The Cabell Standard, November 5, 2013

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

HONORING OUR VETERANS PAGES 7-10 Cabell Midland football statistician Dennis Ball in action at a recent Knights football game in Ona. Courtesy photo

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The Man behind the Numbers ONA, WV - For over 400 consecutive high school football games the man keeping the numbers for the Cabell Midland Knights has been Dennis Ball. Recently, Cabell Midland High School honored Ball for his outstanding streak in helping the football team by proclaiming “Dennis Ball Knight” when the Knights faced Woodrow Wilson last month in Ona. The 70-year-old Ball has been the official statistician, first with Milton High School and now with Cabell Midland for 38 years. I got a chance to speak with Ball, two weeks ago, before the Knights took on the Spring Valley Timberwolves in West Huntington about his responsibility as a statistician. “I keep record of all of the plays of the ballgame, yardage, plus yardage, minus yardage, passing plays and running plays along with the tackles by the defense,” Ball said. For over 400 games Ball has kept the books for five head coaches, first for the late Todd Fugate and Richard Williams at Milton, then Jim Thornburg SEE BEAT ON PAGE 4

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Thankful for freedom - Veterans aboard the Honor Flight to the memorial in Washington D.C. will read cards created by these fourth grade students at Cox Landing Elementary School. By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com

LESAGE - Cox Landing Elementary students poured out their hearts for veterans of the

Honor Flight. Last week, red, white and blue flags along with white crosses graced the pages of construction paper. Fourth grade students wrote the words "Thank You" on cards

that will soon speak loudly to a group of men that many have forgotten. Boys and girls took time to honor the ones who sacrificed their lives for freedom. Brooke Kiser watched an at-

mosphere of selfless love envelop her classroom Monday morning. The minds of 14 children were focused on giving thanks to someone they have never met. SEE FREEDOM ON PAGE 11

Students Turn Recycling into Art By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com

BARBOURSVILLE - Students at Nichols Elementary have taken art to a whole new level. Six custom-made flowers, composed of bottle caps, greet all who enter the school. Standing about 4-feet tall, are red, green, blue and white sculptures. More than 5,000 plastic caps create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that Nichols Art Instructor Tonia Gray calls a "Lid Mural." SEE STUDENTS ON PAGE 16

Art is alive - Students stand by sculptures they created using plastic lids and caps from soda bottles, chip containers and detergent jugs. Six custom flowers now stand in front of the school. Courtesy Photo

Inside This Week: MILTON PIZZERIA - PAGE 3 SPAGHETTI DINNER - PAGE 6 “A KNIGHTS STORY” - PAGE 16

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