I love a parade. And I reallylove a Veterans Day parade be-cause it’s not just a joyous cele-bration of America’s freedom –it’s also a grateful salute to thebrave men and women of whohave helped to preserve thatfreedom.

With every snap of a flag,every blast of a bugle or crackof a drum during a VeteransDay parade, I am remindedthat the freedom we are cele-brating has been secured andpreserved by the courage andsacrifice of American patriots.And I am filled with pride inevery veteran in the parade.

This is the 10th consecutiveyear we have observedVeteransDay with our country at war.And that fact should be asolemn reminder for everyone

of our nation’s obligation to themen and women who have sac-rificed and suffered for thecause of America’s security.

Not one of these courageousAmericans should have tocome home from war and faceanother fight – a fight for the

benefits, services and care theyhave earned as veterans. In thislong war, one of the longest inour country’s history, they haveserved us well. We must do thesame for them.

The men and women of ourcountry go to war with a noblepride, a raw courage, and a firmconviction that the power ofAmerica’s values is at least asgreat as the power of America’sweapons. It has been that wayfor every generation of Ameri-cans that has been willing tostep into the line of fire for theirfellow countrymen for the last237 years, from Concord toCalais to Khe Sanh to Kabul.

But rarely is it easy for theseheroes to come home from war– even in victory, as they always

Manchin’s Message from the Hill to the Mountains:

Honoring OurVeterans AllYear Long

November 9-10, 2012

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CHARLESTON - Fifteen highschool choirs fromacross the statewill participate in the First Lady’sFestival of Songs from 10 a.m. to2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, intheNormanL.FaganWestVirginiaState Theater at the Culture Cen-ter, State Capitol Complex inCharleston.Eachof thechoirswillhave a 15-minute performanceduring the daylong event. Theevent is sponsoredby theWestVir-ginia Division of Culture and His-tory (WVDCH), West VirginiaDepartmentofEducationand theArts and the West Virginia HigherEducation Policy Commission.

Commissioner Randall Reid-Smithof theWVDCHsaid“Wearedelighted to welcome these tal-ented young performers to theCultureCenter to celebrate theartof vocal music. The First Lady’sFestival of Songs is just one exam-ple of how the Division is workingto promote the arts in the Moun-tain State.”

TheFestivalof Songsprogramisfree and open to the public.

The performance schedule is:10 a.m. Roane County High

School Ensemble10:15 a.m. Riverside High

School Melodic Fusion10:30 a.m. Nitro High School

Showcats10:45 a.m. Winfield High

SEE CHOIRS ON PAGE 7

Veterans honored in Putnam County

These are the men and women who have served the country. They were all recognized Nov. 4 outside the Putnam CountyCourthouse in Winfield. Photo by Justin Waybright.

SEE VETERANS ON PAGE 7

STORMPICTURES

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HONORING OURVETERANS

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First Lady’s Festivalof Songs to Feature15HighSchoolChoirs

On Sunday, November 4th, Patriotismwas alive at the 5th Annual VeteransAppreciation Day in Winfield. Morethan 50 showed up to honor thosewho have served and sacrificed forour great nation. Photo by JustinWaybright.

Let The Gallery be apart of your Christmas

CelebrationWhether it's your location or

our private room for up to 25,we cater to every taste andbudget.

Our attention to detail andusing only the freshest ingredi-ents to make our food fromscratch sets us apart in makingyour event something you willbe proud of.

Dinners start at $9.95 per per-son.

Contact us to book your eventnow. But hurry, spaces are fillingup.

The Gallery - 3750 TeaysValleyRd. Hurricane, 304-757-8925;Email: gallerygirl1@live.com.

Putnam Co. BoardMeeting Changed

The Putnam County Parks &Recreation Commissionchanged the Board meetingfrom Nov. 1, 2012 to Nov. 8, 2012for 7 p.m. If any questionsplease feel free to call 304-562-0518 ext. 10.

Revival ServicesBuffalo Church of God will

have guest speakers on SundayNov 11th –Wednesday Nov 14th.

• David Bowen will speakon Sunday, 11 AM & 6 PM

• Mitchell Burch willspeak on Monday – Wednesday7PM nightly

Special music each service.Pastor Jake Eldridge invites all

to share in these revival services.Call 304-937-3447 or 304-937-

4187 for additional information.

Veteran's Day ProgramThe Rock Branch Independ-

ent Church located at 133 CrossLanes Drive Nitro, WV will behaving a special Veteran's DayProgram on Sunday, November11, 2012 beginning at 11:00am.Please come join us as we honorourVeterans and those currentlyserving in the military.

In the Art Gallery at theClay Center

Gallery Divided - A Head-to-Head Matchup Between Mar-shall & WVU Art Faculty - onlythrough November 11

The art gallery is neutralground for the Mountaineersand Thundering Herd as the cre-ative minds of each school's artfaculty compete.

2013 Pool Discounts(25% off Wave Pool and

County Pool Passes)October 15 – December 21,

2012This Holiday Season the Put-

nam County Parks & RecreationCommission is giving a 25% dis-count on 2013 Season Passes. AGreat Stocking Stuffer!

To purchase Season Passescontact the Putnam CountyParks and Recreation Office byDecember 21 at 562-0518 Ext.10.

The Clay Center’sFun Lab

Join us in the classrooms onthe second Saturday of eachmonth from 12 – 4 pm for a se-ries of fun-filled, hands-on artand science experiences. Funlab is included in Museumgallery admission, which is freefor members or just $7.50 foradults and $6 for children.

November 10 – Abstract SelfPortraits – Look at yourself in awhole new way as you makeyourself into an abstract master-piece.

Winfield CommunityChurch hosts Food

PantryWinfield Community Church

offers a Food Pantry to assistthose in and around the com-munity. New hours of operationare 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 3rdSaturday of each month at thechurch office, 3680 WinfieldRoad, Suite B, Winfield.

For more information pleasecall the church office at 304-586-1146, M-F from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Winfield Community Churchis located at 144 Rocky StepRoad in Scott Depot. Sundayworship begins at 10:45 a.m.

Free Lecture at theClay Center

“Impressions: Conversationson American Prints and Print-making” will be held Thursday,November 9-10, at 6 pm with

Linn Meyers, Freelance Artist(Washington D.C.).

What is it like to be a workingartist today? Listen as Meyersshares her experiences workingfor The Phillips Collection andSan Jose Institute of Contempo-rary Art, where she was hired toproduce an edition of prints.

Curves of St. Albans tooffer Free Fitness

AssessmentsJoin Curves of St. Albans, the

second Tuesday of every month,for “Free Fitness Assessments’.These assessments will be of-fered to anyone who wants toknow their BMI and Body FatPercentage.

BingoEvery Wednesday night (7:00

p.m.) VFW Post 9097, Teays Val-ley Road. Public invited.

Free! Lunchtime Lectureat the Clay Center

Healthy Holidays with ChefApril Hamilton on Wednesday,November 14, 12:15, Art Gallery

Are you looking for healthyfood ideas for your holidays?Join Chef April Hamilton as sheshares some of her own tips andhealthy recipes.

Do you enjoy workingwith Children?

And want to work out of yourown home? Then home-basedchild care is the ticket for you.As a home child care provideryou have the luxury of makingyour own flexible scheduleand being your own boss.

More importantly, you havethe power to make a positivedifference in the lives of manyyoung children.

You must be 18 years of age orolder and your home must meetthe state requirements.

If interested please call LinkChild Care Resource and Refer-ral Agency today at 1-800-894-9540 or 304-523-9540. In theLogan, Boone, and Mingo area,please call 1-304-752-3932.

Polio Survivors Sup-port Group Meetings

The WV Chapter of Polio Sur-vivors Support Group meets atnoon every second Saturday atCAMC Teays Valley Hospital.Meetings are held in the Confer-ence Room, which is locatednext to the cafeteria. For moreinformation please call 304-736-6325.

Nitro SeniorCitizen Center

The Nitro Senior Center, Sec-ond Avenue and 21st Street, isopen from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.weekdays. Lunch is served at11:30 a.m. All seniors are invitedto visit, have lunch, play pool orcards, use exercise machinesand enjoy other activities. Forthose needing a ride, the seniorvan is available by calling 304-

755-5502 before 9 a.m.

2012 Capitol City Art &Craft Show to be held atCharleston Civic Center

November 16 - 18thCharleston, WV - There is

truly a cornucopia of creativityat the 45th Annual Capitol CityArt and Craft Show, everythingfrom the simple to the sublimecan be found within the artist’sbooths. Nearly 160 creative arti-sans display treasures from tra-ditional to contemporary forsale including jewelry, pottery,photography, fine arts, stoneand metal sculpture. For manycustomers it’s an annual ritualto spend a day here, seeing theirfavorite exhibitors and meetingnew ones, buying new works in-cluding gifts for the approach-ing holiday season. The showwill feature artisans from sevenstates. The Country Kitchen willbe offering delicious fall fa-vorites and vendors will providespecialty food items.

Each year the sponsoringKanawha City Lions Club pro-vides the 15,000 visitors a week-end showcasing a Civic Centerfilled to the brim with high qual-ity original items at affordableprices. Many of the craftsmenare demonstrating products inprogress. Visitors can also enjoysampling a variety of West Vir-ginia produced food productslike salsa, dips, jellies, pickles,meatballs, cakes, sauces andwine. Regional authors will alsooffer book signing.

Since the Show’s inception,

the Lions Club have used theproceeds of the event to donatemore than $1.25 million dollarsto state and local charities, aswell as providing more than$100,000 in eyeglasses for localresidents.

Craftsmen provide doorprizes that are drawn continu-ally. The first 250 attendees eachday are given a “Lions Buck” dis-count coupon good for a dis-count on your first purchase. Acoloring contest for childrenprovides cash prizes to winnersin various age groups.

Persons attending the showare encouraged to bring non-perishable food products, whichare provided, to local foodpantries. Each year Lions areable to collect several thousandpounds of food to help those inneed.

Join us during this most glori-ous Fall season as we “paint apretty picture” for our attendeesand our community. Show timesare 4 PM - 10 PM on Friday, No-vember 16; 10 AM - 10 PM onSaturday, November 17; andnoon - 6 PM on Sunday, Novem-ber 17. Admission is $5 foradults and $1 for children under12 years.

Free ScrapbookingClasses

Free Scrapbooking classes“On a Budget” are held atHometown Senior Center everyMonday & Thursday at 10 a.m.For more information, call 304-586-2745.

Winfield,West Virginia, USPS 451-160The Putnam Standard (ISSN, 451160) is published weeklyat P.O. Box 179, Winfield, WV 25213. Yearly subscriptionrates: In-County $22.00; In-State $38.00; Out-of-State$48.00. Bill Unger, Publisher. Periodical Postage paid atMain Post Office,Winfield,WV, and additional mailing of-fices under the act of March 3, 1979. Postmaster: Send Ad-dress changes to the Putnam Standard, P.O. Box 179,Winfield, WV 25213. We reserve the right to accept or re-ject and to edit all news and advertising copy.

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Hurricane Sandy brought snows - and we’re talking BIG snows - toparts ofWestVirginia with power outages galore!

And although Putnam and Cabell counties weren’t hit as hard as theupper mountain regions, officials decided to postpone Trick-or-Treatuntil Thursday, November 1st.

By Thursday, children were eager and more-than-ready to go insearch of all those treats! (Photos by JustinWaybright).

Finally… it’s Trickor Treat Time!

Leon McCoy, legendarycoach and All American foot-ball player, will be the guestspeaker for the 18th AnnualPutnam County-wide Thanks-giving Dinner, on Tuesday, No-vember 13, in the beautifulCommunity Meeting Room ofFirst State Bank, 3754 TeaysValley Road, Hurricane, WV.The program will beginpromptly at 11:30 a.m., andcontinue to 1:00 p.m.

This year’s dinner is open toeveryone in Putnam andneighboring counties whowishes to attend. Tickets forthe traditional ThanksgivingDinner with dessert and drinksare just $15.00 each. Reserva-tions for tickets need to bemade quickly by calling TinaMcComas at 304-562-2606 or304-638-3493. The deadlinefor reservations is 12 noon onMonday, November 12. Toguarantee your seat at the din-ner, make your reservationtoday.

The speaker is a nationallyknown football player andcoach of Kanawha and PutnamCounties. A Charleston nativeand two-time All-State footballplayer at Charleston High,McCoy became a coaching leg-end at Winfield High, where hecompiled a 213-68-1 recordthat included state champi-

onships in 1985 and 1987 (13-0teams) and five other 10-0 reg-ular seasons.

McCoy was a starter at centerfor seven games as a Universityof Tennessee freshman in 1947after which he left the Vols andheaded home to Morris HarveyCollege, where he was an All-West Virginia Conference pickin 1949, 50 and 51 and an All-American in 1950. At Winfield,he coached the Generals to 11playoff appearances, includingseven in a row and won 41 con-secutive games, a state record.

In addition to football andweight training, he played thepart of “Lil Abner” in an AlCapp film shown worldwide.He has been teaching andcoaching for 57 years. All hisformer players and coaches areespecially invited to attend thisdinner to give support to theirgreat coach.

Members of various serviceclubs, civic, social, educa-tional, religious, political or-ganizations and churches areurged to call and make theirreservations and arrangementsfor paying for the meals assoon as possible. You may in-vite your family, friends, busi-ness associates, politicalleaders, church members andneighbors to attend this inspir-ing event. Nobody is excluded.

Everybody is invited. You maypay for your reservation at thedoor by check or cash -- $15per person.

Music will again be the kindthat adds immeasurably to theentire event. We can look for-ward to the caliber of music wehave enjoyed in recent yearsled by Dr. Melissa Pratt. Wewill again present the specialsegment For This We GiveThanks.”

Tina McComas, President ofthe Putnam Rotary Club, isasking all who attend to bringnon-perishable food items tothis special countywide dinner.

You are invited to bring asmuch as you wish to help re-plenish the various Commu-nity Food Cupboardsthroughout the county. Sup-plies are depleted in all ofthem. Many, more than usual,will need our generous helpthis year for their family’sThanksgiving Dinner. Parkingis also available at The Gallery,immediately west of and be-side the bank.

You and your guests willenjoy traditional Thanksgivingfood at its best, catered by TheGallery, known for its superiorculinary presentations. The

meal will be ready when theprogram begins 11:30 a.m. Youmay arrive early and enjoy aleisurely meal with old andnew friends. Many meet forthe first time at this annualevent. Call Tina McComastoday at 304-562-2606 or 304-638-3493 and make your reser-vations for this inspiring event.

The Putnam Standard Community News November9-10,2012–Page3

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Free consultations withAttorney Mitch Klein

TEAYS VALLEY – West TeaysElementary students took astep into the past Oct. 26 attheir annual Fall Festival.

West Virginia history wasalive as children learned aboutcentury-old cooking, huntingand basic survival.

“They’re having a ball,” saidWest Teays KindergartenTeacher Judy Hamilton. “Ithink the students love it andlook forward to it. They get tolearn things they wouldn’tfrom a book.”

Hamilton’s class stood inline to get fire-cooked bacon,while learning about the rootsof their W. Va. heritage.

Hamilton said it is impor-tant to know state history. Herclass of kindergarteners waseager to learn Appalachianhistory.

“At this age they are like

sponges, and they absorbthis,” she said. “Events likethis bring excitement to ourclasses.”

While Hamilton’s class en-joyed fresh bacon, other stu-dents learned about

Appalachian weapons, cloth-ing and lifestyle. The childrensmiled while taking hayridesand picking pumpkins. Thescene painted a perfect fall-time picture.

West Teays Principal Valerie

Fowler was happy to showcaseW. Va. Heritage at her school.

“This gives the students apicture of what they learn inthe classroom,” Fowler said.“We want our students to beaware of our history, and we

want this to be a fun day, but alearning experience and edu-cational day as well.”

Fowler said the childrenenjoy this day, and look for-ward to it all year.

WV History Alive inTeaysValleyBy JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Children watch as men and women re-enact how life in W. Va. was more thana century ago. Photo by Justin Waybright.

Students at West Teays Elementary learn about Appalachian history while thesmell of freshly cooked bacon fills the air. Photo by Justin Waybright.

Leon McCoy, legendary football coach, tospeak at Putnam CountyThanksgiving Dinner

Leon McCoy

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Debbie’s Poetry CornerBy Debra J. Harmes-Kurth

Send your poetry to Debra Harmes-Kurth

1042 Pike Street • Milton,WV 25541

Aaron BaileyCampbell BaileyJosh LemleyAl WoodyDenzil VickersGary BillsKenneth ChambersBuck WoodardHollie BaileyPhyllis BailsJeremy BarrisJoan BessMary BirdBryce Breeden – November 8thDale Milton – November 15thCaitlyn Skaggs – November 16thSherry Chapman – November 16thDon Thornton – November 17th

November Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

If you - or someone you know - will be celebratrating a

birthday in the coming months... Call 304-743-6731 and give us their name - OR just email the

information to trudyblack@theputnamstandard.com

IngredientsFILLING:• 4 tablespoons butter• 1 cup finely chopped

onion• 1 rib celery, finely chopped• 1/3 cup flour• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock• 1 1/2 cups whole milk• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme• 2 1/2 cups diced cooked

chicken• 2 cups vegetables of your

choice (left-overs or frozenones that have been thawed)

• Salt and pepperBISCUIT TOPPING• 2 cups flour• 1 tablespoon baking pow-

der

• 1 teaspoon sugar• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 1/4 cup cold unsalted but-

ter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces• 3/4 cup milk

ChickenandBiscuitPie

RECIPE OFTHEWEEK:

Art by Natalie Larson

Directions1. Melt the butter on the stovetop in a Dutch oven or other

oven-safe sauté pan with high sides. Stir in the onion and celery,then cover the pan and cook them for 7 to 8 minutes overmedium heat, stirring occasionally. Add the flour, stirring for 1 to2 minutes to lightly brown it.

2. Whisk the chicken stock into the pan. When it starts tothicken, whisk in the milk. Add the sage, thyme, chicken, andvegetables, continuing to stir until the mixture is heated through,about 5 to 7 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3. Remove the pan from the stovetop and heat the oven to375 F. Meanwhile, make the biscuit topping by combining theflour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add thebutter and use your fingertips to rub it into the dry ingredients.Add the milk and stir briskly, just until the dough pulls together.

4. Flour your work surface and turn the dough onto it.Using floured hands, knead the dough two or three times, thenflatten it to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a small round cutter, cutthe dough into biscuits and place as many as will fit, barelytouching, on top of the filling. (You can bake any extras sepa-rately, on a lightly greased pie plate, for about 15 minutes.)

5. Bake the potpie until the biscuits are golden brown andthe filling is bubbly, about 20 to 30 minutes. Then let it cool for 5to 10 minutes before serving it. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

We are drawing to the end ofour series of articles on Figura-tive Language. There are just afew more forms I would like tocover for you; one of them is alle-gory. An allegory is a descriptionor narrative having an underlyingor second meaning. The secondone is paradox, which is a situa-tion or statement that containsincompatible or contradictorystatements. Here are a few exam-ples:

1. I knew that to die was life(paradox)

2. and from darkness3. came things too beautiful4. for daylight. (Lines 2-4 are an

allegory, there is a second mean-ing there.)

Until next time keep readingand writing, send your poetry tothe above address or email it tocabellputnampoetry@hotmail.com.

***

Keep SmilingWhen I see you smileYou light up my dayA grin on your face

My mood can sway.

When I see you smileIt is contagiousLips turning upward,Silly, outrageous.

When I see you smileThe world is delightfulWhen I hear you chuckleNothing is frightful.

When I see you smileYou shine like the sunYou make me so happyMy heart you have won.Floriana Hall,OH

***

Digital DesireNight. Every nightfingers roam deftly with obses-

sion,wearing out plastic keysand plastic mouse.This quiet desperationovertakes and threatensto consume.

So much to do,so little time.

Time needs to be fed,needs to be nourishedlest It diesand takes you with It.Yet fingers keep movingacross wastelandof keyboardeven at this late hour.

Can’t find it in the bedroom,with him.Or by myselfOr in hours spent withmy old friendLiterature.The mind se-ekssomething else,something…more.

Digital desire.White-hot, sizzling-bubble-to-the-touch,stomach-growlingneedPenetrates all elseAnd throws away Time.It lands in the wastebasketAway from clatter-clinking-tapping of keys and mouse,forgotten.Laura Adkins

Hurricane Sandy and the re-lated storm effects have causedmajor damage to homes and toinfrastructure. Citizens can beleft without power for extendedperiods of time. GovernorTomblin has declared a State ofEmergency in West Virginia.With the emergency declara-tion, additional governmentservices become readily avail-able.

Attorney General Darrell Mc-

Graw is issuing a warning toconsumers to beware of thosewho will try to take advantage ofWest Virginia citizens.

During State of Emergencyconditions, scam artists are al-ways out trying to take advan-tage of our citizens, specificallyin small communities. Theycome around claiming to assistwith repairs and other situationsthat arise from the emergencycondition and end up preying

on those who are most vulnera-ble. Seniors are often victimizedby traveling contractors whoshow up after major weatherevents, McGraw said.

If you’ve been a victim of ascam or excessive or unjustifiedincreases in pricing of essentialgoods and services during aState of Emergency, contact theAttorney General’s Toll-Free hot-line at 1-800-368-8808.

AttorneyGeneralDarrellMcGrawWarnsConsumers ofHurricaneSandy’s Effects andRelated Scams

The Putnam Standard Community News November9-10,2012–Page5

Velma’sViewBy Velma Kitchens

Mr.HenryThis story was told to me by an elderly veteran as we began talking

about jobs and how we started on our very first job.Mr. Henry was in the military and was home on leave and he began

working at Beard Mortuary in Huntington. This was in the early1950’s. He went to work the very first day and his boss told him of atragic event that had happened to a young woman who had just givenbirth to a baby boy.

The woman’s husband had been in an auto accident and was killed.Beard Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements and the view-

ing was the next day, his second day on the job. He was told to takethe company car and pick up the lady for the viewing of her husband.

The next day Mr. Henry drove to an apartment building and foundthe lady who was living with her Mother as she had just given birthand there were complications during the delivery.

Mr. Henry walked up many stairs to get to the apartment. Thewoman was grief stricken and was very small for someone who hadjust had a baby. She told him she would not be able to attend theviewing or the funeral as she could not go up or down stairs for sev-eral weeks.

The woman was in tears.Mr. Henry told her not to worry and that he would CARRY her to

the car and take her to the viewing.The woman and her mother werevery thankful. Down the stairs he went.When the viewing was over hedrove her home, picked her up and carried her up the stairs.

He told her not to worry that he would be back to carry her downthe stairs to the funeral.

The funeral home told him his only concern for the next severaldays was to take care of that lady and nothing else.

The day of the funeral Mr. Henry arrived, went up the stairs, wentback down the stairs and took the woman to the funeral home wherethe service was held. He stayed by the lady’s side and helped in any-way he could. He said he felt so sad for her. After the funeral he droveher home, walked up the stairs carrying the young lady and saidgoodbye.

He said he never saw her again, but heard she had remarried a verygood man and lived in another state.

As a young military man, Mr. Henry served his country but he alsoserved someone in need.

When I heard this story, I was so moved by his compassion.The funeral home was not thinking of money, but the concern was

of the family of the man killed in the wreck.May we all have more compassion for those in need.

WINFIELD –Poll workers at thePutnam County Courthouse saw2,825 voters in the first four daysof early voting.

During the fifth day of voting,residents came one-after-another. The number of votersstayed steady during rainyweather, just 24 hours before thewinter storm blew through thecounty.

Many new positions will befilled this year, and PutnamCounty Clerk Brian Wood saidvoters were eager to cast their bal-lots. Wood predicted 7,000 earlyvoters would participate.

“The sheriff and judge posi-tions are two hot topics locally forthis election,” he said. “The pres-idential election is also importantto the voters.”

Scott Depot resident Ron Millerwaited in line to cast his ballot.Miller enjoyed the convenienceearly voting had to offer. Thisthird-party voter made his voiceheard as he chose candidates lo-cally and nationally.

“This is a chance for you to ex-press yourself,” he said. “It’s im-portant to the community and

state.”According to records at the WV

Secretary of State’s Office, thereare more than 1.2 million regis-tered voters in the state. Of thesevoters, 36,706 are registered inPutnam County. The county has15,023 democrats and 15,026 re-publicans.

There are 47 precincts acrossthe county, according to W. Va.Secretary of State of records.

In addition to choosing candi-dates, voters this year will chooseif they want term limits for sher-

iffs, as listed on the WV Constitu-tional Amendment. If residentschoose “For the amendment,”they will be voting to place noterm limits on sheriffs. If theychoose“Against the amendment,”they will be voting to keep thecurrent two-term limits on sher-iffs.

“The [WV] ConstitutionalAmendment is on the ballot togive voters the choice to repealthe language in the constitution,”Wood said.

Early voting ended Saturday.

Voters Stream into theCourthouse for EarlyVoting

By JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Voters streamed into the courthouse amid wintery weather conditions duringearly voting. From Oct. 24 through Oct. 27 more than 2,800 people voted. Photoby Justin Waybright.

We want to hear from you!Send us your stories and happenings in the areaso we can get them published for you. Email to:

trudyblack@theputnamstandard.comItems must be received by Thursdays at noon to

be in the following Tuesday publication.

On October 31st, the PublicService Commission ordered anadjustment in the base ratescharged by Mountaineer Gas al-lowing the company to increaseits revenue by $6.265 million, or2.54 percent. Mountaineer re-quested an increase of$12,187,218, or 4.9 percent. TheCommission recently ordered adecrease in Mountaineer’s ratefor recovering its purchased gascosts. Because of the concurrentdecrease in Mountaineer’s Pur-

chased Gas Adjustment there willbe a net decrease in the averagemonthly residential bills of ap-proximately $5.24, or 8.3 percent.

The natural gas utility’s baserate typically accounts for ap-proximately one third of a cus-tomer’s gas bill and covers all thecompany’s expenses to delivernatural gas to its customers ex-cept for the cost of purchasedgas. The base rate includes an al-lowance for a return on the com-pany investment, costs of repair,

improvement and maintainingutility property, taxes, and depre-ciation.

Mountaineer Gas serves ap-proximately 218,000 customersin 49West Virginia counties.

More information may be ob-tained by accessing the Commis-sion website,www.psc.state.wv.us, and refer-encing Case Number 11-1627-G-42T.

PSC Rules on Mountaineer Gas Base Rates

ST. ALBANS – The WellnessCouncil ofWestVirginia (WCWV)– an organization working to im-prove the health and wellbeing ofWest Virginia’s workforce acrossthe state hosted their 26th An-nual Mid-Atlantic Conference onWorksite Wellness at The Resortin Glad Springs, September 27-28, 2012.

The following awards weregiven to recognize companiesand/or individuals across thestate on their achievements in

worksite wellness and/or tobaccoeducation:

Tobacco Free Champions:Highmark BCBS West VirginiaCity of CharlestonWest Virginia UniversityAdkins Awards: Harry Tweel,

M.D., Cabell Huntington HealthDepartment

Caperton Awards:Floyd Metzger, CEOHIMGNEWW Awards:Silver –

HealthSouth RehabilitationHospital, Morgantown

Jan-Care Ambulance, IncCAMC Health SystemGold –FBI/CJISBrickstreet InsurancePlatinum –HIMGSteptoe JohnsonMorgantownFor additional information,

contact the WCWV at 304-722-8070.

WV Companies being recognized for EmployeeWellness

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HURRICANE—The PutnamFarmers’ Market ended its 4thseason Oct. 27.

Rain poured, but farmers stillcame out with their fresh pro-duce, and a message: buy local.

“It’s really important for peopleto get local foods,” said PutnamFarmers’ Market ManagerMichael Null. “This is differentthan your grocery stores likeWal-Mart, because here you can meetthe farmer and ask questions.”

And they are all local.Vendors must live within a 50-

mile radius of Winfield Court-house to participate in themarket. Null supports this rule,and believes it helps boost thelocal economy.

“I think the market helps putmoney back into the commu-nity,” he said. “It thrives when wethrive.”

Larry Foster, another long-timeseller at the market, agreed. ThisFrazier’s Bottom farmer washappy to be part of the growinginitiative to buy and sell locally.

“This is better for Putnam,” hesaid. “I can be here in 15 minutesas opposed to markets in Bar-boursville.”

During this year’s growing sea-

son, Foster and other local farm-ers faced a challenge: theweather. The mixture of dry andwet conditions hindered theirability to grow the large quantitiesof produce they had in the past.

“It was a good year, but theweather was rough,” he said. “Forme it was dry, and I didn’t have asmuch as I usually do.”

Paul Carbonneau, owner ofGoodwater Farms in Hurricane,agreed. This Buff Creek farmerspecializes in the sale of honey—a product he believes can im-prove the health of those who useit.

“I offer the community a valu-able service,” the Hurricane beefarmer said. “I sell a local, rawhoney that is good for the humanbody.”

Carbonneau runs a businesscalled Killer Bee Honey. He saidthe product he sells helps allevi-ate cold, arthritis and allergysymptoms.

This farmer was happy to havehis honey featured in this year’smarket. He looks forward to beingin the 2013 market.”

“I am pleased with the way thisyear has gone,” he said. “Next yearI will get an earlier start.”

Margo White is also excitedabout next season. Like Carbon-neau, this Buffalo farmer sellslocal products not found in gro-cery store chains.

White raises heirloom andAsian vegetables, along withbaked goods, eggs, jams and jel-lies. Her business, Margo’s Gar-den, features naturally-grownproduce.

“I grow all heirloom veggies. Allare grown in the old-style with no

chemicals,” the Putnam Farmers’Market veteran said. They are or-ganic, all-natural and very clean.”

White helped start the marketin 2009. She has watched it evolveinto a thriving, local attraction.She, Carbonneau and Foster areexcited about what next May hasin store for them.

To participate in the PutnamFarmers Market, call (304) 924-1736. It is a one-time fee of $25 tosign up and $5 per day to sell.

Putnam Farmers’Market wraps up SeasonBy JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Honey from Paul Carbonneau’s Killer Bee Honey business. Carbonneau pro-motes his product, he says aids in cold and arthritis relief.

Putnam Farmers’ Market veteran Margo White shows her display of organicfoods. She helped form the first market, and has been selling in it ever since.

NASHVILLE, TN - Daniel Hare, a freshman at Trevecca NazareneUniversity, was elected to a position in student government for the2012-2013 school year. Student government officials have the privilegeof being the voice of the student body.

Hare is a physical education major native from Scott Depot,WV andholds the position of freshman class social life director.

Trevecca Nazarene University, located in the heart of Music City,USA-Nashville,Tennessee-is a Christian university committed to beinga place "where great stories begin." Through its 88 baccalaureate andthree associate degree majors, multiple master's degree programs, andtwo doctorates,Trevecca prepares students to write their own great sto-ries that emphasize leadership and service. Students inTrevecca's stu-dent body of 2,475 come from 38 states, 13 countries, and 28 religioustraditions. Trevecca offers students an environment that fosters learn-ing and accomplishment.Visit www.trevecca.edu to learn more aboutTrevecca.

Daniel Hare elected toStudent Government

INSTITUTE – West VirginiaState University is hosting anopen house for all area highschool seniors beginning at 9a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on theschool’s campus at Institute.

The day-long program is de-signed for prospectiveWVSU stu-dents, and their parents, and willfeature presentations on finan-cial aid, choosing a major andwill also feature a tour of thecampus.

“This open house program is agreat way for visitors to get asense of the quality academicand student life programs WVSUoffers,” said Katherine McCarthy,vice president for Enrollment andStudent Affairs. “By talking withUniversity representatives, in-cluding our students, prospectivestudents can learn all about theState experience. Future YellowJackets who apply for admissionduring their visit on Nov. 12 willhave their application fee

waived.”The open house is taking place

on Veterans Day, as most highschool students are out of school,and many of their parents arealso off work. Event check-in is at9 a.m. at the Wilson UniversityUnion, with a 9:30 a.m. welcomeand overview of WVSU.

At 10 a.m. students and parentswill learn the basics of navigatingstudent financial assistance, andat 10:30 a.m. move on to a work-

shop on choosing a major.Running concurrently with the

programs, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.,will be an academic and studentlife fair, featuring student activi-ties and student organizationsfrom around WVSU’s campus.

From 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.students will get to spend timewith the academic college of theirchoice and hear from both fac-ulty members and currentWVSUstudents about life on campus.

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By Mary Jane

“Pumpkins and Politics”Thought for the week: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;

and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.Psalm33:12 (KJV)

It’s that time of year again. Fall season for the pumpkins and time toelect a president for our country. So, you are thinking “What does thishave in common?” Well, there are all sizes of pumpkins, all kinds ofpolitical promises. Which one would make the best jack-o-lantern,and which one is going to keep his word?

Our United States has its free government system of deciding whoit elects for mayor, governors, senators, and president as leader of thenation. While running especially for the presidential office, why somuch bickering and dissension in debates? Do you think the averageAmerican citizen wants to hear all these past problems, blames andattacks of character on each opponent? I am sure, the majority of vot-ing people, would rather hear from a person seeking the vote to leadthis country in a manner on his honesty, improvement, and integrity;and it would be good to hear that he upheld what is still printed on ourmoney, “In God We Trust”.

We are the greatest country in the world, we are strong, and we arethe first to take care of other troubled countries in time of need. But itseems like we have forgotten all our forefathers have taught us. I knowthere are many issues for each state to be considered, such as coal andgas in our own WV.

What has happened to people, that we cannot agree on what is bestfor others? Has greed so overtaken us that we no longer care?

The mind still has a conscience, and to be content with yourself,your soul will let you know this, any leader who holds a positionshould realize this.

The federal government has the ability to change laws and enforcethem but no matter what religious faith we have, in the Bible Isaiah66:23 says – And it shall come to pass that from one new moon to an-other, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to wor-ship before me, saith the Lord.

There are tracking devices to know where we are, and what we aredoing, at all times.

But government does not know what we are thinking, or what is inour heart. Only God, who created us, knows that. The Lord seeth notas man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but theLord looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7.

Let us always pray that God will continue to care for us, as the great-est nation on earth.

Prayer: Our Father in heaven, forgive us our trespasses as we for-give thosewho trespass against us, for thine is the kingdomand gloryforever.Amen.

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11:15 a.m. Fairmont SeniorHigh School Madrigal Singers

11:30 a.m. Elkins High SchoolVocal Ensemble

11:45 a.m. Nicholas CountyHigh School Chorus

12:45 p.m. Woodrow WilsonHigh SchoolVocal Ensemble

1 p.m. Philip Barbour HighSchool Choir

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For more information about theFirst Lady’s Festival of Songs, con-tact Caryn Gresham, deputy com-missioner of the WVDCH, at (304)558-0220.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agency

within the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secre-tary.TheDivision, ledbyCommis-sioner Randall Reid-Smith, bringstogether the past, present and fu-ture through programs and serv-ices focusing on archives andhistory, arts, historic preservationand museums. For more informa-tionabout theDivision’sprograms,events and sites, visit www.wvcul-ture.org. The Division of Cultureand History is an Equal Opportu-nity/Affirmative Action Employer.

do. For the warrior, the journeyhome is long and, for too many,never completely over. Fortu-nately, America has long beencommitted to their care. And asa member of the United StatesSenate, representing a greatstate that is home to 167,200veterans, I will work every dayto make sure we keep that com-mitment to our veterans – andnot just with words, but withactions.

As John F. Kennedy remindedus, in expressing our gratitudeto our veterans, “we must neverforget that the highest appreci-ation is not to utter words, butto live by them.”

I’ve met with countless veter-ans from West Virginia, and I’vetaken their concerns and actedon them. That’s why I’ve put somuch time and energy into or-ganizing the bipartisan Con-gressional Veterans Jobs Caucusand promoting its signatureprogram – “I Hire Veterans” – toprivate businesses to help re-duce the jobless rate amongveterans. That’s why I’ve vigor-ously supported theVow to Hire

Heroes Act that provides taxcredits to businesses that hireunemployed and disabled vet-erans and expands educationaland vocational training benefitsfor vets. That’s why my officeworks directly with veterans or-ganizations throughout WestVirginia to identify local needsand connect vets with compa-nies that are hiring.

We’ve got a new generation ofveterans coming home to aneconomy that is still regainingits strength, and helping veter-ans get back to work is critical.More than 1 million active dutypersonnel will join the ranks ofAmerica’s 23 million veteransover the next five years. Thejobless rate for this generationof veterans who have served inthe military since 9/11 is 9.7percent, well above the nationalaverage of 7.8 percent. That isjust unacceptable. We’ve gotmore to do to provide job op-portunities to those who soselflessly answered our coun-try’s call. But we won’t let themdown.

I’ve seen firsthand the posi-

tive impact veterans can haveon our economy. Leadership,teamwork, commitment andtrust – these are the hallmarkqualities of our military heroes.And these are the skills everyAmerican business – big orsmall – can use today.

Like every generation ofAmerican warriors, today’syoung veterans make greathires. Maturity, loyalty, crisismanagement skills? They’vegot it in spades. So if you’re anemployer and if you really wantto celebrate Veterans Day thisyear, move these veterans’ re-sumes to the top of the pile. Ifyou want to help a vet, hire avet.

Do it now, before the paradebegins. It’s a great way to keepfaith with those who have wornthe uniform of the UnitedStates of America. It’s a greatway to stand with the men andwomen who have kept us safeand free. It’s a great way to wel-come our warriors home again– not just with words, but withaction.

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PUTNAM COUNTY -- It was achaotic scene across the regionTuesday (October 30) whileheavy snow snapped powerlines, split tree branches in-halfand trapped thousands in thecounty with no electric and noway out of their homes.

Residents struggled to combatthe weather’s effects on theirlives.

But local police, EMS respon-ders and firefighters were ready.These men and women met

Monday morning to outlinestrategies to best serve countyresidents.

“The big thing is to keep aneye on the storm,” said PutnamCounty Emergency Manage-ment Director Frank Chapman.“We are getting equipment andsupplies ready, and will be pri-oritizing calls.”

On Monday, he said peopleneeded to prepare for at least 72hours of storm-related weather.

“We want everyone to knowit’s coming,” he said.

Hours later it did.Chapman’s office scheduled

extra personnel, activated theEmergency Operations Centerand began the fight to save resi-dents getting pounded by astorm that would be dubbed“Superstorm Sandy.”

When night arrived, itbrought wind gusts, snow andcold air, but EMS responderswere prepared.

EMS, law enforcement, DOHworkers and firefighters foughtthroughout the night, respond-ing to hundreds of 911 calls.The morning revealed snow-

blanketed roads, broken trees,fallen power lines—all leadingto a State of Emergency issuedby Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

By late Tuesday, 911 operatorshad received more than 600calls.

The call center typically seesabout 100 calls per day, accord-ing to Chapman.

More than 9,800 people werewithout power, according to Ap-palachian Power.

“Ninety percent of the callswere fallen trees and powerlines,” he said. “We knew this

was coming, and we’ve learnedlessons from the summer stormthat helped us do well.”

Thousands across the regionwere trapped in cold houseswith no medicine, no food andno hope.

But, help soon arrived forthem.

Lights from ambulances andfire engines flashed and flick-ered while EMS responders andfirefighters worked together,rushing to open tree-blockedroads, small fires and carwrecks.

At the Hurricane Fire Depart-ment, trucks raced out of thestation to rescue residents fromfallen trees and power lines.The bell inside the station rangloudly while emergency callscame in over the speakers.Brave men gathered in a huddlewhile Asst. Chief Dana Spade di-rected them.

“It’s been a while since we’vehad something like this but weare prepared” said Spade. “It’s[the storm] overwhelming atfirst, but it should stabilize as itgoes. Right now this heavy snowis a problem: it’s great for skiing,

not for driving.”Seconds later, the volunteer

firefighters geared up, jumpedinside their fire engines -- lightsflashing and sirens blaring. Thisgroup of men sped out of thestation, responding to a vehiclewreck with a possible injury.

Calls continued to come in re-garding area drivers, who hadslid into medians on local roads.More firemen braved the cold tohelp them.

At 10:46 a.m. Hurricane fire-fighters Kyle Slate and AndrewSpade responded to a snow-cov-ered Stricklin Road where a res-ident was stuck inside his homewithout power. Tree branchesblanketed the sides of the slushyroad leading up to the man’shome. Neighbors had workedfor three hours to clear fallenbranches for drivers—the typi-cal scene all across West Vir-ginia.

The two firemen helped a res-ident with disabilities to safety.Slate and Spade were cautiouswhile they moved a man in hiswheelchair down a slippery hillto his vehicle. The two firementhen went inside to help an-

other person out of a house thathad no electric.

Slate and Spade successfullyevacuated these residents andmany others across the county.

“With a little bit of teamworkand ingenuity you can do al-most anything,” Slate said.

Spade agreed.The two men drove back to

their station to prepare for thenext call. Many family membersgreeted them when they arrived.

Because of the risk involved intheir jobs, these fire fighterskeep their families by their sideas much as possible. BobbyBragg, like many other volun-teers at the station, values timewith his wife and children. ThisMain St. resident described howhe feels every morning.

“The hardest part of this job isnot knowing if you’re going tocome home that night,” The fa-ther of two said. “My familyknows the risk, but it’s always inthe back of my mind.”

He and the firemen in Hurri-cane put themselves last andput their families and those inneed, first.

The reason Bragg risks his lifefor others is the same reason allthese men do: he wants to helpothers in need.

“I wanted to do somethingwith my life,” Bragg said. “Iwanted to help the communityand help people.”

During a short break in thebusy morning Asst. Chief Spadesummed up the mission of theHurricane Fire Department.

“We take care of our popula-tion,” he said.

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Storm Plows through CountyBy JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

EMS responders get ready for a long night Monday. The 911 Communications Center in Putnam County received more than 600 calls through Tuesday afternoon.Photo by Justin Waybright.

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The word“taps” is an alterationof the obsolete word “taptoo,” de-rived from the Dutch “taptoe.”Taptoe was the command —“Taptoe!” — to shut (“toe to”) the “tap”of a keg.

The revision that gave us pres-ent-day taps was made duringAmerica’s CivilWar by Union Gen.Daniel Adams Butterfield, head-ing a brigade camped at HarrisonLanding, Va., near Richmond. Upto that time, the U.S. Army’s in-fantry call to end the day was theFrench final call, “L’Extinction desfeux.” Gen. Butterfield decidedthe“lights out” music was too for-mal to signal the day’s end. Oneday in July 1862 he recalled thetattoo music and hummed a ver-sion of it to an aide, who wrote itdown in music. Butterfield thenasked the brigade bugler, OliverW. Norton, to play the notes and,after listening, lengthened andshortened them while keeping hisoriginal melody.

He ordered Norton to play thisnew call at the end of each daythereafter, instead of the regula-tion call. The music was heardand appreciated by otherbrigades, who asked for copiesand adopted this bugle call. It waseven adopted by Confederate bu-glers.

This music was made the offi-cial Army bugle call after the war,but not given the name “taps”until 1874.

The first time taps was played ata military funeral may also havebeen inVirginia soon after Butter-field composed it. Union Capt.John Tidball, head of an artillerybattery, ordered it played for theburial of a cannoneer killed in ac-tion. Not wanting to reveal thebattery’s position in the woods tothe enemy nearby, Tidball substi-tuted taps for the traditional threerifle volleys fired over the grave.Taps was played at the funeral ofConfederate Gen. Stonewall Jack-son 10 months after it was com-posed. Army infantry regulationsby 1891 required taps to be playedat military funeral ceremonies.

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Veterans Day gives everyone amoment to honor and remem-ber those who have fought andserved our country throughtheir military service. Whilethere are many resources andorganizations that help veteransand their families, the federalgovernment provides uniquetools and services to help thosewho have done so much for ourcountry. Here are some of themost popular resources for vet-erans and active duty personnelfrom USA.gov:

• The U.S. Department of Vet-erans Affairs has a new mobilewebsite created for use on allmobile devices. Here, servicemembers, veterans and theirdependants can find servicesand information, including fa-cility locations, benefits and tipsfor returning service members.

• There’s now a way to man-age military benefits online—allin one place. Check out the VAebenefits page where veteranscan apply for benefits, viewtheir current status, accessrecords or browse benefits linksto learn more about what isavailable.

• The mobile app PTSDCoach is available for iPhoneand Android users. PTSD Coachwas designed for Veterans andmilitary service members whohave, or may have, Posttrau-matic Stress Disorder. PTSD cancause severe anxiety and flash-backs after someone experi-ences a trauma or tragedy intheir life. This app providesusers with education aboutPTSD, information about pro-fessional care, a self-assessmentguide, opportunities to findsupport, and tools that can helpusers manage the stresses ofdaily life with PTSD.

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In 1921, an unknown WorldWar I American soldier wasburied in Arlington NationalCemetery. This site, on a hillsideoverlooking the Potomac Riverand the city of Washington, D.C.,became the focal point of rever-ence for America’s veterans.

Similar ceremonies occurredearlier in England and France,where an unknown soldier wasburied in each nation’s highestplace of honor (in England,West-minster Abbey; in France, the Arcde Triomphe). These memorialgestures all took place on Novem-ber 11, giving universal recogni-tion to the celebrated ending ofWorld War I fighting at 11 a.m.,November 11, 1918 (the 11th hourof the 11th day of the 11thmonth). The day became knownas “Armistice Day.”

Armistice Day officially re-ceived its name in America in1926 through a Congressional res-olution. It became a national hol-iday 12 years later by similarCongressional action. If the ideal-istic hope had been realized thatWorld War I was “the War to endall wars,” November 11 might stillbe called Armistice Day. But onlya few years after the holiday wasproclaimed, war broke out in Eu-rope. Sixteen and one-half millionAmericans took part. Four hun-dred seven thousand of themdied in service, more than 292,000in battle.

Armistice Day Changed ToHonor All Veterans

The first celebration using theterm Veterans Day occurred inBirmingham, Alabama, in 1947.Raymond Weeks, a World War IIveteran, organized "NationalVet-

erans Day," which included a pa-rade and other festivities, tohonor all veterans. The event washeld on November 11, then desig-nated Armistice Day. Later, U.S.Representative Edward

Rees of Kansas proposed a billthat would change Armistice DaytoVeterans Day. In 1954, Congresspassed the bill that PresidentEisenhower signed proclaimingNovember 11 as Veterans Day.Raymond Weeks received thePresidential Citizens Medal fromPresident Reagan in November1982. Weeks' local parade andceremonies are now an annualevent celebrated nationwide.

On Memorial Day 1958, twomore unidentified American wardead were brought from overseasand interred in the plaza besidethe unknown soldier ofWorldWarI. One was killed in World War II,the other in the Korean War. In1984, an unknown servicemanfrom theVietnamWar was placedalongside the others.The remainsfromVietnam were exhumed May14, 1998, identified as Air Force1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie,and removed for burial. To honorthese men, symbolic of all Amer-icans who gave their lives in allwars, an Army honor guard, the3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard),keeps day and night vigil.

A law passed in 1968 changedthe national commemoration ofVeterans Day to the fourth Mon-day in October. It soon becameapparent, however, that Novem-ber 11 was a date of historic sig-nificance to many Americans.Therefore, in 1978 Congress re-turned the observance to its tra-ditional date.

National Ceremonies Held atArlington National Cemetery

The focal point for official, na-tional ceremonies for VeteransDay continues to be the memo-rial amphitheater built aroundthe Tomb of the Unknowns. At 11a.m. on November 11, a com-bined color guard representing allmilitary services executes “Pre-sent Arms” at the tomb. The na-tion’s tribute to its war dead issymbolized by the laying of apresidential wreath. The buglerplays “taps.” The rest of the cere-mony takes place in the am-phitheater.

Veterans Day ceremonies at Ar-lington and elsewhere are coordi-nated by the President’s VeteransDay National Committee.Chaired by the Secretary ofVeter-ans Affairs, the committee repre-sents national veteran’sorganizations.

Governors of many states andU.S. territories appoint VeteransDay chairpersons who, in cooper-ation with the National Commit-tee and the Department ofDefense, arrange and promotelocal ceremonies.

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Hunters Helping the Hungryneeds Cash

Since the program's inceptionin 1992, Hunters Helping theHungry has made 770,000pounds of nutritious venisonavailable to needy West Virginiafamilies, but officials say the pro-gram is capable of doing muchmore.

Meat processing costs $1.45per pound – the average deerprovides around 36 pounds ofground venison – and the meat ispicked up by the MountaineerFood Bank or Huntington AreaFood Bank for distribution. Thefood banks are paid only the costof pickup and distribution. TheDivision of Natural Resources isprohibited by law from using anylicense fees to support the pro-gram, which must operate ondonations only.

Hunters have always beengenerous with game, so generousthat officials have always had tolimit the number of participatingmeat processors to limit the pro-gram to only process what veni-son it can afford. There are only18 participating processors inWestVirginia. The closest partic-ipating processors are: Nelson’s

Custom Processing in Milton,Rolfe’s Custom & CommercialMeat Processing, Inc. in Ona,Hilltop Meats in Sissonville andK & l Processing in New Haven.For more information, visitwww.wvdnr.gov/hunting/hhh.shtm or call (304) 558-2771.

State Parks picking up piecesafter Frankenstorm

West Virginia state park em-ployees have been digging out ofsnow, clearing roadways andrestoring electric and telephoneservice following widespreaddamage caused by, ironically, ablizzard from Tropical StormSandy, according toWestVirginiaState Parks and Recreation ChiefKen Caplinger.

“One inch to two feet of snowhas covered about 70 percent ofour state parks and forests, de-pending upon the area,”Caplinger said. “Most areas alsoreceived extensive rainfall andvarying degrees of wind, whichin turn resulted in many fallentrees that caused even moredamage.”

It hasn't been very long sincestate parks had cleaned up fromthe summer's derecho stormthat blast hurricane-force winds

across the state.“Two unusual major storms in

less than four months is one forour record books,” Caplingersaid. Beech Fork was open, buthad only partial power andCedar Creek, Cedar Creek andGreenbrier State Forest re-mained open but had no power.Among the temporarily closedparks were: Audra, Babcock,Berkeley Springs, BlackwaterFalls, Bluestone, CabwaylingoState Forest, Cacapon, CanaanValley, Carnifex Ferry, CoopersRock State Forest, Hawks Nest,Holly River, Kanawha State For-est, Kumbrabow State Forest,Stonewall Jackson, Twin Fallsand Valley Falls.

Hawk's Nest aerial Tram re-sumes just before Season Ends

As mentioned here last month,the iconic Hawk's Nest aerialtram was shut down temporarilyfor repairs. Officials reported lastweek that the tram has been re-paired. It was operating for a fewdays until the season ended Oct.28. The tram, which takes visitorson a 500-vertical-foot descentinto the New River Gorge fromthe canyon rim, will reopen inApril.

You lose some. You gain some.You hope that you can gain morethan you lose.

Last year, hunters lost theBriery Mountain Wildlife Man-agement Area in Preston County,but recently the DNR has an-nounced that it is adding twonew WMAs – Little Canaan inTucker County and Sideling Hillin Morgan County.

The state operates dozens and

dozens of WMAs – most of theproperty is leased from a varietyof private individuals (the SandHill WMA increased vastly in sizea few years ago courtesy of theO'Brien family), businesses orother government agencies.

Many of the WMAs are leasedfrom timber companies. TheHughes River WMA in WirtCounty – among the state'slargest – is one that comes tomind. It is leased from Westvaco.It's a strong, long-lasting relation-ship.The DNR is glad to make theproperty available and the timbercompany is certainly happy tohave the deer herd there kept incheck to limit the damage deer doto their timber resources. It's hardto plant new stands, for instance,if deer are killing all your youngtrees (deer are very hard on youngtrees).

Some of the leases, like BrieryMountain, are less secure. Youcould almost think of them as atime-share. The DNR leased theBriery Mountain property fromthe West Virginia Army NationalGuard, who needed it for trainingand terminated the lease. Each

WMA has its own lease, so the sit-uation varies from site to site, butmost of them, once acquired, arevery long-lasting.There may havebeen other lostWMAs, but BrieryMountain is the only one I can re-member in my 13 years of cover-ing the outdoors inWestVirginia.

The DNR – originally the stateGame and Fish Commission – hasbeen in the real-estate businessfor about a century now. It beganby simply complimenting federallands set aside for preservation(with no hunting) and they wereplaces where the DNR couldcarry out various experimentsand trials as it worked to restoregame populations, which hadbeen decimated. By the 1980s,however, deer and turkey popula-tions were re-establishedthroughout the state and therewasn't much need for gamerefuges, but a new trend emergedthat put the DNR back in the real-estate market.

Our modernWMA concept canbe traced back to Bob Miles, whoretired as DNR wildlife-resourceschief in 1994. Miles noticed thetrend that access for hunters and

anglers was becoming more re-strictive. He foresaw a day whenonly landowners would have ac-cess to hunting and fishing. Theobvious argument against thiswas that there were already mil-lions of acres of federal land avail-able for hunting and fishing.Miles, however, realized the im-practicality of this – all theselands were in the eastern part ofthe state and a long drive awayfrom most of the mountain-state's population.

Miles believed it vital to setaside property upon which anyproperly-licensed person couldhunt or fish. To pay for it, he cre-ated the conservation stamp,which hunters are required topurchase in addition to their li-censes. His vision was for everycitizen to have a state-managedhunting and fishing area within atwo-hour drive of their home.Theprogram has exceeded his origi-nal goal – now most residentshave a WMA within a half hourdrive. For instance, there are nineWMAs within a 40 minute drive ofPutnam County.

The Little Canaan WMA (3,168

acres) near Davis was acquiredfrom the Canaan Valley Institutewith conservation-stamp moneycoupled with funds from theWestVirginia Outdoor Heritage Con-servation Fund. It includes threemiles of the Blackwater River. Inaddition to hunting opportuni-ties, theWMA offers trout fishing.It also boasts a fishing pier for thephysically-challenged. For moreinformation, call (304) 825-6787.

Sideling Hill (2,507 acres) is lo-cated near Largent in MorganCounty. The land had been usedfor three generations by a huntingclub. It is heavily forested and willbe managed for forest game. Formore information, call (304) 822-3551.

The DNR has been very cre-ative not only with how it spendsthe conservation-stamp monies,but with cooperation with privatecitizens, businesses, non-profitsand other groups to make theseopportunities possible.

No matter where you live,there's always aWMA close by.

Contact David Payne Sr. atdavidpayne@theputnamstan-dard.com.

DNR adds to new Public Hunting and Fishing Areas

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

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The Putnam Standard Obituaries November9-10,2012–Page15

LEO LEONARD ARNOLDPAUL E. BELLER SR.CHARLES W. BRENNANROBERT JOHN CASAZZAROY E. "BEAR" COLEAUNITA JUNEWHITTINGTON

DICKERSONBRENDA KAY KAVEJOHN AUSTIN LITTLEHAZEL E. MARTINCHARLES W. MILLER

(CHUCK)IRENE FRANCIS MITCHELLJAMESW."JIMMY" MOORE JRALEXANDER HILL MORTONHERALD "BEAR" LAWRENCE

PAULEYTERRY LEE PETERSDONALD RAY PITZERPAUL LEWIS RICEEDITH MURIEL ROSSMONA RITA (SKEENS) RUS-

SELLWILLIAM SOL SHEILS SR.,

MDROBERT B. "BERT" SMITHDENNIS EUGENE WAUGHDAVID ROBINSON YOUNGROLAND "SHELTON" YOUNG

LEO LEONARDARNOLD

Leo Leonard Arnold, 65, bornDecember 2, 1946, at ClymersCreek, Hurricane,W.Va. and a res-ident of Chillicothe, Ohio for thepast 15 years haspassed away. Leowas awelder, and served in theUSNavy as a ship fitter on the USSHenley in Norfolk,Virginia.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Leonard and AgnesSpurlockArnold andbrother, BillyRay.

Surviving are his former wife,DonnaThacker; son, Eric Leo andwife, Leanne; grandsons, Seanand Triston; granddaughter, Sheaof Walkerville, W.Va.; brother,Bobby Lee and wife, Mary;nephews, Robert Allen and son,Nathan Arnold of Hurricane;Billy's wife Evelyn of Hertford,N.C.,DarenRay "Jerico" and sons,Donavan, Gavin and CarsonArnold of Elizabeth City, N.C. andRobert Frasher "Linda" of Hamp-ton,Va.; nieces, Karen Clark "Ron-nie" and sons, Daniel and Brodyof Hertford, N.C. and Kim Rebelsand sons, Dustin and Shawn ofHertford, N.C.; and a special life-long friend, Paul Searls of Hurri-cane.

Funeral services were heldThursday, October 25, 2012, atChapman Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, W.Va. with Pastor RonBrewer officiating. Burial followedin Mount Olive Cemetery, Hurri-cane.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

PAUL E. BELLER SR.Paul E. Beller Sr., 91, of Apple

Grove, formerly of Cabin Creek,passed away peacefully at hishome in thepresenceof his familyon Sunday, October 28, 2012.

He was born May 23, 1921, inParkersburg, to William A. Bellerand Zena Green Beller. He was a1942 graduate of Clear Fork High

School, where he played varsityfootball. Due to a football injury,he was unable to join his friendsin active duty duringWorldWar II.Instead, he worked in the Balti-more shipyards, returning hometo work for DuPont in Belle, thenfor Carbon Fuel Coal Company,from where he retired.

He was predeceased by his par-ents, Bill and Zena; stepmother,Hattie Beller; wife, Juanita RuthBeller in 2003; brothers, Lloyd andMurrell "Charlie" Beller; sisters,Midra Groves and Goldie Moses;and granddaughter, JoAnn Lloyd.

He is survived by his three chil-dren, Sandra James and husband,Bob, of Dunbar, Bonnie LloydCasey and husband, Bo, of AppleGrove and Paul "Jim/Country,"also of Apple Grove. He leaves be-hindhis seven grandchildren, JodiJames, Bill Lloyd and wife, Missy,Buddy Casey and wife, Mary, PaulBeller III, Nathan Beller, MindiBeller and Ross Beller; as well aseight great-grandchildren, James,BJ, Hannah Ruth, Casey, Gracie,Nathan Jr., Noah and Brock. He issurvived by his sisters, Jean Flintof Beckley and Louise Bittinger ofVirginia.

He was baptized inThe Churchof Christ faith. Dad was alwaysthere for his family - everyoneknew they could depend on him.

Special thanks to caregivers,Libby Morgan, Lynn Black andCathy Blackburn.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, November 2 at Deal FuneralHome, Point Pleasant, withPreacher Ernie Bowser officiating.Burial followed in Mount UnionCemetery, Pliny.

CHARLES W. BRENNANMr. Charles W. Brennan, Jr., 61

of St. Albans passed away October25, 2012 in Thomas MemorialHospital.

Charles was born May 5, 1951to the late Charles and BettyBren-nan.

He is a former employee ofTRW-Valve Division for 33 years.Charles enjoyed working withwood and computers.

He is survived by his loving wifeof 40 years, Mrs. Eileen O'BoyleBrennan; children ChristopherMichael Brennan and Lisa Marieand husband Shawn Cline; broth-ers Gregory, Harvey, Terry, andBryan; sisters Tanya, Marsha andShelia and grandchildren CalanMichael Cline, Kyndl King andErica King.

A tribute to the life of Charleswas held Saturday October 27,2012 at Gatens-Harding FuneralHome Chapel with Dr. James R.Wright, former pastor ofMaranathaFellowship, officiating.Burial was held Monday, October29, 2012 at Holy Cross Cemetery,Brook Park, Ohio with Pastor BJRoberts officiating.

ROBERT JOHNCASAZZA

Robert John Casazza, 56, ofHurricane, passed awayWednes-day, October 24, 2012, at CAMCTeaysValley Hospital, Hurricane.

He was born October 20, 1956,in Germany to the late WilliamRobert and Kathryn AudreyWeinheimer Casazza. He wasalso preceded in death by hisbrother John Casazza.

Robert was a self employedCertified Public Accountant. Hewas a member of St. John UnitedMethodist Church, Scott Depot.

Surviving are his loving wife of32 years Christine M. Casazza;daughters, Olivia M. Casazza andSarah E. Casazza both of Hurri-cane; sisters and brother-in-law,Barbara Harlow of California andKathy and Stephen Thompson ofIllinois.

Funeral services were heldSunday, October 28, 2012, St.John United Methodist Church,Scott Depot with Dr. Martin Hal-lett officiating.

The family suggests donationsare made to the American Dia-betes Association, PO Box 21903,Lexington, Ky. 40522.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane was in charge of arrange-ments.

ROY E. "BEAR" COLERoy E. "Bear" Cole, 66, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Tuesday, Oc-tober 23, 2012, at ThomasMemorial Hospital, SouthCharleston.

Born May 20, 1946, in St. Al-bans, Bear was a son of ArthurPoindexter Cole and the late ElsieEdith Lambert.

Bear worked as a bus driverwith 31 years of service for thePutnam County Board of Educa-tion and a member of New HopeBaptist Church.

In addition to his father, he issurvived by his wife, Shirley AnnAdkins Cole; daughters and sons-in-law; Angela and Frank Adkinsand Tammy and Kenneth ColeSherman both of St. Albans; son,David E. Cole of St. Albans;grandchildren, Michael Evans,Kenneth Sherman, Jr., JeremiSherman, Brittany Adkins andBreyee Adkins and great grand-children, Jahden Evans, JordanNicole Evans and Sophia Sher-man.

Family and friends gathered onSaturday, October 27, 2012, atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans,W.Va.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

AUNITA JUNEWHITTINGTON

DICKERSONMs. Aunita June Whittington

Dickerson, 67, of Nitro, joinedfamily members for her "morn-ing cup of coffee" in Heaven onOctober 27, 2012, after fighting acourageous battle with cancer.

Surviving her are her sons,Mike (Tritia) Whittington ofNitro, Warren "Bubby" (Loretta)Dickerson of Poca and Clayton

Sayre of N.C.; grandchildren,Tanya (Jeremy) Sisson of Florida,Jenn (Nick Walton) Whittingtonof Sissonville and Brandi Dicker-son of Poca; great-grandchildren,Mackenzie and Layla Sisson andVeida and Ace Walton; brothers,Cecil (Patty)Whittington of Ohio,Rick (Amelia) Whittington ofCross Lanes and Ernie (Debbie)Whittington of St. Albans; sisters,Glenda "Doll" Brester of RockBranch, Debbie Harris of Nitroand Jeanette Dempsey (Darin) ofHuntington; and also manynieces, nephews, cousins andfriends.

Private memorial services willbe held at a later date.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Dicker-son family.

BRENDA KAY KAVEBrenda Kay Kave, 60, of Hurri-

cane, passed away peacefully Oc-tober 24, 2012, surrounded byher family.

Born June 2, 1952, in Hinton,W.Va., she was a daughter ofDorothy Vansickle of Hurricaneand the late Boyd Vansickle.Growing up in St. Albans, she wasa 1970 graduate of St. AlbansHigh School.

Brenda loved to landscape andher lawns and flower gardenswere a testament to her skills. Shewas also a phenomenal cook andgreatly enjoyed holiday celebra-tions and decorating her home tocoincide with them. Within thepast five years, she has also re-kindled many of her high schoolfriendships whom she loving re-ferred to as "her Angels".

Above all of her joys, none weregreater than that of her family.Her humorous outlook andbright personality shownthrough, even during difficulttimes. Her dedication to her hus-band, her children, grandchil-dren and her beloved GoldenDoodle, Abby could never be sur-passed.

In addition to her mother,Brenda is survived by her hus-band, Jesse, with whom she re-cently celebrated 42 years ofmarriage; her children and theirfamilies, Isaac and Aynessa Kaveand their children, Chafe andElias, Jessalyn and Eddie Curtisand their children, Ella andEthan, Ashby Kave and his fi-ancée Jennifer; her sisters,Donna Dodd (John) ofWake For-est, N.C., Karen Drake (Marilyn)

of Chardon, Ohio as well as sev-eral friends and family.

A service to celebrate her lifewas held Saturday, October 27,2012, at Chapman FuneralHome, Hurricane.

Burial will follow in Cunning-ham Memorial Park, St. Albans,W.Va.Visitation will be held from6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeralhome.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

To honor Brenda's memory,the family encourages everyoneto plant a flower, enjoy a holidaycelebration or re-kindle an oldfriendship.

JOHN AUSTIN LITTLEJohn Austin Little, 52, of South

Charleston, formerly ofWinfield,passed away Saturday, October27, 2012, at Hubbard HospiceHouseWest at Thomas MemorialHospital, following a short ill-ness. He was a member of RockBranch Independent Church anda 1978 graduate of Buffalo HighSchool. John started his career inlaw enforcement in 1989 as a Put-nam County corrections officerand served until 1995. In 1996 hebegan his 16 years of service withthe Dunbar Police Department,where he currently held the rankof lieutenant. He was also amember of the Dunbar FraternalOrder of Police Lodge No. 119.

Born November 14, 1959, hewas the son of the late Reuben"Junior" Little and Mary L. "Bil-lie" Phillips Little. In addition tohis parents, he was preceded indeath by a sister, Debbie Sloan.

Survivors include his son,Ronald Austin Little and his wife,Christy, of Hometown; sister,Theda Harris and her husband,Larry, of Alvin, Texas; grandchil-dren, Kelsie Danielle Little andJoci Austyn Little of Hometown;and nieces, Becky Baldwin andMonica Sloan.

In accordance with his wishes,he was cremated. A memorialservice to honor the memory ofJohn Little will be held Saturday,November 10, at 7:30 p.m. atRaynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, 303 Ash Circle, Eleanor,with Pastor Delbert Hawley, Pas-tor Travis Rucker and the Rev.Mitchell Burch officiating. Thefamily will receive friends twohours prior to the service at thefuneral home.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to Hos-piceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd.W.,Charleston,WV 25387; or Dunbar

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Onlinecondolencesmaybesentto the Little family, and the onlineguestbook signed, by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, 303 Ash Circle, Eleanor, isin charge of arrangements.

HAZEL E. MARTINHazel E. Martin, 92, of Scott

Depot passed away WednesdayOctober 24, 2012, at her home fol-lowing a short illness. She was agraduate of Buffalo High Schooland a lifelong homemaker. Sheloved spending time outdoorstending to her flowers and gar-dening. Born June 6, 1920, shewasthe daughter of the late Dewey F.Fisher and Icie Pitchford Fisher. Inaddition to her parents she waspreceded in death by son; Carl O.Martin, brother; Gerald Fisherand sister;Wanda Martin.

Survivors include her lovinghusband of 75 years Boyd F. Mar-tin; son, Arnold (Karen) Martin ofRed House, daughters, Donna L.Byers of Reva VA, Hilda (Steve)Somerville of Buffalo, Rita Martinof Scott Depot and Lisa (Cal) Hol-stein of Rio Grande Ohio; broth-ers, Dewey Fisher Jr. of Buffalo,Robert Fisher of Poca; sisters,Marguerite Beller of Buffalo, RoxieStone of Mason and Sue CarolFisher of ScottDepot.Hazel is alsosurvived by 10 grandchildren 15great-grandchildren and onegreat-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday October 27, 2012, at OtterBranch Church, Buffalo with Pas-tor Brad Bennett and PastorWayne Burch officiating. Burialfollowed at Buffalo MemorialPark, Buffalo.

The family would like to extenda special thank you to Misty In-gram, Denise Blake, Marsha Longand HospiceCare for all of thegreat care they provided duringher illness. In lieu of flowers thefamily suggests memorial contri-butions be sent to Otter BranchChurch, Rt. 1 Box 213, BuffaloW.Va. 25033 or HospiceCare 1606Kanawha Blvd. W, CharlestonW.Va. 25312.

Onlinecondolencesmaybesentto theMartin familyand theonlineguestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.

CHARLES W. MILLER(CHUCK)

CharlesW. Miller (Chuck), 86, aresident of Scott Depot,W.Va., forthe past 18 years, passed away onMonday, October 22, at HubbardHospice House, Charleston,W.Va.after a long and courageous bat-tle with cancer. He was born onFebruary 19, 1926, in Mifflin,Logan County, W.Va., the eldestchild of the late, James HolleyMiller and BrookeWard Miller.

He is survived by his loving wifeof 28 years Mrs. Mildred I. Miller.They were married in Charleston,W.Va. on February 17, 1984.Chuck is also survived by two

children Lisa B. McCracken, ofCharleston, W.Va. and Mike N.Miller (Toney) of Clemmons,N.C.; four step-children, DeloresI. Stewart, of Winston Salem,N.C., Patricia E. Northeimer (Dr.William W.), of Bolingbrook, Ill.,Glenn E. Garretson, ofCharleston, W.Va., David L. Gar-retson (Kathy A.), of Costa,W.Va.;brother Don Miller (Meredith) ofHamilton, Ohio and sister LucyHarper (Jack) of Charleston,W.Va.; three grandchildren, Cart-ney, Brent and Jourdan; threestep-grandchildren, Diana, Gary,Joe and several great-grandchil-dren; nieces, nephews, and otherloving relatives as well as manydear friends.

Chuck served in the UnitedStates Army for two years as aTech-4 and received an honor-able discharge and later attendedWestVirginia University. He grad-uated with a Bachelor's Degree inChemistry and was a proud 50year member of theWestVirginiaUniversity Emeritus Club.

After graduating from college,Chuck taught school for one yearin Virginia. He was employed byE. I. du Pont de Nemours andCompany, Belle, W.Va., as aChemist for 36 years. Chuck wasa member of the Elks Lodge #202,Past President of Charleston areaJay-Cees, and a board member ofthe Meadowbrook Land Group.Chuck was a travel enthusiast,and enjoyed trips with Mildred toall 50 states, Canada, Mexico andEurope. Chuck often spokefondly of his family's travels. Heenjoyed golf, genealogy, garden-ing, reading and was an avidsports fan. Most of all, he was aloyalWVU Mountaineers fan.

Chuck is preceded in death byhis first wife, Dorothy NelsonMiller, his close friend and step-son-in-law Bobby J. Stewart, sev-eral other close relatives and dearfriends.

Chuck was a dedicated familyman and was loved and respectedby all of his family, friends, andcolleagues and will be sadlymissed by all who knew him. Thefamily wishes to acknowledgeand thank his devoted physician,Dr. Susan Cavender and the staffat Hubbard Hospice House.

Services for Chuck were heldFriday, October 26, at BartlettBurdette Cox Funeral Home withPastor Ron Stoner officiating.Burial followed the service atTyler Mountain Memorial Gar-dens, Cross Lanes,W.Va. with mil-itary rites provided by AmericanLegion Post 61.

The family has requested thatmemorial donations are made toHubbard Hospice House, 1001Kennawa Drive, Charleston,W.Va. 25311 (304-926-2200). Thefamily wishes to express their sin-cere thanks for the loving care ofour beloved Chuck.

Online condolence may besent to www.bartlettburdette-cox.com.

Arrangements were in the careof Bartlett Burdette Cox FuneralHome, 513 Tennessee Ave.Charleston,W.Va. 25302.

IRENE FRANCISMITCHELL

Irene Francis Mitchell, 87, ofBuffalo, passed awayFriday,Octo-ber 26, 2012, at the PleasantValleyNursing and Rehab Center inPoint Pleasant, following a longillness. She was a member of theBuffalo Church of God, and anurse's aide for many years atHolzer Hospital in Gallipolis,Ohio. She also volunteered count-less hours of her time working inthe Buffalo High School footballconcession stand.

Irene was preceded in death byher husband, James C. Mitchell; ason, Gary Mitchell; and a daugh-ter, Shirley Powell.

She is survived by her sons,James D. (Sandi) Mitchell of Buf-falo, Eddie Mitchell of Dunbar,and Carroll (Carrie) Mitchell ofBuffalo; 13 grandchildren and 15great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldTuesday,October 30, 2012, RaynesFuneral Home, Buffalo, with Pas-tor Wayne Burch and Pastor Vir-ginia Russ officiating. Burialfollowed in Buffalo MemorialPark, Buffalo.

Onlinecondolencesmaybesentto the Mitchell family and the on-line guestbook signed by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalowas in charge of arrangements.

JAMES W. "JIMMY"MOORE JR

JamesW. "Jimmy" Moore Jr., 63,of St. Albans (Browns Creek), for-merly of Clay County, passedaway Saturday, October 27, 2012.

Born July 1, 1949, in Sum-mersville, Jimmy was the son ofthe late James W. Sr. and DorothyCopen Moore.

He had worked as a cook forvarious restaurants in the areaand was a veteran of the UnitedStates Marine Corps.

He is survived by his wife,SherryWebsterMoore; son,Chan-ning "Tiger" Cutlip of St. Albans;stepdaughter, Jenny Bell of St. Al-bans; and stepson, Ronald "Ron-nie" Bell of Sterling,Va.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, October 31, atBartlett-Chapman Funeral Home,St. Albans, with the Rev. DonaldDawson officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Donel C. Kinnard Me-morial State Veterans Cemetery,Dunbar.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

ALEXANDER HILLMORTON

Alexander Hill Morton, an Air-man First Class serving with theUnited States Air Force died Octo-ber 22, 2012.

Born June 10, 1989, he was ason of Michael Scott Morton andthe late Angela Gwen Bailey Mor-ton. He is also preceded in deathby his grandmother, Gale Duffordand grandfather, Claude Hill Bai-ley.

Alex was a 2007 graduate ofWinfield High School and at-tendedMarshallUniversity,Hunt-ington and Toyota University andTemple University, Tokyo. He re-cently completed Basic Training,Lackland Air Force Base, San An-tonio, having been assigned toFort Lee, Va. for Technical Train-ing. Alex avidly worked out at thelocalYMCA and was affiliated andtrained with the USA Martial Artsprogram, St. Albans,W.Va., havingattained his Black Belt degree.

In addition to his father, Alex issurvived by his brother, DanielRyan Morton of Scott Depot; hisfiancée' Kaori Mori of Tokyo,Japan; his grandmother, RamonaBailey of Scott Depot; his grandfa-ther, Norvil Eugene Morton andhis wife, Suzanne of Scott Depot,as well as many other family andfriends.

A funeral service was held Sun-day, October 28, 2012, at Chap-man Funeral Home, Hurricanewith Pastor Doug Doss and Mas-ter Rodger Jarrett officiating.

Burial with full military honorsfollowed at Emma Chapel UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery, Lib-erty,W.Va.

Online condolences may bemade by visiting www.chapman-funeralhomes.com.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to USAMartial Arts Program, 81 OldeMain Plaza, St. Albans, W.Va.25177 to be used in conjunctionwith the competition teams ofwhich Alexander was a part.

HERALD "BEAR"LAWRENCE PAULEY

Herald "Bear" LawrencePauley, 66, of Winfield, passedaway Sunday, October 28, 2012,at his residence.

Born December 22, 1945, inKanawha County, Bear was a sonof the late Troy and Bertha(Adams) Pauley. In addition to hisparents, he was also preceded indeath by his sister, Charlotte Lilly,and nephew, David Cottrell.

Bear was an avid and well-known outdoorsman throughoutthe Kanawha Valley who loved tohunt, fish and camp.

He is survived by his sisters,Evelyn Samples of Elkview, AileenCox and husband, Jessie, of Myr-tle Beach, S.C., and RoseThomp-son and husband, Jerry, of St.Albans; brother, Doyle Pauleyand wife, Bev, of Biloxi, Miss.; andseveral nieces and nephews andother family.

A private family service will beheld at a later date.

The arrangements were underthe direction of Bartlett-Chap-man Funeral Home, St. Albans.

TERRY LEE PETERSTerry Lee Peters, 48, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Saturday, Oc-tober 20, 2012.

Born September 1, 1964, inCharleston, Terry was a son of thelate Robert and Maxine Peters.

He was a union laborer with theLocal Union No. 1353 and hadworked many years at the John

Amos Power Plant.He is survived by his children,

Tommy Peters of Hurricane andBobby (Tanya) Peters of St. Al-bans; sisters, Connie Peters, AllieJo Summers and Tena Dunlap;brothers, Lowell Peters, AudieMurl Peters and Allen Peters; twograndchildren, Jaydah Marie Pe-ters and Kailee Lynn Peters; andhis ex-wife, Sherry Peters.

Memorial services were heldSaturday, October 27, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Al-bans.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

DONALD RAY PITZERDonaldRayPitzer, Sr. 74, of Scott

Depot, formerly of Nitro and TylerMountain, W.Va. died on October26, 2012, at Thomas MemorialHospital, after a long battle withlung disease.

Born in Charleston, W.Va., onAugust 29, 1938, to Palmer andDelsie Pitzer, Donald was a 1957graduate of Nitro High School.While in high school, he was amemberof theCivil Air Patrol, andfollowinggraduation,he joined theUS Army where served as a para-trooper with the 101st AirborneScreaming Eagles. Upon complet-ing military service, he worked inchemical and fiber plants in theKanawhaValleyandattendedWestVirginia State University.

Donald was an active memberof the Nitro and St. Albans com-munities for many years, workingas a manager for Fas Chek Super-markets.Healsoenjoyed traveling,andparticularly enjoyedexploringthe AmericanWest. An avid sportsenthusiast, Donald was a loyalMountaineer fan who rarelymissed a game. He is rememberedasa lovinghusbandand fatheranda kind human being who alwaysofferedahandup to those inneed.

Left to cherish his memory arehis wife, Wilma Jean, of ScottDepot; his sons, Donald Pitzer, Jr.(Stephanie) of Poca, JonathanPitzer (Anessa) of Hurricane, andVincent Pitzer of Ohio; his daugh-ters,TeresaLynnEcrementofPitts-burgh, Pa., and Lisa Lynn Yauger(Joey) of Cincinnati, Ohio; hisbrothers, Eugene Atkins of Spring-field, Ohio, John Henry Atkins(Dot) of Davisville,W.Va., and PaulWells (Connie) of Leon,W.Va.; andsister-in-law Delores Atkins ofDunbar; ten grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

Hewaspreceded indeathbyhisbrothers, Palmer Pitzer, Jr., andJames Atkins, and by his parents.

A memorial service was heldMonday, October 29, 2012, CookeFuneral Home and Crematorium,Nitro,W.Va. with Pastor David Leeofficiating.

The family requests memorialdonations are made to the NitroPresbyterian Church, 111 21st St.,Nitro, W.Va. 25143 or PutnamCounty Animal Relief, 1 SabreRoad,Winfield,W.Va. 25213.

Youmayexpresson-line condo-lences at www.cookefuneral-home.com.

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PAUL LEWIS RICEPaul Lewis Rice, 71, of Saint Al-

bans, passed away October 25,2012, at his home after a long bat-tle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife,Nancy Rice; six children; 10grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; four brothers; andone sister.

Services were private.Please visit allenfuneral-

homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

EDITH MURIEL ROSSEdith Muriel Ross, our beloved

mother of 78 years went home tobe with the Lord Wednesday Oc-tober 24, 2012, at Hubbard Hos-pice House.

She was a member of the Clen-denin Church of Christ, retiredemployee of Kanawha CountySystems, where she was a cook atPinch Elementary School.

Edith was the daughter of thelate Solomon Lafayette Taylorand Naomi Susan Salisbury Tay-lor. She was also preceded indeath by her husband, NormanBrooks Ross, several deceasedsiblings and a grandchild JohnnyMyers.

She is survived by: sons, LarryB. Ross and his wife Phyllis of St.Albans, and George Norman Rossof Clendenin; daughters, LindaJoyce Myers of Blue Creek, CarolMyers and husband John ofCalvert City, Ky., Kathy Metheneyand husband Harry of Hico, andGloria Frye of Fayetteville, N.C.;sisters, Jodie Buchan of Eustis,Fla. and Doris Schoolcraft ofDunbar; 15 grandchildren; 27great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. The familywould like to make a specialrecognition to Sandy Elswick and3 west CAMC Memorial Doctors,Nurses and Staff.

Funeral services were heldSunday October 28, 2012, at Mat-ics Funeral Home ClendeninwithWayne Teel officiating.

A private burial will be inCarnes Chapel Cemetery Pen-tacre,W.Va. at a later date.

The family suggests donationsare made to Hubbard HospiceHouse 1001 Kennawa DriveCharleston,W.Va. 25311.

Online condolences may beexpressed at maticsfuneral-home.com.

MONA RITA (SKEENS)RUSSELL

Mona Rita (Skeens) Russell ofNitro, went home to the lovingarms of Jesus on Wednesday, Oc-tober 24th.

Mona was first and foremost aChristian. Shewas a faithfulmem-ber of Victory Baptist Church inCross Lanes. She had a life-longlove of learning and of teachingothers. She taught Sunday Schoolclasses andgroupBible studies formany years. We don't know howmanypeople's lives she impacted,but we know there are many.

"Thebattle is over.The victory iswon. No more nights, There sits

God's Son.Nomorepain. Itwill al-ways be day one - Hallelujah"(Lyrics by Mona's brother, BudSkeens)

Mona was preceded in death byher husband and love of her life,Jack; her parents, Carl and EdithSkeens; and her brother, GeneSkeens.

Mona is survived by her sister,Nada Price of Bowling Green, Ky.;brothers, Bud Skeens and spouse,Jeanetta of Cazy, W.Va.; and Rod-ney Skeens and spouse Susan ofDaniels, W.Va.; her sister-in-law,June Skeens of Letart, W.Va.; herfour children and their spouses,Elaine and Roger Harrison ofNitro, Jack and Suzie Russell ofNitro, Julie and Terry Slater ofCross Lanes, and Jennifer Russellof Nitro; step-daughter, BarbaraAlt and spouse Ben of Louisville,Ky; her nine grandchildren, Jeff,Jessica, Jason, Lisa, Emily, Joshua,Breanna, Bethany and Caleb; andalso six great-grandchildren (andone on the way).

A funeral service was held Fri-day,October 26th, atGatensHard-ing Funeral Home in Poca, withthe Rev. Rodney Skeens presiding.

A brief service was held in thechapel at Haven of Rest MemoryGardens, Red House, W.Va., onSaturday, October 27th.

The family would like to thankmom's caregiver, Teresa Burdette,and also HospiceCare. Their loveand compassionate care was in-valuable.

The family requests that dona-tions in honor of Mona are madeto HospiceCare, 1606 KanawhaBlvd.W, Charleston,W.Va. 25387.

WILLIAM SOLSHEILS SR., MD

WilliamSol Sheils Sr.,MD, 77, ofHuntington, died on Sunday, Oct.28, 2012, at the Emogene DolinJones Hospice House.

He was born June 17, 1935, inHuntington, W.Va., the son of thelate Raymond Taylor and MaryAlice Sheils.

Hewas a founder andpast pres-identofHuntington InternalMed-icine Group, where he served withdistinction as a cardiologist untilhis retirement in 1997.

Funeral services were held onSunday, Nov. 4 at Fifth AvenueBaptist Church, where he was anactive and dedicated member formore than 40 years. Dr. Allen Rea-sons, senior minister and treas-ured friend, officiated.Entombment was held at Wood-mere Memorial Park.

He is survived by his loving anddevoted wife of more than 56years, Barbara Wells Sheils; andtheir five children,William Jr., MD(Debbie),Douglas (Bridget),Geof-frey (Melinda), Susan (Sean Gate-wood) and David (Julie).

He is also survivedbyhis identi-cal twinbrother, JohnP. Sheils,MD(Carolyn), of Miami, Fla. He was aproud and adoring grandfather to14 grandchildren, Sarah Hastings(Hilton), Allison Kays (Adam), Jor-dan Sheils, Katie Sheils, HenrySheils, Sam Sheils, Maddie Sheils,Natalie Sheils, Hunter Gatewood,

Grant Gatewood, Laura Gate-wood, Anna Sheils,Will Sheils andJoseph Sheils; as well as a great-grandfather to four great-grand-children, Benjamin Hastings,Jacob Hastings, Eliza Kays andOwen Kays.

He received his Bachelor of Sci-encedegree fromMarshallCollegein 1957 and his medical degreefrom the Medical College of Vir-ginia in 1960.

After an internship in Spring-field, Ohio, and residencies in in-ternal medicine at CabellHuntington Hospital and IndianaUniversity, he returned to Hunt-ington to practice medicine,where he served on the medicalstaffs ofCabellHuntingtonHospi-tal and St. Mary's Hospital in a va-riety of leadership positions formore than 30 years.

Board certifiedby theAmericanCollege of Internal Medicine, hewas a member of the AmericanSociety of Internal Medicine andwas aFellow inboth theAmericanCollege of Physicians and theAmerican College of Chest Physi-cians.

As a long-time team physicianfor the Marshall University Ath-leticDepartment, hewas inductedinto the MU Sports Medicine Hallof Fame in 2007. He also served asa physician and LieutenantColonel in the U.S. Army, based inFortKnox,Ky., during theVietnamWar.

The Sheils family would like tothank Hospice of Huntington em-ployeesVickyCrook,MickeyNew-some,Connie Jefferies, JohnSmithand Margy Copley, as well as thenurses, physicians, administrationand staff of the Emogene DolinJones Hospice House, for their re-markable compassion and theoutstandingcare theyprovidedDr.Sheils.The family requests condo-lences are directed to Hospice ofHuntington.

Beard Mortuary was in chargeof arrangements.

Online condolences may beconveyed to the family atwww.beardmortuary.com.

ROBERT B. "BERT"SMITH

Robert B. "Bert" Smith, 63, ofHometown, passed awayonTues-day, October 23, 2012, at HubbardHospice House-West.

Bert, formerly the Activities Di-rector at Cedar Ridge Nursing andRehabilitation Center, Sissonville,W.Va., coached the geriatrics teamin the InternationalGeriOlympicsin Prague, the Czech Republic in2008. This team was the first fromthe United States to ever partici-pate in these events.TeamUSA re-turned as International GeriOlympic Champions.

Hewaspreceded indeathbyhisparents, Robert A. and Virginia F.Smith; brothers, Benjamin R.Smith, Richard Smith and JefferySmith; daughter, Alea Cochran.

Bert is survived by step-mother,Bernice E. Smith of St. Albans; lifepartner, Darlene Smith; sons,Matthew (Becky) Smith of Belleand Perry (Lori) Smith of Sis-

sonville; daughters, Jodi L. (Brian)Ratliff of Jacksonville, N.C., andCelia (Mick) Prouse of SouthCharleston; brothers, Stephen A.(Sharon K.) Smith of Red House,Wayne (Pamela) Smith of Picker-ington, Ohio, Mike Smith of St. Al-bans and Anthony Smith of St.Albans; sisters, Mary F. Daughteryof Blandchester, Ohio, Ealana L.Gerstle of Culloden, Della Pickensof Winfield, Rosa M. Moore of St.Albans, Torrence G. (Charles)Williams of St. Albans, BrendaKohns of LasVegas, Nevada, EricaSmith of St. Albans; 10 grandchil-dren; and many nieces, nephews,aunts, uncles andahost of friends.

Amemorial service tohonor thelife of Bert was held Friday, Octo-ber 26, 2012, at Snodgrass FuneralHome, SouthCharlestonwithRev.Roy Boyd officiating.

The familywould like to expressour appreciation and sincere grat-itude to all those who cared forand loved Bert.

The family asks that donationsare made to American Cancer So-ciety, 301 RHL Blvd, Suites 6 & 7,Charleston,W.Va. 25309.

Memories of Bert may besharedbyvisitingwww.snodgrass-funeral.com and selecting theobituary.

SnodgrassFuneralHome, SouthCharleston, was in charge ofarrangements.

DENNIS EUGENEWAUGH

Mr. Dennis Eugene Waugh, 58,of Poca, passed away October 23,2012, at home.

Gene is a former employee ofRepublicContainer andStericycle.

He is preceded in death by hisparents Allen and ImaWaugh andbrothers Warren and RobertWaugh.

He is survived by his childrenTodd, Mark and Jennifer Waugh;granddaughter, Autumn MarieWaugh; sisters, Betty McComas,Rosie Hysell, and Sherry Kirtley;brother, Rusty Waugh and dogTeddy.

A tribute to the life of Gene washeld Saturday October 27, 2012, atGatens-Harding Funeral HomeChapel with Rev.Willard Beller of-ficiating.

Burial followed in Balls ChapelCemetery, Ashton.

Condolencesmaybe sent to thefamily by visiting www.harding-familygroup.com.

Gatens-HardingFuneralHome,Poca, assisted theWaugh family.

DAVID ROBINSONYOUNG

David Robinson Young, 68, ofWinfield, passed away Friday Oc-tober 26, 2012, at his daughter'shome with his family by his side.

After starting David YoungLumber Company with hisbrothers, it evolved into YoungBuilders and Construction,where he retired in 2003 to de-vote his time to his farm and fam-ily. He was a member of the AddaBaptist Church and trustee ofLower Hodges Cemetery.

He was preceded in death byhis parents James Donald "Doc"and Elsie M. Young and his wifeRuth Ann Young.

He is survived by his daughter,Stacy Faulkner and her husbandRusty; son, David Young and hiswife, Lynn; grandchildren,Melissa Gibson, Stephanie Hager,Kimberly Browning, DavidYoungIII, Heather, Elizabeth andCheyenneYoung, Robbie, Masonand Joey Faulkner, great-grand-children; Kaylee Young, Eric andClayton Hager, Ryan Rose andSadie Browning, Weston Young;brothers, C. D. Young and DarrellR. Young; and sisters, JuneThompson and PattyWilcoxen.

Funeral services were heldTuesday October 30, 2012, atAdda Baptist Church with Rev.Charley Moses and Rev. Ray So-vine officiating. Burial followedin Lower Hodges Cemetery.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurri-cane was in charge of arrange-ments.

Please visit allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

ROLAND "SHELTON"YOUNG

Roland "Shelton" Young, 79, ofSt. Albans, lost his battle with can-cer Monday, October 22, 2012, atThomas Memorial Hospital,South Charleston.

Born January 21, 1933, in St. Al-bans, Roland was a son of the lateHoward and Vivian ThomasYoung. He was also preceded indeath by his son, Kevin AlanYoung and grandson, Sean Burns.

Shelton retired from FMC inSouthCharleston as a steam plantoperator. He was a CincinnatiReds fan, enjoyed fishing at NagsHead, N.C. and John Waynemovies.

He is survived by his wife of 60years, Peggy Perkins Young;daughters, Debbie (Roy) White ofSt. Albans, Babette (Charlie)Flanagan of Charleston, Dawn(Ron) Fulknier of Dunbar andTammy (Rick)Young of St. Albans;sister, Delores Russell of VeroBeach, Fla.; brother, Robert A.Young ofVero Beach, Fla.; lifelongfriend, Uncle Shirley and DebbieHensley of Akron, Ohio; as well assix grandchildren, Angie (Dave)Thompson, Amy (Dan) Monday,Samantha Robinson, Heather(Ronnie) White, Andrew BurnsandWilliam Fulknier and six greatgrandchildren, Taylor Crouch,Peyton Thompson, JordonThompson, JaysonMonday, SarahMonday and Kylie Robinson.

Memorial services were con-ducted Friday, October 26, 2012,at Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans with Rev. PaulRomine officiating. Burial will fol-low at a later date in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

The family request donationsare made to a charity of yourchoice in his memory.

You may also share memoriesor condolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

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MountOliveMissionary BaptistChurch ~ Buff Creek Rd. Hurri-cane, WV. "Helping the hurt getout of the dirt" Service Times-Sunday morning 10:00 a.m.;Sunday eve. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. EveBible study 7:00 p.m. Specialmeeting 4th Saturday eachmonth at 7:00 p.m. All areaChurches welcome.Heaven is obtainable, Hell isavoidable. We still preach TheBook, The Blood and, TheBlessed Hope. Pastor ErnieSpence – 304-617-2752.

Redeemer PresbyterianChurch,PCA, welcomes the communityto learn of God's love and grace.They meet at Teays Valley Cin-ema for worship service at 10a.m. The church's pastor is Bar-rett Jordan. For more informa-tion, call the church office,304-757-1197, or check thechurch's website at www.re-deemerpcawv.org.

TeaysValley Church of God ~4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6:00 p.m.Evening Discipleship. Wednes-day’s: 6:45 p.m. Evening Disci-pleship. Pastor Melissa Pratt.

Winfield Community Church~144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Mt. Salem UM Church ~ 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt. 60across from covered bridge, onleft. Sunday: Morning worship9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night first Wednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant ~ Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Buffalo Church of God ~ Cornerof Rt 62 & Church Street, Buffalo(Putnam Co.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11:00 a.m.Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m.Evening Worship. Wednesday:7:00 p.m.Mid-week Service. Pas-

torWayne Burch. 304-937-3447.

Winfield United MethodistChurch ~ Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield. Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: TomHill.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch ~ Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; SundayMorningWorship 11:00 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene~ 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering, Chil-dren & Teen Programs. Last Sat-urday of each month; ClothingCloset from 9 a.m. until noon.Free clothes for everyone!Pastor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

First Baptist Church~ “Connect-ing People to Jesus Christ” 2635Main Street, Hurricane, WV,25526 – 304-562-9281. Dr. JamesE. Lutz, Senior Pastor. Sundayservices: 8:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,6:30 p.m. Sunday School – 10a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.www.fbcoh.com

Good Hope Baptist Church ~Turkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Ascension Catholic Church905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816.Services: Saturday evening 5:30p.m. Sunday morning 8:30 a.m.& 11:00 a.m.Rev. Neil R. Buchlein, Pastor.www.ascensionwv.com

Cross ofGrace LutheranChurch~ 30GraceDrive, Hurricane,WV,25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday - 10:45 a.m. MorningWorship Pastor Jerry Kliner, STS.“Where people discover Jesusand grow in Faith”. www.cog-lutheran.com

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship

~ 4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166.

Pastor Dr. Rod Taylor.Sunday School 9 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship 10 a.m.; Sun-day EveningWorship 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Mid Week Service 7p.m. www.thedepotlive.com

Teays Valley Baptist Church ~Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor.3926 Teays Valley Road, Hurri-cane, WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio ProgramWEMM8:30p.m. Thursday.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church ~2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m. Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Buffalo Nazarene Church ~Rt. 62, Buffalo,WV, 25033.Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.;Sunday night Worship Service 6p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Otter Branch Church ~ Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Mike Tucker.

Manilla Chapel ~ Manilla RidgeRoad, Robertsburg,WV.SUNDAY: Morning service 10a.m.; Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUESDAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Way of Truth Tabernacle ~900 Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor, WV.Services: Sunday morning 10:00a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.;Wednesday 7:00 p.m. PastorNathan Morris (304)543-8053. Anew beginning on the old path.

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road, Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7:00 p.m.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God ~121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,

25526.Adult & Children’s Service Sun-day 10:30 a.m., Sunday EveningWorship 6:00 p.m., WednesdayMidweek Service 7:00 p.m.Church Phone 304-562-3074.Pastor: Rebekah Jarrell. Asst.Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Winfield Presbyterian Church ~Winfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore, Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.;MorningWorship - 11:00 a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”?Wewould like to be thatplace.

Pine Grove Church of Christ ~4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday EveningWorship Service6:00 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7:00 p.m.Tm Jorgensen, Minister.

Grandview Baptist Church, RedHouse. Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 pm; Wednes-day 7 pm. Pastor:WoodyWillard.

Winfield Church of theNazarene ~ 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; SundayWorshipService 10:45 am; Sunday PraiseService at 6:00pm; WednesdayKidz & Teens 7:00 pm; Wednes-day Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm.Pastor Robert Fulton, 304-586-2180.

Laywell Church of Christ ~Sycamore Road, Hurricane, WV.Services: Sunday Morning Wor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church~ 949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt.62), Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone

304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740.Services: 3:00 p.m. Sundays and6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch ~ Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Pastor: Robert Ad-kins. Everyone welcome.

Providence Baptist Church ~Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day morning Worship 11 a.m.;Sunday night 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev.Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Gateway Christian Church ~Weekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m. Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. For more informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net. SeniorMinister: Dave Stauffer. LOVEGOD – LOVE PEOPLE – SERVE.

Lakeview Christian Church ~108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: Jeff Maynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Faith Independent Church ~Sunday School 10am, SundayMorningWorship 11am, SundayChoir Practice 6 p.m., SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m. A little countrychurch set on the side of Rt. 62 inthe big town of Black Betsy,WV.Pastoral Team: Michael Landersand Randy Browning

Sousanah FWB Church ~Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m.

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ISO: 200Shutter: 1/125Aperture/F-stop: 18Flash: OnboardThe intention behind this shot

was to show an aspect of fall timein West Virginia. This shot is aneasy one to pull off. Distorted per-ception makes this shot unique.More often than not, breakingbasic rules can lead to great pho-tography. By getting inches awayfrom this object and zooming outwitha largeaperture, youcanreallyemphasize the length of the treewhile showing someof the intrica-cies in the bark, limbs and leaves.Large apertures often help to em-phasize the size of objects or peo-ple in your pictures.

Ø Zoom out as far as your lenscan

Ø Hold thecameraat thebaseofthe tree, lens pointing straight upand running parallel with its trunk

Ø Make sure the sun does notblind you or cause flare in yourshot

Ø Make sure your flash is onØ Depending on the brightness

of the sun, you may need to de-crease the shutter speed

Editor’sNote:Thisweekbeginsanewcolumn,“Photography101”inthe Putnam Standard.Reporter/Photographer JustinWaybright will be bringing hisknowledge of photography to ourreaders.Through his camera lens,

Justin will show – as well as ex-plain – to us how the photo was

takenaswell as thebest settings touse.

Photography 101: Oak tree in October

The students at St. FrancisSchool in St. Albans recentlydecorated pumpkins to raisemoney for Christ’s Kitchen.Third grade teacher, Mrs. HelenErickson, coordinated the

fundraiser, and the pumpkinswere displayed in the school forall to see. Thanks to an out-pouring of support, $232 wasraised and donated to Christ’sKitchen.

St. Francis Schoolraises money forChrist’s Kitchen

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