Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
EXTRA ONLINE EDITION CHARITY WORKS TO HELP AREA’S DISADVANTAGED. PAGE 4
Habitat to keep office hours at Putnam Library
Confidence named National Blue Ribbon School By Jack Bailey
By Jack Bailey
jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com
jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com
HURRICANE – In another sign of its commitment to building homes in Putnam County, Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam will begin keeping office hours at the Putnam County Library. Lori Wyatt, homeownership director for the organization, will keep office hours at the library on Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to meet with prospective applicants. Potential applicants should call ahead to schedule a time to meet with Wyatt. She may be reached directly at 304-7200141, ext 12. Recently, Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam completed its first home build in Putnam County since 2004. That home is located on Montana Avenue in Hurricane. It was the 149th home built by the organization since it began in 1988. Ken Adams, development director of the organization, said that with the home's completion, there has been a great deal of interest from people in Putnam County. “Since then (the home's completion), we have been getting calls from people asking about our organization and how it works,” Adams said. “The establishment of a satellite location SEE HABITAT ON PAGE 3
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RED HOUSE – Confidence Elementary School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced 269 schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence, or for making progress in improving student academic achievement levels. The announcement was made on Friday, Sept. 7. The Department will honor the 219 public and 50 private schools at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 12-13 in Washington, D.C. In its 30-year history, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed this coveted award on nearly 7,000 of America's schools. “This award is well-deserved,” said Putnam County Schools Superintendent Chuck Hatfield. “That Confidence is able to offer a world-class edu-
Confidence Elementary School has been named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Photo by Jack Bailey cation in spite of the challenges is proof that all students can achieve to high levels. It is the staff that makes the difference.”
Confidence Principal Colleen Huston is quick to share praise, “Confidence is a family,” she said, “and every member con-
tributes to our success.” Confidence Elementary was SEE CONFIDENCE ON PAGE 3
Fire hydrant painting project kicks off in Putnam STAFF REPORT WINFIELD – West Virginia American Water has begun a system-wide fire hydrant painting project that will improve the visibility and appearance of more than 5,700 hydrants across the state. The $240,000 project kicked off recently in Kanawha and Putnam counties.
The project will expand to Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Fayette, Lewis, Lincoln, Mercer, Summers and Webster counties over the next several weeks. West Virginia American Water operates and checks each of its more than 9,000 fire hydrants every year to ensure proper functionality in the event of a fire emergency. However, in some
cases, the appearance of many of these hydrants has not been improved in years. “While solely cosmetic in nature, this project is important to our customers because it will increase the visibility of fire hydrants for quick identification by fire departments during emergency situations,” said Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia
American Water. “It also improves the overall appearance of the only prevalent water infrastructure visible above the ground, which should give our customers confidence that we are also taking care of and investing in the much larger percentage of our water SEE HYDRANTS ON PAGE 3
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