Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Corn Maze Draws Thousands to Buffalo By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
Lynne Fruth speaks with Jeremy Huff and Merryc Batt about their future goals. WINFIELD – On October 26th, during the Winfield vs. St. Albans game you can help two Winfield students! Two young men at Winfield High School are fighting a courageous battle. Merryc Batt and Jeremy Huff, both Seniors at Winfield High School, have recently been diagnosed with cancer. Fruth Pharmacy is helping to raise scholarship funds for the two young men, so they can pursue their dreams of higher education. In order to help provide for the educational expense, a scholarship fund has been established for both Merryc and Jeremy. Thanks to a generous donation from OhioPyle, Fruth Pharmacy will be contributing 100% of the proceeds from the athletic gear items sold during the October 26th Winfield football game to Merryc and Jeremy’s scholarship funds. SEE NIGHT ON PAGE 9
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BUFFALO – Smiles were ripe for the harvest Tuesday afternoon at Gritt’s Farm’s annual Corn Maze and Pick-a-Pumpkin patch. Happy students from Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha and Jackson counties experienced a fun-filled Autumn day. Children got lost, not only in a giant, 10-acre corn maze, but in a day designed just for them. Joyful girls and boys rode in a hay wagon, played on a custom playground, picked pumpkins and roamed through a sprawling corn maze. Parents all seemed happy to watch their children have fun outside. Charleston resident Stephanie Mullett enjoyed taking pictures of
Children from area counties have fun on a hayride. Photo by Justin Waybright. her two boys Brace and Daly while they played on a custom playground. “There’s way more to do here
than we expected,” Mullett said. “The kids are really excited, and this is definitely worth the trip from Charleston.”
Her friend Amy Isaac agreed, “This is really great, and they did SEE MAZE ON PAGE 9
Putnam Career and Technical Center Places Custom House up for Sale By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
ELEANOR – Clank! Clank! Clank! This was a familiar sound heard by students at Putnam Career and Technical Center while they hammered away on a house from blueprint to shingles. This project for the building classes started nearly four years ago as a dream that now sits on their lot as reality. From hardwood floors to a custom masonry fireplace – no creative expense was spared. The house stands as a 1,620square-foot testament to the hard work of local students and
This 1,620-square- foot house took students at Putnam Career and Technical Center nearly four years to complete. It is covered in vinyl siding and includes new windows and shingles. Photo Justin Waybright. teachers. “This is truly a team effort,”
said Putnam Career and Technical Center Principal Mike Erwin.
“The school is proud of these students.” Young men and women from all the building classes took part in this project. It began as a blueprint in the school’s Auto-Cad class. Students then started on the foundation, cut the floorboards, nailed and studded the walls, ran electric and plumbing, mounted the HVAC and smoothed out the custom masonry fireplace. Because of constantly changing state regulations, the house is 85% complete. The winning bidder will need to fix a few minor cosmetic issues on the house, such as a missing piece of siding and fascia, the remounting of SEE HOUSE ON PAGE 9
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