Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Citizen journalists - those not trained in writing, but who submit their stories for print – can be the ‘secret’ to a community paper. CABELL COUNTY FAIR PAGES 9-16
Milton celebrated 4th of July with a Bang!
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Annual Dinner gives local media preview of 2012 Cabell County Fair By Trudy Black trudyblack@thecabellstandard.com
Milton Police Chief Gary Lilly manned the ‘Drunk Driving Simulator’ booth. What do you think of, when you think of the 4th of July? Is it the men and women who have served this country in order for ustobeabletoenjoya4thofJulywith freedom? Is it independence? Is it the cookouts with family, fireworks, or maybe ice-cold watermelon? No matter what, I believe everybodywillagreethatthe4thofJulyisa day to honor our service personnel, our country, and our flag, as well as celebrate our family and friends. And that’s exactly what the City of Milton did as they hosted their annualIndependenceDaycelebration! From noon til 6 p.m., April Dawn SEE MILTON ON PAGE 3
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MILTON - If you were among the 100+peopletoattendthe2012Cabell CountyFairMediaDinnerattheWest VirginiaPumpkinPark(inMilton)on Thursday, July 12th, then you were lucky enough to enjoy a variety of greatdishesmadebysomeofthebest cooks around! Thethemeforthisyear’sfair“SummerDays,CountryWays”settheright tone for the annual dinner. The weather was warm, the kitchen was hot, and the delicious dishes were cooked that ‘country way’! Many of the dishes were made from homegrown, fresh out-of-the-garden produce.Andweallknowthere’snothing better than a plate of home-made, country food fresh from the garden. You could find ham, chicken, green beans, corn, ‘new’ potatoes, pintobeans,cornbreadandhotrolls, as well as various casseroles. And, I won’t even start on the dessert table!
Pictured, Left to Right, are 2011 Queens: Cabell County Fair Preteen Katie Riedel; Cabell County Fair Teen Katie Venoy; and Cabell County Fair Queen Kayln Bordman. These young ladies will soon ‘hand over’ their titles to the 2012 Queens. Photo courtesy of Allison Robinson. As part of the media, we have al-
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Burcham wins state Gatorade Athlete of the Year Award STAFF REPORT ONA -- Jacob Burcham of Cabell Midland High School has been named the 2011-12 Gatorade West Virginia Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Burcham is the first Gatorade West Virginia Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Cabell Midland High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track, distinguishes Burcham as West Virginia’s best high school boys’ track & field athlete.
Jacob Burcham of Cabell Midland High School has been named the 2011-12 Gatorade West Virginia Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Photo by Jim Parsons
A two-time Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year and the returning Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the 5foot-10, 153-pound junior won the 800-meter run, the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run for a second straight year at the Class AAA state meet, leading the Knights to second place as a team. Burcham broke his own state record in the 3,200 with a time of 8:57.73, tied his state record in the 800 (1:54.01) and nearly matched his own state record of 4:08.80 in the 1,600, settling for a 4:08.91. Burcham also placed second at the Adidas
Grand Prix Dream Mile on June 9 with a state-record time of 4:02.73 and followed that a week later by winning the mile at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships in 4:08.80. Burcham has maintained a 3.92 GPA in the classroom. A member of his school’s Interact Club, he has volunteered locally doing routine maintenance and errands for the elderly and as a youth track coach and mentor. “Despite being a tremendous individual runner, Jacob puts the goals of his team first and his individual honors second,” said Chris Parsons, head coach of CaSEE AWARD ON PAGE 3
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