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Heck Funeral Home hosts Business Appreciation Lunch By Jack Bailey jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com
American flags line West Virginia 817 in Winfield near a large, uprooted tree. Photo by David Payne Sr. Due to the severe storms that hit our area on Friday, June 29th, The Cabell Standard was unable to print a July 3rd edition. We did our best, but without electricity in a pretty-much electronic world, we were in the same predicament as everyone else. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused and we would like to say “thank you” to all of our advertisers for their understanding during this time. By the time you read this, we hope that all of our readers are now doing well in a cool home with phones, water, and everything else that we all take for granted at times. Be sure to look in this edition for photos of the storm.
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MILTON – Heck Funeral Home hosted a business appreciation lunch on Thursday, June 28, and invited business owners in the Milton area to stop by for a bite to eat. Several dozen business owners stopped by the funeral home during the lunch and enjoyed barbecue and hotdogs served up with a smile by Heck Funeral Home employees. “ We plan on making this an annual event,” said Jason Thompson, licensee-incharge at Heck Funeral Home. “ We do our Tree of
Heck Funeral Home employees served up hot dogs and barbecues to Milton area business and civic leaders on Thursday, June 28, as part of a business appreciation lunch. Photo by Jack Bailey Remembrance in the winter and we would like to do this every year in the summer.”
The Tree of Remembrance ceremony is an annual event the funeral home
hosts each December invitSEE HECK ON PAGE 13
2012 Hershey Track & Field Games SUBMITTED ARTICLE Athletes from across West Virginia, ranging from 9 to 14 years old, gathered at Cabell Midland High School on June 23rd for the West Virginia Hershey Track & Field Games State Championship. The athletes were winners from 6 different district meets contested in May and June in different parts of the state. The winners from the state meet may get the opportunity to compete in the North America finals in August. The Hershey North America Finals include all the United States along with Canada. West Virginia will have four to eight athletes se-
Hannah Morgan runs ahead of the pack and finishes 1st in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:58.24. She placed 2nd in the 800 meters with a time of 2:50.03. Hannah will be a freshman this fall at Cabell Midland where she will run cross country for Coach Parsons.
Milton's Jonathan Hathaway leads Parkersburg's Daniel Cooper in the 1600 meters and finished first with a time of 5:09.37.Morgan placed 2nd with a time of 5:11.62.Both have a chance to be selected to represent West Virginia at the National Meet in Hershey, PA. Athletes will be selected and announced in early July. Jonathan will be an 8th grader this fall at Milton Middle School where he will run cross country and track for the Panthers.
lected from the state meet winners to represent West Virginia at the North American Finals in Hershey, PA, on August 2-5. The selected athletes will receive an all expense paid trip that includes air fare, lodging, meals, and a visit to the Hershey Chocolate Factory, Hershey Amusement Park, and Chocolate World. Athletes will compete in the North America Finals on August 4th. They will also have the opportunity to meet Olympic Gold Medalists such as Rafer Johnson, Carl Lewis, and many others. Story & Photo submitted by Jim Parsons
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