Milton SuperValu property draws interest Thursday, April 24, 2014
Cabell Midland beats Winfield, Page 5 50 Cents
By Jim Ross
l Volume 116 l Issue 16
For The Cabell Standard
Several potential buyers have looked at the SuperValu warehouse in Milton, but none has committed to purchasing the property. “I know the lookers they’ve had are good companies and are serious,” said Gary Walton, president of the Huntington Area Development Council. “Lookers are lookers. That doesn’t mean anything until someone buys.” SuperValu announced on Jan. 13 that it planned to close the warehouse at the end of this month and consolidate its operations with an underutilized distribution center in the Pittsburgh area. The closing of the Milton warehouse affects about 90 workers. About 60 of those are covered by a Teamsters contract. Luke Friedrich, external communications and public affairs manager for SuperValu, said the warehouse is on schedule to close at the end of the month. “The one thing I would add is that we’ve taken several steps to assist the impacted employees, including placing some employees in positions within SuperValu as well as assisting those seeking new employment elsewhere,” he said. Walton said finding a buyer for the warehouse is complicated by how ownership of the property is structured. SuperValu owns the freezer space and some land, while the dry and cool spaces are owned by another party, he said. SEE SUPERVALU ON PAGE 6
Civil War Days return to Barboursville By Matt Gajtka matt@theputnamstandard.com
The distant past will soon become the present in Cabell County, as Civil War Days are scheduled for Barboursville Park from May 2-4. Battle re-enactments a camp dance and a critically-acclaimed one-man show will highlight the weekend's festivities, all of which are designed to invoke the spirit of the early 1860s. Many local Civil War enthusiasts will take part in the activities, including Barboursville natives Easter Miller and Shaun Beckett. Both belong to a four-generation family of passionate re-enactors. "It's like an addiction," said Miller, who along with grandson Beckett showed off her gray Confederate-era garb at a Barboursville city council meeting April 15. "We've met a lot of wonderful people. It's a fun thing to do and we're hooked." Beckett's young daughter Ashton has also gotten into the re-enactment scene, as has his mother Natalie Adkins, who is Miller's daughter. While Miller self-deprecatingly calls herself "porch fluff," Beckett goes all in with the camp experience alongside fellow soldiers.
Barboursville natives Easter Miller (left) and Shaun Beckett display their authentically styled Confederate clothing at a city council meeting April 15. Both will participate in Civil War Days festivities, which are scheduled for May 2-4 at Barboursville Park. John Belcher, division commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, will lead the battle re-enactments. The Guyandotte resident represents his ancestor Gen. Albert Jenkins, a two-term United States congressman from Cabell County and prominent figure in several Confederate cam-
paigns. Civil War Days begin Friday, May 2 with an education session from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tailored toward school-age children, but all are welcome for North Carolina native Stan Clardy's "Soldiers In Gray" production at 8 p.m. "It will bring you to tears,"
Belcher said. "The man is very informed of all aspects of the war. Not just the Southern perspective, but all perspectives." Billed as a musical journey through the war, "Soldiers In Gray" features Clardy playing the SEE WAR ON PAGE 4
School board recognizes art and food programs By Amanda White
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The Cabell County Board of Education celebrated student services at their second April meeting with presentations from the Huntington Museum of Art and Cabell County's Food Service Program. The Huntington Museum of Art gave its annual presentation to the board during the April 15 regular meeting, elaborating on its
talented and gifted (TAG) program for Cabell students. "This is a great partnership between the museum and Cabell County," Education Director Katherine Cox said. Cox said elementary TAG teachers use the museum to integrate arts into the other disciplines, such as basing art projects on books they are reading in class. One such project included making paper and pottery. "One of the things we do with
them is pottery and paper making," Cox said. "It just expands their learning. It's a great experience for them - an experience they wouldn't usually get." Cox said the students enjoy their time at the museum. "It's so great to see them excited about learning," she said. "They get so involved." Following the museum's presentation, Rhonda McCoy, director of Cabell County's Food Service Program, informed the board on
the progress of the Community Eligibility Option (CEO) program. It is a program that uses community demographics to determine which schools will be offered breakfast and lunch meals completely free of charge. The program started in 2011 with Guyandotte Elementary serving as a pilot program, and has now expanded to 15 schools across the county. At schools SEE BOARD ON PAGE 6
Inside This Week: ATTORNEY TRAVELS TO CUBA - PAGE 3 SAMPLE BALLOT - PAGES 10-14 EASTER EGG HUNT - PAGE 16
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