. Ketterman will
appear in the United States Achievement Academy’s Official Yearbook
which is published nationally.
“Recognizing and supporting our
youth is more important than ever
before in America’s history. Cer-
Chelsea Ketterman
tainly, United States Achievement
Academy students should be congratulated and appreciated for their
dedication to excellence and achievement,” said Dr. George Stevens,
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Founder of the United States
Achievement Academy.
The Academy recognizes students upon the exclusive recommendation of teachers, coaches, counselors, and other qualified sponsors
and upon the Standards for Selection
set forth by the Academy. The Standards for Selection include academic
performance, interest and aptitude,
leadership qualities, responsibility,
enthusiasm, motivation to learn and
improve, attitude and cooperative
spirit, dependability, and recommendation from a qualified sponsor.
Ketterman is the daughter of
Brock Ketterman and Crystal
Hollingsworth, Petersburg, W.Va.
The grandparents are Arno and Carolyn Ketterman and Edna Borrow
and Larry Vance, all of Petersburg,
W.Va.
“If we confess our sins, He
is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.”
1 JOHN 1:9 (NKJV)
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Don’t miss out!
Look what’s happening at Eastern
Dance Classes for Kids
registering students now
Engraving Machine For Sale
Yoga begins July 22
We want to thank our many friends and customers who have supported us
through the years and made it a pleasure to serve the community for so long.
Concealed Carry Handgun Class
July 27
CPR & 1st Aid August 12 & 14
Please mail
cards to:
85 Kent Street
Moorefield, WV
26836
BUSINESS
Hardy Telecommunications Donates
Chamber Corner
To Heritage Weekend Booklets
Both Hardy County Heritage
Weekend and Hardy Telecommunications turn 60 years old in 2013, and
Hardy Tel once again has stepped
forward to help keep the weekend’s
promotional booklets free to the
public.
Hardy Telecommunications Marketing and Human Resource Director Derek Barr gave a donation on
June 10 to Hardy County Tour and
Crafts Association Chairperson
Sherry Barb. The association organizes Heritage Weekend and prints
and distributes several thousand
Heritage Weekend booklets every
year at no cost to the public. The
Hardy Telecommunications donation
of $250 will go toward the costs of
producing those booklets.
The Tour and Crafts Association
began asking for donations targeted
specifically to help with the expenses
of the promotional booklets in 2006.
Hardy Telecommunications has contributed every year.
“We sincerely appreciate the
donation from Hardy Telecommunications,” Barb said. “We have been
able to count on their support every
year, and they play a vital role in our
Heritage Weekend promotions.”
The booklets provide scheduling
and historical information and are
available at visitor centers, tourist
attractions, hotels and restaurants
throughout the area. They are an
important tool to draw visitors to
Hardy County for the event each
year during the last weekend of September.
Hardy County Tour and Crafts Association Chairperson Sherry Barb
(left) accepts a $250 donation from Hardy Telecommunications
Marketing/ Human Resource Director Derek Barr.
Barr said Hardy Telecommunications is always happy to support Heritage Weekend.
“Heritage Weekend celebrates
everything that makes Hardy County
such a great place to live,” he said.
“It’s been a very important tourism
event for our area since 1953, the
same year that Hardy Telecommunications was formed. We’re proud to
showcase the rich history and beautiful scenery of our home.”
Heritage Weekend consists of
tours, activities, exhibitions and various craft displays, and brings many
tourists to the region. Barb said the
Tour and Crafts Association is heavily dependent on the generosity of
sponsors to organize and promote
Heritage Weekend.
Hardy Telecommunications Inc.,
a member of the NTCA – The Rural
Broadband Association, is a nonprofit cooperative dedicated to bringing affordable high-definition digital
television, local and long distance
telephone service and broadband
Internet service to the citizens of
Hardy County. The company offers
services through Hardy OneNet,
Hardy County’s first fiber-to-thehome network.
W.Va. Insurance Premiums
Stable After 2012 Derechio
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia property owners in
general didn’t see a huge uptick in
insurance premiums after making
claims from last summer’s massive
windstorm, state data shows.
Figures compiled by the state
Insurance Commissioner’s office
show nearly 36,700 insurance claims
were filed in the month after the
June 29, 2012 storm. The Charleston
Daily Mail reports property owners
received $87 million in insurance
payments.
Insurers also paid out about 4,000
claims totaling more than $15.4 million following Superstorm Sandy last
October.
Former state Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline analyzed the derecho claim data. She said it hasn’t
shown any significant increase in
companies terminating homeowner
coverage following the storm.
She also said insurance rates have
remained relatively stable. Most
post-storm increases were in the 3
percent range.
“That’s relatively small when you
think about the overall dollar amount
that was paid out as a result of these
claims,” she said.
Cline, currently the director of
public policy for the Charleston law
firm Spilman Thomas and Battle,
said changes made by the Legislature
in the past decade helped keep automobile and homeowner insurance
rates from skyrocketing after the
derecho.
“It’s a much more stabilized marketplace than it was in early 2000s,”
Cline said.
West Virginia had been one of six
states that permitted third-party badfaith lawsuits that allege insurers had
not addressed a claim reasonably. In
2005, then-Gov. Joe Manchin led an
effort to curtail those lawsuits, moving the complaints under the review
of the insurance commissioner’s
office.
The result replaced windfall jury
awards to individuals with more reasonable amounts, Cline said. It also
helped regulators to quickly identify
and correct any bad insurance market practices.
“All the reforms and changes that
have occurred in the marketplace
and the regulatory structure have
worked”‘ she said. “And as a result of
that, in these disasters you’re not seeing the increased rates and cancellations of policies.”
Across the state, the derecho and
subsequent storms left three people
dead and more than 680,000 customers without electricity. Sandy was
blamed for seven deaths, dumped up
to 19 inches of snow, closed dozens of
roads, toppled roofs and left about
268,000 customers in the dark.
Cline said property owners
should review their policies before
disasters occur so they know what’s
covered and maintain an inventory of
appliances and high-value items in
their homes.
“We used to say get smart about
insurance - understand what your
coverage needs are,” she said. “Don’t
wait until the time you need to file a
claim to figure out what you have in
place.”
Summer is here and turned up
full blast, just like the air conditioner in the chamber office. The
view on the street is nice, with people wearing their summer clothes.
The Marquis at McCoy’s Grand is
showing something happening all
the time, with people and children
coming and going. It would be nice
to sit outside on one of those
benches on Main Street one
evening, and maybe stroll into a
place for a cool drink.
Main Street in Moorefield is
truly that, a main road through the
town that connects us to other
towns north and south, county after
county. As traffic goes by the office
here at 122 North Main Street, it is
interesting to see what is passing by:
truckloads of chickens on their final
road trip, sometimes large farm
equipment, vans marked with businesses around town, buses, cars
sometimes blaring loud music,
motorcycles and lots of pickup
trucks.
Our Main Street is getting some
attention lately with the help of
WVU’s Community Design Team.
We share with them our ideas about
how to spruce it up and they will
help with plans and methods. This is
a county-wide effort and does not
belong only to the chamber. We talk
about it, communicate updates and
plans, but we do not control everything that will happen. All ideas are
welcome, and as small things begin
to happen with a fresh coat of paint
or a spruce-up here and there, we
will all begin to notice a more
attractive Main Street from Corridor H to the city limits south of
town.
The fee for this effort is $5,000.
In the spirit of collaboration, the
chamber will request sponsorships
from our members. This is an
opportunity to lay the foundation
for the future of our Main Street,
and with the experience of the
WVU design team, at a relatively
inexpensive cost compared to that
of a private consulting firm. We can
make a difference if we work
together. As one and then another
improvement happens along this
route, those vehicles and walkers
can enjoy a refreshed vision of our
county seat; no matter what part of
the county you live in, Moorefield
has the courthouse and the DMV,
so everyone needs to travel down
Main Street from time to time.
July is a great time for an outdoors After Hours, so many thanks
to our member, Children’s Home
Society, for sponsoring an After
Hours picnic supper at Brighton
Park this week on Thursday July 18
from 6 until 8 p.m. Bring your families for an evening of activities (a
giant bubble making machine,
maybe?!) and fun at the park. The
food menu includes fried chicken,
side dishes, iced tea and lemonade.
It sounds like a special event. Who
can pass up a free supper with the
nice people from the Children’s
Home Society?
Mary Burgess
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation to
Host Second Quarter 2013
Earnings Call on August 1
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation will
host its second quarter 2013 earnings
conference call and webcast on
Thursday, August 1, at 9 a.m. ET.
Prepared remarks regarding the
company’s financial and operational
results will be followed by a question
and answer period with Pilgrim’s
management team.
Investors and analysts are encouraged to pre-register for the webcast
by using the link below. Pre-registered participants will receive a
unique PIN to gain immediate access
to the call and bypass the live operator. Pre-registration may be completed at any time, including up to
and after the call start time.
To pre-register, participants may
log
on
to:
http://services.choruscall.com/links/p
pc130801.html
The pre-registration link may also
be accessed by logging in through the
“Investor” section of the website at
www.pilgrims.com and clicking on
the link under “Upcoming Events.”
Participants who would like to
join the call but have not pre-registered can do so on the day of the
event by dialing +1 (877) 270-2148
within the US, or +1 (412) 902-6510,
and requesting the Pilgrim’s Pride
Conference.
To submit a question to management during the call, participants
must
be
logged
in
via
telephone. Questions submitted in
advance are welcome and may be
sent via email to Rosemary Geelan at
rosemary.geelan@pilgrims.com,
The webcast will be available for
replay on Pilgrim’s website two hours
after the call concludes, and will
remain available through Nov. 1,
2013. The webcast replay will be
accessible through the “Investors”
section of www.pilgrims.com.
Pilgrim’s employs approximately
38,000 people and operates chicken
processing plants and preparedfoods facilities in 12 states, Puerto
Rico and Mexico. For more information,
please
visit
www.pilgrims.com.
Reedy Named VP and CFO
Of The Grant County Bank
Jeff Reedy, who has been serving
as the Highlands Bankshares, Inc.
CFO since March of 2010, has been
named Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of The Grant
County Bank.
Reedy graduated from Petersburg High School in 1981, received
his accounting degree from Shepherd
College, and has been working in
finance and management since 1985.
“We are pleased to have Mr.
Reedy as part of our team and look
forward to his contributions at the
bank,” said George Ford, President
and CEO of The Grant County
Bank.
Jeff Reedy
Reedy resides in the Moorefield second grade teacher at Petersburg
area with his wife Zondra who is a Elementary School.
Social Security Lighthouse
D.C. Youth Tour ‘Truly a Great Opportunity,’ Local Students Say
Guides People into a
Smooth Retirement
By Tony Stutts
Social Security Manager
Aug. 7 is National Lighthouse
Day. The day honors and commemorates lighthouses, which for centuries have served as beacons of
light to guide ships safely through
dark and uncertain waters.
Aug. 21 is National Senior Citizen Day, which recognizes the contributions senior citizens make in
communities across the nation.
Social Security offers a bright
beacon of light for seniors and
younger captains who navigate the
waters of retirement planning. In
fact, we have a few lighthouses that
can illuminate the way to a happy
retirement.
Lighthouse One: The Retirement Estimator is an easy way to get
an instant, personalized estimate of
your future Social Security benefits.
Just enter some basic information
and the Estimator will use information on your Social Security record,
along with what you input, to give
you a benefit estimate on the spot.
You also can experiment with different scenarios, such as changing
your future earnings and retirement
date. Check it out in English at
www.socialsecurity.gov/
estimator or in Spanish at
www.segurosocial.gov/calculador.
Lighthouse Two: my Social Security is an online account that allows
you quick access to your personal
Social Security information. During
your working years, once you create
your online account, you can use my
Social Security to view your Social
Security Statement to check your
earnings record and see estimates
of the future retirement, disability,
and survivor benefits you and your
family may receive. If you already
receive Social Security benefits, you
can sign into your account to view,
save, and print your benefit verifica-
tion letter, check your benefit payment information, and when necessary, change your address and
phone number in our records. You
also can start or change your direct
deposit information. Check it out at
www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
Lighthouse Three: The online
Benefit Application is the most convenient way to apply for Social
Security retirement and spouse’s
benefits. You can apply from the
comfort of your home — it’s fast,
easy, and secure. It’s so easy, in fact,
it can take you as little as 15 minutes
to apply online. In most cases, once
your application is submitted electronically, you’re done. There are
no forms to sign and usually no documentation is required. Social Security will process your application
and contact you if any further information is needed. Join the millions
that have already applied online.
Try it out when you’re ready to
retire or just want to learn more at
www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/reti
rement.htm.
You’ll find a host of other lighthouses at
www.socialsecurity.gov to ensure
your retirement plans don’t go off
course. For example, we offer an
online library of topical publications
you can read or listen to, and hundreds of frequently asked questions.
Whether you’re a new captain
learning how to navigate the waters
of financial planning, or a salty
seadog ready for retirement, Social
Security’s online lighthouses are
here to make sure you don’t crash
on the jagged sea rocks of procrastination or shallow straights of poor
planning. The beacon is guiding you
to
www.socialsecurity.gov.
MHS Senior Jacy Barr (left) and EHHS Senior Paula Smith (right) visit
the Federal Communications Commission during the 2013 FRS
Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.
MHS Senior Jacy Barr (left) and EHHS Senior Paula Smith (right) pose
outside the U.S. Capitol during the 2013 FRS Youth Tour.
Seeing the sights of Washington,
D.C., with other youth from across
the United States was “truly a great
opportunity,” two Hardy County
high school seniors said.
East Hardy High Senior Paula
Smith and Moorefield High Senior
Jacy Barr attended the Foundation
for Rural Service Youth Tour in the
nation’s capital June 1-5. They were
sponsored by Hardy Telecommunications, which paid all basic expenses
for the pair.
“I think this is one of the best
experiences that I’ve ever had,”
Smith said. “Before this trip, I had
never been to Washington to tour the
city, and now I’m ready to go back
again.”
The FRS Youth Tour is designed
to teach rural youth about telecommunications while also giving them
an opportunity to tour our nation’s
capital. The trip included sightseeing
as well as a visit to the Federal Communications Commission, where
commissioners spoke and answered
student questions.
Barr said the group was able to
see many famous landmarks in addition to learning about how small
telecommunications companies like
Hardy serve their rural communities.
“FRS Youth Tour 2013 was not
only a great learning experience but
an enormous amount of fun,” she
said.
About 100 students from across
the United States took part in this
year’s tour. In addition to the FCC
and U.S. Capitol, the group visited
the National Cathedral; Mount Vernon; Arlington National Cemetery;
the Smithsonian Museums on the
National Mall; the Vietnam, Korean,
and World War II war memorials; the
Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial;
and the Lincoln Memorial.
Both students said the Newseum,
a museum dedicated to exploring
how news affects our shared experience of historic moments, was especially memorable. “My favorite part
of the trip was definitely the Newseum,” Barr said.
Smith said the Newseum’s
exhibits showing how historic events
had been reported in the news was a
deep learning experience.
“I liked that I got to see part of
the Berlin Wall, lots of artifacts and
articles from 9/11, and lots of other
stuff from other disasters that have
occurred in the United States over
hundreds of years,” she said.
Both urged rising juniors to apply
for the 2014 tour.
“I made many new friendships
and would recommend the trip to
anyone.” Barr said.
“I would definitely recommend
this trip to all high school juniors!”
Smith said. “I am so happy that I
went. I now have several new friends,
and lots of new experiences to tell
everyone about. I would like to thank
Hardy Telecommunications once
again; this was truly a great opportunity.”
Hardy Telecommunications Inc.,
a member of the NTCA – The Rural
Broadband Association, is a nonprofit cooperative dedicated to bringing affordable high-definition digital
television, local and long distance
telephone service and broadband
Internet service to the citizens of
Hardy County.
LIBRARY WINDOWS
Summer Reading Reminder
We will be finishing off this year’s
Summer Reading Program with a
pool party at the Moorefield Town
Pool on August 1st from 6:30pm8:30pm. If you took part in the program and plan on attending, permission forms must be completed and
returned to the Moorefield Library
by July 27th. The form can be found
on our website or picked up at the
library. Just ask at the front desk.
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Stand Up Guys (R) – A pair of
aging stickup men try to get the old
gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his
last assignment - to kill his comrade.
Steel Magnolias (NR) – Follows
the friendship of six women living in
Louisiana as they meet at a local
beauty parlor to talk about daily life
issues.
A Monster in Paris (PG) – A monster who lives in a garden in Paris has
his sights set on a beautiful young
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A Turtle’s Tale 2: Sammy’s Escape
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turtle and his friends create a plan to
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Koala Kid (PG) – When a twist of
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Johnny finds himself in over his head
on a thrilling trek across the outback.
Oz the Great and Powerful (PG)
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circus magician with dubious ethics,
is hurled away to the vibrant Land of
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until he meets three witches who
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Spring Breakers (R) – Four frustrated college girlfriends plot to fund
their best spring break ever by burglarizing a fast-food shack.
Admission (PG-13) – A Princeton
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who is up for a major promotion,
takes a professional risk after she
meets a college-bound alternative
school kid who just might be the son
she gave up years ago in a secret
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New Fiction & Mysteries
Amy Falls Down by Jincy Willett –
Suffering a head injury after decades
of isolation, Amy Gallup participates
in a newspaper interview by a journalist who perceives her post-injury
confusion for the rambling of a
genius, a mistake that catapults her
to fame and rekindles her literary
ambitions.
Love All by Callie Wright –
Reunited by the unexpected death of
their family matriarch in the spring of
1994 New York, the Cole family
struggles for privacy and stability in
the wake of local scandals, a love triangle and a 1960s sexual self-help
book that reveals shattering secrets.
Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley
Davidson; 5) by Darynda Jones –
Resolving to avoid son of Satan and
new next-door neighbor Reyes Farrow, Charley Davidson is forced to
ask for Reyes’s help when she is
approached by desperate ghosts and
her sister is targeted by a serial killer.
Star Wars: Crucible by Troy Denning – When Han and Leia Solo
arrive at Lando Calrissian’s Outer
Rim mining operation to help him
fend off a hostile takeover, they join
forces with Luke Skywalker to confront a dangerous adversary with evil
intentions and a vendetta against
Han.
Letters from Skye by Jessica
Brockmole – A love story told in letters spans two world wars and follows
the correspondence between a poet
on the Scottish Isle of Skye and an
American volunteer ambulance
driver for the French Army, an affair
that is discovered years later when
the poet disappears.
Gone With the Win (Bed-andBreakfast; 28) by Mary Daheim –
When Ruby Tooms, the world-weary
barmaid she met at Oktoberfest,
arrives at her bed-and-breakfast with
some unexpected baggage, Judith
McMonigle Flynn, after much coercing by her husband, agrees to help
Ruby solve the 20-year-old mystery
of her mother’s murder.
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda –
When a late night adventure on the
bay takes a tragic turn, resulting in
the disappearance of her best friend,
Val, who was washed ashore semiconscious, is left to deal with the
aftermath in their blue-collar neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Rosemary Cottage (Hope Beach;
2) by Colleen Coble – Can two grieving people with secrets find healing
on beautiful Hope Island? Or will
their quest for truth set them at odds
with each other and with those who
will go to any length to keep hidden
things hidden?
The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan – After discovering the body of a
man buried deep in the Arctic ice,
Dr. Kate Philo and her team bring
him back to life in their Boston lab,
igniting a media firestorm that forces
them to decide how far they are willing to go to protect their experiment.
New Non-Fiction & Bios
To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for
Peace by Jeffrey D. Sachs – Sachs
recalls the extraordinary days from
October 1962 to September 1963,
when JFK marshaled the power of
oratory and his remarkable political
skills to establish more peaceful relations with the Soviet Union and a
dramatic slowdown in the proliferation of nuclear arms.
Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations by Peter Evans – A self-portrait of the late film legend’s goldenera Hollywood life traces her
impoverished childhood in North
Carolina through the heights of her
career, sharing details of her relationships with such figures as Mickey
Rooney, Frank Sinatra, and George
C. Scott.
The African American Heritage
Cookbook: Traditional Recipes &
Fond Remembrances From Alabama’s
Renowned Tuskegee Institute by Carolyn Quick Tillery – Provides more
than two hundred recipes for traditional Southern dishes, and traces the
history and heritage of the Tuskegee
Institute through photographs, quotations, and journal excerpts.
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American
Mystery by Robert Kolker – A literary
account of the lives and presumed
serial killings of five “Craigslist”
prostitutes, whose bodies were found
on the same Long Island beach in
2010.
Hardy County Tour & Crafts Seeking Information
This year marks the 60th Anniversary of Heritage Weekend, which is
widely known as the only county-wide
fair or festival in the state. For years
the residents of Hardy County have
graciously opened up the doors to
their homes, buildings, and churches
for visitors to tour and learn more
about our local history and culture.
This has become a unique way to
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teach the next generation about our
heritage.
The Hardy County Tour & Crafts
Association is asking for individuals
who have information on past Heritage Weekends to share it so they can
create a more complete history of our
event. If you have old booklets, photos, pamphlets, videos, or just a good
story to tell about Heritage Weekend,
they want to know. The HCT&CA is
excited to be highlighting Margaret
Allen’s paintings as part of our Art
Show at the library, so if you have one
of her pieces, please consider displaying it at this year’s show.
Another need for Heritage Weekend are period costumes and dresses.
If you are cleaning out your attic or
basement this summer and have some
historical looking ensembles, they
would love to borrow them for the
weekend. Or, if you would like to part
with them, they accept donations.
Items can be mailed to Hardy
County Tour & Craft Association PO
Box 1001 Moorefield WV 26836.
Email inquiries can be sent to Ashley
Anderson at
kaposysmanager@gmail.com
or call at 304-668-2015.
Thank you to all the citizens of
Hardy County for your continued
support of Heritage Weekend and
making the 60th Anniversary possible.
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Lost River Classic Celebrates
Continued from page 1
Like previous years, 100 percent
of the proceeds from the LRC will be
donated to community organizations,
specifically the Mathias-Baker Fire
Department, the Wardensville Rescue Squad, and the Mathias Ruritans. These entities provide important services to Mathias, Lost River,
and Baker communities.
The Lost River Classic is a one
day bicycle race that has consistently
drawn around 200 racers to the challenging course. Racers come from
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland,
Washington DC, and beyond. The
race is a USA Cycling sanctioned
event that attracts licensed cyclists
from the novice to professional levels.
The race is officially hosted by
NCVC, a Washington DC-based
team in cooperation with Mathiasbased cycling group, Raw Talent
Ranch. The Jenkins Hill Chapel,
United Methodist Church also plays
a very instrumental and supportive
role. The chapel serves as the finish
line and provides a beautiful setting
from which spectators can watch
cyclists cross the finish line.
“The Lost River area and West
Virginia in general are great places to
ride,” said Jay Moglia, owner of Raw
Talent Ranch. “The roads are not
crowded, the people are friendly, and
the scenery is spectacular. It’s the
perfect place for both racers and
pleasure riders. It’s also been the
training ground for some young talent who have been picked up by
international and domestic professional cycling teams.”
Joe Dombrowski, who started
training in the Lost River area when
he was just a 19-year old from Marshall, Va now races for Team Sky and
makes his home in Nice, France.
Team Sky was winner of last year’s
Tour de France, and it’s team member Bradley Wiggens won the gold
medal for road racing in the 2012
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Olympics in London. Team Sky is
leading in this year’s Tour de France,
which began June 29 and will conclude on July 21.
The LRC begins at 10:30 a.m. on
Saturday July 20, with a total of six
different categories of races for amateur men and women. The last race
of the day is comprised of men who
hold the highest level of ranking and
includes cyclists who have raced on
professional teams.
The course begins at Route 259
and Howard’s Lick Road. It continues south to Crab Run Road, Cullers
Run Road and Jenkins Hollow Road.
Racers travel back to Howard’s Lick
Road to Dispanet Road and back to
Route 259.
While roads will not be closed for
the event, motorists are asked to be
mindful of the cyclists and keep a
safe distance between them any your
vehicle.
The Potomac Valley Conservation District, in cooperation with the
West Virginia Conservation Agency
and USDA, announce supplementary funding through the Agricultural
Enhancement Program (AgEP) for
producers within Grant, Hampshire,
Hardy, Mineral and Pendleton counties. The intent of the funding is to
increase farm productivity by con-
serving soil and making wise use of
agricultural resources to improve
water quality.
Cost-share and technical assistance will be offered to support the
following practices within the conservation district: funding for the
spreading and delivery of lime, invasive species/noxious weed control,
frost seeding and cover crop plant-
ings. Cost-share rates vary by practice.
For more information on this program, please contact the Potomac
Valley Conservation District at 304822-5174 or the West Virginia Conservation Agency at 304-538-7581.
Applications can also be picked up at
your local USDA office.
Planning Commission Begins
and change of title for David Shields,
heretofore the Assistant Planner.
Shields’ new title is Permit
Officer/Zoning Inspector.
“David’s primary duties are issuing permits,” Scott said. “The job
description reflects that.”
Planning Commission member
Charles Kohne said he didn’t think it
was necessary.
“You are in charge,” he told Scott.
“Everything comes to you and you
delegate. You are creating a new
position.”
Scott explained she saw two facets
to the office of planning, one that
focuses on permitting and one that
focuses on policy-making.
“The permitting administration is
more in line with what David does,”
she said.
The new job title and job description were accepted by the Planning
Commission with one dissension.
“I’m very excited about my new
position,” Shields told the Examiner.
“Never have I seen my employment
for Hardy County as one of authority
but instead service to the citizens.
This is merely a shift in focus with
growth in a different direction.”
$12 or $14-per-person fee would be
sufficient to finance EMS. “I think
there needs to be more examination
of finances,” he said.
Johnson showed the HCEAA a
brochure from an ambulance authority in Wellsboro, Pa.
“People join the ambulance association,” he said. “There are different
levels of prices for individuals, families and businesses.”
Moore thanked the guests who
attended the meeting. “We greatly
appreciate your input,” he said.
The next meeting of the Hardy
County Emergency Ambulance
Authority will be held on Wednesday,
July 24 at 7 p.m. The meetings are
held at the Haz-Mat building, across
from the 911 Center, and are open to
the public.
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the County Commission meets on
Tuesday,” Moore said. “We will take
direction from them at that time.”
The HCEAA submitted the highest bid for the Mathias Baker Rescue
Squad building sold at public auction.
Johnson, as director of E. A.
Hawse also bid on the building.
The HCEAA bid $1.13 million,
although they had no prearranged
financing. The County Commission
has reportedly contributed $50,000
until financing could be arranged.
At the County Commission meeting held Tuesday, July 2, Commission
President J. Michael Teets asked
Moore to talk with Johnson about E.
A. Hawse possibly buying the building and leasing it back to the county.
Moore said he didn’t think that was
appropriate. “A commitment has
been made to purchase the facility,”
he said.
A closing date on the facility has
not been determined as of yet.
The County Commission also discussed imposing a EMS fee on residents of the county. Citizens of the
county objected at the $12 - $14 per
month fee at a public meeting held
Monday, June 24.
Another public meeting was
scheduled for Monday, July 15. The
County Commission meets again on
Tuesday, July 16.
on the board.
“Do we really know what’s going
on?” asked HCEAA member
O’Grady Bradfield. “In Hampshire
County, a county commissioner
serves on several boards so they
know what’s going on. That goes
both ways.”
“At our first meeting, Commissioner Wade told us this is in our
hands,” said HCEAA member Julian
Hott. “He said they’re out of it.”
“Do you think they’re making you
the scapegoats?” asked guest Bonnie
Haggerty.
HCEAA member Andrew Funk
asked if the County Commission
were going to evaluate people on the
Authority and their participation?
Moore said he would bring it to
the commission’s attention and asked
Funk to draft a letter.
HCEAA Vice President Greg
Greenwalt read a letter of resignation from Dalton Carr.
Public Comment
Guest Martha Frances Bradfield
commended the members of the
HCEAA.
“I hope the County Commission
will cooperate better,” she said. “If
the citizens knew the number of
hours (of training) needed to volunteer they would be surprised. I hope
the public takes a second look and
thinks about volunteering.”
Haggerty said she thought Mr.
Election of Officers
The HCEAA voted to table the Teets caused a lot of anxiety.
“We were blindsided by the purelection of officers until the July 24
chase of the building,” she said. “You
meeting.
Several members asked why none did it at the direction of the County
of the county commissioners served Commission. That put you between a
rock and a hard place.”
HCEAA member Ted Garrett
said it was not the original intention
of the authority to institute a fee.
“But we got a real education
about what it costs,” he said. “We
didn’t have any idea.
“Wardensville is running by the
skin of their teeth. Fraley’s is losing
money. The number of calls have
increased and Fraley has to have a
crew at the training center.”
Guest Ovid Need had several
questions, most of which centered
around the proposed emergency
medical service fee and who would
control the money collected.
“Is it true that the fees collected
do not have to be turned over to the
authority?” he asked.
“All moneys collected go to the
County Commission,” Moore said.
“Then they are distributed to the
authority.”
Greg Greenwalt said state code
dictates the County Commission as
the entity to collect the fees. West
Virginia Code §7-15-17 describes the
emergency medical service fees and
how they are to be distributed.
The code requires all fees collected be deposited into a special
fund and used only for the “reasonable and necessary expenses actually
incurred” in providing emergency
ambulance service to the residents of
the county. The code is specific that
the fees not be used for non emergency transports.
When Need asked how much per
mile it costs to run an ambulance and
no one on the authority could give an
answer, he questioned whether the
Assessor Jim
Wratchford has
announced that
the 2014 personal
property and
business property
applications
have been mailed.
The personal property and business assessment
forms are to be returned to the Assessor’s Office by
October 1, 2013 and the business forms by
September 1, 2013. The information needs to reflect
what is owned as of July 1, 2013.
Taxpayers need to look over the forms they have received to be
sure the information listed is what they own. Mark out any incorrect
information and add any new information. Vehicles should include
the vehicle identification number (VIN).
Information on the back of the form includes a section that
can be used to secure county dog tags. Please send appropriate
monies for each dog owned. The fee outside of town is $3.00 each
and inside of town is $6.00 each. The tags and receipts will be
returned by mail (if applying by mail). Please make checks or money
orders payable to Hardy County Assessor. Please do not send cash.
Failure to make a tax return will result in fines with interest.
New residents or new business owners who have not received
tax forms should contact the Assessor’s Office.
The Homestead/Disability Exemption: Exemption must be
applied for by December 1, 2013 for the 2014 tax year. Anyone
who has moved after making a first application is urged to contact
the Assessor’s Office to ensure that the exemption is still valid.
NOTICE TO FARMERS: You must come into the assessor’s office
to complete the 2014 farm exemption forms. Being assessed for
the personal property does NOT sign you up for farm exemption.
You MUST ask for the farm exemption form. The deadline for farm
exemption is September 1, 2013 for the year 2014.
There will be no exceptions as the applications are mailed to
the Department of Agriculture in Charleston the first week of
September.
For further information, please call the Assessor’s Office
304-530-0202.
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KEYSER, WV 26726
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CHEAP FIREWOOD discounted
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tiable. Contact Ryan 304-703-6876
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Miscellaneous
FOR SALE: Flute never been
used. $500.00 firm.
Heavy Equipment
Mechanic
Must have own tools.
For more info
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Produce. Large amounts or
enough for supper. Please call 3BR, 1BA, HOUSE, with full
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basement at Caledonia Heights.
Call 304-530-2922.
20 FOR SALE
60 FOR SALE
Mobile Homes
Farm Equipment
FOR SALE 1996 2 br trailer on
2.13 acres with outbuilding. City
water, big front yard, front porch,
and back deck.
7 miles from
Moorefield, minutes from Corridor H. Asking $60,000. No rent to
own. Call 304-434-2077.
Highland Trace Realty, Inc.
PO Box 307, 200 E. Main Street, Wardensville, WV 26851
John B. Bowman, Broker
Charlotte Bowman, Assoc. Broker
Steve Bosley, Sales Agent 304-897-5700
Office 304-874-3030 • Toll Free 1-877-293-3643
E-MAIL: john@highlandtrace.com
WEBSITE: www.highlandtrace.com
KUBOTA, GEHL, BUSHHOG, WOODS and BEFCO.
15 Kubota Cab tractors in stock.
See Woodstock Equipment Company for Sales, Parts, and Service.
Woodstock VA. Call 540-459-3233.
100 FOR RENT
Mobile Homes
2 AND 3 BEDROOM MOBILE
homes. Located near Moorefield.
Call 304-851-2300 or 304-8512000.
2 BEDROOM mobile home for
200 WANTED
rent. Good condition, total elecTo Do
tric. $385 per month. Water and
sewer included. Beside East Hardy
Schools in Baker. 20 minutes *PAINTING, ROOFS* 23 years
from Moorefield. 304-897-7024.
experience. Houses, Interior,
house roofs, barn roofs, church
MOBILE HOME for rent. 3 bed- roofs, poultry house roofs, outroom in the Scherr area. Contact buildings, mobile home roofs,
in the evening at 304-749-8739. fences, staining log homes, busi$300.00 per month.
Deposit nesses, pressure washing. Call
Ronald Kimble 304-358-7208. Lic.
required.
and Insured.
TRAILER FOR Rent. 3br. on
21/2 acres. Appliances included.
210 HELP WANTED
Private. Upper /Arkansaw/ Baker
area. Will be ready by August. FOSTERING/ADOPTING
a
304-897-6310.
child is one of the most rewarding
job! For more information on how
110 FOR RENT
you can become a foster/adoptive
parent, please contact Potomac
Apartments
Center at 304-538-8111.
1BR APARTMENT, located at MECHANIC: PRIVATE individ109 Winchester Avenue. Call 304ual needs auto mechanic for vari538-7107/304-257-6063.
ous projects, experience preferred.
Would like someone who has
120 FOR RENT
retired from mechanics, but open
Houses
to anyone who applies, person can
work own hours, must have own
2BR, 1BA, HOUSE for rent in tools, and transportation. ComPetersburg. New carpet. $550 per pensation will be discussed with
month plus utilities. Security
right individual. Please call 304deposit required. Call 304-703897-7233 if interested.
0603.
3BR, MOBILE Home, 3 miles 3 BR, 2 full baths in Bean Settlefrom Moorefield. Call 304-538- ment area. Gas fireplace, Modern
2454.
day appliances, Heat-gas, A/C.
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homes in Misty Terrace, at lower
prices than anywhere else. Call 3BR, 2BA HOUSE located on
Leslie Romero at 304-851-2222.
Southerly Dr, Moorefield. Call
304-538-7107 or 304-257-6063.
American Legion
Post 64
is looking for an
individual to rent
the bar area of the
post building.
Contact Mike Coby
304-257-7638.
130 FOR RENT
Storage
LAST CHANCE to enroll for fall
class at Eastern West Virginia
Community and Technical College. Final registration is from July
29 through August 16. Walk ins
welcome. We’re one of the
nation’s fastest growing colleges,
so register early. Classes transfer
because we’re fully accredited.
ACT/SAT not required. Financial
Aid is still available for those who
qualify. Visit www.EasternWV.edu
or call 877-982-2322 today!
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270 YARD SALES
4+ FAMILY YARD Sale. July
20th, 8-2. Old Preferred Properties office. Women’s sizes 10-22,
Boys 14-16, and 12months-3T,
Infant Girls size newborn6months, Movies, Toys, Books,
Games, Train Table, Household
items, Purses, Shoes, and lots
more.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE.
Asbury Grove on Mt. Olive Rd.
LP heaters, bathroom sinks, WV
crafts, women’s clothing, household items, books, tools and other
MEDICAL BILLING and coding things. Sponsored by Bean Settlepersonal/ secretary. Billing and ment Ruritan Club. July 20th from
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Markwood and 220 N, 8am-? Baby
Moorefield, WV 26836.
items and clothing, Women’s
clothes, Men’s shirts and coats,
220 NOTICE
Handbags, Curtains, Desks, TV
JOHN AND Crystal Strother have stand, Bed linens, Etc.
until August 9th to contact Willow
Brook LLC, regarding personal
property. If by this date, contact
has not been made property will
be disposed of in a legal manner.
FOR RENT *OLD FIELDS
STORAGE* (Units 5x10) (10x10),
(10x20), located 4.5 miles on Rt.
220 North of Moorefield. Call 5383300, 538-2346 or evenings 538RIVERSIDE CABINS and RV
6785.
park. Open year round with full
HARVEST STORAGE 5x10, hook-up and cabins along the
10x10, 10x20. Great location in river, pool, mini-golf, gem mine,
fishing. Fisher, WV 304-538-6467.
town. 304-703-2667.
MULTI-FAMILY Yard Sale. July
20, 2013—8am-2pm. 525 Fort Run
Road.
YARD SALE. Saturday , July 20
from 8-?
107 Caledonia Drive,
Moorefield. New leather chaps
and jackets. Combat boots- Holster and belt for 38 spl., dishes,
clothes, knickknacks and much
more. Cancelled if rain.
Surplus Vehicle For Sale
House for Sale
Region 8 Planning and Development Council will accept
bids for the purchase of a 2005 Dodge Stratus. This
vehicle is equipped with a 2.7 liter V6 engine and 4
speed automatic transmission. It is also equipped with
chrome wheels, AM/FM stereo w/cassette, 6 disc CD
player, steering wheel mounted audio controls, leather
wrapped steering wheel and shifter knob, fog lights, and
rear spoiler. The vehicle can be inspected at our office
location at 131 Providence Lane, Grant County Industrial
Park, Petersburg, WV and will be sold in “as is” condition.
Bids will be received in a sealed envelope clearly
marked Stratus Bid until 4:00 p.m. July 30, 2013 at
Region 8 PDC, PO Box 849, Petersburg, WV 26847 at
which time bids will be opened. Region 8 PDC reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
5 miles south of Moorefield.
Reduced - $199,900.
This immaculate custom built brick home has 3 BR, 3
BA, living room, family room, dining room, laundry
room, partially finished basement, 2 car attached garage
and screened back porch. 3 outbuildings and run-in
shed. Appliances convey. Beautiful view of the valley and
mountains, located approx. 1 mile from Valley View Golf
Course. 1,944 sq. ft, on 3.46 acres.
Call Gregg or Teresa Ely at 304-538-6908 or 304-257-3260
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Serving Hardy, Grant & Hampshire Counties for over 20 years!
Advertising rates in this section: $6.00 first 25 words. Ten cents per
word each additional word. Blind ads double the above rates. Display
ads on these pages, $7.60 per column inch. Legal rates governed by
state law. Only current paid-up accounts will be allowed to charge classified and/or display advertising. All others must be paid in advance.
Political advertising must be paid in advance. The Moorefield Examiner
assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in adver-
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charge, so immediate notification regarding incorrect classified advertisements is required. The Moorefield Examiner reserves the right to
correctly classify, revise or reject any advertising. Employment: It shall
be an unlawful employment practice, unless based on bonafide occupational qualifications or except where based upon applicable security
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ginia for an employer or employment agency to print or circulate or
cause to be printed or to use in any form or application for employment
or to make an inquiry in connection with prospective employment,
which expresses the following: Directly or indirectly any limitation, specifications or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, marital status, sex, age or any intent
to make such limitation, specification or discrimination. Rentals and
Real Estate: Notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference,
limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,
limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
United States of America
County of Hardy, ss:
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the
HARDY County Clerk’s Office at 204 WASHINGTON STREET, MOOREFIELD, WV
26836?0200. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in
accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41?5?11 through 13. Any interested
person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file notice of an objection with the County Commission within 90 days
after the date of the first publication or within thirty days of the service of the notice,
whichever is later. If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred.
Claims against the estate(s) must be filed in accordance with the West Virginia Code
44-2-2 if assigned to a fiduciary commissioner. If no reference to a fiduciary commissioner
is listed herein, claims against the estate(s) must be filed in accordance with West Virginia
Code 44-1-14A(10).
ESTATE NUMBER:
994
ESTATE NAME:
WILLIAM HOWARD WILLIAMS JR
EXECUTOR:
JESSE MACE
1508 HUTTER ROAD
FISHER, WV 26818-4003
ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM H BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
116 WASHINGTON STREET
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836-0030
State of West Virginia
1066
RAY C FUNKHOUSER
MICHAEL FUNKHOUSER
PO BOX 294
WARDENSVILLE, WV 26851?0294
CO EXECUTOR:
MELANIE WALKER
1255 NORTH MOUNTAIN RD
WARDENSVILLE, WV 26851-8265
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER: JOYCE E STEWART
113 WINCHESTER AVE
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 07/03/2013
Gregory L Ely
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
CO EXECUTOR:
7/10, 7/17 2c
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------United States of America
State of West Virginia
County of Hardy, ss:
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION / TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the
HARDY County Clerk’s Office at 204 WASHINGTON STREET, MOOREFIELD, WV 268360200. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41-5-11 through 13. Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction
of the court, shall file notice of an objection with the County Commission within 90 days after
the date of the first publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is
later. If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred. Any person interested
in filing claims against an estate must file them in accordance with West Virginia Code 442 and 44-3.
Settlement of the estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) will proceed without reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within 90 days from the first publication of this
notice a reference is requested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and
good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
Publication Date: 2013/07/10
Claim Deadline Date: 2013/10/08
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR:
1073
BRIAN THOMAS BLIZZARD
WILLIAM H BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836?0030
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTRIX:
1074
SAMUEL LYLE HINKLE
KELLY JO FRANKLIN (A.K.A. HINKLE)
26 CALABASH COURT WEST
MARTINSBURG, WV 25405-7248
WILLIAM H JUDY III
PO BOX 636
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTOR:
1059
DREAMA GAY MAY
JERRY WILLIAM KILPATRICK
790 WEST OAK RD
VINELAND, NJ 08360-2246
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTOR:
1086
HAZEL VIRGINIA MCDONALD
DONALD LEE MCDONALD
285 SANDFIELD ROAD
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTOR:
1065
CHARLES CURTIS OLIVER
DENNY ROBERT OLIVER
PO BOX 806
WILLIAM BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA:
1063
PHILLIP O PETERS
SUZANNE E PETERS
1346 CASTLE PINES CIRCLE
ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32092-0608
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
ADMINISTRATRIX CTA:
1057
HILDA STROSNIDER RINARD
KATHY S FISHEL
2888 N MOUNTAIN RD
WILLIAM H BEAN
BEAN & BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR:
1070
SUSAN ANNETTE SPILLER
WILLIAM H BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTRIX:
1039
PAUL TOOT JR
DELORES ALWINE
8138 GNATSTOWN ROAD
HANOVER, PA 17331-6861
CLYDE M SEE JR
PO BOX 700
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
ADMINISTRATRIX:
1037
CHESTER WATTS TURNER
TANYA J KESSLER
47 POSY HILL ROAD
LOST RIVER, WV 26810-8374
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTRIX:
1005
STANLEY LEE WAYNE FOLTZ
JOAN E FOLTZ
748 WHITE FAWN ROAD
MATHIAS WV 26812-8247
WILLIAM H BEAN
PO DRAWER 30
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
CO-EXECUTRIX:
CO-EXECUTRIX:
ATTORNEY:
ESTATE NUMBER:
ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTOR:
ATTORNEY:
981
GARNET L KLINE
SHARON KLINE MOYER
61 ACCESS ROAD
LENORA MAXINE MCDONALD
285 SANFIELD ROAD
JOHNATHAN BRILL
PO BOX 932
ROMNEY, WV 26757
984
LEONA MAE TEETS
DONALD LEE HAMILTON
1450 HOWARDS LICK ROAD
MATHIAS, WV 26812-8097
LARY D GARRETT
PO BOX 510
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
HARDY COUNTY COMMISSION
204 WASHINGTON ST. RM 101
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836
The Hardy County Commission will
accept sealed bids for a 2005 Dodge
Durango 4x4, trans/ mechanical issues;
2003 Crown Victoria, drive/ mechanical
issues; 1995 Ford Explorer, clutch/ mechanical issues. All vehicles can be seen at the
Winston Teets parking lot on Elm St. Bids to
be opened and publicly read aloud at 10:00
am on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in Room
101, Hardy County Courthouse at the
address stated above.
Mail/deliver bid to be received by noon,
August 9, 2013 to 204 Washington St. Rm
105, Moorefield, WV. The Hardy County
Commission expressly reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
7/17, 7/31 2c
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3931. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments can reach all state agencies by
calling (800) 982-8772 (voice to TDD) or
(800) 982-8771 (TDD to voice), toll free.
7/17, 7/24 2c
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TION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.: L-73-13
Public Notice Date: July 17, 2013
Paper: Moorefield Examiner
The following has applied for a WV
NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for
this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0116696
Applicant:
CRITES, E ALLEN & GRETA
PO BOX 185
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836
Location:
FISHER, HARDY COUNTY
Latitude: 39:01:15
Longitude: 79:01:19
Receiving Stream:
UT/UT/Hutton
Rn/South
Branch
Potomac River
Activity:
To operate and maintain a Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
(CAFO) including the production area of the
operation. This operation will have a maximum of 163,800 broilers in 6 houses generating approximately 1,065 tons of litter
annually and land applies litter on 335.3
acres.
Business conducted:
Industrial
Implementation:
NA
On the basis of review of the application, the “Water Pollution Control Act (Chapter 22, Article 11-8(a)),” and the “West Virginia Legislative Rules,” the State of West
Virginia will act on the above application.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may
request a public hearing by addressing
such to the Director of the Division of Water
and Waste Management within 30 days of
the date of the public notice. Such comments or requests should be addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and Waste
Management, DEP
ATTN: Lori Derrick, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
whenever a finding is made, on the basis of
requests, that there is a significant degree of
public interest on issues relevant to the Draft
Permit(s). Interested persons may contact
the public information office to obtain further
information.
The application, draft permit and any
required fact sheet may be inspected, by
appointment, at the Division of Water and
Waste Management Public Information
Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston,
WV 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m. on business days. Copies of the
documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost. Calls must be made
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
7/17 1c
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NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL
WORKSHOP PUBLIC MEETING ON
THE WEST VIRGINIA RAIL PLAN
HARDY COUNTY
The West Virginia State Rail Authority
will hold informational workshop public
meeting on Friday, July 26, 2013, at the
West Virginia State Rail Office, 120 Water
Plant Drive, Moorefleld, West Virginia in
Hardy County on the development of the
West Virginia State Rail Plan.
The scheduled public information workshop is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (or later
if additional time is needed). The workshop
style meeting will afford participants an
opportunity to learn about the State Rail
Plan, to ask questions and to state their
views and opinions for consideration in the
development of the Plan. A formal presentation by State Rail Authority representatives
will commence at 6:00 p.m. and staff will be
on hand to present information and receive
public input.
Those wishing to file written comments
may send them to Ms. Cindy Butler, Director, West Virginia State Rail Authority, 120
Water Plan Drive, Moorefield, West Virginia,
26836 on or before August 30,2013.
The West Virginia State Rail Authority
and the West Virginia Department of Transportation, upon request, provide reasonable
accommodations including auxiliary aids
and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to
participate in our services, programs and
activities. Please contact us at (304) 558-
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
FAMILY COURT OF HARDY COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE
THE MARRIAGE OF:
Shirley M. Villalobos
PETITIONER,
and
Jose Villalobos Nava
RESPONDENT
Civil Action No. 13-D-84
THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS TO
OBTAIN A DIVORCE
To the Above Named Respondent:
It appearing by affidavit filed in this
action that Jose Villalobos Nava is a nonresident of the State of West Virginia, it is
hereby ordered that Jose Villalobos Nava
serve upon Shirley Marie Villalobos, Petitioner, whose address is 504 Valley Terrace,
Moorefield, West Virginia 26836, an Answer,
including any related counterclaim or
defense you may have to the Petition for
Divorce filed in this action on or before
August 21, 2013. If you fail to do so, thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and
trial, may be taken against you for the relief
demanded in the Petition.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained
from the undersigned Clerk at his/her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court, Family/Circuit.
Kimberly Evans, Clerk of Court
By: Deborah J. Hines, Deputy
7/17, 7/24 2c
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION’S, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH
STREET, CHARLESTON SE, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 9260440.
APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLU-
The public comment period begins July
17, 2013 and ends August 16, 2013.
Comments received within this period
will be considered prior to acting on the permit application. Correspondence should
include the name, address and the telephone number of the writer and a concise
statement of the nature of the issues raised.
The Director shall hold a public hearing
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
FAMILY COURT OF HARDY COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE
THE MARRIAGE OF:
Chernet Teka Kasa
PETITIONER,
and
Konjit Adan Mohamed
RESPONDENT
Civil Action No. 13-D-85
THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS TO
OBTAIN A DIVORCE
To the Above Named Respondent:
It appearing by affidavit filed in this
action that Konjit Adan Mohamed is a nonresident of the State of West Virginia, it is
hereby ordered that Konjit Adan Mohamed
serve upon Chernet Teka Kasa, Petitioner,
whose address is P.O.Box 318, Moorefield,
West Virginia 26836, an Answer, including
any related counterclaim or defense you
may have to the Petition for Divorce filed in
this action on or before August 26, 2013. If
you fail to do so, thereafter judgment, upon
proper hearing and trial, may be taken
against you for the relief demanded in the
Petition.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained
from the undersigned Clerk at his/her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court, Family/Circuit.
Kimberly Evans, Clerk of Court
By: Deborah J. Hines, Deputy
7/17, 7/24 2c
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Wardensville Scholarship Fund
Association Awards Scholarships
The Wardensville Scholarship
Fund Association (WSFA) was
pleased to award five $1000 scholarships to Tiffany Benjamin, Jackie
Funkhouser, Morgan Mongold, Jordan
Robinson,
and
Casey
Showman. WSFA also presented a
$2000 engineering, physics & mathematics memorial scholarship to
Parker Baranowski from funds of an
endowment from the Shelton Gay
estate. Two $500 named scholarships went to Tyler Bradfield and Jordan Robinson from funds provided
by the June and Daniel Orndorff
family.
Jamie Strawderman
received $500 from funds from the
Red Funkhouser family. A $500
scholarship was presented to Chass
Reel from funds provided by Diane
and Doug Coffman.
Tiffany Benjamin, daughter of
Tony and Kerry Benjamin, plans to
attend West Virginia University
majoring in accounting and plans to
be a CPA.
Jackie Funkhouser, daughter of
Rodney and Amy Funkhouser, will
be attending Pierpont Community &
Technical College and plans to be a
radiology assistant.
Morgan Mongold, daughter of
Chris and Lisa Mongold, plans to
attend Potomac State College majoring in business technology.
Jordan Robinson, daughter of
Tracy Brady-Robinson, plans to
attend Concord University majoring
in biology and hopes to be a physician assistant.
Casey Showman, daughter of
Gary and Sarah Showman, Jr, plans
to attend West Virginia University
and has chosen dentistry as her
future vocation.
Parker Baranowski, son of Carl
and Pam Baranowski, plans to attend
West Virginia University and major
in computer engineering.
Tyler Bradfield, son of David and
Tina Bradfield, will be attending
World Wide College of Auctioneering in Iowa and Potomac State College, He plans to be an auctioneer
and also a major in agriculture technology.
Chass Reel, son of Melissa Reel,
will be attending Davis and Elkins
College majoring in hospitality and
restaurant management.
Jamie Strawderman, daughter of
Bradley and Krista Strawderman,
plans to attend Fairmont State University majoring in biology. She
hopes to continue in the medical
field and become a pediatrician.
Each year the above scholarships
and the John W “Bus” Orndorff
Truck Driving/Transportation Scholarship are available to East Hardy
seniors.
The association wishes these
graduates every success in their chosen fields. The association thanks
those individuals, businesses, and
organizations that have so generously
contributed to the fund so that it may
assist East Hardy High School graduates achieve their higher educational
goals.
Tiffany Benjamin
Jackie Funkhouser
Morgan Mongold
Jordan Robinson
Casey Showman
Parker Baranowski
Tyler Bradfield
Chas Reel
Jamie Strawderman
1016
JAMES WILLARD WEBSTER
BETTY L WEBSTER
224 SPRING AVE
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 07/03/2013
Gregory L Ely
Clerk of the Hardy County Commission
7/10, 7/17 2c
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ESTATE NAME:
EXECUTRIX:
Accepting Bids
Regional Education Service Agency 8 is accepting sealed bids for the
following used vehicles. Bids are due at the RESA 8 office, 109 South
College Street, Martinsburg, WV by July 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Bids
will be opened at 11:30 a.m. that same date. Vehicles may be viewed by
appointment only. Contact the RESA 8 office to schedule between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for
holidays, 304-2673595. All vehicles are sold in AS-IS condition. Terms of
sale shall be CASH or Certified Check, made payable to RESA 8. Titles
will be mailed to the buyer upon check clearance from the bank. The
Buyer assumes full responsibility for removing all purchased items. The
vehicles must be removed by August 7, 2013, 12:00 p.m.
RESA 8 reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to award the contract
to other than the high bidder, to accept any or all alternates, to waive
irregularities, and/or formalities, and in general to make the award in
any manner deemed by it, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest
of RESA 8. If you have questions, please contact RESA 8, Jane Lynch,
Executive Director, or Linda Taylor, Finance Manager.
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engine; automatic. Tilt steering wheel and cruise control. Moon roof.
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Thank Goodness for Large Hay Fields
Photo by Andrew Funk
Unexpected guests landed in Dennis Funk’s hay field on Tuesday afternoon. The plane experienced
engine problems during a flight from New York State to Florida. Both passengers were uninjured and
continued their journey to Florida. The airplane will require some repairs before it can return to the
air.
Registration for Poultry BBQ Contest Is Being Accepted
West Virginia Poultry Association, WV Department of Agriculture
and the WVU Hardy County Extension office is pleased to announce the
annual youth Chicken BBQ Contest
for youth ages 9-18. It will be held on
Wednesday July 24 at Moorefield
Middle school from noon until 3 pm.
Chicken and grills will be provided
and there is no cost to participate.
The Awards include prizes in
each Senior and Junior Divisions.
Cash gift cards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
places plus a special Award, separate
from above placing, Unique BBQ-ed
Chicken $25 Gift. All participants
will receive free gift bag and be able
to keep the grill provided.
The following rules and information apply:
1. All West Virginia youth ages 918 may participate. There is no entry
fee. All youth can each lunch at no
cost, if reserved on registration form.
Ages (by that day): 9-12 Jr. Division, 13-18 Sr. Division .Age at day
of contest
MIKE’S CONSTRUCTION LLC
MIKE’S EXCAVATING
Michael Feigley, Owner/Operator
Purgitsville, WV 26852
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304-538-6324
FREE ESTIMATES
Remodeling, Garages, Roofing,
Siding, Decks, Ponds, Ditches,
Driveways, Shale, Gravel ETC.
2. Each contestant will prepare
one, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound chicken
halves provided to them by the contest. It is understood that contestants
will practice at home prior to the contest on their own.
3. There will be a 2 1/2 hour time
limit on the preparation of the
chicken. Contestant is to turn in
product at the end of stated cooking
time. The contestants will be scored
according to score sheets by 3 judges.
4. Barbecue grills and charcoal
will be provided for all contestants,
which they will be required to use.
Contestants may keep grills on completion of contest. No additional
lighter fluid or cooking devices are
permitted.
5. All other equipment and supplies, including sauce, must be furnished by the contestant. Sauce may
be commercial or private recipe
(recipe must be provided to judges).
Contestants may use a meat thermometer. Grill lids or grill covers will
be permitted. Commercial devices
for covering of meat or baskets during cooking will not be permitted;
only aluminum foil wrap may be
used. No alcohol use. Chicken shall
not be marinated or injected with
fluid in the contest.
6. Each contestant will present
one barbecued chicken half to the
panel of judges at the conclusion of
their cooking on plates provided. No
garnishes will be permitted on the
plates when submitted to the judges.
7. No contestant will be allowed
to have any means of identification as
to name or representation. Contestants will work alone, except for setting up for the demonstration or in
case of an emergency, as determined
by contest monitors.
For a registration form, contact
the WVU Extension/4-H Office at
the Hardy County Courthouse at
304-530-0273.
Special exhibits will also be presented! Come learn about the Poultry industry and food production!
Spectators are welcome.
For an opportunity to win a
Samsung
Galaxy 2 Tablet
Stop by the Library!
$3.00 donation
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Hardy County, Inc.
HARDY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY • 102 N. Main Street, Moorefield
• 304-538-6560 • Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m.–noon
A Last Look
See more photos of
old Moorefield High on
the Examiner Facebook page.
Photos by
Jean Flanagan
and Mike Mallow
Some floors had to be completely removed because of asbestos.
Rooms were completely emptied of furniture.
At left, some people left
messages for demolition crews.
Lockers in classrooms will be
demolished with the building.
Above, the hallway without
It was determined that a mural was too expensive to retain. The pictures were painted directly on the plaster, which was backed with
lockers looks especially bare.
wire lattice. It would have cost several thousand dollars to cut the pictures out and remount them.
Equipment and supplies slated to go into the portable classrooms is being stored in the school’s gym.
A First Look
Outdoor hallways – a panoramic image shows the walkways leading to the portable classrooms at the temporary Moorefield High School.
The portable classrooms are handicapped accessible.
Each “pod” has two classrooms.
Students will notice Boys and Men, Girls and Women bathrooms.
The Men and Women bathrooms are handicapped accessible.
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Section B
July 17, 2013
West Virginia Poultry Convention and Festival
Poultry Shavings
As the Litter Goes, So Goes the Flock
By Jean A. Flanagan
Moorefield Examiner
Much has been written about
poultry litter - its benefits to farmers because of its nutrient content
and its detriment to our waterways for the same reason.
But little, it seems, has been
written about the wood shavings
that make up the poultry litter.
Since wood shavings are used as
bedding in poultry houses, the
modern poultry industry could not
exist without them.
Tim Regester has been making
poultry shavings for more than 20
years. Last year the G. P. Regester,
Inc. saw mill made 3,389 tons of
dried shavings. The process is not
as simple as one would think.
Shavings are made from pine
or other soft wood. The logs are
sawed into 6-foot sections and
dropped into a bin that moves
back and forth over the shaver.
Heavy equipment moves the pine logs from outside to the shaver.
“It’s like a planer blade that
shaves the logs,” Regester said.
The Regester mill has two shavers that work eight or more hours
every day.
The shavings are sucked out of
the shaver and into a hopper that
feeds a dryer. The dryer is 12-feet
in diameter and is constantly rolling on a track. The shavings are
heated to a temperature of 160
degrees and are dry in about 10
minutes.
When the shavings are dried,
they are dropped into a shaker,
which shakes the sawdust out of
them. The sawdust is used as fuel
for the dryer.
From the shaker, the shavings
are blown into 45-foot trailers.
The Regesters load three trailers
a day. They sell to Foltz Litter in
Mathias, Keplinger Shavings in
Moorefield, RBP Litter Service
in Harrisonburg, Va. and a host of
small farms.
The average poultry house is
500-600 feet long and 60-70 feed
wide. Chicken houses use three
inches of shavings, while turkey
houses use four inches. Therefore,
the average chicken house will
have 3,000 cubic feet of shavings
and a turkey house uses approximately 3,600 cubic feet for a total
clean out. Because of cost, nutrient management and the availability of litter amendments, total
cleanouts are done only once ev-
Jack Funk loads logs into the shaver.
ery one to two years in most cases.
But poultry growers must monitor
litter moisture and temperature to
reduce disease and stress on the
birds.
“There’s no such thing as a too
dry litter,” said Kevin Foltz of
Foltz Litter. “There is litter that’s
too wet and that will cause problems. The birds actually get mold
in their lungs.”
The Foltz family have been
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2B - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, July 17, 2013
70th Annual Poultry Convention and Festival
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, JULY 20
7:00 p.m.
2013 WV Poultry Pageants — Landes Art Center, Petersburg
Annual Hen and Rooster Singles/Doubles Bowling Tournament. Open daily, July 21-27
TUESDAY, JULY 23
Producer Educational Program
Poultry producers have a choice of attending the Educational Program either Tuesday or Wednesday evening.
Both programs will include a dinner and the expert presentations will be the same both evenings. To make
reservations please contact Mr. Landon Ketterman, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 612, Moorefield, WV
26836. Deadline for reservations is July 15, 2013.
Tuesday Evening at the Oak Flat Ruritan Building, Brandywine:
6:00 p.m.
Welcome and introductions.
Steve Conrad, Turkey Producer, WVPA Vice President for Turkeys
Dinner by the Oak Flat Ruritans
7:10 p.m.
“Environmental Update,” Mr. Matt Monroe, Assistant Director - Environmental Programs,
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
7:40 p.m.
“Production Economics,” Dr. Dan Cunningham, Professor Emeritus, Department of Poultry
Science, University of Georgia.
8:45 p.m.
Final Questions and Adjourn.
Wednesday, JULY 24
Youth Day Program
Activities held at Moorefield Middle School
8:30 a.m.
Registration for youth participating in 4-H and FFA Poultry and Egg Judging Event.
9:30 a.m.
4-H and FFA Poultry and Egg Judging Event.
10:00 a.m.
Poultry Industries Exhibits and Tours available.
11:30 a.m.
Registration for youth participating in the BBQ Cookoff Event.
11:45 a.m.
Youth Luncheon.
12:30 p.m.
BBQ Cookoff Event.
1:15 p.m.
Poultry Industries Exhibits and Tours available.
3:15 p.m.
Presentation of Awards.
A special industries exhibit will be available for youth and other guests to visit during the morning and
afternoon activities. A tour of the WV Department of Agriculture’s Moorefield laboratory and complex will
be arranged for the morning and afternoon sessions at 10:15 and 1:30 respectively. Please let Dave Workman know of your intentions to attend.
AWARDS - In each senior and junior divisions
1st Place: $35 Store Card • 2nd Place: $25 Store Card • 3rd Place: $15 Store Card
Special Award (separate from above placing): Unique BBQ-ed Chicken $25 Gift Card
All cookoff participants get a T-shirt, and keep the round lawn grill provided.
For more information contact David Workman, WVU Extension Service 304-530-0273.
Producer Educational Program
Wednesday evening at Moorefield Church of the Brethren, Moorefield:
6:00 p.m.
Welcome & introductions - Honorable Allen V. Evans, 54th District, WV House of
Delegates, Broiler Producer
Dinner by Moorefield Church of the Brethren
7:10 p.m.
“Environmental Update,” Mr. Matt Monroe, Assistant Director - Environmental Programs,
West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
7:40 p.m.
“Production Economics,” Dr. Dan Cunningham, Professor Emeritus, Department of Poultry
Science, University of Georgia.
8:45 p.m.
Final Questions and Adjourn.
Speaker Biographies for the Tuesday and Wednesday evening dinner meetings:
Dr. Dan L. Cunningham
Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia
Dr. Cunningham received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University in Poultry Science in 1969
and 1973, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Poultry Genetics and Breeding from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University in 1976. He has had appointments in extension, teaching and research at
West Virginia University (1976-78), Cornell University (1978-88), and the University of Georgia where he
served as Professor in the Department of Poultry Science. From 1992-2008, Dr. Cunningham served as
Extension Coordinator for the Department of Poultry Science, the University of Georgia. From 2009-2010
he served as Interim Coordinator for the College of Agricultures’ Homeland Security Program.
His areas of interest are poultry management, economics, environmental and zoning issues and biosecurity
for poultry producers. During Dr. Cunningham’s career, he has authored 155 research and extension publications, made more than 400 professional presentations (national and international) and conducted over
300 workshops and training programs for industry and other professionals.
Dr. Cunningham retired in 2011 and is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Poultry Science,
the University of Georgia.
Matt Monroe
Assistant Director – Environmental Programs
Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division, West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Matt Monroe received his Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude from Morehead State University
in 1997. After graduation, he worked for a short time in the wastewater treatment industry in Kentucky and
then moved to West Virginia to work for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
During his 15 year tenure at the Department, his responsibilities have included aquaculture regulation and
promotion, water quality monitoring program oversight, development of nutrient management and CAFO
programs and involvement in environmental issues such as Chesapeake Bay restoration, the Gulf of Mexico
Hypoxia initiative, water quality trading and state nutrient criteria development.
Matt has been married for 20 years, has three boys and resides in Petersburg, WV.
Thursday, JULY 25
Golf Tournament at Valley View Golf Course
Teams of 4 — Tee Time: 7:45 a.m. - Limit to 28 teams of 4 players.
Tee Time: 1:00 p.m. - Limit 28 teams of 4 players.
The teams will be on a first registered and time preference basis. The fees will be $65 per player or $260
per team. The cost will cover green fees and carts for 18 holes and lunch. Lunch will be served between
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will also be on the course.
To register contact Dick Riggleman at 304-538-6564 for tee times.
6:00 p.m.
Fireman’s Parade. Sponsored by the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Company #46.
Friday, July 26
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Moorefield Middle School, served by Roy Harper and the Moorefield FFA.
WVPA 2013 Annual Meeting - Comments from state agencies, institutions and industry
leaders. Moorefield Middle School.
Other Friday Events
6:00 p.m.
The President’s Dinner - Moorefield Middle School.
Contact the WVPA Office at 304-530-2725 or email wvpa@hardynet.com.
Special guest speaker: WV Commissioner of Agriculture, Walt Helmick
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turkey farmers since the 1930s.
Kevin’s father, Stanley started the
litter business in the early 1950s.
Most poultry farmers take the
crust off the litter when the flocks
are taken for processing. “They’ll
mix it up so it lasts longer,” Foltz
said.
Foltz said poultry farmers have
tried various mediums to put on
the floor of their houses.
“We’ve tried rice hulls and peanut hulls,” he said. “In fact, we’ve
used peanut hulls and they’re not
too bad. But nothing works as well
as dried wood shavings.”
And without those shavings, the
poultry industry would not be the
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The 12-foot-diameter dryer heats the shavings to 160 degrees and the shaker (right) removes
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1958 - Patricia Mathias
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1960 - Judy Burns
1961 - Marcia Evans
1962 - Deborah Sindy
1963 - Phyllis Wise
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Feathered Heroes Played Key Roles in 1812 War
By Brice Stump
The Daily Times
It was not good day in August
of 1813 for chickens near St. Michaels.
A rogue cannonball, fired from
a British ship toward the town on
the Miles River, caused havoc
when it hit “Mr. Banning’s chicken house,” that stood between
St. Michaels and Royal Oak, two
miles away.
When the feathers settled, history was made.
“The only fatalities of the War
of 1812, in Talbot County was the
death of three chickens hit by a
cannonball,” said Talbot County
historian Jim Dawson. “The British attack on St. Michaels let loose
a volley of various-size shot and
one hit the chickenhouse, killing a
Chanticleer and two hens.”
It was the same attack that rallied townspeople to defend their
community by supposedly hanging lanterns in treetops at night
to encourage the British to overshoot the town. It was also the
same attack during which a hot
cannonball struck what is now the
Cannon House, in the riverside
town, and bounced down the interior staircase, where it left scorch
marks on wooden treads.
“This chicken tale has been part
of the oral history of the area, but
it never seems to have gotten the
exposure like the story about the
lanterns in the treetops,” Dawson
said. “That one cannonball managed to knock off three chickens
remains itself quite a feat.”
It was not the only role a chicken played in the War of 1812. A
``domestic cock’’ is credited with
having alerted St. Michaels town
folk that the “British are coming’’
the night of the attack.
According to Oswald Tilghman,
writing in 1915, “It is customary
for those who would deride this
affair (the Battle of St. Michaels)
to say in mockery that the only
blood shed within the lines of
defense was that of a domestic
cock, who, during the battle, was
encouraging the soldiery with his
‘shrill clarion.’ But if there was no
blood spilt by the Talbot people
during the battle there was some
after and because of it (on the
British side).
“In later years, much was made
of the story of this brave rooster
whose shrill crowing was said to
have alerted the locals that the
British were coming and whose
life was cut down in its prime by
a cruel cannonball fired by a British marksman to forever silence
his `clarion call to arms,’’’ Dawson explained, laughing. “This
Paul Revere of the poultry world
deserves recognition, and as soon
as archaeologists can locate the
site of the chickenhouse, perhaps
a bronze statue can be erected to
the memory of this brave warrior
chicken who saved St. Michaels.”
As for the cannonball that
killed the chickens, Dawson said,
it hangs in the post office at Royal
Oak. It is the larger of the two
Battle of St. Michaels cannonballs
that hang in a custom-made iron
cage from the ceiling.
“These two cannonballs gave
life to their own legend: that they
were the very cannonballs which
gave Royal Oak its name. The
story as it was told later claimed
that the British also fired on Royal Oak and that these two cannonballs lodged in the giant oak
tree there, hence the name Royal
Oak,” Dawson said. “The British
never fired on Royal Oak, and if
they had, the cannonballs could
never have traveled the two miles
from St. Michaels to Royal Oak
with enough force to lodge in a giant oak tree there; and Royal Oak
had acquired its name long before
the War of 1812. In fact, the local
militia company named itself ‘The
Hearts of Oak’ during the Revolutionary War. That big oak tree had
inspired the town’s name, not the
cannonballs.
“But almost every legend contains an acorn of truth, even this
one. And, in fact, the two cannonballs hanging in the giant oak tree
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were not fired at the tree. What
really happened was that after
the battle, someone brought them
back to Royal Oak for souvenirs,
had a local blacksmith make a
wrought iron cage to hold them,
drilled a hole through one of the
branches of the old oak tree where
he hung them up for all to see,’’ he
said.’’ Only on the Eastern Shore
could one see relics of the War of
1812 hanging up in a post office,
one of which was responsible for
the murder of three chickens.’’
In 1907, author J.H. K. Shannahan Jr. wrote that chickens were
to blame for the Battle of St. Michaels, in a rather unusual, roundabout way.
“As the British fleet came up
the Chesapeake Bay, it got a whiff
of the aroma arising from the frying pans in which the pullets were
assuming a beautiful brown and
put into the Eastern (side of the)
bay to investigate,’’ he wrote.
Tales of a crowing “sentry” cock
and three dispatched chickens are
not the only fowl incidents of the
War of 1812. A tempestuous, apparently very plump and formidable setting goose was called upon
to protect the Travers family silver
on Taylor’s Island in Dorchester
County.
Pat Neild lifted a hefty and sizable teapot (or more likely a coffee pot) from a cupboard in his
Taylor’s Island home and set it on
the dining room table.
“This is the teapot that my
mother told me had been hidden
under a goose during the War of
1812,” he said. “The story was
handed down through the family
on her side.”
When word reached islanders
that the marauding British were
offshore, and knowing of their
reputation for burning and pillaging homes and plantations, Aunt
Polly “Polly Dove” Critchett Travers hastened to protect the family
silver. The safest place for a teapot and silver tray: tucked under a
setting goose.
“I have heard a setting goose
can be very aggressive,” Neild said.
The silver went undiscovered. As
for the goose, it was lucky, indeed,
that it did not become dinner fare
aboard a British ship.
The family did not escape
unscathed. Neild said Polly’s
husband, John, had been taken
aboard a British ship and his boat
seized. In a peculiar move, Polly
and her friend, Mary Gadd, had a
slave row them to the vessel. Polly
convinced the officers to free her
husband, which they did, but kept
his boat.
The tale was told from one
generation to the next of how
Polly and Mary were entertained
with grace and dignity, and even
the slave was given a slice of cake
during the negotiations. Even a
silver tray, which may have been
pilfered from a raided Maryland
estate, was supposedly given to
Polly by the officers during her
on-board visit.A bit of lore from
another line of the family holds
that the name of the Royal ship,
Marlborough, was engraved on
the serving piece. Not a bad day’s
work for Polly and company.
What has come down to Neild
is the teapot. The goose, he surmised, must have been of considerable size to conceal a small
watermelon-size teapot, a silver
serving tray and a half dozen eggs
or so under her fluffy down. Of
all the objects in the house, none
have such an entertaining story as
that of the teapot. It has become a
dear family heirloom.
In a scene reminiscent of TV’s
“Antiques Roadshow,” where the
appraiser has some bad news to
share about the provenance of a
certain antique heirloom, Neild
was informed by author Ralph
E. Eshelman, while working on
his book, “Chesapeake Legends
and Lore from the War of 1812,”
with Scott Sheads, that there was
a problem with the family legend.
It seems the teapot was manufactured by James Dixon and Sons, a
firm that was not operation under
that name until 1822. Polly, who
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“I was disappointed to hear
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always been told in the family that
Aunt Polly Critchett Travers hid
that very teapot under the goose.
In all these years, we never had
anybody look at the teapot and tell
us any different.”
There’s more bad news, too.
“All that property where Aunt
Polly lived, on the bayside of Taylor’s Island, has all washed away
into the Chesapeake Bay, all
gone,” Neild said.
Yet the legends of a crowing
cock that saved St. Michaels, the
death of three chickens by a British cannonball that was fired into
lanterns dangling from tree limbs
in St. Michaels and a setting goose
on sentry duty remain to entertain
and amuse.
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W.Va. Poultry Association Turned 79 This Year
The West Virginia Poultry Association, now in its 79th year, was
organized during Farm and Home
Week at Morgantown, in February 1934, by a small group of enthusiastic poultrymen.
Founding officers of the association in 1934 were president,
George G. Gwynn, Fairmont; vice
president, Mrs. Oscar Goetgeluck,
St. Marys; Secretary, H. M. Hyre,
Morgantown; treasurer, George
Myers, Shepherdstown. Members
of the executive committee were
E. S. Humphrey, Belleville; G. B.
Steward, Morgantown and D. M.
Winegrove, French Creek.
Presidents who have served the
organization since its foundings
are George G. Gwynn, Fairmont;
Harold Chesrown, Morgantown;
H. K. Rowley, Morgantown; P.
C. Atha, Jr., Fairmont; J. E. Weidlich, Roanoke; Ray A. Williams,
Wolf Summit; C. B. Heitt, Moorefield; W. D. Tuckwiller, Lewisburg;
C. B. Cosco, Washington; H. T.
Berry, Parkersburg; Joe Dasher,
Moorefield; Robert Weidlich, Roanoke; H. D. Thorne, Horseshoe
Run; Jack Rudolph, Intermont;
Donald Baker, Sr., Moorefield;
James Duckworth, Lewisburg; Irvin Bowman, Moorefield; Ray C.
Funkhouser, Wardensville; Calvin
Germroth, Moorefield; Robert E.
Ludwig, Baker; David P. VanMe-
ter, Petersburg; Grover M. See,
Moorefield; Robert E. Ludwig,
Baker; A. Clyde Ours, Jr., Moorefield; Donald W. Biller, Lost City;
Rodney A. Crider, Moorefield; C.
Elwood Williams, Moorefield; J.
Leroy Cook, Moorefield; Delmer
Schell, Scherr; Allen V. Evans,
Dorcas; Dennis E. Zirk, Milam;
Loring E. Barr, Rig; Linda S.
Burgess, Moorefield; James T.
McClung, Franklin; Howard B.
Hardy, Rig; Dennis A. Funk, Kirby; Andy Walker, Old Fields and
present president Dale Walker,
Fort Seybert.
The organization held its first
convention as an individual organization at Jackson’s Mill State
4-H Camp, Sept. 25-27, 1939. The
entire cost, including meals and
lodging for three days, was $4.25
per person.
Succeeding annual conventions
were held at Jackson’s Mill except
for a period of World War II, until
1952. From 1952 to date the convention has been held in Moorefield except in 1984, 2002 and
2007 when no conventions were
held due to the Avian Influenza.
The convention has been combined with a Poultry Festival,
which includes an outstanding
Beauty Pageant, Firemen’s Parade, Chicken Barbecue and other
entertainment features sponsored
by the Moorefield Volunteer Fire
Department, the Moorefield Lions Club and Hardy County Rod
& Gun Club.
In 1953, the organization’s
Board of Directors decided to attempt to strengthen the association.
With the help of the West Virginia Poultry Improvement Association, which donated $500,
the organization hired Cecil Reed
as part-time secretary, the Association’s first salaried official, who
served until 1955.
The following year J. Z. Elison
was selected as executive secretary and served until the fall of
1957, when he was succeeded by
Wilson H. Smith until 1974 when
Grover M. See was elected. Grover See retired in 2004, and Emily
Funk was then elected and served
until September 2010. Landon
Ketterman is currently serving the
position.
Since 1953 the Association has
been much more active and in a
much stronger financial position.
It has supported youth activities,
4-H and FFA. It has financed a
strong educational program for
members annually. This success in
large measure is due to the acceptance of leadership responsibilities by industry people.
Officials of the State University,
Experiment State and Extension
Service and the WV Department
of Agriculture are to be commended for their guidance and
untiring assistance to the state’s
poultrymen in building an effective organization. Industry leaders
readily agree that, except for the
perseverance of these able public
officials, the Association might
never have weathered the apathetic attitude of many industry
members in its early development
stages.
Effective Jan. 1, 1961, the Association joined hands with a
35-year-old Virginia State Poultry Federation under a loose affiliation agreement designed to
increase the effectiveness of the
two state organizations in promoting better profit opportunities for
Virginia and West Virginia poultrymen.
Although the formal “loose affiliation” no longer remains in effect, the two state organizations
continue to share ideas and work
together.
With industry leadership coming to the front, the future of the
organization as an effective in-
strument to cope with mounting
industry problems seems assured.
There appears to be an increasing awareness among foresighted
poultrymen that a strong association can accomplish many things
which they as individuals could
not hope to achieve and that the
outcome of do-or-die efforts to
maintain and improve the profit
potential for West Virginia poultrymen hinges on effective teamwork through an aggressive industry-wide organization.
Commissioner Helmick to
Speak at President’s Dinner
West Virginia Commissioner
of Agriculture Walt Helmick will
be the main speaker at this year’s
President’s Dinner.
Helmick was elected in 2012
and assumed office Jan. 14, 2013.
He is a Webster County native,
born at Bergoo in 1944. He graduated from Webster Springs High
School and earned a B.A. Degree
from West Virginia Institute of
Technology. He is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma
Economic Development Institute,
Hobart Technical Center, Lincoln
Welding School and Mendenhall
School of Auctioneering.
He taught welding for five
years at Pocahontas County High
School before being elected to the
Pocahontas County Board of Education in 1976. He then served
nearly 10 years as President of the
Pocahontas County Commission.
Advancing to the state level, he
won a seat in the House of Delegates in 1988 and was appointed
to fill an unexpired term in the
West Virginia Senate in the Fall of
1989. The district he represented
is geographically the largest state
senatorial district east of the Mississippi River.
As a member of the Senate, he
held several leadership positions,
including eight years as Chair
of the Finance Committee. He
was also appointed Chair of the
Standing Committee on Banking
and Insurance, the Committee on
Military and Public Safety, and
the DNR Committee. He sat on
numerous committees including
Education, Industry and Mining,
and Military. He served 24 years
on the Senate Agriculture Committee, his longest tenure on any
single committee.
Commissioner Helmick has
also been active in the business
community as owner of H & S
Welding Supply, Home Health
Supply and Snowshoe Ski Resort’s
Mountaintop Athletic Club. He
operates a natural spring water
bottling company on his 200-acre
farm in Minnehaha Springs, with
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Tips for Starting a Backyard Flock
A backyard flock may be started for various reasons, as a hobby,
showing chickens, pets for children, for meat and/or eggs for
family and friends. Whatever the
reason, it is a good idea to do a bit
or work before you start to consider the type of bird to raise,
the number of birds for the flock,
and where they will be housed.
One should consider whether
poultry can be kept in the particular residential environment
and also the type of neighbors you
have. Are they agricultural or urban? Are they likely to object to
poultry being raised in the vicinity of their homes? What type of
housing will be used for the birds?
It should be of an adequate size
for the number of birds, not easily
accessible to predators, and easily
ventilated in summer and heated
in winter.
An important consideration
is the type of full-time work the
owner already has. The fact that
a flock is in the backyard does not
mean it will not need care and attention. If one does not have a lot
of spare time, raising a backyard
flock is not a good idea because it
will not be worth the expense to
start the project.
Problems in Poultry Production
Selection of chicks, poults, and
mature birds – These need to be
of good stock and from a diseasefree program, or else nothing
good will materialize even with
good management and care.
The age of the birds also needs
to be considered. Birds may be
purchased as day-old chicks, or
starter chicks (2 to 4 weeks old).
Day-old chicks may be cheaper,
but they will need to be brooded
and culled. Starter chicks may be
more expensive at the start, but
they will not need to be brooded,
and they have a lower mortality
rate.
Size of enterprise – This should
be considered before anything is
purchased. Consider the amount
of space, the amount of help
you will have, and the amount of
time you will have to spend on
the flock. This is especially true
in the beginning when the birds
are young and need extra care. If
you do not know too much about
poultry raising, it is not wise to
start with a large backyard flock.
Housing – This is important
and needs to be considered before
the birds are purchased. Will they
be allowed to be 100 percent free
range, or will they be housed in
some type of structure? Problems
with complete free range may include wandering onto someone’s
property, loss due to predators,
and difficulty accounting for birds
and eggs laid (for layers). Wildfowl have more access to freerange birds, which increases the
likelihood for disease spread.
Some type of enclosure is advisable. It should allow for adequate
light, ventilation at all times, heating in winter, cooling in summer,
and access for feeding, watering,
cleaning, and egg collecting. The
enclosure should be large enough
to prevent overcrowding. Overcrowding is not healthy for the
birds and adds stress to their lives,
encouraging cannibalism and
spread of disease. A few perches
within the enclosure will help the
birds exercise and contribute to
muscle development.
Bedding material – This is usually made of some type of industrial waste (sawdust, peanut or
rice hulls, chopped straw, corn
stover, ground corncobs, sand,
pelletized newspaper) both to act
as a cushion and to absorb moisture from spilled water and fecal
material. This is usually laid out to
a depth of 4-6 inches. It should
be crusted out periodically to remove the caked and wet portions.
It should be frequently topped up
with new material.
Disease and parasites – However well maintained a flock is, it
is prone to certain diseases and infection by parasites. The producer
should be aware of this and make
sure that birds are adequately
protected from these and provide
treatments when they do occur.
It is a good idea to consult with
a local veterinarian or Extension
office about disease problems and
how best to treat them. Chicks are
usually vaccinated against certain
diseases, but consulting with an
Extension faculty member or veterinarian will help you keep other
diseases at bay.
Feeding and Management – A
flock may be very well maintained,
but poor-quality feed and water
will offset excellent management.
Feed will need to be formulated
for the particular bird (layers or
broilers), and the nutrients will
need to target the specific age
(starter, finisher, grower). For a
backyard flock, it is not economical to make up one’s own feed. It
is better to buy good-quality commercial feed. This will make sure
the flock has feed of consistent
quality. Water should be potable
and free of chemicals and bacteria. It should also be of a comfortable temperature. Birds will not
drink if the water temperature is
too warm or too cold.
Marketing – What strategies do
you have to sell your eggs or birds
to friends and neighbors? How
are you going to ensure the consistent quality of your products so
that your customers keep coming
back? Eggs need to be collected
daily to prevent them getting
overly dirty or being destroyed.
Are the eggs going to be washed
before sale or sold as is? They will
have to be refrigerated and packaged for sale.
How will dead birds be disposed of? - This is particularly important from a health standpoint
and also from a social point of
view. Neighbors will not look favorably on carcasses in a regular
dumpster. The owner may have to
build an onsite mini-composter to
accommodate normal mortalities,
or use burial pits or incineration.
In an area with a high water table,
use of burial pits may not be permitted. The local health department will have to be consulted for
a permit.
Record Keeping – For anything
that is a business enterprise, it
is essential to keep records of
weekly and or monthly expenditures. These include chickens/
birds bought, mortality levels,
feed bought and consumed, cash
purchases, eggs produced, and income from eggs and or birds sold.
By keeping such records, trends
can be noticed and problems
corrected before they get out of
hand.
References
- Bundy, C. E. and R. V. Diggins,
1954. Livestock and Poultry Production. Prentice-Hall, Inc., New
York.
- Ensminger, M. E., 1991.
“Feeding and Managing Poultry”
in Animal Science (9th Edition).
Interstate Publishers, Inc., Danville, Ill.
- Schaible, P. J., 1970. Poultry:
Feeds and Nutrition. AVI Pub.
Co., Inc., Westport, Conn.
Feed consumed by the laying
hen is used mainly for body maintenance. Nutrients in excess of
those necessary for maintenance
can be used for egg production.
Research results of many investigators have been used to determine levels of nutrients needed to
permit the laying hen to produce
optimally.
A poultry feed must supply the
necessary protein, carbohydrates,
fats, minerals, and vitamins in
their proper proportion. A major
cause of problems in small flocks
can be related to improper nutrition.
The laying hen of today has
been genetically improved and
as a consequence is unable to live
and produce eggs efficiently on
the same type of feeding regime
that its ancestors were fed 30
years ago.
Feeds are composed of a variety of feedstuffs. This allows a nutrient deficiency of one feedstuff
to be offset by the nutrients of another feedstuff. The palatability
of feedstuffs must be considered
in formulating rations for poultry.
If chickens will not eat the feed,
the palatability is suspect.
Diets for poultry vary depending upon their intended purpose.
A feed designed for laying hens is
not adequate for optimal growth
in broilers, nor is a broiler feed
proper for laying hens.
Rations are manufactured in
a feedmill as mash, pellets, or
crumbles. Pelleted or crumbled
feeds are generally used in meat
production, seldom in egg production.
Pelleting reduces feed wastage,
reduces the presence of salmonella organisms, and minimizes
selection of feed ingredients by
the chicken.
Environmental
temperature
can alter feed intake by the hen.
Cold temperatures of winter will
increase feed consumption because of the hens’ increased need
for energy to maintain body temperature.
Warmer
temperatures
on
the other hand will decrease
energy needs and thus, feed
intake,because less heat needs
to be produced to maintain body
temperature. Because of these
changes in feed intake, it is important to insure that the hen is
receiving adequate protein, vitamins, and minerals.
It is best that a diet be fortified with more protein, vitamins,
and minerals in the warmer summer months. Adequate calcium is
extremely important in the summer. Calcium is needed for shell
strength and bone formation. If
inadequate calcium is in the diet,
you may notice poorer shells, eggs
without shells, or hens developing
leg problems.
Laying mash should be at least
15 percent protein. Higher protein levels are of value during hot
weather when feed consumption
decreases. When pullets are coming into and reaching peak production, nutritional requirements
are higher and it would be best if
higher protein levels of 16 to 18
percent were fed. After the birds
have peaked, the protein level can
be decreased.
An all-mash feeding system is
most often used for laying hens.
Mash rations are commercially
available at local feedmills and
have been formulated to provide
in proper amounts all the necessary nutrients for the hen. The
laying mash fed to commercialtype egg birds should be free
choice.
If broiler-type breeders are
used for production of eggs, a
restrictive feeding program must
be utilized to prevent obesity.
If scratch grains are used, they
should be fed in conjunction with
a mash containing a higher level
of protein than that required
when an all-mash feed is used.
Programs and activities offered
by the West Virginia University
Cooperative Extension Service
are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap.
West Virginia University, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and
West Virginia Counties Cooperating. If a conventional MashScratch System is composed of 50
percent scratch grains, the mash
should be 20 percent protein. If a
greater portion of scratch grains is
desirable, a higher protein mash is
necessary. Whatever the ratio of
mash to scratch, a minimum of 15
percent protein should be maintained.
Home-grown grains can be
used in a mash-scratch system
when
economically
feasible.
Scratch grains may include wheat,
oats, barley, or buckwheat.
Wheat is a good source of energy. It is high in carbohydrate and
low in fiber. It has a relative value
of about 95 percent that of corn.
A wheat-based diet generally
lacks the pigments which favor
the yellow color found in yolks.
Barley contains less energy than
corn or wheat, and more energy
than oats.
If barley is fed as a scratch feed,
it should not constitute more than
75 percent of the scratch feed.
Barley is not as palatable as
other feeds and needs to be introduced to the hen gradually. Oats
are a good protein source but are
a low-energy feedstuff. Heavy,
thin-hulled oats have a better feed
value than lightweight oats. The
higher fiber content makes oats
less palatable. Oats are generally
not used in excess of 50 percent of
the scratch grain mixture.
A scratch mixture composed of
at least two grains is usually best
for the performance of the laying
hen. It is usually fed in late afternoon. It may be scattered on top
of the litter or placed in separate
hoppers.
Overfeeding of the scratch will
lower the feed intake of the mash
and thus decrease protein intake
by the hens. The decreased protein intake can result in management problems and/or lower production.
Different environmental temperatures require different feed
energy levels. The energy requirement of the hen is greatest during
the winter, and rather than altering the amount of scratch fed, it is
better to alter the type of grains
in the scratch feed. During winter increase the amount of highenergy grains (corn, wheat, milo)
in scratch feed. During summer,
when energy intake needs to be
decreased, use a scratch feed
which utilizes primarily oats or
barley. The availability of oystershell and granite grit is desirable.
The oystershell will ensure that
the hens are receiving an adequate amount of calcium for the
manufacture of good egg shells.
The grit, while not necessary if an
all-mash system is used, is necessary if a scratch feed is used. The
grit will help to grind the whole
grains and will result in better
utilization of the feedstuff by the
hen.
If your hens are on range or
have access to the outside, it
would be best to continue to feed
a balanced ration. Little is to be
gained and much lost when the
hens are left to scavenge for feed
and are unable to receive adequate nutrients.
The contents of an egg are the
sole source of nutrients for the
developing embryo. Thus, if you
plan on taking eggs from your
backyard flock and incubating
them, the hens’ diet needs to be
considered. Ideally, a breeder diet
would insure that the embryos will
have sufficient nutrients to result
in optimum matchability. If you
feel you need to have a fortified
diet for your breeders, contact
your state extension specialist for
advice.
One of the most important and
most often overlooked nutrients
is water. It is imperative that clean
water be available to the birds at
alI times. This may be difficult
during the winter, when water can
freeze, but every effort must be
made to accommodate the hens
so that production will not suffer.
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The Pilgrim’s Moorefield Fresh Plant recently
achieved a milestone of one million hours worked
without a lost time incident.
The team members at the plant were rewarded
with a celebration of appreciation on Thursday, May
30 and Friday, May 31.
Each team member was also given a T-shirt to
commemorate the occasion.
The Moorefield management team cooked a luncheon, provided some fun games and congratulated
each team member for a job well done.
The Fresh Plant strives to assure that each team
member leaves the facility as healthy as they entered.
This goal was obtained due to the strong safety commitment from the management team, safety representatives and the hourly team members.
Williams to Be Inducted in WV
Ag and Forestry Hall of Fame
C. Elwood Williams
The West Virginia Agriculture
and Forestry Hall of Fame Foundation has selected Hardy Countian C. Elwood Williams as one of
four outstanding individuals for
induction in 2013. These individuals will be honored at the WVAFHF annual banquet at Jackson’s
Mill, Saturday, July 20. A reception will begin at 5 p.m., followed
by dinner and the induction ceremony at the Jackson’s Mill dining
hall at 6 p.m.
Williams is one of the architects
of the modern poultry industry.
While working at Pierce Foods
in Moorefield, Williams helped
to develop “Wing Dings,” which
led to wings becoming the most
popular appetizer in the nation.
He helped design new cookers,
batterers and breaders for the
plant -- designs that are now used
throughout the industry. Williams
has traveled the world to open
new markets for poultry and other
further processed meat products.
The Williams family still raises
breeder hens, Suffolk sheep, commercial and purebred Black Angus cattle and club calves on their
Misty Mountain Farm.
Enshrinement in the WVAFHF
is reserved for those individuals,
businesses, organizations, institutions and foundations that have
made outstanding contributions
to the establishment, development, advancement and improvement of the agricultural, forestry
and family life of West Virginia.
The WVAFHF Foundation was
chartered in 1974. In 1976, the
Board of Governors voted to include forestry professionals in the
Hall of Fame.
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Princeton Rallied Past Moorefield
Story & Photo
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Moorefield Junior League Baseball has been accustomed to being
in charge of the scoreboard and on
a couple of occasions were in the
driver’s seat before being driven
into the ground with a walk-off
RBI single by Princeton, 8-7 during last Saturday’s state tournament action.
“You don’t take anyone lightly
at the state tournament. These
kids know how to play the game of
baseball,” Princeton Coach Tucker
Meadows commented.
“Even when they jumped out
on us early, I had confidence we
would play to the last out. That’s
what our kids did.”
Moorefield certainly didn”t sit
on their laurels, but rather came
ready to attack with a four-run first
inning.
“I’m not quite sure what happened out there today,” Moorefield Coach Tim Sions stated.
“The boys played hard. There’s
a lot of good competition down
here. We’re just going to have to
play harder, that’s how its got to
be.”
Moorefield loaded the bases
from the start: Rion Landes (error), Holden Sions (single), and
Drake Baker (walk).
Blake Conrad rocked Princeton
starting pitcher Jacob Harmon
with a two-run producing RBI
double.
Moorefield’s Jestin Cosner kept
the momentum going with an RBI
single and Conrad was waved on
home during the play, but was
thrown out at the plate.
After a flyout, Jacob Stickley
poked an RBI single and reached
second base while the throw home
went wide.
Harmon stopped further damage with a final strikeout.
After a flyout, Princeton’s Seth
Meadows was given a walk by
Moorefield pitcher Holden Sions.
Harmon stepped to the plate
looking to get those runs back as
he rocketed a shot down the right
field line for an RBI double.
Another walk was given pushing
the pitch count to 20, then a fielder’s choice out came at third base
and an attempt for a double play at
first base sailed wide.
Rion Landes ended the inning
with an amazing catch while colliding with Sloan Williams.
Both teams changed pitchers
in the second inning as Princeton
put Meadows on the mound and
Moorefield handed the ball over to
Jestin Cosner.
Princeton’s defense shut the
door in this frame, then Moorefield allowed a single to start things
off before Dakota Cecil hit into a
fielder’s choice and Cosner closed
the inning with two consecutive
strikeouts.
hit by Tyler Hamilton, took a moment to collect the ball and threw
him out by a step to end the inning.
Moorefield started chatter in
the dugout, getting pumped up for
a 7-4 lead in the fourth inning.
Moorefield loaded the bases:
Sloan Williams (leadoff single),
Stickley (reached on error), and
Brock Dolly (bunt single just past
dive attempt of pitcher).
After a strikeout, Landes
smashed an RBI double plating
two runs and Dolly just barely slid
underneath the tag at third base.
Sions hit a sacrifice fly for a 7-4
edge, but Landes was caught in a
rundown.
Princeton’s Nick Shrewsburg hit
a leadoff single, then Cosner followed with a strikeout and groundout.
Meadows drove the ball down
the left field line for an RBI single
making it 7-5, then the inning ended on a fielder’s choice.
Cosner blasted a two-out double past a diving attempt in left
Moorefield Junior League catcher Seth Hoyt looked down in dis- field, but was left stranded.
may as Princeton’s Cole Cochran slid into home plate to cap a
Princeton cut the deficit to 7-6
game-winning rally during the state tournament in Princeton.
in the bottom of the fifth as Ethan
Webb was hit by pitch, moved on a
Moorefield’s batters went down the ball eluding Seth Hoyt’s glove, balk, then scored on an error as the
ball just barely went over the glove
in order again in the third inning.
but the out was recorded at first.
Meadows was hit by a pitch in
Princeton’s Hunter Hill laid of Matt Mongold in right field.
Princeton pitcher Dakota Cecil
the leadoff spot, then Harmon down a bunt, avoided a tag from
forced three consecutive flyouts in
reached on an error as Moore- Cosner and a run scored.
field right fielder Jacob Stickley
Caleb Pennington hit the game the sixth inning.
Princeton tied the game at 7-all
dropped the ball.
tying RBI single plating two runs.
Cosner tossed a strikeout with
Landes knocked down the next as Nick Woods beat the throw for
a single, then a walk was given to
Levi Nash, and Meadows hit an
RBI groundout.
Moorefield’s defense ended the
inning with a double play.
Moorefield couldn’t find the
base path as Cecil tossed a strikeout and forced two groundouts.
Princeton could feel something
positive coming after Cole Cochran singled by a close step, then
Cosner countered with a strikeout.
Pennington hit the walk-off
game-winning RBI single into left
field with the throw coming to
catcher Seth Hoyt who couldn’t
snatch it backhanded as Cochran
approached.
“I give credit to Moorefield, they
have a solid baseball team. it was
just a real good baseball game. My
first baseman got some humongous
hits and we had good base running.
Moorefield’s pitchers were good at
picking us off, so we hung close
until he was in his windup,” Coach
Meadows remarked.
Moorefield’s quest for a state
championship hit a snag, but
bounced back with a 22-2 victory
over Madison.
“It’s a great thing for us to be
able to represent not only Moorefield, but District 6 itself,” Coach
Sions noted.
District 6 runner-up Hampshire
County came to support Moorefield.
Moorefield will play in the semifinals against Mountaineer.
Hardy County Softball Shines Bright in Barboursville
East Hardy’s Madison Strawderman kicked up a cloud of dirt while
sliding safely into third base under the tag attempt of Sophia’s
Melinda Kostenko during the major softball state tournament in
Barboursville.
Story and Photos
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
The West Virginia Little League
State Softball Tournament in Barboursville has been inundated with
runs by Moorefield and East Hardy.
Hardy County’s squads combined
to outscore opponents 68-8 in the
first four contests.
Moorefield 10-11 Softball took its
first two games by storm with victories of 29-2 and 22-1 which placed
Moorefield in the championship
contest on Monday.
“It’s awesome [to represent
Moorefield],” Moorefield manager
Julie Cook remarked.
“They came out ready to play ball.
They’ve been practicing for weeks
for this one week and it paid off.”
East Hardy Major Softball started
the state tournament with a 14-3 victory over Sophia, then edged Mul-
lens 3-2 before being shutout 10-0
by host Barboursville.
“The keys were playing as a team,
making routine plays, and putting
the ball into play. We were pitching
strikes and good things happened
behind our pitcher,” East Hardy
manager Bradley Strawderman
commented.
“It means a lot to represent East
Hardy. The girls worked very hard
to make it down here. We hope they
can represent.”
East Hardy was runner-up in its
pool play, but now guaranteed single
elimination playoff format which
started on Monday.
Moorefield got the jitters out in
the first inning early Friday morning
as Barboursville took advantage of
an errant throw into the dugout after
a single by Daysi Hicks off Moorefield pitcher Bekah Cook to score
the first run and Alexis McComas hit
an RBI single prior to Moorefield
first baseman Alyssa Vetter making
a solo double play with a catch and
tag.
Barboursville issued ten total
walks and Moorefield scored nine
times on past balls during a 13-run
performance in the first inning.
Cook and Emma Baker were both
walked and scored on past balls to
knot the game at 2-all against Barboursville pitcher Daysi Hicks and
catcher Madison Boyd.
Hanna Carlson was given a bases
loaded walk and catcher Lindsey
Rinker (hit by pitch) scored on a
past ball.
Vetter (walk) scored on a past ball
for a 4-2 edge.
Marissa Ratliff, Remi Hinkle,
Bekah Cook, and Madison McGregor were given consecutive
walks, then Anna Riggleman, Carlson, and Ratliff all came home as the
ball zipped to the backstop.
Hinkle scored on a past ball, then
Baker hit a two-run RBI single for a
10-2 lead.
Moorefield wasn’t finished as
Rinker hit an RBI double, then Vetter reached on an error as another
run scored.
Riggleman was walked and Carlson hit an RBI groundout.
Cook iced the Barboursville batters with two strikeouts and forced a
pop-up in the second inning.
Moorefield kept the scoring party
going with nine more runs in the second inning.
Cook singled, then McGregor
and Baker hit back-to-back RBI
doubles and Rinker followed with
an RBI triple.
Vetter was walked and Rinker
scored on a past ball.
Riggleman was walked, then
Carlson hit a blooper just over the
pitcher which plated one run.
Ratliff reached on an error as one
run came home and anther scored
on a past ball.
Cook hit an RBI single and another run came home on a past ball.
Moorefield eased up, getting runners to leave early to get out.
Baker came in for relief of Cook,
issued a walk before retiring the
next three Barboursville batters on
strikeouts.
Moorefield put the icing on the
cake with seven more runs in the
third inning.
Rinker, Vetter, Carlson, and Macie Zirk all scored on past balls.
Cook garnered an RBI groundout
for a 28-2 advantage.McGregor hit
a bunt single, then Baker plated another run on an error.
Baker closed the game with a
groundout and two strikeouts.
It was more of the same against
Hedgesville as Moorefield won 22-1.
Clay County eliminated Barboursville with a 30-29 victory.
Hedgesville beat Clay County
26-2 and 17-1 and faced Moorefield
again in the state championship on
Monday.
East Hardy Major Softball had
the afternoon matinee on Friday,
cruising to a 14-3 victory over Sophia.
Skye Metzer has been on fire as
the leadoff batter starting games for
East Hardy and Friday was no different with a single to get the momentum rolling.
Madison Strawderman hit a bunt
single, then Metzer scored on a past
ball and a walk was given to Brooke
Miller.
Emma Baker hit a sacrifice fly and
Leanna Basye hit an RBI single for
a 3-0 edge.
Baker had good command on her
pitches as Sophia was forced into
groundouts and pop-outs.
Makayla Wilkins hit a one-out
single, but courtesy runner Julia
Hahn was thrown out at second base
on a fielder’s choice off the bat of
Metzer.
Strawderman was walked, then
Metzer scored on an error.
Brooke Miller hit an RBI single
Baker followed with an RBI single
for a 6-0 lead.
Leanna Basye came in to pitch for
East Hardy.
Sophia’s Savannah Brogg hit the
ball toward first and there was some
confusion as to who was retrieving it
and no one covered first.
After a strikeout and walk, Harleigh Hall hit into a fielder’s choice
and Brogg slid safely home as the
pass home went awry.
Sophia cut the lead in half, 6-3 on
an error and RBI groundout.
East Hardy responded by loading the bases on walks in the bottom of the third inning, then Hahn
hit an RBI groundout and Metzer
smacked an RBI single.
Sierra Dispanet scored on a past
ball.
East Hardy held a 9-3 lead entering the fourth inning.
Sophia managed to walks, but the
East Hardy defense made the routine plays on ground balls to retire
the side.
East Hardy’s Emma Baker
smashed a leadoff triple, then consecutive walks to Basye and Jessica
Smith loaded the bases again.
Lexi Strawderman hit into a fielder’s choice, but Baker safely scored
as the ball went to the backstop.
The backstop was getting a workout at the state tournament.
A walk was given to Dispanet and
Basye scored on a wild pitch.
Hahn hit a bases loaded RBI single, then Metzer hit the game winning RBI single plating two more
runs, 14-3.
East Hardy (2-1) played Monday
against Fayetteville in the quarterfinals.
Grant County (3-0) earned a bye
after defeating Ripley 2-1, Summersville 21-0, and Boone Northern
11-3.
Grant County will face the winner
of the East Hardy-Fayetteville game.
In a show of good sportsmanship, Moorefield showed support
at Grant County’s game and Grant
County came to watch East Hardy.
Moorefield’s Anna Riggleman slid into home plate during a past
ball as Barboursville’s Alexis McComas waited for the throw at the
10-11 softball state tournament in Barboursville last Friday.
Moorefield Flexes Muscle at States in Bridgeport
Story & Photo
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Moorefield
9-10
Baseball
opened the WV Little League
State Tournament action in
Bridgeport with back-to-back victories over Central Greenbrier
6-0 and Oak Hill 4-1.
“In these wins, we’ve had excellent pitching these past two days.
Luckily we’ve had timely hitting to
put a couple runs on the board,”
Moorefield Coach Ritchie Baldwin commented.
“We’ve given up one run in 12
innings here at the state tournament. In six games we’ve given
up eight total runs. That’s pretty
impressive, that says a little something about your pitching. We’re
happy where we’re at and we’ll see
what happens.”
Moorefield’s
pitching
has
reached a pinnacle of success that
hasn’t been matched as Hayden
Baldwin, Isaac Van Meter, and
Keenan Mongold have been keeping opponents swinging at the air.
Baldwin and Van Meter com-
bined for the shutout against Central Greenbrier on Saturday.
Stepping to the plate and making things happen has been a total
team effort with different players
creating positive outcomes for
Moorefield.
Van Meter only needed seven
pitches to get through the first inning as his defense turned a double play.
Oak Hill pitcher Lane Jordan was up to the task handling
Moorefield’s potent offense with
three strikeouts and allowing a
double by Baldwin in the initial
frame.
Van Meter mixed in two walks
with two strikeouts before giving
Oak Hill bases loaded by hitting a
batter in the second inning, then
composed himself and escaped
the jam with a strikeout.
It took time for Moorefield
to adjust to the pitching as Jordan forced two groundouts and
notched a strikeout.
In the top of the third, Oak
Hill’s Seth Crosiel hit a leadoff single, then Mongold turned
double play to Mason Ours at first
base and Van Meter closed the
door with a strikeout.
Jordan painted two strikeouts
around a walk to Branson See,
then Van Meter launched the ball
just over the leaping attempt of
Zane Wolfe for a double.
Baldwin reached on an error as
the ball was thrown past first base
and advanced to second.
Mongold was walked, then Van
Meter scored on a past ball before
a strikeout ended the inning.
At this point, Jordan had
thrown 70 pitches compared to 36
by Van Meter.
Van Meter notched two more
strikeouts in the fourth inning,
then Moorefield added two runs
for a 4-0 edge.
Moorefield’s Jaydon See hit the
first pitch off Oak Hill reliever
Crosiel for a leadoff single and
moved to second on a poor throw
to the infield.
Ryan McGregor came in for
See and stole third base, the Karson Reed hit an RBI single.
Branson See singled and Reed
stole third base on an error and
tried to reach home, but was
tagged out by the lunging dive of
Ty Errington
Matthew Jenkins hit an RBI
single for a 4-0 lead.
In the fifth inning, Wolfe
walked, then Errington reached
on an error and the attempt for an
out at third was knocked out on
the slide.
After a pop-up for the first out,
Wolfe jetted home for a run as
Moorefield was distracted for a
moment.
Van Meter made a catch in foul
territory while colliding with his
catcher, Hayden Baldwin who
went down briefly with an injury
and showed true grit staying in
the game.
A groundout retired the side.
Moorefield’s Mason Ours
singled as Oak Hill’s infielder
tripped with the ball with one out,
then Errington sandwiched two
walks around a strikeout to load
the bases.
Oak Hill got out of the jam with
a fielder’s choice tag.
Moorefield’s
Van
Meter’s
69th pitch resulted in a double
by Bradley Lokant to leadoff the
Moorefield’s Ryan McGregor leapt safely for third base on a steal
as Oak Hill’s John Paul Errington took his eye off the ball, then
made a tag with an empty glove during the 9-10 baseball state
tournament in Bridgeport.
sixth inning, then Mongold came
in to close.
Mongold fanned the next two
batters, walked one, then put the
game on ice with a final strikeout
using 20 pitches.
Moorefield had one more game
in pool play action this past Monday before starting the playoff
single elimination format.
“Anytime you can take a group
of kids out of Moorefield to the
state tournament, that is special.
We want to represent it right. We
don’t want to set a bad example
of the name across our chest.
They’ve done exactly what we’ve
told them and having fun,” Coach
Baldwin remarked.
Potomac Valley
Squandered Lead
In Winchester
Story and Photo
By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
The old adage ‘no lead is safe’,
must be true for Potomac Valley
Post 64-78.
Potomac Valley jumped out to an
early 5-0 lead, but failed to control
the momentum as Winchester Post
21 rallied twice to win 10-7.
“We kind of went to sleep there
for a couple of innings,” Potomac
Valley Post 64-78 manager Kevin
Reed commented.
“They’ve got an excellent program here and you’re not going to
beat a team like this when you don’t
play a full nine innings. We’re kind
of in that funk right now where we
can’t get over the hump and beat
good teams.”
Potomac Valley’s Hunter Warner
got a leadoff walk, stole second and
slid into third safely on errant throw
during fielder’s choice on hit by
Shawn Skovron, then scored. Skovron moved to third base on the play.
Alex See smashed a two-run
home run for a 3-0 advantage.
Potomac Valley pitcher Daniel
Hevener was tagged for a leadoff
single by Winchester’s Taylor Loudan, then Nick Goode’s hit took an
unusual hop just past the glove of
Ryan Colaw.
Hevener notched a strikeout, then
Skovron caught a fly ball and gunned
down the baserunner at third with
Colaw finishing the double play.
Warner and See were given walks.
Warner scored on a past ball moments before Colaw smacked an
RBI single for a 5-0 edge.
Winchester (14-1) got on the
scoreboard with an RBI double by
Russell Repasky, plating Ryan Hartigan in the bottom of the second
inning.
There was no score increase in the
third inning, then Potomac Valley
(10-18) only managed one base runner in the fourth inning on an error,
but stranded the runner.
Chase Smallwood got a leadoff
walk for Winchester, then after a
groundout Jacob Funkhouser singled.
Smallwood scored on a fielder’s
choice making it a 5-2 game.
Brian George got on base with an
error and two outs and slid safely to
third base on a single hit by Justin
Smith who was thrown out at second
while attempting a little extra on the
hit.
Winchester put its rally caps on
and dominated the fifth inning, scoring seven runs to take a 9-5 lead.
“[Down 5-0] At that point, wejust
told them we have a lot of game left.
I’ve seen our bats come alive inning
by inning. We just play for the big
inning,” Winchester Post 21 skipper
Steve Smallwood remarked.
“Sometimes we get it, sometimes
we don’t. That early in the game, you
just have to keep playing the base-
ball game and see what happens. We
were fortunate enough to get that
big inning. It was just a matter of
time, I have that much confidence in
my team.”
Winchester loaded the bases, then
Cody Unger and Smallwood (2) hit
back-to-back RBI singles to knot the
game at 5-all.
John Bentley singled, then Potomac Valley recorded an out at
home with a fielder’s choice.
Hartigan came through again
with an RBI single and another run
came home on an error.
“[Hevener] He has a really
great split-finger and curveball. He
pitched well, we were off-balanced.
It was tough to hit,” Coach Smallwood noted.
Potomac Valley sent in Ryan Hedrick for relief and notched a strikeout before Justin Angel plated two
more runs for a 9-5 lead with an RBI
single.
Potomac Valley catcher John
Starkey managed to take second and
third on errors, then Keaton Funk
was walked.
Skovron hit a sacrifice fly and the
throw to third base was late.
See plated Funk as Winchester’s
defense made another error and Potomac Valley cut the deficit to 9-7.
Colaw singled on a chopper with a
high bounce, but the top of the sixth
ended on a groundout tag.
Hedrick got defensive help as
Skovron made a sensational diving
catch, then Hedrick sandwiched two
strikeouts around a double by Smallwood.
Winchester’s defense made a
double play to end the top of the
seventh inning.
Angel hit an RBI single for a 10-7
advantage and Starkey got the last
out on a pickoff at second.
Potomac Valley failed to produce
anything in the eighth inning and
Winchester tried to pad the lead
with a leadoff single by Loudan,
but Potomac Valley turned another
double play on a combination effort
by Funk, See, and Brandon George.
Potomac Valley had one last opportunity to emerge victorious as
Colaw and Brandon George were
given walks to start the last frame.
Winchester’s Ethan Emmart
closed the game with three consecutive strikeouts.
Potomac Valley split two doubleheaders over this past weekend:
Parkersburg (5-3, 4-6) and Grantsville (5-4, 8-11).
Potomac Valley (12-20) closes the
regular season this week: Romney
tonight (H), at Bridgeport tomorrow, Saturday hosting Jefferson and
Clarksburg, then to Elkins on Sunday to wrap things up.
The American Legion area tournament is held at Romney next
weekend (25-28) and the state tournament is at Morgantown from July
31 to August 4.
Potomac Valley Post 64-78’s Ryan Colaw applied the tag at third
base on Winchester Post 21’s Taylor Loudan to complete a double
play on a pass from Shawn Skovron.
East Hardy Wildcat
Little League
Football
Final Sign-up
Wednesday, July 31 • 7:00 p.m.
at the East Hardy Little League
complex in Baker, WV
Open to incoming 4th–6th graders
Physicals can be done before or after
the meeting but must be completed
by August 12 to be eligible to play.
Free physicals can be had at
any Hahn Medical location.

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