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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Many readers, served by community newspapers, feel a ‘personal’ connection with their local paper. A NEW SPRAYGROUND AT HURRICANE CITY PARK IS NOW OPEN. PAGE 9

Dalton Walker wins Hometown Lions Club annual Essay Contest

Pictured in the photo is the President of the Hometown Lions Club, Lion George Woodrum and the winner, Mr. Dalton Walker of the fifth grade. The Hometown Lions Club would like to congratulate Dalton Walker on winning the 2012, ‘What the American Flag Means to Me’ essay contest with his one page entry. Each year, Hometown Lions Club sponsors an essay contest at the Hometown Elementary School, with the prompt being “What does the American Flag mean to you?” Every student is asked to write an essay of any length describing what exactly they feel, think, or remember when they think of the American Flag. The winner of the contest receives a Certificate and a Fifty dollar bill.

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New State Veterans Cemetery dedicated on Memorial Day STAFF REPORT DUNBAR - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance Cabinet Secretary Keith Gwinn joined state leaders and West Virginia veterans to commemorate the dedication of the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day. Kinnard, a Putnam County native, completed seven tours of duty in Vietnam and was the most highly decorated veteran in Putnam County after receiving the Navy Cross, seven Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. During his retirement, he served as the state commander of the VFW, president of the Hurricane Lions Club as well as held membership in several military service organizations. Kinnard played an instrumen-

The entrance to the new Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Institute. The new cemetery was dedicated on Memorial Day and is named for Putnam County native Donel C. Kinnard, a decorated combat veteran. Photo by Jack Bailey tal role in the establishment of the state's 120-bed veterans nursing facility in Clarksburg and

served as Chairman of the West Virginia Veterans Council. Before his passing on Feb. 14, 2009, he

asked that his final resting place be at the new state Veterans cemetery. He was cremated and his remains will be interred there. The Memorial Day dedication ceremony included remarks by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, and Rebecca Kinnard, widow of Don Kinnard as well as honors by the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial state Veterans Cemetery Honor Guard. "I'm proud of our state's history of service, and I'm pleased so many West Virginians joined together on this Memorial Day to honor West Virginia's veterans," Tomblin said. "I have the utmost respect for our men and women in uniform, and I believe the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery will serve as a SEE VETERANS ON PAGE 8

Park dedicated to 'Rosie the Riveters' Opens By Jack Bailey jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

ST. ALBANS – A new roadside park honoring West Virginia's “Rosie the Riveters” opened on Saturday, May 26, along U.S. Route 60 in St. Albans. The new park, which is believed by organizers to be the first of its kind in the nation, was dedicated during an hour-long ceremony that featured several living “Rosies” from around the state. The park was the effort of the non-profit group Thanks! Plain and Simple, which supports active duty soldiers and veterans. Anne Montague, founding di-

A group from the St. Albans School of Dance performs a routine dressed as “Little Rosies” during the dedication ceremony for a new roadside park in St. Albans honoring Rosie the Riveters. Photo by Jack Bailey rector of Thanks! Plain and Sim-

ple, said that the park was living

proof that communities can still join together for a common purpose, much like they did during World War II. “Our goal is for Americans to pull together as we did in World War II – the task is not to be the only group teaching with Rosies, but to generate a synchronized national effort – to be a model to unite Americans around the value of Rosies,” Montague said. Montague said that her group hopes that the new roadside park in St. Albans honoring Rosies serves as a model for other communities across the country to also add similar parks. SEE ROSIE ON PAGE 4

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