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Winfield ready for Homecoming By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Early morning practices paid off for the Redskins football team as the defense held the Wildcats’ offense to only six points.

Redskins roll over Wildcats By Jack Withrow For The Putnam Standard

Hurricane amassed 391 yards rushing to roll over the Nitro Wildcats 68-26, but the talk around the team was focused elsewhere. “We talking about practice … practice!” Words made famous by former NBA star Allen Iverson were echoed by Hurricane Coach Jeremy Taylor after the Redskins’ first week 37-6 loss to the Huntington Highlanders in which the Redskins had only 84 yards.

Taylor said he was unhappy about his team’s effort during practices leading up to the opening game. But when it came to pointing fingers, he pointed right back at himself. “Our team’s attitude is reflected from the top down,” he said. “In the end, it’s my fault. If they’re not mentally ready or physically ready, it’s my fault.” To prepare for Nitro, the Redskins took on a new attitude toward practice. They also took on an extra workout as they scheduled an early morning practice

before school on Wednesday. “That 6:30 a.m. stuff is pretty cool,” Taylor said. Senior quarterback Dylan Tinsley, who led the Redskins Friday night with two touchdown passes, a 10-yard touchdown run and added two interceptions, said morning practices are difficult, but necessary. “It’s early but it’s what we need right now,” Tinsley said. “We need as much time as we can get on the field.” Tinsley returned his secSee Hurricane, Page 15

Much like Putnam County itself, this year’s Homecoming celebration will be a mix of the best from the past with some new attractions. Putnam County is celebrating its 85th year, and as the primary sponsor for the annual Homecoming event, the Lions Club will be hosting two days of family fun in Winfield this weekend. Festivities will include a street dance, arts and crafts, “cruise-in” and much more on Saturday. On Sunday, the City of Winfield will host the annual Putnam County Homecoming Parade featuring bands from all four of Putnam County’s high schools and a 5K

See Page 3 for Putnam Homecoming’s Schedule of Events Run. “We hope to have a lot of stuff going on for the residents of Putnam County,” said Boyd Harper of the Lions Club, who is the advertising chairman for the Homecoming Committee. “And the best part is, we’re not going to charge anyone anything.” W.Va. 817 (old U.S. 35) through Winfield will be closed earlier this year than in the past for the 5K run. Police will close the road off at noon when the run starts and will See Winfield, Page 3

Poca man wins $1 Million Robert Carter of Poca is West Virginia’s newest millionaire. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave made the announcement Monday morning. “I have been playing the lottery a long time and the most I have ever won until now is seven dollars,” Carter said. “It is an amazing feeling.” Carter purchased two easy pick tickets at the Go Mart (#83) in Poca and missed only the Powerball number on his match-5 winner. The numbers drawn for Saturday,

Aug. 2 were 12-26-44-46-47 and the Powerball number was 29. Had he spent an extra $1 for the Powerplay option – he would have won $2 million instead of $1 million. He found out he had won from his family. “I actually found out while driving to visit my sister. I had gotten in one of those dark spots, where you can’t get any reception and as soon as I got out of that I must have had 100 calls from my wife See Million, Page 12

Crowds enjoy Putnam County’s weekend festivals By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Putnam County had a weekend filled with good eats and sweet treats as two events premiered in Hurricane, the first Putnam Preview and the first annual Cupcake Festival. The Putnam Preview, which took place Sunday on Main Street, was orchestrated by the Putnam Chamber of Commerce as a way to exhibit the eateries and businesses found all over the county. “Our initial goal is just to showcase our businesses and restaurants

in Putnam County,” said Ashley Alford, Vice President of Programs and Events for the chamber. “We don’t have one primary spot for businesses in Putnam County. We don’t have a business park or anything like that. This is like a one day business park.” Twenty businesses were showcased at the preview, which Alford said was a great number considering the event’s first year. “This is our first year and I’m really pleased with not only the businesses that came out but the foot traffic on the street,” she said. “I think it’s going really great. In

the first year, you can’t really predict anything. We just wanted as many of the businesses as possible to participate.” Alford, who organized the event, said the 12:30 time on Sunday was chosen to accommodate Putnam’s church crowd. “I was actually trying to get the after church crowd,” she said. See Putnam, Page 14 Mary Zigmond, owner of The Gallery on Teays Valley Rd., talks to a customer during the Putnam Preview.

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Superintendent Chuck Hatfield and school board members honored five exceptional employees, Tina Kirk, Sherri Lyons, Eastbrook principal Marticia Dillon, Erika Klose and Judith O’Dell.

School board honors employees By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Putnam County school system is among the best in the state because of its people, and the school board took time out to honor some exceptional employees during a special meeting. “You’ll hear us say time and time again the success of Putnam County Schools is because of the people that work here. We are dedicated to providing service for our kids,” said Superintendent Chuck Hatfield. “We certainly believe that and it’s our privilege to be able to recognize the best of the best.” The Putnam County Board of Education recognized teachers, administrators, and service employees of the year Sept. 2 during a special meeting. Each person was honored with a commemorative plaque. Tina Kirk of Winfield was honored as the county’s teacher of the year and high school teacher of the year. She received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from West Virginia State University in 1999 and is currently pursuing her masters at Marshall University. Since 2004 she has taught in three Putnam County Schools – Hurricane High, Winfield Middle, and presently at Winfield High School, where she has been since 2008. Marticia Dillon, principal of Eastbrook Elementary, was awarded with the administrator of the year award. She grew up in Winfield and attended the area’s schools from elementary through high school. Dillon graduated from West Virginia State University and also received her Masters in Leadership at WVSU. Erika Klose was awarded with the middle school teacher of the year award. She has been with Putnam County Schools for more than six years and teaches science at Winfield Middle, where she is currently the Science Department Chair and the boys tennis coach.

Klose received her undergrad degree in geology from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., and her master’s in geology from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. She received her master’s degree in teaching from Marshall University Graduate College. Sherri Lyons was honored as the elementary teacher of the year. She has been working in Putnam County Schools for six years and has spent the past two years teaching fifth grade at George Washington Elementary. She graduated from Malone University in Canton, Ohio, and received her master’s in elementary education from Marshall University. Judith O’Dell won service employee of the year. O’Dell has been an employee of Putnam County Schools for 24 years. She has spent the majority of that time working as the secretary at Winfield Middle (1991-2004) and Poca High School, where she has currently worked for 10 years. Following the awards, Rebecca Meadows, director of Title 1 Pre K & SLP, gave a presentation on

the Back to School Blast and the summer SAIL Program, which allowed kids the opportunity to work on team-building activities and provided them with background information on what they learn in class. As part of that, 468 backpacks were distributed to kids in Putnam County. “It’s very worthwhile and rewarding just to see the excitement in those kids,” Hatfield said. “Kids that may have been dreading going to school because they know they don’t have this or that, to make that available is certainly worth the effort.” Hatfield said the school board is down to two or three key position hires. The board will eliminate positions depending upon how many students are in the classrooms. “It’s a matter of the number of kids that showed up or didn’t show up. We might not need certain positions, but if we have more kids show up in certain areas then we have to increase other positions,” Hatfield said. The Board of Education will meet again at 7 p.m. Sept. 15.

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keep the road closed through the end of the parade. Main Street will be closed most of the weekend for the festivities. “We will have some old attractions and some new events to add for the two-day celebration,” Harper said. “We want people to see the nice things we have in this county.” One change the club is making to the schedule is free booths to any interested Putnam County business to show off products or services and inform the residents of all the county has to offer at the business level. “We hope to get a lot of businesses,” Harper said. “It is a great opportunity to grow the county even more and allow people to see what we have. We are giving these booths to the businesses for free.” The booths are available for people wanting to showcase their products or services, but the Lions Club is only giving a set number of booths per industry. “We don’t want to have a bunch of hot dog vendors there so we are only giving one or two hot dog vendors a booth,” Harper said. “We are wanting to use this event to show off all that the county has to offer.” Winfield Mayor Randy Barrett

said he hoped this year’s schedule would turn the event around. “In the past, we would have thousands of people at the celebration,” Barrett said. “It’s really died down and we want to help pick back up.” “I just think it’s a service to Putnam,” Harper said. “Citizens can get together and renew old friendships or build new ones. Businesses can show off what they offer the residents. And through it all, the mayor of Winfield has been excellent to work with.” The Lions Club will have a booth to sell concessions and band boosters and athletic teams will also sell products to raise money for their seasons, Harper said. None of these groups are being charged for the space. “We’re not charging vendors anything to rent the spaces because we want them to know we support them,” Barrett said. “This event will cost the city money but it gets people in Winfield and shows off our county.” The celebration will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, with the start of the BBQ Cook Off. Stage entertainment will begin at noon Saturday with Souls in Symmetry and a Cruise In will begin at 4 p.m.

Putnam County Homecoming Schedule Saturday, Sept. 13 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. BBQ Cook Off 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. On-Stage Entertainment * Souls in Symmetry * Cathy Grant’s Fiddlers Galore * Hurricane Community Chorus 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Cruise In and Free Blow Ups at Fire Station 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Old Fashion Street Dance, featuring the Mindbenders and magic show by Joey Stepp

Sunday, Sept. 14 10 a.m. Flag raising with Winfield High School Marching Band 11 a.m. Lineup behind courthouse 10:15-11:15 a.m. Community Church Service 11:30 a.m. Introduction of Candidates of Miss Putnam County and Welcome from Putnam County Commission 12 p.m. Tri State Racer 5K Race 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Free Ice Cream Social Free Blow Ups at Fire Station 1 p.m. Grand Parade 2:30 p.m. WV Treblemakers 3 p.m. Appalachian Lassies 3:45 p.m. Winfield High Dance Team 4 p.m. Poca High Jazz Band 4:30 p.m. Crowning of Miss Putnam County

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Page 4 -Thursday, September 11, 2014 Putnam Rotary golf tournament The Putnam County Rotary Club’s 19th Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at Little Creek Golf Course in South Charleston. This event supports rotary activities including college scholarships, sponsorship of Camp Happy Valley Day Camp, food pantries around the area and county fair support. The tournament will include a full round of golf and dinner, as well as contests, games, raffles and special awards. An individual player can register for $125 and a team can register for $400. Registration includes green fees and cart, a visor, a bag, snacks and dinner. There will also be mulligans, skirts, throws and strings available for sale at the event. For information about the event, call 304-397-6551. Free Shred Day Putnam County Bank will offer a free shred day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the interstate office. KnightHorst Shredding will shred documents on site for up to two boxes of material per customer. 9th annual Putnam County bridge to ridge bicycle tour The Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Winfield Lions Club, Putnam County Parks and Recreation and Winfield McDonalds is sponsoring a challenging, 30, 40-50, and 62 mile scenic bicycle ride on the ridges

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of Putnam County beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 starting at the Putnam County Courthouse. Cost is $30. Proceeds to benefit the Winfield Lions Club Community Projects. For information contact Chris Gress at 304-586-9017 or the Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 304-562-0727 Ext. 102.

center by the wave pool. The class will be instructed by Laura Moul and will be restricted to ten students. For more information, contact Laura at 304-743-8281, her website at www.moulphotography. com, or register with the park office at 304-562-0518, Ext. 10. Tutor Training Literacy Volunteers of Putnam County will hold a tutor training from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 and from 8:30 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Lunch will be served. For more information, call 304-755-1550.

Putnam County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting The Putnam County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 at the Old Courthouse in Winfield. New officers will be elected and bylaws will be reviewed. New Pie Day at the members are welcome. For more Farmers’ Market information, call Farm Bureau Putnam Farmers’ Market will President Eddie Morgan at 304- celebrate pie from 10 a.m. to 1 546-2669. p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at Hurricane City Park. There will be Putnam Chamber pie demonstrations as well a pie Business Afterhours contest. Bake your favorite pie The Putnam County Chamber of and enter the contest to win a Commerce will holds its monthly basket of goodies donated by the business afterhours from 5 to 7 Putnam Farmers’ Market vendors. p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at CAMC After the judges are finished, pies of Teays Valley Hospital. will be available for the public to The cost is $20 for members. sample. For complete rules and to RSVPs are required and pre- enter, visit putnamfarmersmarket. payment is appreciated. Business weebly.com/fruit-pie-contest.html. afterhours are open to members and their guests.The cash drawing is valued at $900 and you must be St. Albans Walk/5k present to win. against hunger The St. Albans Walk Against Beginning Photography Hunger & 5K Run Committee will Class at Valley Park host its annual (26th year) event on Putnam County Parks and Rec- Saturday, Sept. 27. The walk/run reation Commission is hosting a will take place at the Loop Plaza beginner photography class from in St. Albans. All proceeds benefit 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. Jericho House and St. Mark’s Ju16, 23 and 30 at the community bilee Center which houses Christ’s Kitchen, SA Food Pantry and the

Emergency Assistance Fund. Additionally the Dry Riders Motorcycle Club will be collecting food for its canned food drive from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot next to the fire department. Intermediate Photography Class at Valley Park Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting a beginner photography class from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 21 and 28 at the community center by the wave pool. The class will be instructed by Laura Moul and will be restricted to ten students. For more information, contact Laura at 304-743-8281, her website at www.moulphotography. com, or register with the park office at 304-562-0518, Ext. 10. Fall Camp meeting WV Fall Camp meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 9 with Jeff & Sheri Easter and Friday, Oct. 10 with the McKamey’s at the Alban Arts & Conference Center (Alban Theater), 65 Olde Main Street, St. Albans. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m. nightly. To purchase tickets or for more information call 304-941-8876 or visit online at www.itickets.com/ events/329094.html. 2014 Annual Buffalo Octoberfest The annual Buffalo Octoberfest is celebrating its 27th year. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in Buffalo. There will be family fun, music and plenty of good food. Enjoy crafts, apple butter, animals, con-

The Putnam Standard tests, Living History, a Free kids zone, WVU tailgate tent, a CruiseIn and more.Crafters and vendors are invited to participate in this festival free of charge. To reserve a space or for information contact Susan Howard, event organizer, 304-937-2747 or email s.howard47@yahoo.com. Annual Eleanor arts and craft show The Annual Eleanor Arts and Crafts Show is set for Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Eleanor Fire Department building. A great opportunity to market and sell your products, get potential new customers, expose your talent and services, fundraising opportunities for your group. Reserve space by calling Linda at 304-937-3427 for an application and more details. New single and parenting group in Putnam County Those facing the challenges that come with being a single parent are invited to attend a support group at Teays Valley Church of God, Scott Depot, just east of Exit 40 off I-64. The group will meet Tuesday nights from 6:30 - 8 p.m. for thirteen weeks. The group will feature video sessions to help parents develop effective strategies on being a single parent. Each group topic is self-contained so participants may start at any time. Childcare is available upon request. Call 304-757-9222 to register. The class is free, but there is a $15 fee for the workbook. Scholarships are available for anyone needing assistance with the workbook fee.

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The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) and West Virginia University (WVU) invite West Virginia food growers and processors to an upcoming Hazard and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training session on September 19 and 20. The course will be held at the Days Hotel/Flatwoods Conference Center in Sutton. The cost for the two-day program is $50 and a block of rooms is available at the Days Hotel for a conference rate until Sept. 14. Meals are not included in the cost. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

HACCP is a logical system for safe food handling and can be used throughout the food chain from initial production to final consumption. Many food sectors mandate the use of HACCP plans, but with the pending implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), food facilities may be required to create and abide by these plans in the future. Funding is provided by the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Course participants will be provided with hands-on training to evaluate hazards, identify and implement preventive controls,

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Putnam sheriff’s department Sheriff seeks suspect stops phone solicitations in car break-ins By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department will no longer be soliciting for its community events via telephone following a telephone scam. According to Sheriff Steve Deweese, scammers have used the Sheriff’s Department’s “Shop with a Cop” fundraiser as a front for soliciting donations, the donations only beneﬁting their own pockets. This, he said, has tarnished the department’s reputation and is why phone solicitations will no longer be practiced at all. “Over the last couple of years we have received numerous complaints,” he said. “There are so many scams out there, unfortunately. Based on the scams and all the complaints, the [Deputy Sheriff’s Association] voted not to do phone solicitations this year.” Deweese said this particular scam has been a problem before. “We actually arrested somebody on the charge of fraudulent schemes, which is a felony charge,” he said. “That was about six years ago.” The department received a complaint on Sept. 3 from a lo-

cal business who said a caller, claiming to be fundraising for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, attempted to get money over the phone. “We’re in the process of looking for the phone solicitor,” Deweese said. “It’s an ongoing investigation. We take it very seriously because, unfortunately, there is so many [people] in today’s society that use and take advantage of the most vulnerable people.” Deweese said he expects the solicitor to be local, as few outsiders would have a ﬁrm enough grasp on the language of department phone solicitors to sound realistic. “Most of the time they’re local or prior employees who worked for us for the purpose of solicitation,” he said. “That’s how it was six years ago. He knew what to say and who he needed to call.” Deweese said phone scamming is on the rise, with people targeting the elderly and other populations. He said he has seen a clear connection between scammers and the rise of drug addiction in the area. “It goes back to current society – the sea of drug addiction you see going across the U.S.,” he said. “This is just another avenue to sup-

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port their addiction. I wish they’d get a job and work for themselves.” Deweese said that the investigation would be easier if anyone who receives a scammer call would immediately write down the pertinent information. “If the person that was scammed can give us all the pertinent information – male or female, company they’re working for and the phone number – it really helps us out,” he said, adding that it would also help to write down exactly what they say. “If they represent themselves as a deputy sheriff, know that no deputy sheriff ever does phone solicitations.” “Be leery on who you donate solicited funds to and don’t ever give out any pertinent information on yourself as a person,” Deweese said. “Call and confirm before you give or donate directly to the organization.” Deweese said the department will be sending out solicitation letters by mail in order to encourage donations for its widely successful Shop with a Cop program. The program, which aims to help 100 kids go on $125 shopping sprees, will begin asking for donations in about three to four weeks.

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The Putnam County Sheriff Department is looking for a criminal who broke into more than a dozen cars in mid-August. So far, the charges will include breaking and entering into an automobile, petit larceny and grand larceny, a felony offense. The break-ins happened near Kmart and Sheetz in Scott Depot on Teays Valley Road. “It’s still under investigation,” said Sheriff Steve Deweese. “Right now, we believe it is one male acting as one person. I’m sure what you’ll see is once we ﬁnd out who it is, they’ll be connected to other larcenies and breaking and entering in other counties.” Deweese said the department is currently following up on several leads sent to them via social media. “We’ve got several leads via Facebook and instant messaging,” he said. “We post requesting for information [on our Facebook] and a lot of times some anonymous person will

description. They’ve also been sending them with our phone app.” Deweese said the department is actively searching for both the perpetrator and the victims’ stolen items, but neither has come up. “We have not yet been able to ﬁnd the [victims’] stuff,” he said, adding that they’ve been using databases available to law enforcement to attempt to track it as well. “We’ve been actively looking for that online.” In the meantime, Deweese said citizens need to be cognizant of how to keep their vehicles and valuables safe. “The biggest tip I could give them is just make sure their cars are locked,” he said. “Don’t leave any valuables in the vehicle. If you do have valuables in the vehicle, put them under the seat or in the trunk.” Anyone with information concerning the break-ins is urged to call the Sheriff’s Department at 304-586-0256.

Putnam County Commission prepares for Nov. 4 election By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Putnam County is preparing for its Nov. 4 general election and has appointed poll workers. The workers will be trained on Oct. 16 and 20 with training times set at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. both days. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 14 and early voting is set to begin Oct. 22 and run through Nov. 1. Voting during this stage will take place on the second floor of the courthouse in Winfield. The courthouse will open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 1 for early voting and will extend Thursday’s hours to 7 p.m. Election Day is Nov. 4 with polls opening at 6:30 a.m. and closing at 7:30 p.m. County Clerk Brian Wood said certification should happen 48 hours after the last county declares.

Voting on Election Day will occur in the voter’s precinct, not the courthouse, Wood said. For a list of the precincts and poll locations, visit www.putnamelections.com. In other business: * The Parks and Recreation board said goodbye to Elaine Rader. Rader resigned due to an increase in travel time with her employer. “She was a good member,” commissioner Joe Haynes said. “I hate to lose her but she felt with her travel schedule, she couldn’t do it.” Scott Adkins has been appointed to Rader’s position. He was involved with the Hurricane Youth Athletic Association before accepting the position but has resigned from the youth organization to ensure no conﬂict of interest with the Hurricane programs. *At the Sept. 4 Parks and Recreation meeting, Haynes said he learned of service problems with the phone and internet service at

Valley Park. Haynes said Frontier Communications provides the services to the park and that the fix may not happen until 2015. He contacted Frontier to bring an expedited ﬁx to the situation. “This is not only affecting the Parks and Recreation office but the Wave Pool and Convention and Visitors Bureau are hampered as well,” Haynes said.

* After seeing the success of two composters donated to Hometown Elementary by the Solid Waste Authority, Waste Management donated another two composters to the school. * The E-Cycle event last month outside of the Putnam County Courthouse was a success, Haynes said. The program received more than 34,000 tons of electronic

waste, all of which will be pore over for reusable materials. * The Putnam County Homecoming Celebration is set for this weekend. For a full schedule of events, see Page 4. Main Street in Winﬁeld will be closed most of the weekend and W.Va. 817 through Winﬁeld will be closed an hour earlier this year for the parade and Sunday’s 5K run.

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Winfield football looks to get on track at Ripley By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard Winfield will go on the road at Ripley this week still looking for its first touchdown. The Generals remain optimistic they can turn things around, however. “We haven’t scored a touchdown yet,” Coach Craig Snyder said. “We need to score points. We’ve got to figure something out offensively, and we will. We’ll put our nose to the grindstone and get back to work (this week) and we’ll be fine.” Cabell Midland’s rushing attack proved to be too much for Winfield to handle this past Friday night as the Knights upended the Generals 48-0, the second consecutive week in which Winfield has failed to score to open the season. “Some teams you match up well with, some teams you don’t, and their depth and their numbers and their talent was just a little much for us,” Snyder said. The scoring started on just the third offensive play of the game as Midland running back Alex Childers found the end zone from 56 yards out to give the Knights a 7-0 lead with 11:20 left in the first quarter. Down 14-0, the Generals (0-2) embarked on their best drive of the game as they got the ball all the way down to the Knights’ 17-yard-line, but could only settle for a missed field goal. “It would have been nice to have gotten points on that drive. It was 14-0 and we came up empty. If we had a little bit of hope it was

still there, but it was one of those games where we were kind of behind the 8-ball from the get go,” Snyder said. That drive certainly looked to have been the turning point of the game, and the Knights kicked it into high gear from that point on as they took a 41-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Cabell Midland is the largest school in the state, while Winfield is among the smallest Class AAA schools. “The fact that they’re 2½ times our school makes it tough, and that’s one of the things that’s really difficult about our situation in our conference,” Snyder said. The Knights (2-0) scored one final touchdown with 4:31 remaining in the third quarter to set the final score at 48-0. Winfield’s leading rusher on the night, Ethan Copeland, finished with a hard-earned 72 yards on 19 carries. “Our blockers did a great job on those plays,” Copeland said. “They were blitzing the heck out of us but we did what we did and we took what they gave us.” Although the season has been frustrating for the Generals up to this point, spirits are still high that they can turn it around. “Our effort is there. And we just need to execute better and we need to stick together more,” Copeland said. “We’ve had some injuries, but that’s not going to stop us from what we’re doing and we’re going to stick together and work harder each week.”

Junior linebacker Ethan Copeland helps a teammate wrap up Midland’s Caperton Humphrey. The Knights’ physicality also was a big key to the game, as the Generals had a tough time matching it at times. “Cabell’s a good team and we just need to get more physical and execute on offense,” senior John Hathaway said. The Generals have had two difficult road games already, and the team is preparing for yet another road game at Ripley at 7:30 Friday night. “Ripley’s a very good football team but they’re a little closer to our size so it will probably be a better matchup for us,” Snyder said. “We just need to bounce back and focus on Ripley,” Hathaway Winfield’s junior linebacker Isaac Withrow throws a block against Midland’s Issac Gibson. Photos by The Picture Guy, Eddie Ferrari. said.

Winfield, Buffalo cross country compete By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Cross country is in full swing now and Hayden Harrison of Buffalo is too. With a time of 16:22.8, Harrison won the A/AA boys race at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational Cross Country Meet, his second first-place run of the season in as many races. He beat his previous time by 24 seconds. Winfield also fielded two teams for the meet in Mineral Wells, with runners racing in the boys and the girls AAA races. Both teams finished in second place: the girls behind Hampshire by 15 points and the boys behind Parkersburg by 33 points. Buffalo finished fifth overall in the A/AA race. Harrison led the team followed by Devin Rich (19:06.9) and Jonathon Wileman (19:10.1), beating their season bests by six seconds and four seconds, respectively, according to the web site www.runwv.com. Zac Goaddard was the next Bison to cross the finish line in Mineral Wells with a time of

20:03.3 followed by Ian Parsons (20:34.5). Josh Casto (21:07.4) ran the race along with Timothy Moore (21:28.4) and Ross Armstrong (21:35.9). Junior R.J. Weiford of Winfield has shown great improvement in his placement since his appearance on the high school track scene. As a sophomore, Weiford placed ninth in the AAA State meet. He finished second in Mineral Wells with a time of 16:55.4, 16 seconds better than his fifth place time at Cabell Midland. Following Weiford’s performance, Matt Durgin and Tony Salgado finished the run with 18:12.5 and 18:21.9, respectively. Durgin’s time improved from the St. Mary’s Invitational by 1:49 and Salgado bested his season by one second shy of a minute. Winfield’s girls also won second place as a team, following on the heels of their fourth place finisher, Rachael Englund (21:05). Englund beat her season best by 54 seconds and was followed across the line by Alexis

Imperial (21:10). Alyssa Rittinger (21:11.7) devastated her previous time by 1:37 and finished eighth at Mineral Wells. Her teammate, Anna Lumadue (22:35.3) also fared much better than her Cabell Midland race with a differential of 1:32. But if improvement was the basis for all victories, Buffalo’s Jared Hayson (20:53.7) would have the title followed by Winfield’s J.T. Erskine (18:42.2), Alex Moncado (25:01.7) for the girls and her running mate, Madison Gray (27:53.9). Hayson beat his St. Mary’s time by 2:51. Erskine roughed up his season best by 2:09 and Moncado and Gray both beat their time by just over two minutes. Overall, Putnam County runners beat their times by a range of four seconds to nearly three minutes. Coaches and runners said the heat from that run made the races difficult and slowed the runners’ time significantly, a problem most likely (and hopefully) out of the way for the rest of the season.

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Phase 1 plans for the new softball facility at Winfield High School includes the construction of a new storage facility and a dugout.

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Winfield softball coach Tim Toler talks to players, parents and the boosters about his vision to help build a new facility.

WHS softball boosters seek community help There is change in the air for Winfield High School Softball and with the support of the Winfield High Softball Boosters and the community, students hope the change will come sooner rather than later. Tim Toler, the new head coach of the Winfield High Softball team, announced a phased approach to overhaul the program in Winfield. “We will create a softball family in Winfield from the little league all the way up to the high school program. We will start immediately changing the face of Winfield softball,” Toler said. Toler explained his vision to the Winfield High School Booster during an early Saturday morning meeting in August. He said the changes will start with a substantial update of the facilities and a plan for training at all levels which includes parent, player and community support. “Player participation and camaraderie is crucial to the success of this program” he said, “We will need commitment from many people to help this vision succeed.” And when Toler says the changes will start immediately, that’s what he means. Players at the high school level started this week with instruction of the Fall Ball Little League and the facilities plans have been drawn up and preparations are being made onsite to break ground upon utilities approval. The current facilities at Winfield High School softball are not suitable for a class AAA program in West Virginia. Parents and coaching staff believe softball has been left behind at Winfield but with the leadership of Toler, it will change. There has been a great deal of effort to raise money in the past,

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but it has gone to making sure the team has uniforms, softballs, equipment - the necessities. There have been no funds to invest in the facilities. Winfield High School Boosters goal is to raise $100,000. “The funds would basically cover all phases of the project which includes tearing down the old structures and replacing them with new dugouts, safe bleachers, locker room, bathrooms, press box and storage rooms, coaches office and an indoor training facility,” said Clarence Litton, president of the WHS Softball Boosters. “We have been very diligent in seeking the most economical way to approach this overhaul and the school administration and Board of Education are being very supportive. However, they have no funds to contribute. The board has agreed to help us with some materials as we progress. So needless to say, we need the community’s support.” The Winfield High School Boosters, in collaboration with the entire Winfield Softball network, are launching a series of fundraisers at the Putnam County Homecoming this weekend. “There will be many fundraising programs in place for the community and businesses to support at a level they are comfortable with,” Toler said. “All donations of funds, talent, materials, etc. are appreciated. Please make sure to come support the Winfield Softball Program.” If residents have questions or would like to donate in any fashion, please contact the booster’s facilities team at cleelitton@gmail. com or 304-419-0868. Residents are also encouraged to follow the progress of the #WinfieldSoftballAlliance campaign on Facebook.

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DNR seeks trophy fish and big bucks for display The Big Buck/Trophy Fish Display at West Virginia’s Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, Sept. 27-28, 2014, at Stonewall Resort State Park near Weston in Lewis County is seeking legally harvested and mounted West Virginia big buck trophy, or trophy fish caught from West Virginia waters. The West Virginia Wildlife Federation, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR)

and Toyota are seeking hunters who own trophy white-tailed bucks that were legally taken in West Virginia with either bow or gun and have a Pope & Young or Boone & Crockett score of 140 or greater. They are also seeking fish that qualified for a trophy fish citation under the WVDNR guidelines. “Each year the West Virginia Wildlife Federation and the WVDNR showcase these animals at this

event,” said display organizers James Walker and Rob Silvester, WVDNR wildlife biologists. “The display is a tremendous draw to West Virginia’s Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, attracting thousands of visitors annually.” Participation for trophy bucks will be limited to the first 30 qualifying trophy entries received. As an incentive for participation, hunters

who display their trophy deer at the two-day event will be entered into an exclusive drawing for several valuable prizes. Participation for trophy fish will be limited to 25 qualifying trophy entries to be determined by the selection committee. No more than five entries of any species will be accepted. As an incentive for participation, each angler who displays his or her trophy fish

mount at the two-day event will be eligible to win one of five $100 gift certificates. Interested hunters and anglers who have qualifying head, antler mounts and qualifying fish mounts should contact James Walker for fish or Rob Silvester for bucks at 304-924-6211 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or email James.A.Walker@ wv.gov or Rob.A.Silvester@ wv.gov for additional information.

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Revolution Theater group meets every Tuesday Students of Arts in Action’s “Revelation Theater” group meet each Tuesday to learn the art of theatre. They study character development, line interpretation, gesturing, movement and how to access emotion for the characters they play. In addition, the program teaches students the fundamentals of set design, makeup application, costuming, storytelling and script

writing. Students perform during the Christmas season and are part of six spring shows. Classes are open to children from the third grade on up and are taught by Michael Lampl who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Drama from Valparaiso University. Lampl spent 20 years in professional radio as an on-air announcer, copywriter, and Production Director. He has held

numerous major roles in theatre as well as television. Arts in Action is a 501(C)(3) Academy of Performing and Visual arts offering classes in dance, theater and visual arts, taught with a Christian influence. Need based financial aid is available for qualifying families. For information or to register call 304-419-4446, email info@artsinaction.info or visit www.artsinaction.info

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Winfield, Buffalo golf teams’ manage success By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Buffalo golf team is low on numbers this year, but is still managing to thrive despite the challenges. The Bison competed in an unofficial match with Winfield due to three players being out for various reasons. Buffalo senior Tyler Sowards dislocated his shoulder for the second time and was unavailable to play, another team member attended a church function, while a third is often missing in action, according to team members. Without at least three scores to post the match could not be counted as official, but Buffalo does still sit at 3-2 overall after the unofficial Sept. 3 match at Meadowland Golf Club. Winfield came out on top with a 100-109 victory, with only two scores from each team counting. Buffalo junior Nick Whittington said he hasn’t been playing well lately, but if he can get his game together the team can still have success the remainder of this season. Whittington shot the low round of the day with a 45. “If I straighten myself out, I hope to be able to shoot in the low 70s at regionals and maybe make it to the state tournament,” he said. “I hope our team shoots under 300 at regionals, which would be fine with me. “It’s difficult not having many guys, it definitely upsets me.” The Generals, meanwhile, sit

Winfield’s Frankie Delapas and Cory Becher and Buffalo’s Matthew Hines compete at Meadowland Golf Club. at 2-1 overall. The very first competition for Winfield was at the Parkersburg Invitational, where the Generals placed 18th out of 32 teams. Winfield also finished 11th out of 21 teams at the Capital City Tournament at Big Bend Golf Course. The MSAC tournament was Aug. 27 and Winfield Coach Kevin Robunson said he was pleased with the way his team performed. “Our conference tournament was our last one,” he said. “The guys played well. Berry Hills Country Club is a tough course to play and all of our guys were right together. We were very happy with the outcome.” Winfield is dealing with its own setbacks as senior Adam Perry tore up his knee at baseball practice and is now awaiting MRI results. Despite the injuries, both coaches

wanted to get their junior varsity players some practice and decided to play the match. “Buffalo coach Christian Watts and I have talked,” said Robunson. “The regular season doesn’t carry much weight, the only thing that matters is how you do in regionals. We’ve played a couple of matches like this one just to get the guys out there on the course.” Buffalo hung tough in a trimatch earlier this season against South Charleston and Sissonville. Even though South Charleston came out on top, the Bison did beat Sissonville. Buffalo losses have come against Hurricane and Poca. “We hung tight against Hurricane and we were right there in the thick of things against Poca, midway through the match, and then there was one hole where everyone just kind of took a bad

Winfield’s Peyton Moore and Coltin Gore and Buffalo’s Nick Whittington tee off on the second hole at Meadowland Golf Club. number on,” said Buffalo coach we can just do that in the regionals Christian Watts. we’ll be good, but there’s also a lot “We play a pretty tough sched- of other schools that do that, too, ule, I think, because we play mostly so it’s hard.” AAA schools,” he said. “The guys Now at the midway point, Winhave done fine and we’re excited field senior Stephen Keefer said to get to the end of the month and he’s vastly improved from a year have a chance to go to states.” ago. Winfield has shown improve“This season has been going a ment this season, and most of the lot better than it has been the last varsity players worked on their two seasons I’ve played,” he said. short game on the practice green “I’ve improved by at least 10 shots as the unofficial match carried on. on my score as I’ve played. I’ve “We’re doing pretty well, we placed in the top four when we’ve had a rough start I think, but I had a match, except for the Capital think we’re doing better now,” Classic.” Perry said. Along with the improvement, The Generals are excited about the ultimate goal for Winfield is to what this year’s regionals may have a few players qualify for the bring. state tournament. “We’re looking forward to re“We want to send a couple guys gionals,” Perry said. “We have, I to states,” Keefer said. think, four guys that shoot conWinfield hosts Buffalo on sistently in the low 40s. I think if Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Poca volleyball team falls to Teays Valley Christian By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Despite opening the season with two tough losses in a tri-match played at Teays Valley Christian School, the Poca volleyball team has plenty to play for going forward. “I’m a new coach and we’ve only had about two weeks to get ready,” Poca coach Ashley Skeens said. “I’m actually pretty proud of how they played.” Teays Valley Christian School swept both matches they hosted against Poca and Point Pleasant, both of them two sets to none, but Poca is pleased with where they are at even after the two losses. “There was a little bit of communication problems,” Skeens said. “There was also some rotation issues we have to work out, but other than that I liked how we played.” After speaking with her team following the matches, Skeens said the Dots will focus on improving their offense and cleaning up rotation miscues. “We’d like to work on a little bit more offense,” Skeens said. “We didn’t get a lot of our offense set

up. I think we played pretty good defense, but definitely, we need to work on our offense because that will help us out a lot. “We lost points on rotations and that’s an unnecessary thing we lost points on.” Even after the two losses, the Dots morale is high. There were no heads hanging in the team huddle, which is one things Skeens has stressed to her team throughout practice. “All around the communication and the attitude on the floor,” she said. “I’ve really tried to hit hard on the attitude, staying positive and I think they did a pretty good job on that.” The Dots fell in the first set against Point Pleasant 25-22 and then again in the second 25-15. “We practice our communication all the time in practice,” said senior Haley Wagner. “It’s something [coach Skeens] has really stressed. “She’s stressed communication and attitudes this year, so we’re going to try to work on that, if we have our communication and our attitudes together, everything else just comes with it. “Throughout all my four years

of high school this is the best communication we’ve had, in my opinion.” Teays Valley Christian beat the Dots 25-18 in both sets. Poca’s placement on the floor did cost some critical points, which they will try to get corrected. “A couple times during the match I feel like we had mental issues and didn’t communicate, just some simple mistakes, but for our first time I feel like we did pretty well,” junior Daryn Workman said. “We definitely need to keep working on our communication and placement on the floor because we got out of rotation a lot and lost points for that.” After sweeping the tri-match, Teays Valley Christian Coach Alison Foster was very pleased with how her girls performed. “Our girls are working hard,” she said. “They keep improving with each match. We’re getting gelled together as a team, and I’m pretty happy with how they played.” Poca fell to 0-2 on the young season, while Teays Valley Christian is 4-1 overall. Poca played at Sissonville and at Huntington St. Joseph earlier this week.

Poca and Teays Valley Christian volleyball players shake hands before the match begins. Teays Valley won the match.

The Poca volleyball team huddles up during the match to talk about strategy.

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Bison now 2-0 after win over Riverview By Michael Circle

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After finishing last season with a record of 0-10, the Buffalo Bison are keeping the zero on the other side of the ledger this season. With last Friday’s 55-32 win against Riverview High School, Buffalo has exchanged a 2013 winless record with a 2-0 start. “Feels good to be 2-0,” Bison coach Mike Sawyer said. “It’s really great for these kids. They’re just stepping up this week and getting better and better.” Buffalo had no shortage of star players Friday night as talented senior running back Jordan Tucker rushed for 144 yards and added another 138 receiving, capping off four drives with touchdowns. “It’s just awesome,” Tucker said. “It’s another win. We went 0-10 last year and were on a 13game losing streak until last week. It’s awesome to be 2-0.” But he was not the only one closing the deal in the end zone. His brother, junior running back Caleb Tucker, rushed 43 yards for his first high school touchdown and four more yards for his second. “I scored my first touchdown in high school and it feels so great,” he said. “I had a concussion last year and missed out on five or six games, so it’s great. And to be 2-0, I love it so much.” The Tucker brothers weren’t the only ones to cross the goal line Friday night. Junior Jacob Hanshaw watched his blockers open up a hole and rushed through for a 39-yard touch-

down run. Freshman quarterback Ethan Burgess also was impressive again. In his second start, he went to the air 14 times, completing nine passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for a 15-yard touchdown. “I’m just speechless,” Burgess said. “I was only sacked once at the beginning of the game. The O-line fixed it and it didn’t happen again. Everyone is coming in strong and pushing it like we have a chip on our shoulder. We already have a better season than last.” Sawyer said he understands the weapon he has in Burgess. “He’s a freshman,” Sawyer said. “He’s going to get better and better. I was really pleased with him tonight. All the kids’ efforts on both sides of the ball have been really good for the last two weeks. Hopefully, we can build on that and continue to get better each week.” Junior center Noah Alvis was pleased with the performance of his fellow offensive linemen. “We did amazing,” Alvis said. “We have a freshman [Ray Hadley] at left guard who has been working really hard. He’s been working his butt off and he’s done great.” “I haven’t seen a freshman work like him,” junior linebacker Jacob Easton added. Jordan Tucker also praised the offensive line, one that is showing it knows how to hold the pocket for Burgess and open holes for Jordan. “In the huddle I always tell them, ‘It all starts with you,’ ” Tucker said.

Buffalo’s defense signals a change in direction as senior defensive end, Brandon Buntura covers a fumble recovery. The fumble occurred when Connor Fields punched the ball loose from a Raider running back. The Tucker brothers played both sides of the ball, as did many others on the 28-member team, and their defensive play backed the offense in complementing stride. Easton, who was moved from defensive tackle to linebacker, grabbed a Riverview pass out of the air and gave the Bison a two-play scoring possession. “I didn’t even know I had the ball in my hands for a few seconds,” Easton said. “That was my first interception in that position so it was really exciting.”

Poca offense stymied at Nicholas Co. By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Poca football season is off to a slow start after the Dots could only manage to gain four first downs in the game played at Nicholas County. The Grizzlies (1-1) piled up 182-yards of offense in the first half and defeated the Dots 34-0. Poca head coach Teddy Stewart said his team cleaned up their turnover issue from week one, but the Dots were dominated up front in the trenches against Nicholas County. “I can tell you right now we didn’t play very well,” Stewart said. “Anytime you get dominated up front the way we did, that’s how you lose 34-0.” The Dots defense suffered as a result of their poor offensive play, allowing Wil Mayes of Nicholas County to rush for a game-high 112-yards on 12 carries, even after holding the Grizzlies to six points in the first quarter. “The offensive struggles do have an effect on our defense,” Stewart said. “We can’t expect

The Poca Dots hope to get the offense going Friday. File photo the defense to be able to hold every single time when we can’t do much offensively, so yeah, the offensive struggles do put a strain on our defense.” Two first downs came in the first half while the other two came in the second. Poca struggled to execute offensively and one of the Dots’ four first downs was assisted by an encroachment call on Nicholas County which set Poca up with a first-and-5. The Grizzlies outgained the Dots 340-101 in total yardage on

the night. Poca struggled to find any offensive rhythm, finishing the first half with only 16 total yards. Fullback Levi Clendenin led Poca with 46 yards rushing on eight carries, most of which came on the final drive in mop up duty. “I told the guys we have to work on getting better this week in practice and we need to be ready for Buffalo,” Stewart said. Poca (0-2) will play host to Buffalo (2-0) Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

Jordan Tucker, who played in the safety position when the defense was on the field, said the defense was the reason the Bison won, quoting the adage, the best offense is a good defense. Senior defensive end Brandon Buntura made a play for a fumble that was knocked out of the Raider running back’s hands by defensive backs Connor Fields and Caleb Tucker. The Bison capitalized on the recovery with a three-play touchdown drive. Through it all, the special teams

unit kept the score down when the defense could not. Soaking up six would-be points, the Bison blocked two point-after attempts and stuffed the run on two 2-point conversions for the Raiders. A freshman quarterback, a senior track star running back and his dynamo of a brother, and a brickwall O-line make the Buffalo Bison a force to be reckoned with. All of these are weapons the Bison intend to use when they face Kanawha River rival, the Dots, at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Poca.

Teays Valley Scrapbook Club Expands The Teays Valley Scrapbook club is expanding to include all kinds of crafters including card and jewelry making and any other kind of table craft. The first meeting of the season will be held on Friday, Sept. 26

from 6 to 11 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Teays Valley Church of God is located at 6979 Teays Valley Road in Scott Depot. For more information, please contact Conni Caldwell at 304-546-4057.

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Million From Page 1 and daughter that we had won five numbers out of six.” This most recent ticket is the 12th ticket from the Multi-State Lottery games of Powerball® and Mega Millions® to be sold in West Virginia this calendar year worth $1 million or more. That figure is a record for the state that eclipses the previous high of five that was set just last year. Ten of the 12 wins have come from the Powerball® game. While odds of winning do not change based on location, the probability of winning a prize of a million or more from these popular games is better in West Virginia than anywhere in the country thus far in 2014. With a population of only 1.8 million, West Virginia is producing one million-dollar plus winner per every 150,000 people

in the state. “We have had an exceptional year,” Musgrave said. “Last year we had five winners of more than a million from the multi-state games and were proud of that, and now we have had 12 this calendar year. We enjoy making West Virginians millionaires.” Carter said they plan to use the money to pay off their home, pay some bills and to travel. His wife Helen said that she and her husband enjoy visiting several of West Virginia’s State Parks and would like to travel to many of the state parks they have not yet visited. In addition to the 11 that were sold and have been claimed, a $1 million prize from the February 12, 2014, Powerball® drawing that was sold in Wheeling went unclaimed.

Marlette Carter, Robert Carter and Robert’s wife Helen Carter claimed their $1 million on Monday. Photo credit to Mike Ross, West Virginia Lottery 74. What the defense does?

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LEGAL NOTICE of Lot 22-A and all of Lot 23, Section One of Brendonwood, as shown on the plat prepared by E.I. Robinson Engineering Co., dated June 22, 1995, entitled “PLAT SHOWING PROPERTY TO B E C O N V E Y E D TO CARRIE A. SHUE B E I N G PA R T O F LOT 22-A AND LOT 23 SECTION ONE OF BRENDONWOOD, Scott District, Putnam County, West Virginia.” This conveyance is made subject to a nonexclusive and easement to use the common areas as defined and set forth in the Declaration of Covenants dated August 10, 1980 of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Miscellaneous Book 19 at page 618, as amended of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Ofﬁce in Miscellaneous Book 22 at page 376. This conveyance is made subject to the reservation of a four (4) foot wide strip of property shown on the aforementioned plat which separates the northwest terminus of Hazelwood Drive from the adjoining property now or formerly owned by Carl Douglas Gregory. This conveyance is made subject to the reservation of all minerals and mineral rights of every kind and character in and underlying the subject property together with

LEGAL NOTICE the rights to prospect for, mine and remove the same, provided however, the surface of the subject property shall not be utilized in any matter whatsoever as an appurtenance to such reservation. This conveyance is made subject to any and all of the restrictions, reservations and conditions as may be contained in prior deeds in the chain of title. It is the intention of this notice to sell the secured property by proper description as was intended to be transferred and conveyed in the aforesaid deed of trust. The above described real estate is reported to have a mailing address of: 22 Brendonwood Acres, Hurricane, West Virginia 25526 TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand on day of sale or within 30 days of date of sale upon terms to be agreed upon between Trustee and successful bidder, time being of the essence; payment for unpaid real estate taxes to be assumed by the purchaser. The Trustee does not warrant title or fitness to this property; it is being purchased as is; this is a buyer beware sale and any buyer is advised to retain counsel before the sale. If there is any part of the process of sale which is found to be

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JONES 5934 FAIRLAWN DR CATLETTSBURG, KY 41129-9504 CO EXECUTRIX: BARBARA JEAN JONES 5934 FAIRLAWN DRIVE ESTATE NUMBER: 2057 C AT L E S B U R G , K Y ESTATE NAME: 41129-9504 J A M E S E D WA R D ADKINS ESTATE NUMBER: 2040 EXECUTOR: ESTATE NAME: JAMES E ADKINS JR RUBY F. HONAKER 204 BETTE LANE EXECUTRIX: ANNA F. H U R R I C A N E , W V LONG 25526-9176 208 WILLOW LANE SE S T. A L B A N S , W V ESTATE NUMBER: 2067 25177-9587 ESTATE NAME: LONNIE RICHARD ESTATE NUMBER: 2045 BURGESS ESTATE NAME: EXECUTRIX: ROBERT LEE PAYNE CAROLYN ANNETTE EXECUTRIX: SHAMBLIN OPAL MARIE PAYNE 5316 ELK RIVER ROAD 107 GABLES DRIVE E L K V I E W, W V HURRICANE, WV 25071-9730 25526-9384 ESTATE NUMBER: 2052 ESTATE NAME: TERRY CHALOS ADMINISTRATRIX: IRENE GHIZ 1269 POINDEXTER ROAD HURRICANE, WV 25526ESTATE NUMBER: 1980 ESTATE NAME: TIM CRAGER EXECUTOR: JEFF M CRAGER 51 HILLSDALE CIRCLE SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560-9754

LEGAL NOTICE not, are notified to exhibit the claims with legally verified vouchers, to the fiduciary of the deceased person, as named above with seventy-five days of the first publication of this notice or not later than November 18, 2014. If the claim is not exhibited to the fiduciary by that date, you must exhibit the claim at the office of the undersigned fiduciary supervisor at the address shown below within ninety days of the first publication of this notice or not later than December 3, 2014. If you fail to file, any or all claims may by law be excluded from all benefits of the estate.

All beneﬁciaries of these estates may appear either before the fiduciary by the date ﬁrst shown above or before the fiduciary supervisor by the date last shown to examine the claims and otherwise protect their respective interests. Subscribed and sworn to before me on the 29th day ESTATE NUMBER: 1889 of August, 2014. E S T A T E N A M E : Fiduciary Supervisor, HAROLD L E E Putnam County STURGEON ADMINISTRATOR: 2t 9-4, 9-11 ps WILLIAM F. STURGEON 202 HIGH STREET POINT PLEASANT, WV 25550-1409 ESTATE NUMBER: 1994 ESTATE NAME: JAMES LONZO PRINCE EXECUTRIX: JULIA FAY PRINCE 67 WHITE CEDAR DRIVE SCOTT DEPOT, WV 25560-

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Putnam From Page 1 “Most of them go out to eat after church anyway, so I thought they could just come here and eat instead.” This plan seemed to work as foot traffic filled Main Street, where business booths lined the street as well as games for kids such as a inflatable slide and a moon bounce. The combination of food for adults and games for kids created a family atmosphere. The Shuler family initially came for food, but was then pleasantly surprised to see their two-year-old triplets could have fun, too. “I saw on Facebook that the Island Teriyaki bus was going to be here and we hadn’t tried it yet, so we decided to come,” said Tonya Shuler, of Hurricane. “We just wanted to try out the food.” Shuler and her husband, Daniel, said they were enjoying the event. “The food was great,” Shuler said. “And we were hoping there was stuff for the kids, which thankfully there is. “Plus, they just had their first ice cream cones.” Participants weren’t the only ones enjoying the day- Main Street businesses were able to capitalize on the event too. “We really hope they continue this and make it an annual thing,” said Julia Parker, owner of Four Seasons Salon on Main Street. Parker said she found out about the event from Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards’ Facebook page and was immediately excited to show off her new business location, which had recently moved to Main Street after eight years in operation. “We’re really happy to be here,

we’re really happy to be on Main Street. Today, we just really wanted to let everybody here on Main Street know that we’re here and we’re open. It’s just visibility if nothing else.” Parker said she was surprised to find out this was only the preview’s first year. “They’ve done a really great job of putting all this together,” she said. “It’s really nice. I’m absolutely shocked by how many people are here. We’re 100 percent behind it.” Alford said the chamber is already planning next year’s preview. “This will be an annual event,” she said. “It will be in September 2015, but not necessarily the same weekend.” Earlier in the weekend, the first ever Cupcake Festival brought visitors to Valley Park, where a 5K, car show and vendor display joined together to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. While rain unfortunately prevented the “Pupcake” dog pageant, it didn’t stop visitors from buying hundreds of cupcakes in support of children’s hospitals. “The event is raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network and to get the community involved and educated on what the Children’s Miracle Network does,” said event organizer Rita Skeens. “It’s an organization that raises money for 170 hospitals across the U.S. but whatever money we raise in this state comes back to this state and benefits the WVU Children’s Hospital.” The festival, which was made possible by Serendipity Cupcakes,

From left, Melody, Liam and Finn Shuler, two-year-old triplets from Hurricane, ride in their wagon after enjoying their first ever ice cream cone. Parents Tonya and Daniel said they came to the preview for the food, but were glad to see so many activities for kids. Putnam County Parks and Recreation and Little Bit of Heaven Cupcakes, had great success, selling out of 450 homemade cupcakes by 1 p.m. “I think it turned out good,” Skeens said. “I think it’s a good start. Hopefully, it will be an annual event and it will grow from year to year.” The Cupcake Festival ended Skeens’ fundraising for the year, adding to the already raised $22,000 this year. For more information on how to help the Children’s Miracle Network, visit childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org. Judie Sydenstricker, co-owner of FireSide Grille in Teays Valley, delivers service with a smile to one of the many customers lined up at her food truck. The smells of Putnam restaurants filled Hurricane’s Main Street at the first Putnam Preview.

Aspen, a Goldendoodle, and her owner Zoe Tolley pose in their WVU Mountaineer gear as the rain pours down at the first Cupcake Festival. Unfortunately, the rain prevented Aspen from competing in the Pupcake Pageant.

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Hurricane boys soccer gets first win of season By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Hurricane boys soccer got its first win of the season against Russell High School in Kentucky after out-scoring the Red Devils 4-0. “We did a good job watching their runners,” said senior center back Elijah Schultz. “We won a few balls out of the air and kept the ball on the offensive most of the game.” The Redskins had the ball in their offensive zone approximately 60 percent of the time, Schultz said. Freshman left mid-fielder Jackson Snavely scored his first two goals of the season in the game. “It was exhilarating to get my first goal of the season,” Snavely said. “Not only that, but to get two in one game was great.” Snavely played most of the game and, as a freshman, said it means a lot to him to be on the varsity. “I’m very excited and kind of pressured,” he said. “There’s a lot of work to do to show I can keep up with these guys.” Senior striker Loran Meadows said his team played together better than in past games this season.

“It feels fantastic to get the win,” Meadows said. “Especially after such a rocky start 1-3-1. This is the best team play we’ve had all season.” Meadows said the team played with a new mindset against Russell, one that was dedicated to getting a victory to greet coach Coert Voorhees on his return. Voorhees was ejected at Woodrow Wilson after speaking with the officials about a no-call on a hit his player took, resulting in a two-game suspension. “I didn’t get loud, but I was firm,” Voorhees said. “The official flashed the yellow card and I should have stopped but it was the kind of hit that if they didn’t penalize, it would get someone hurt.” The Redskins coach said the referees did not give him a warning before throwing up the cards. He said the school chose not to take further action, but held to the WVSSAC two-game suspension for the red card. “I respect that my actions looked bad for the school and the team,” Voorhees said. “My actions could have had a negative impact for my church, my family and more. I

have had great support from both my church and my family and even my team.” The red card took the players by surprise, Meadows said. “I was a little surprised,” he said. “At first, we didn’t know what was going on or what the card was for. It was a complete shock.” Still, the team went out against Russell on the road and brought in their first victory. “We needed that win for our confidence,” Voorhees said. “We had a huge meeting in place of practice [Sept. 3] to resolve the lost confidence. They’re a great team that can do great things but we have new players in new positions playing some tough teams this year. It can slow you down.” Many on the team feel this win will open the floodgates for more wins to come. The Redskins played Loran Meadows, a senior on the Redskins soccer team, said the Class AAA No. 8 Ripley (2-0- team is starting to play as one. 3) to a 2-2 draw Saturday, with goals from Meadows and Gabriel Bevoqua. “It’s a big confidence boost,” Schultz said of the Russell game. “It was our first win, and a shutout at that. This will be a big boost going forward.”

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Hurricane From Page 1 ond interception 44 yards for a fourth quarter touchdown. “The defensive line got pressure on the quarterback and the corners forced the receiver in to me,” Tinsley said. “It was an easy read.” Friday night’s game started like it was going to be a shootout. After an opening kickoff return by Hurricane sophomore Nick Williams to the Wildcats’ 41-yard-line, Tinsley hit receiver Conner Watts on a short touch pass. Watts turned it up field and weaved his way to the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown with 11:28 in the first quarter. Nitro sophomore Austin Banks promptly returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for the Wildcats’ first points of the night. But the Redskins answered back with two more scores to close out the first quarter. Junior running back Ethan Highlander plunged into the end zone from one yard out and wide receiver Matt Cooper caught a 25-yard Tinsley pass across the middle for a touchdown to make it 21-6. Hurricane added three more scores in the second quarter, which included an 80-yard touchdown run by Watts, a Tinsley 10-yard touchdown run and another Highlander scoring run, this time from 17 yards out. The Redskins went into the locker room at halftime leading 40-12. With a large lead in the second half, Hurricane was able to get quality snaps from several of its younger players. “What people forget is that

Hurricane’s Matt Turner catches a pass and scores a touchdown. we lost 18 starters off last year’s team,” Taylor said. “Most of these players playing now were Monday night and Thursday night players last year.” Two of those players who stood out to Taylor were sophomore running backs Dylan Lucas, who had eight attempts for 68 yards, and Williams, who finished with 102 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Williams also had two kickoff returns for 75 yards. Nitro (1-1) opened up the second half with a 64-yard drive that was capped off with a 2-yard touchdown run by senior Nick Brown. But on Hurricane’s next possession, the Redskins put together a scoring drive of their own that was highlighted by Williams’ 41-yard touchdown run. Williams took the pitch to the left, broke through a few arm tackles and then out ran the Wildcats’ defenders to the pylon for his first varsity high school touchdown.

Dylan Tinsley (13), Matthew Cooper (10) and Jared Zickafoose (3) “My first varsity touchdown felt pose for a photo after the game. Photos by One-Eyed Photography. Conner Watts (Hurr) 41-yard TD Reception from great,” Williams said, a big grin on Hurricane 40 Nitro 12 his face. “Our line executed their QB Dylan Tinsley(11:28, 1stQ) PAT Kick by Brian Hughes Ethan Highlander (Hur r) 17-yard TD blocks well tonight and that reRun(2:27,2ndQ) ally helped me and the other runHurricane 7 Nitro 6 PAT No Good ning backs.” Austin Banks (Nitro) 85-yard Kickoff Return Hurricane 40 Nitro 19 Hurricane added two more TD(11:15,1stQ) PAT Blocked Nick Brown (Nitro) 2-yard TD Run(8:47,3rdQ) scores in the fourth quarter as PAT Kick Good backup quarterback Luke Browne Hurricane 14 Nitro 6 connected with junior receiver Et h a n H i g hlander (Hur r) 1 -yar d TD Hurricane 47 Nitro 19 Nick Williams (Hurr) 41-yard TD Run(6:58,3rdQ) Brandon Howard on a 21-yard Run(10:21,1stQ) PAT Kick by Brian Hughes PAT Kick by Brian Hughes touchdown pass and then with 2:06 to go in the game, Williams scored Hurricane 21 Nitro 6 Hurricane 54 Nitro 19 his second touchdown on a 24Matt Cooper (Hurr) 25-yard TD Reception from Dylan Tinsley (Hurr) 44-yard INT Return for yard run. QB Dylan Tinsley(4:20,1stQ) TD(6:09,3rdQ) PAT Kick by Brian Hughes PAT Kick by Brian Hughes Tinsley finished 10-of-19 passing for 145 yards and two touchHurricane 28 Nitro 12 Hurricane 61 Nitro 19 downs. Watts added 133 yards Conner Watts (Hur r) 80-yar d TD Brandon Howard (Hurr) 21-yard TD Reception rushing and had two receptions for Run(11:43,2ndQ) from QB Luke Browne(8:48,4thQ) PAT Kick by Brian Hughes PAT Kick by Brian Hughes 50 yards and another touchdown. After the first two weeks on the Hurricane 34 Nitro 6 Hurricane 61 Nitro 26 road, Hurricane (1-1) finally opens Dylan Tinsley (Hurr) 10-yard TD Run(8:07,2ndQ) Josiah James (Nitro) 53-yard TD Run(6:55,4thQ) up its home schedule Friday against PAT No Good PAT Kick Good Riverside(0-2). Kickoff is set for Hurricane 34 Nitro 12 Hurricane 68 Nitro 26 7:30 at Redskin Stadium. SCORING Hurricane 7

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