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“Chips” star Erik Estrada visits Putnam Church, Promotes Film
Hollywood in Hurricane - Actor Erik Estrada stands by his movie poster,inside the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, March 2. Estrada held a showing of his new film, “Finding Faith,” a movie about a kidnapping in Virginia. Photo by Justin Waybright
By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
HURRICANE - It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. When a child is abducted, moments are filled with horror and worry. Parents panic. Police officers rush to find leads. The first 72 hours are
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Woman Overcomes Death By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
CHARLESTON - Inside a hospital, lies a living miracle. Sandy Miller should be dead. But, she isn’t. Miller should not be able to speak. But, she does. She should not be able to eat or walk, but she does. For the Miller family, death is a lie. A feeling of peace leads doctors and nurses to Miller’s room. Inside the four walls, a powerful presence sends visitors to their knees. Eyes immediately swell with tears. Something unexplainable, yet something undeniable hovers over Sandy Miller’s room. On Dec. 28, she suffered a major brain aneurysm. That was only the beginning. In the days that followed, two strokes hit her, one lasting five days. In addition to the strokes, Miller suffered pulmonary edema, an abnormal buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs. The life-threatening condition almost put her into “Code Blue.” She should have never lived,
Death is a lie - Sandy Miller is a living miracle. After overcoming a brain aneurysm, strokes,pulmonary edema and a 42-day coma,Miller shocked nurses,doctors,family and friends when she opened her eyes, just days ago. Those, who have stood by her, agree she is a miracle. Courtesy Photo explained husband Brian Miller. The day the aneurysm attacked
fice, had decided to work from home, in Boone County. At roughly 1 p.m., Miller heard a cry from his wife. “When the episode happened, she was in the kitchen and I was in the den, and she screamed,” he said, sobbing. “By the time I got her, she was already in the hallway, wilting from the pain.” Miller continued, “If I had been at work, I would have come home to find my wife dead - I don’t consider that a coincidence - It was a divine orchestration.” When he looks back at that December day, tears overtake him. Miller will never forget what his wife said as she clung to life. “She lay there, apologizing to me and said, ‘I’m sorry I’m dying and leaving you so soon,’” he recalled, choking back tears. “I grabbed her cheeks and said, ‘I will not let you die…I will pray you through this…our God is bigger.’” The panicked husband called 911. An ambulance rushed the dying woman to the hospital. When Miller and his family ar-
Miller, her husband, who normally works in a Charleston of-
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Men of the Iron Wheel
SEE FILM ON PAGE 4 By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
WINFIELD - While most avoid bad weather and dangerous driving conditions, a group of men face it head-on.
Day and night, weekends and holidays, snow and heat - nothing stops them. For eight men, it’s just another day. Through hazardous road conditions, they haul tons of steel and materials through shipping yards. The group inspects thousands of
rail cars on 4,000 horsepower locomotives. It’s often a thankless job. However, Thursday, these men were celebrated for their success. These Appalachian Railcar Services (ARS) workers accomplished something rare in the railroad
business: eight years without a single accident. “We’re so excited to recognize this group for their valiant efforts in safety - eight years is a huge accomplishment,” said Brett RusSEE IRON ON PAGE 8
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