The Cabell Standard, April 17, 2014

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Midland softball team wins, page 8 50 Cents Heather Barker will represent West Virginia at the national journalism conference in June.

Barker to attend journalism conference Cabell Midland High School junior Heather Barker was chosen to represent West Virginia at the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington D.C. June 21-26. This is an award given to one student in every state each year. For the second year in a row, a Midland student has been chosen as the West Virginia representative. The purpose of the conference is to promote the vital role of the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy and to inspire students to pursue journalism careers. As part of the award all of Barker’s expenses for the trip and conference will be paid. Barker went through a lengthy application process including the submission of two essays, two letters of recommendation and three examples of journalistic work. Barker was chosen from the group of Midland students by the school's journalism teacher, Holly Litteral. This was due to Barker's commitment to the school's newspaper publication and hard SEE BARKER ON PAGE 7

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‘Lions and tigers and bears, oh my’ By Heather Barker For The Cabell Standard

The “Wizard of Oz” was recently brought to life by Cabell Midland’s musical theater class under the direction of teacher Leslie Riedel. “It was the standard ‘Wizard of Oz’ and there are layers of meaning,” Riedel said. “It’s about finding true friendship. The characters all have things lacking, and they’re searching for what they need, but they truly have what they need.” Students began preparing for this past weekend’s production in the middle of February. After all the roles were filled by Midland students, which were chosen by Riedel with the help from music teachers Tim James and Ron Caviani, a few spots remained open for younger kids to join in from around the community. “It was about mid-February when we finally secured the rights, and they mailed everything to us and got everyone

Cabell Midland’s musical theater class performed The Wizard of Oz last weekend. Justin Hesson played the role of the scarecrow, Emily Lingenfelter was Dorothy, Colt Sowards was the tin man and Corey Yates was the lion. cast,” Riedel said. “We had some students who are home-schooled who came and joined us. We had my son and some brothers and sisters of the cast who also wanted to come and join.”

Along with the theater class, several other classes at Midland lent a hand in the production process, including the theater class, the costume and makeup class, the stage craft, the orches-

Bridge named after Mayor Turman By Kelly Stadelman kelly@theputnamstandard.com

The Village of Barboursville City Council’s latest motion and vote caught Mayor Paul L. Turman Sr. by surprise. At its first meeting in April, the council unanimously passed a resolution naming the soccer bridge that crosses the CSX Railroad in Barboursville the “Mayor Paul L. Turman Sr. Bridge.” “I’m honored that they would do this,” Turman said. Council named the bridge after Turman because of the mayor’s service and dedication to the city and the Barboursville CommuSEE TURMAN ON PAGE 7

The Village of Barboursville City Council unanimously passed a resolution naming the soccer bridge that crosses the CSX Railroad in Barboursville the “Mayor Paul L. Turman Sr. Bridge.”

tra, the dance class and a few show choir members. The musical was a student production of the popular Wizard of SEE LIONS ON PAGE 6

Spring job fair at Mountwest Mountwest Community & Technical College will host its Spring Job Fair from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the college’s main campus on Fifth Street Hill in Huntington. The event is free and open to the public. A number of companies, including Fastenal, US Foods, Manpower and others will be on hand to meet with participants about various full-time, part-time, internship and networking opportunities. Glen Midkiff, Mountwest’s Director of Career Services, is looking forward to providing the community with a variety SEE FAIR ON PAGE 6

Inside This Week: MILTON RACE TRACK - PAGE 3 MIDLAND BOYS TRACK - PAGE 9 EASTER EGG HUNT IN MILTON - PAGE 16

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