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Putnam Standard Spaulding left eternal mark on Putnam County By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com Judge O.C. “Hobby” Spaulding, a leader in Putnam County for over three decades, was found dead outside his home last week of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “There was a 911 call that troopers responded to,” said Lt. Mike Baylous of the W.Va. State Police. “When they arrived at the residence they found Judge Spaulding deceased from a self inflicted gun shot wound. They found Judge Spaulding deceased in a wooded area outside his residence.”

Baylous said Spaulding had been battling with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He said he would remember Spaulding more by how he conducted himself throughout his career rather than his pain towards the end of his life. “I was always impressed with him and the way he carried himself,” Baylous said. “He came across as what you would expect a judge to come across as. He came across as someone you respected and carried himself well.” Spaulding, 69, retired from the bench in 2011 after his diagnosis. Af-

ter 20 years of public service, his mark can be seen throughout the Putnam County community. Debbie Phillips, a former state Delegate and Putnam County Board of Education member, said she was always impressed by the Spaulding’s integrity, whether on the bench or working on community projects. “He participated on a lot of projects people probably take for granted today but what at the time was very difficult to get done,” she said. “He was a community leader during his lifetime.” Dave Hofstetter spoke on behalf of Retired Putnam County Phillips served with Spaulding on the Circuit Judge O.C. “Hobby” Spaulding, winner of the 2013 See Spaulding, Page 5 Mayo Lester award. Both died earlier this month. File photo

Eleanor home to Diamond Electric US headquarters By Kelly Stadelman kelly@theputnamstandard.com Putnam County’s strong work ethic and environment helped Diamond Electric officials decide to move its North American headquarters to the mountain state. “West Virginia has been very, very good for Diamond Electric since we built our factory in Eleanor starting in 1996,” said Hironori Kurita, chief executive officer of the Japanese-owned auto parts supplier. “We are happy to tell everyone that our people make the difference in West Virginia. They make us strong and they give us pride.” The move consolidates the automotive ignition coil manufacturer’s main U.S. office with its existing operation in Eleanor. The parent company, Diamond Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Diamond Electric supplies ignition coils to Ford Motor, See Diamond, Page 15

Norman Schrock, third generation owner of Village Heirlooms, shows off a handmade round edge table highlighted by holiday wares. Schrock’s furniture is built by Amish carpenters in Ohio and is custom made.

Local businesses care for community By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

FLSmidth PILOT approved

On a rainy day in Hurricane, a customer walked in to Village Heirlooms to take a look at a recent order. Inspecting the piece with a smile on his face, his talk turned to his daughter in Dallas, Texas, who just can’t seem to find high quality furniture. “Would it be worth your time to help me ship it to her?” he said, concern in his voice. Without hesitation, owner Norman Schrock took out a pad, pen and calculator and started dialing the phone, pausing only to wait for an answer on the other line. After jotting down some numbers, he told the customer he can arrange for pickup at another shop in Dallas. This is the type of service Village Heirlooms and other local businesses are known for, going out of the way to help Charles Six, manager of Hurricane Chevy, walks through their customers no matter how far the distance. the interior of one of the display cars. Six is always happy See Businesses, Page 5 to special order a car to the customer’s specifications.

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com Putnam County Commission unanimously approved an agreement with FLSmidth to decrease the Putnam based company’s taxes by 20 percent for staying within the state and adding jobs. The PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreement states that FLSmidth will only pay 80 percent of the taxes accrued over a 20-year period for building on the 9.6 acres of land in Fraziers Bottom and must add 65 jobs by May 2017. “We sent them a letter of intent that we would do a PILOT agreement if they met those criteria and they have,” Commission President Steve Andes said. “We just honor the intent.” See FLSmidth, Page 4

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Hurricane boys defeat rival Winfield, 71-49 By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

The Hurricane boys basketball team hosted county rival Winfield in a contest that ended with a 71-49 victory for the Redskins and a double-double for J. T. Rogoszewski. The game was Hurricane’s season-opener and the second of five consecutive away games for Winfield. “We played really good as a team tonight,” said Rogoszewski. “I was off in the first half and Trey [Dawson] was on. We were moving the ball around great. “In the second half, we came out early and put the dagger to them early. We got to have fun.” Rogoszewski’s double-digit performances came from his 24 points and his 10 rebounds. Seven of those points were scored in the first half. Rogoszewski shot 5-of-7 from the free throw line and even racked up a few assists. “We were just running,” the senior said. “We were fast and struck hard. We were just running all over them.” Senior Trey Dawson also brought home the bacon, scoring 19 points for the Redskins. In the first half, Dawson sunk three from behind the arc. “We played great,” Dawson said. “We came out with a lot of intensity. We knew we’d have to come out with a lot of intensity because Winfield’s a good team. I think the pressure got them rattled a little bit and that was a big upside for us.” Hurricane’s head coach Lance Sutherland, who has coached the Redskins for 17 years, said his team could not have made him more proud. “I think a lot of questions were answered tonight,” he said. “I was very happy and they did a great job. Towards the end, we could have done a little better in the mental capacity but all-in-all not bad.” Winfield’s Bear Bellomy was

Hurricane senior Trey Dawson lays the ball in for two of his 19 Winfield senior Bear Bellomy was the lead scorer for the Generals points. Photos by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography with 15 points. the lead scorer for the Generals. He had 15 points and two of the Generals’ four 3-pointers. “Shots weren’t falling early,” Bellomy said. “I would have liked to have gotten to the rim more. I think we just need to get more quick people involved in our offense but it’s early. I think we’ll come back Monday and practice hard.” Bryan England, Winfield’s head coach, said his team did not have the drive to win the game as he had hoped they might. “I thought we did not give the effort or had the heart or desire to win a ball game against anyone in the state tonight,” England said.

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“No matter what the other team does, you can control your effort and I don’t think we did that. We have to look at how serious we take things. We’ve got to realize every single day you have to bring it. It’s just a pride thing; taking pride in the name across your jersey. “With that said, it’s just one game. We’ll get better. It’s only the second game of the season and we’ll get better. We’re not throwing in the towel.” Winfield fell to 1-1 on the year with the loss but Tate Hancock said he knew why they lost and they were going to fix it. “It never feels good when you don’t come out with the win,”

Hancock said. “We just didn’t have the heart today. We needed more hustle. We are going to take practice more serious and work harder. It’s just one loss so we’ll shake it off.” The game started with Hurricane freshman Nicholas Muto draining a three. Dawson followed suit with a three of his own and soon the Redskins were up 8-0. The Redskins led the entire game, ending the first quarter up 11 points, the second up 13 and third up 19 before ending the game with a 21-point victory. Muto scored four more points from the paint. Brandon Ford scored nine points for the Redskins and Dylan Tinlsey earned three.

The Generals shot 13-of-20 from the line and had seven scoring players on the court. Bellomy led the team with 15 points and shot 7-of-10 from the line. Hancock was next, scoring 11 points. Heath Diehl was also a strong presence on the court for Winfield, shooting 3-of-4 from the foul line and scoring 10 points. The Generals will next face Ripley in their third-straight road game at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. Next the Redskins will travel to Poca on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. for another Putnam County showdown.

Small business nominations being sought by state The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office is working with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office to promote the agency’s 2015 Small Business Week Award nomination process. The deadline is 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5. Residents can make nominations in the following categories: Entrepreneurial Success of the Year; Family-Owned Business of the Year; Young Entrepreneur of the Year; Financial Champion of the Year; Home-Based Champion of the Year; Minority Small Business Champion of the Year; Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year; and Women in Business Champion of the Year. Guidelines and forms can be found on the Secretary of State’s website.

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God’s people, is located at 3434 Live Nativity Scene Teays Valley Road in Hurricane. at Valley Park The Word of Light Community Live nativity at Church will feature a live nativity Union Baptist scene at 6 p.m. Dec. 19 in Valley Union Baptist Church of Milton Park in Hurricane. All are welwill present a living nativity scene come. for people to see and remember the birth of Christ. Free Community Dinner The nativity will be in front of There will be a free community dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 the church from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. at the Fellowship Hall of Milton 22, 23 and 24. Drive-by’s are welUnited Methodist Church, Smith come and pictures are encouraged. For more information, call the & Church Street, Milton. church office 304-743-0405. Union Baptist Church is located at 1295 Entertainment at James River Turnpike. Milton VFD Live entertainment is offered Sammy Adkins, The Sandy from 7-10 p.m. every Friday Hook Boys to perform night at Milton Volunteer Fire Sammy Adkins and The Sandy Department, 341 E. Main Street. Concessions available with a large Hook Boys will take the stage menu. No alcohol or smoking at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27 permitted.More information call at the Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Doors and concessions 304-743-6319. open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for Oakridge Bible Church children. For more information call presents 304-743-5749. The Trials of Christmas The Oakridge Bible Church will Marshall hosts Winter be presenting a radio play, The TriYouth Camp als of Christmas on WEMM-FM The Marshall Recreation Center 107.9. This hour long romantic comedy/drama is set in 1940 and will host a Winter Youth Camp on reminiscent of an old time radio Dec. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-day camp is full of activities show. The story revolves around a for kids. Kids ages 5-14 may sign up woman arrested for shoplifting at Christmas and the Assistant D.A. for the camp. The camp is $25 for prosecuting her case. Beginning members and $35 dollars for nonand ending in the courtroom, with members. For parents who need to a trip home in between, this story drop off their kids earlier or have takes an unusual sentimental jour- a late pick up, there is before and ney that will delight and touch the after care available. It’s free for members and just listener. The trials of Christmas can be $5 for non-members. Campers are heard on FM 107.9 WEMM at required to bring a lunch but there 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. 10 p.m. will be a healthy snack provided. Register online at www.marChristmas Eve, and 9:30 p.m. Christmas Day. The program will shallcampusrec.com and for more also be streamed live at www. information contact Alex Boyer at 304-696-4101 or at boyer3@ oakridgebiblechurch.com. For more information visit marshall.edu. www.oakridgebiblechurch.com. Blue Christmas Service at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church On Sunday, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, St. Timothy’s inthe-Valley Episcopal Church will offer a Blue Christmas Service at 6 p.m. for our community. This service is targeted to those whom the holiday season is not all “jingle bells” and laughter. It is for those of us who find the holidays difficult because of grief, loneliness, anger, fear, hurt, etc. It is a time to come together quietly for healing and support and to be thankful to God loving us so much as to come in the flesh of Jesus to accompany us through our long, dark nights. The Rev. Cheryl Winter will lead the service. St. Timothy’s, grounded in worship and committed to welcome, serve, and love all

Christmas Eve services at Forrest Burdette Let every heart prepare him room. Come celebrate Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Dec. 24 at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church. The church is located at Conner St. & Virginia Avenue in Hurricane. Nursery is provided. Ellis Conley is the pastor. Yuletide in the Park Valley Park in Hurricane will host a Yuletide from Dec 1 to Jan 1. Visit Valley Park in Hurricane for this unique and old-fashioned celebration. Animated displays, horse drawn wagon rides, caroling, hayrides, Santa visits and lots of activities for all ages to enjoy. Call 304-562-0518 ext. 10 or 11, for dates and times of special activities not listed here. Ballroom dance lessons at Valley Park Putnam County Parks is hosting Ballroom Dance lessons in The Commons located at Valley (Wave Pool) Park. This is a four week class held from 2 – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday’s Feb. 7, 14, 21, and 28. Cost is $50 per person or $80 a couple. The instructor is Steve Prowse. Call the park office to register at 562-0518 ext. 10. Read Aloud starts Putnam County chapter Read Aloud West Virginia is starting a chapter in Putnam County. An orientation session on Jan. 15, at the main branch of the Putnam County Library at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you love to read and would like to instill this love in our children, join us and get involved. All are welcome. Please call Laura Boggess at 304-549-1323 to RSVP or if you have any questions.

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Mount Vernon Baptist Church announces Christmas programs Mount Vernon Baptist Church has scheduled several Christmasthemed programs during December, according to the Rev. Ron McClung, senior pastor. During the week of Dec. 9-13, members of the congregation will participate in the “Living Nativity” at Valley Park. “See the manger tableau, join the singing, and maybe even have a cup of hot chocolate,” McClung said. “This is something you won’t want to miss.” Mount Vernon’s sanctuary choir will present the cantata, “Bringing Christmas Home” at 11 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 21 under the direction of Rodney LeGrand. Appearing with the choir will

be the Jewel City Brass Quintet comprised of A.J. Zabel and Kevin Eason on trumpet; Chris McConaha on trombone; Tyler Davis on tuba; and Danielle Ocheltree on French horn. The members are students at Marshall University and Morehead State University. “We will bring the celebration of Christ’s birthday to a close with a candlelight communion service at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24,” McClung said, “with an invitation to the community to attend all events.” Mount Vernon Baptist Church is located at 2150 Mount Vernon Road, Hurricane, near Exit 39 of Interstate 64.

Putnam County Chamber annual dinner, Feb. 6 The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Meeting with entertainment by The Street Players. This year the event will take place at the Charleston Marriott on Friday, Feb. 6. The Chamber encourages all members to attend; help us commemorate 2014 and plan for 2015. “We’d like Chamber members representing establishments of all sizes and kinds to gather in support and growth of Putnam County area businesses,” said Marty Chapman, executive director. Reservations for sponsorships are being accepted at this time and invitations will be mailed soon. Deadlines do apply to certain sponsorships. Confirm your

sponsorship and/or reservation early since this annual event is a sell-out every year. Please email chamber@putnamcounty.org or call 304.757.6510 to coordinate your participation. Sponsorships are as follows: * Gold Sponsor - $2000 – Industry Exclusive – includes 8 seats * Silver Sponsor - $1,500 – includes 8 seats. * Entertainment Sponsor $1,000 – includes 8 seats * Reception Sponsor - $850 – includes 4 seats. * Associate Sponsor - $500 – includes 4 seats. * Table Sponsor - $1,000 – includes 8 seats. * Individual $75 per person

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“We’re here and we’re local,” Schrock said. “It benefits the community when you shop local. It keeps the money local. And if you buy a product from us, we’re here to back that product. We guarantee our products. You can come in and talk to us.” Schrock sells real Amish furniture, a product he said is usually misunderstood as a style rather than the piece of craftsmanship it really is. “When people walk into our store, it’s not like a typical furniture store where you walk in and there is a warehouse out back and they choose from one or two different colors,” he said. “When you come in, you choose what you want and then we make it for you. It’s a handcrafted item that is done especially for you.” Using Amish craftsmen from Ohio, Schrock’s customers pick all the details of their furniture, including custom sizes and hardware. This personalized experience is what Schrock said brings customers back for more. “This stuff will last you for generations,” he said. “The community is very supportive of the business here and we want to return the favor.” Customers who love a variety of options mixed with a family setting can also be found across the river in Eleanor, where the ladies of Nandel’s work to give every customer an experience he or she will remember forever. “I just love doing this,” said owner Carla Flynn, surrounded by prom dresses of every color. “Our customers make it. They’re the best.” Flynn said girls from Putnam County high schools have already started coming in to browse through the 2015 styles and pick out their prom dresses. Nandel’s keeps a list of every dress and where it goes, allowing girls to make sure they will be the only one with a particular style at their prom. This list is well known around the county and is one of the many reasons Nandel’s gets continuous business all year round. “It’s been amazing,” Flynn said, who has owned the business since 2002. “I give God all the glory. If it wasn’t for him, I couldn’t do it.” Nandel’s sells prom and pageant dresses, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses and wedding dresses in addition to lending tuxedos. Flynn said selling both prom and bridal gowns allows her to see her customers grow up over time. “My prom girls that I had in ’02 I’m now seeing them come in and getting married,” she said. “We love it. We love watching the girls grow. We always tell our seniors that this isn’t their last year because next year you’ll be shopping upstairs with the white gowns.” Nandel’s offers dresses to meet every price range and has a layaway program to help those who

Terms of the letter of intent changed slightly in the past two years in regards to the number of employees the company must hire. FLSmidth decreased the number from 70 to 65. It also asked for an extra year to meet the promise, giving the company until 2017. FLSmidth relocated to Putnam County when its lease in Chapmanville expired. Instead of resigning, the company decided it was time to move into a bigger building and area. Company officials started looking at Putnam County and places in Tennessee and North Carolina. “They had looked at property here,” Andes said. “They looked at property in Tennessee and North Carolina. They approached the state and the state did not offer them anything so they were ready to move out of state.” Andes said the company would have left West Virginia if the Putnam County Development Authority hadn’t stepped in and made an agreement with them. The PILOT agreement will not take effect until July 2016. FLSmidth’s taxes will be reduced by 20 percent each year until 2036. Upon completion of the new facility, it and the land became the property of the Putnam County Development Authority. The land is roughly 10 acres and the facility is about 142,000 square-feet. The commission agreed the PILOT agreement would take place if the land and facilities were owned by a government entity such as the PCDA. “Another reason, back in 2012, the county commission considered this was that [FLSmidth] bought land that was right on the river bank,” said County Attorney Jennifer Scragg Karr. “For the facility they were constructing, the land needed more support so they had to put a lot of infrastructure in the land to support the building on the land. “It was costing them a significant amount of money they hadn’t anticipated and that was a reason they were thinking about not coming here.” The PILOT was accepted as an offset to the added expenses of preparing the land for the large facility, Scragg Karr explained.

Carla Flynn, owner of Nandel’s in Eleanor, steams a new Sherri Hill dress before putting it out on the rack. Flynn said Putnam County girls flock to the store in the months before prom to make sure they are the only one in their dress. need to save up. They pride themselves on being an honest, compassionate business where customers can trust the employees. “Whether they get their gown from us or not, I want customers to know they can come back for anything,” she said. “We’re all Christians and we just want that Christian atmosphere.” Flynn said it is important for her customers to know that her staff cares about them, whether it is by a chat on the phone or a special gift on their wedding day. Charles Six, operations manager for Hurricane Chevy, feels the same way about his customers. While car salesmen have a reputation of being pushy, Six said he refuses to tolerate that at his dealership, opting instead to treat customers like family. “We had a few like that and I got rid of them,” he said of previous staff members with the stereotypical “car salesmen” mentality. “It’s about getting the right people who care about other people. We just want to get the people who want to be good people.” Six said the majority of his staff was hired from customer service positions outside of car sales, including those with restaurant and retail backgrounds. He said it is easy to teach someone to sell cars – it’s impossible to teach someone compassion. “If you treat people with respect and you’re nicer to them, they’ll enjoy the experience,” he said. “If we’re nice enough to you, you’re going to come back.” Six said he expects his staff’s kindness to be displayed to all customers, including those who may not have the ability to buy the more expensive cars on the lot. “Whether somebody has really good credit or really bad credit, we treat everybody the same,» he said. «We just try to be accommodating as much as we can.” Six makes sure all customers leave with a smile, including those not old enough to drive at all. He keeps a stash of balloons and Hurricane Chevy

camo hats ready for them, as well as a children’s area armed with coloring books and cartoons for kids to watch. “We know they don’t want to be here,” he said with a laugh. “At least this way they can be entertained.” In addition to keeping children who visit the store happy, Six and his staff also do their best to support causes in the community, including the local high schools, breast cancer awareness and helping local food banks. “We do all kinds of stuff for high school teams,” he said. “When the water crisis happened, our water was on a different system and we were able to help people get free water. We do a lot for the community. We just try to help everybody that we can help.” Both Village Heirlooms and Nandel’s said they feel the same responsibility for helping the community. Schrock said he tries to donate furniture as often as he can to be sold at auctions to help local schools. Flynn is a frequent visitor at Rhonda’s Closet, an organization that helps low-income high school students get dressed for prom. In early December, Flynn prepared 18 dresses to take over to Rhonda’s Closet, not caring about the cost to the business. “We’re not going to let any girl go without a prom dress,” she said with a smile.

“We also might mention that these jobs are really well paying jobs,” Commissioner Joe Haynes said. Because the PILOT does not begin for another year, FLSmidth will pay 100 percent of its taxes due through 2014-15. Also during Tuesday’s meeting, Haynes announced that, effective Jan. 1, the position of Commission President will rotate to Commissioner Andy Skidmore. Andes said it was something the commission did to give each commissioner a chance to cut ribbons and talk at events. “It gives us all a chance to get out there,” Andes said. “It’s tradition. Every year we rotate so we all have a chance at the hot seat.” Skidmore will assume the role of Commission President at the Jan. 13 meeting. In other business: * Assistant County Manager Jeremy Young discussed a contract agreement with the commissioners that would enable repairs to the roof of the Putnam County Courthouse. The grant is through the West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority. The county will have to match 20 percent of the repair costs to replace shingles that are missing or damaged. * Bill O’Dell, project director of the Youth Wellness Task Team, with the drug free community grant, met with the commission to discuss his efforts with the youth of Putnam County. “I’m going to be working with school systems, law enforcement and community leaders to see what people in leadership positions will do about substance abuse,” O’Dell said. “The grant is for $125,000 for five years with an option after five years to renew for another five years. We might be around for ten years.” The program is based around preventing underage drinking, prescription drug abuse and marijuana use in youth. O’Dell said the group works through the Putnam County Family Resource Network. “I would like to see how we can work together to help promote this program,” he said. “Individuals can change lives. Coalitions can change communities.”

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Spaulding From Page 1 Judicial Investigation Commission during which time she said she saw Spaulding stick to his principles of promoting fairness within the court system, even if it meant him leaving his position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was not someone who was judgmental as far as being harsh,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had very high standards. He actually resigned from that commission because of a decision of the Supreme Court on a disciplinary matter for a family court judge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was very upset by it and thought it was best he no longer served on the commission. He had very high standards and very low tolerance for anyone who treated any one who came before him with anything but extreme respect.â&#x20AC;? Judge Phillip Stowers said Spaulding expected judges to be at their best at all times. Immediately after Stowers started practicing law in Putnam County in 1992 after working a federal circuit, he said he knew he had to be on his game in Spauldingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courtroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember the first few hearings I had with him,â&#x20AC;? Stowers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember coming in to this small court room in Putnam County and seeing a personality in a judge that required you to be as prepared and ready for hearings as a federal judge in a very large circuit.â&#x20AC;? Stowers said Spaulding was known for his timely, fair decisions, a quality Spaulding passed down to other judges who he mentored through the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He set an example for judges throughout the state for how to conduct themselves as judges,â&#x20AC;? Stowers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He felt that the rule of law was the basis of a civilized world and if people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have respect for the judiciary they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have respect for the rules of life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He would say that many times. Since we were the face of the judiciary thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we had such a high duty to hold ourselves high.â&#x20AC;? Stowers said Spaulding was responsible for making the Putnam County courthouse more efficient, ensuring more people received the services they needed in a timely basis. Until the very end of his life, Stowers said, Spaulding was always willing to give advice in legal matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that what the public really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about Judge Spaulding is that we have in place today systems and processes to make this one of the best circuits in the state of West Virginia,â&#x20AC;? Stowers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of those processes and the ways we handle criminal and civil cases were put in place by him and he mentored the new judges into adopting those processes in order to make this one of the most efficient and productive circuits in the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how he embodied that into the simple things we do here everyday. He set an example that just living up to means you

have to work hard to do your job here. I promised him I would always do that when I was judge.â&#x20AC;? In addition to his popularity on the bench, a popularity which would often have him assigned temporarily to other circuits in cases of conflict of interest and eventually resulted in the Putnam County Youth Reporting Center gaining his namesake, Spaulding was known as a loyal friend with a sense of humor and desire to help as many people as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was just an unbelievable man,â&#x20AC;? said Oshel Craigo, former state Senator and a friend of Spauldingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for over 30 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was so intelligent. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why he hung out with me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had a tendency to want to mentor people to make them better. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why he wanted to hang out with me. He definitely did that- he made me better.â&#x20AC;? Craigo, who was with Spaulding at the Cleveland Clinic when he was diagnosed with ALS, said Spaulding loved to travel and loved to laugh. When he could no longer speak due to the disease, Craigo said Spaulding programmed phrases into a electronic tablet which would speak for him. The first phrase he programmed, Craigo said, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oshel, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re full of crap.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we got in a crowd he would invariably push the button,â&#x20AC;? Craigo said with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got many laughs at that. He was a wonderful man.â&#x20AC;? Craigo said Spaulding loved Putnam County more than anything, shouldering the responsibility of bringing water service to Teays Valley and bringing a hospital to the county, among other things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal was to have medical services within 30 minutes of everybody,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hobby did all of the legal work and served as legal council after it was open. It took us five years to get the Cer-

tificate of Need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hobby was the lawyer and all during that time he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being paid. But he was our lawyer and took the job so seriously and he just stayed at it.â&#x20AC;? Spaulding, Craigo and their mutual friend, David Hofstetter, travelled the world together, attending final four basketball games, going on cross-county train tours and visiting China and the Great Wall. Hofstetter died Dec. 8, days before Spaulding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost two very, very close friends in two days,â&#x20AC;? Craigo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dave travelled with us. We just did stuff that was fun. Me and Hobby and Dave have gone everywhere. We just spent enormous amount of time together.â&#x20AC;? Craigo said he saw Spaulding succeed at all of the projects he was best known for, adding that there was no place Spaulding liked more than on his back porch, â&#x20AC;&#x153;watching the valley that he loved.â&#x20AC;? However, if Spaulding loved Putnam County, it nowhere near matched his love for his wife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was the love of his life and they were totally devoted to each other,â&#x20AC;? Craigo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He fell in love with her a long, long time ago, but it has never faded. He loved her to death and she loves him.â&#x20AC;? After over 35 years of partnership, Spaulding married Cabell County Judge Jane Hustead on Thanksgiving 2011. They were married by one of Craigoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughters and the entire Craigo family was there to celebrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m kind of his family and he is mine,â&#x20AC;? Craigo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and Jamie are both a huge part of our family.â&#x20AC;? While Spaulding will be remembered as a giving and devoted man, many may be troubled by his death. Baylous, who is president of the West Virginia Council for Prevention of Suicide in addition to his state police responsibilities, urged anyone who needs to talk to call their free hotline at 800-273-8255.

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Rogoszewski leads Hurricane past Capital By Jack Withrow For The Putnam Standard Hurricane assistant coach Austin Lowe always knew that freshman Mary Rogoszewski would contribute to the Lady Redskins’ success but little did he know that he would have to call on her so early in the season as the Redskins downed visiting Capital 63-49 Thursday night. Hurricane senior leader Abby Watson found herself in foul trouble early in the game which forced Lowe to sit his all-state guard on the bench beside him. Watson, who averaged over 23 points last year, scored only eight points and fouled out with 4:33 to go in the fourth quarter. “Anytime that Abby Watson

sits down for 14 minutes and we win by 14, then we must be doing something right,” Lowe said. “Mary stepped up and she played great. The girls are getting better every day, that’s the biggest thing.” “I had to step a little because [Watson] fouled so early,’ Rogoszewski said. Rogoszewski not only stepped up in the scoring column with a game high 25 points but she also was called on to handle the ball for the Redskins as they faced a tough Capital press for much of the game. In the first half, Hurricane overcame 15 turnovers by shooting 15of-23 (or 65 percent) from the field and limiting Capital to only 6-of-44 shooting. The Cougars also contributed 17 turnovers as Hurricane

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Putnam CVB compiles 2015 events calendar The Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau is compiling the 2015 Putnam County Calendar of Events. If a organization or individual would like to submit any activities, festivals, or events taking place in Putnam County in 2015 to be considered for inclusion in the calendar, free of charge, please e-mail lindac@ putnamcountycvb.com or call the CVB office at 304-7577282 by Dec. 23. The calendar will be printed and distributed to various locations in Putnam County and some welcome centers throughout the state, published on our website, and promoted through social media.

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Lady Generals unable to capitalize on fast start By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard Despite a fast start, the Winfield Lady Generals could not finish off the game the way they had hoped and the Ripley Vikings knocked off Winfield 48-26 in a low-scoring, defensive game. The Generals (1-1) jumped out to a 13-0 lead Friday night with just 1:19 remaining in the first quarter behind a strong defensive effort before holding a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter is where the overall complexion and momentum of the

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Hunter Allen (left) portrays a conflicted Brutus while Cassius, played by Ian Parsons, turns him against Caesar in Buffalo’s humorous adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”

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During the transition from “Julius Caesar” to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, the Shakespeare Singers, Ashley Arthur (right) and Kendra Gillenwater, sang an original parody for the crowd while Jeremy James danced behind them.

Buffalo Drama Club parodies Shakespeare By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Students in Whitney Koontz’s English classes at Buffalo gave audiences an opportunity to see Shakespeare in a whole new light. With rewrites to “Julius Caesar” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the cast of over 50 students had the auditorium ringing with laughter and applause. “I am blown away,” Koontz said. “They just killed it and it was awesome. They threw in some extras here and there and it was the best performance I’ve seen so far.” The show featured two of Shakespeare’s best-known works with changes to the scripts, characters and attitudes of the show. Instead of a dark death scene when Brutus, played by Hunter Allen, betrayed Caesar, the players performed a more humorous version with

Brutus yelling at Caesar to speak English when he spoke the famous Latin line “Et tu, Brute?” Brutus’ wife, Portia, was played by senior Jeremy James. It was a role he had no intention of picking up, but when the actress responsible for Portia’s portrayal was hospitalized due to illness, James stepped in to fill the hole. In falsetto, James spoke the female character’s lines and received grand ovations from his peers. “We all worked really hard,” James said. “I don’t think there was a single person who was the star. I’m super proud of them. I’m not even in the class, I was just asked to do this as a favor. It just goes to prove I’ll do just about anything.” The crew performed the show for the middle school and the high school before turning it on for parents. The last-minute switch of Portia

was a major change for the players but despite missing their ill colleague, they enjoyed James’ performance. “I really liked our last-minute switch,” said Kaylyn Brannon, who played a servant of Brutus. “It was not expected and we decided to change character because our original Portia was sick and in the hospital so we had to improvise and it worked out very well.” Though there was a lot of death on the stage, the students kept the humor up, even playing fights between Brutus and the Narrator, Patrick Carte. “I thought it was pretty good,” Carte said. “I interacted with the audience pretty well and they interacted with me pretty well. I thought it was a nice balance. “There wasn’t even a narrator in this play. It was thrown in there as an extra role in the play that we

have.” To make the transition between the two plays, the Shakespeare Singers – comprised of Ashley Arthur and Kendra Gillenwater with James dancing behind them – sang a parody to Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” Members of the class wrote the song, changing the title to “All About That Verse.” Even more originality was poured into “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” when the students changed the characters from their original Athenian persuasion to a more West Virginia Country archetype. The queen of the fairies, Titania, played by Lainey Smith, wore a flannel shirt and deer antlers for a crown. “The fairies went for kind of a redneck, country thing,” Smith said. “I thought I did the part pretty well because I like that lifestyle.

We knew that most of the students here would not understand Shakespeare if we did it exactly the way he did it, so we made it more understandable. Some characters were more modern as well.” Other Athenians-turned-country included Lysander, played by Noah Alvis, and his love interest Hermia, Megan Parsons. Alvis said he really enjoyed playing the part of Lysander and changing the character to fit their new scenery. “We had a lot of fun with it all,” Alvis said. “It was a lot of teamwork. We all came together and overcame our differences. It’s been a fun journey and to hear people laugh, it’s really awesome.” “We’ve had so much fun at rehearsals and when it was game time, they were all on point,” Koontz said. “I’m very proud of them.”

4-H’ers craft holiday masterpieces By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

The Eleanor Volunteer Fire Department played host to a few dozen 4-H members to celebrate the Christmas season with crafts, cookies and pink fruit punch. With clubs represented from all across the county, 4-H’ers in elementary school up through high school invited the community to Above, Tammy Rogers, learn some new holiday crafts with of Buffalo, and Alexis them, including wreath making, Coben, 12, keep an eye snow ornaments and more. “It’s just a chance for kids to get on their craft leader as they learn how to make together, learn some new crafts and Christmas wreaths from take them back to their clubs,” said tulle and foam rings. Sandy Murriner, one of the organizLeft, Marek Samms, 6, focuses on making a ribbon ornament while the adults around him give instructions. Right, dozens of 4-H’ers joined at the Eleanor Volunteer Fire Department to do holiday crafts before Christmas.

ers for the evening. “And we have some of the community here who just wanted to learn the crafts. It’s kind of a community outreach thing plus 4-H.” Murriner said craft night is just one of many examples of what 4-H is all about. “4-H is hands doing, so this is a hands-on thing and a thinking thing,” she said. “They have to think about what they’re doing and how they’re doing it.” Jale Spencer, a 13-year-old Midway Meridians 4-H’er from Buffalo, said she wanted to spend a fun night out with her friends. She said she was not disappointed. “I thought it would be a lot of fun and it is,” she

said. “I’m with a lot of my friends here.” Spencer said Midway Meridians is constantly doing different activities in the community, some just for fun and some for learning. “We do a lot of things,” she said. “Recently, we learned about the RAZE group to raise awareness about tobacco and how bad it is. Those kind of activities are pretty fun. 4-H is important to me because I get to do a lot of these things with my friends.” Hershel Grant, a 9-year-old from Fraziers Bottom and a member of the Evergreen Ridge Riders club, said while his favorite part of 4-H is raising animals for the fair, he still enjoys events like craft night. “I like taking animals to the fair, riding rides there and raising animals,” he said. “And it’s fun making crafts.” Grant raised a pig for the fair last summer and likes how 4-H helps him succeed at it. “At 4-H, we talk about what we’re doing,” he said. “I like learning about animals.”

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The Putnam Standard DONNIE BLANKENSHIP Donald G. “Donnie” Blankenship, 60, of Eleanor, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. He was a 1972 graduate of Buffalo High School and a retiree of Bayer Crop Science with 35 years of service. Born July 11, 1954, he was the son of the late Carol Upton Blankenship and Ollie M. Tribble Blankenship. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Matthew Scott Blankenship; and a daughter, Amber Nicole Magaw. Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Debra Barnett Blankenship; sister, Barbara (Cletus) Price, of Poca; brother, Ronial “Ronnie” Blankenship, of Buffalo; sister, Carolyn (Bill) Null, of Buffalo; grandchildren, Brianna Nicole Blankenship, of Corapeake, N.C., Cameron Hunter Blankenship, of Cross Lanes, and Shayla Nicole Magaw, of Eleanor. Funeral services were held Dec. 14 at Raynes Funeral Home, Eleanor Chapel, with Pastor Jerry Ranson and Pastor Cletus Price officiating. Burial followed in Walker Chapel Church Cemetery, Robertsburg. JAMES “YANKEE” MANNION A letter to my dear family and friends: My loving husband of 45 years passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. To many co-workers, he was known as “Yankee” because he was born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y. by his parents, James and Helen Mannion. After a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart, I transplanted Jim to W.Va. in 1970 (when we were married) and this became his home. He loved it here and we only returned to N.Y.C. for brief visits. Two wonderful children came from this union, Michael, of Nitro, and Megan (Chris Borman), of Columbus, Ohio, each a source of love and pride for both of us. The things in life that Jim loved most were swimming in the ocean, restoring old Chevys, collecting Hot Wheels and baseball cards (I have a room full in the basement to prove it!), buying and selling stock (buying high and selling low), driving a tractor trailer, roller skating, and talking to everyone. Jim was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 12 years ago and the struggle to deal with this disease began for all of us. There were years of care at home, at a day care, and ultimately the last six years at Braley Care Home in Hurricane. There are many people who helped care for Jim and supporting us through these years, of course our aforementioned children, Mike and Meg; son-in-law, Chris, my brother, George O’Malley and wife, Jamie; my sister, Mikki Payne; friends, Sandy Lee, Becky Borman and Maurice Milton, Dr. Angela Whitman, Chris Braley; and all the hardworking employees

(past and present) at Braley Care Home. The support of all these people made the past few years a little easier. Those of us left to remember Jim most are his wife, Kathy; son, Mike; daughter, Megan and husband, Chris; cousin, Pat Sugrue and husband, Tom; nieces, Erin, Meredith and Rosemary; nephews, Vince, Patrick, Charlie and J.B.; and many friends and special neighbors on 39th and 40th street in Nitro. The family gathered in honor of Jim at Gatens–Harding Funeral Home in Poca on the evening of Dec. 11. Funeral services were held Dec. 12, also at Gatens-Harding, with burial following at Dunbar Veterans Cemetery. Jim was the love of my life and I will miss him more every day. I am eternally thankful for the wonderful time we had together and will look forward to holding him again. Sincerely, Kathy Mannion ADALINE SUE PARRISH Adaline Sue Parrish, 63, of Nitro, passed away Dec. 9, 2014 in CAMC Memorial Division. She is preceded in death by her son, Otis Parrish; and mother, Goldie Withrow. She is survived by her children, Leo Parrish, Jr., Misty Miller and Annette Hively; brothers, David Withrow, Berthel Withrow and Sherman Withrow; sisters, Janet Quickle and Emma Jean Adkins; and seven grandchildren. A tribute to the life of Mrs. Adaline Sue Parrish was held Dec. 13 at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel, with Bob Sigman officiating. Burial followed in New Antioch Cemetery. MEL PENNINGTON Mel Pennington, of Hurricane, passed away on Dec. 4, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School and attended Morris Harvey College and West Virginia State College. He retired after 27 years as a sales manager of Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company. During his employment with LCP, Mel won many awards and honors, as well as various trips to tropical and exotic places. Mel had an interesting working life, although his family and sports always came first. Earlier in his career he worked at various radio stations as manager, sports announcer, and disc jockey. For approximately 12 years, he was known as the “Voice of the Nitro Wildcats.” Later in his life, his pride and joy was watching his grandchildren participate in sporting events such as tennis and basketball. One of his proudest moments was watching his grandson, Garrett, play for Hurricane High School in the WVSAC State Championship basketball game. His grandchildren both considered him a coach as well as a mentor, because he always encouraged them and never

missed a single event. He was also an avid West Virginia University Mountaineer fan. He was preceded in death by his firstborn daughter, Melanne, who was Miss West Virginia 1984. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Sharon Willard; his daughter, Melori and husband, Mike Forbes; grandchildren, McKenzi and Garrett DeFries; and his step-grandchildren, Courtney and Drew Forbes. Mel was a hardworking and proud man, and because of his love and guidance his family will continue to live their lives by the example he has set. Funeral services for Mel were held Dec. 6 at Chapman Funeral home. Burial followed in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. HONORABLE JUDGE O.C. “HOBBY” SPAULDING The Honorable Judge O.C. “Hobby” Spaulding, 69, of Teays Valley died December 10, 2014 after a courageous battle with ALS. Born April 4, 1945 in Fairmont, Judge Spaulding was the son of the late Orville and Katherine Spaulding of Huntington. A graduate of Huntington East High School, University of Kentucky and WVU Law School in 1973, Spaulding began his private practice in Hurricane and served the local community until he became Putnam County’s Assistant Prosecutor and ultimately the Prosecuting Attorney serving from 1987-1992. In 1992, he was elected 29th Judicial Circuit Court Judge and was re-elected in both 2000 and 2008. During judicial campaigns, he refused to accept campaign contributions to avoid even the slightest appearance of conflicts of interest. During that time he also served two legislative commissions as a West Virginia Supreme Court appointee. He was called upon to regularly to teach continuing legal education classes for fellow judges as well as the WVU College of Law, WV Public Defenders and the WV Prosecuting Attorneys Association. The State Supreme Court expressed confidence in Judge Spaulding by appointing him to sit numerous times as a temporary Supreme Court Justice when a Justice could not serve for a particular reason. Judge Spaulding received the Children’s Justice Task Force’s Extra Mile Award and he received outstanding contribution awards from the Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the Public Defenders Corporation. He also served as Vice-President and President-elect of the WV Judicial Association. For his dedicated work with children, the Putnam County Youth Reporting Center has been named in his honor. There, troubled youth can continue to receive education in addition to receiving group therapy, substance abuse counseling and anger management. Judge Spaulding was honored with the 2014 WVU College of Law Justitia Officium Award, which recognizes outstanding contribu-

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - Page 11 tions and service to the legal profession and is the highest honor the WVU College of Law bestows. Judge Spaulding was a strong supporter and citizen of Putnam County and West Virginia believing in the principles that government was meant to serve all the people. He supported community projects and served on numerous boards. He served during the time Putnam County doubled in population, as people from Kanawha and Cabell counties joined longtime residents in what had been a tranquil area. Is there a community project greater than establishing a court system that earned Judge Spaulding a statewide reputation for his integrity, knowledge and competence as a judge? “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Judge Spaulding dedicated his life to providing justice. He was a brilliant, hard working and above all kind man. He did not have any children and married his life-long sweetheart later in life. Therefore, his focus and devotion has been to the people of Putnam County. Judge Spaulding’s life and his legacy in seeking fairness and justice will not be forgotten, will not be replaced. Judge Spaulding is survived by his loving wife, Jane Hustead, his cousin, Bob Connor of Morgantown and close personal friends, who will dearly cherish his memory forever. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane which will be followed by a reception at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club. All guests are invited to attend. In keeping with his generosity, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your local food bank or to the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 (alsa.org/donate). SHIRLEY J. “MIDGE” THACKER Shirley J. “Midge” Byus Thacker, 71, of Hurricane, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Born Mar. 11, 1943 to the late Mervin C. “June” Byus, Jr. and Alma R. Call Byus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded

in death by her grandchild, Cody Priestly; and brothers, Tommy Byus and Roger Byus. Midge is survived by her children, Tammy (Steve) Green, of Winfield, Pam Erwin, of Hurricane, Billy Erwin, of Hurricane; granddaughters, Fanci Green and Tiffany Priestly; great-grandson, Thomas Reed; step-grandson, Kevin Green; sister, Ruth Ann “Bootsie” (Ken) Maynard, of Winfield; brothers, Ronnie (Sonja) Byus and Donnie (Becky) Byus, both of Winfield, John (Norma) Hodges, of Hurricane; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Dec. 11 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane. Burial followed in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Hurricane. www.chapmanfuneralhomes. com. CARL E. THOMAS Carl E. Thomas, 92, of Poca, passed away Dec. 9, 2014 in the Hubbard Hospice House West. Carl is retired from Peerless Block and attended Baber Agee United Methodist Church and Harmons Creek Church of the Nazarene. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Velva M. Thomas; and children, Kay and Tim Thomas. He is survived by his children, Johnny Thomas, Donald Thomas, Suzanne Scarberry, Kenneth Thomas, Ruth Ann Jessie and Daniel Thomas; brother, Eddie Thomas; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. A tribute to the life of Carl E. Thomas was held Dec. 13 at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastors Mark Harris, Christy Berty and Paul Bailey officiating. Burial followed in the Thomas Cemetery.

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E X E C U T O R : C . P. HURRICANE, WV 25526 FARLEY To the Creditors and 61 BURGESS LANE B e n e f i c i a r i e s o f t h e FRAZIERS BOTTOM, ESTATE NUMBER: 2070 f o l l o w i n g d e c e a s e d WV 25082 9713 E S TAT E N A M E : persons estates: CHARLES ALLEN HARRISON ESTATE NUMBER: 2089 EXECUTRIX: EDITH I have before me the E S T A T E N A M E : LOUISE HARRISON estates of the deceased J E S S I C A M A R I E 187 LOCK 9 persons and the accounts FOSTER BUFFALO, WV 25033 of the fiduciaries of their EXECUTOR: JERRY W. 9700 respective estates as listed FOSTER below: 239 BLUE LICK ROAD WINFIELD, WV 25213 ESTATE NUMBER: 2113 ESTATE NUMBER: 2126 9419 E S TAT E N A M E : ESTATE NAME: JAMES JOSEPH FRANKLIN ROBERT CAMPBELL KEETON EXECUTRIX: BETTY ESTATE NUMBER: 2064 E X E C U T R I X : ERWIN CAMPBELL E S T A T E N A M E : DARLENE D. KEETON 190 SLEEPY CREEK D E L P H I N E F A Y 2 6 3 1 H AY S L E T T E ROAD GETER AVENUE HURRICANE, WV 25526 C O E X E C U T R I X : HURRICANE, WV 25526 1155 THERESA R. GETER 1109 2331 CLEVELAND ST. HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 ESTATE NUMBER: 2138 3045 ESTATE NUMBER: 2140 E S TAT E N A M E : C O E X E C U T R I X : E S TAT E N A M E : HURBERT L . SUSAN K. GETER H O WA R D JOE E D M O N D S A K A 8 4 3 WA S H I N G T O N KIMBLE HERBERT L . HILL ROAD A D M I N I S T R AT R I X EDMONDS

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ESTATE NUMBER: 2142 E S TAT E N A M E : DENVER RAINES A D M I N I S T R AT O R : MALCOM P. COLVARD 582 POPLAR ESTATES DRIVE SCOTT DEPOT, WV ESTATE NUMBER: 2131 25560 7263 E S TAT E N A M E : K AT H R Y N J A N E All persons having MANN MCCANN claims against these A D M I N I S T R AT R I X : estates whether due or M A R C I L I N A F . not, are notified to exhibit MCCANN the claims with legally 234 W KING STREET verified vouchers, to the STRASBURG, VA 22657 fiduciary of the deceased 1933 person, as named above with seventy-five days of the first publication of ESTATE NUMBER: 2105 this notice or not later than ESTATE NAME: STEVE February 24, 2015. CLAYTON NICHOLS A D M I N I S T R AT R I X : I f t h e c l a i m i s n o t VICTORIA A. NICHOLS exhibited to the fiduciary 106 R O L L I N G by that date, you must MEADOWS exhibit the claim at the SCOTT DEPOT, WV office of the undersigned 25560 9412 fiduciary supervisor at the address shown below within ninety days of the

quantities 40. Intense anger 41. Material used by one of three little pigs ACROSS 43. Hahn or von Bismark 1. It’s played with a ball 44. Eyes or optics 6. “What’s Up, ___?” starring Barbra 46. Used in hunting Streisand 47. Series of reps, pl. 9. Hurry up! 48. To make lame 13. D-Day beach 50. “Moonlight Sonata,” e.g. 14. Greek R 52. Bread type 15. Swap meet deal? 53. Sleep in a convenient place 16. Thai restaurant chicken staple 55. French lake 17. Down Under runner 57. *Used during Hanukkah 18. Make reference to 61. *Season of four Sundays before 19. *Disgruntled TV elf Christmas 21. *It’s under the tree? 64. Legal excuse 23. PÈrignon’s honorific 65. Shoemaker’s tool 24. Swarm 67. “The _____” by Dostoyevsky 25. De Niro’s 1976 ride 69. Capital of Tunisia 28. *Kind of Holiday list 70. Pied Piper follower 30. “__ ____, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, 71. Mother-of-pearl good night” 72. Strip of wood 35. In bed 73. Head ___ at a country club 37. “Cinema Paradiso” roll 74. *Color of most Christmas trees 39. The relative magnitudes of two THEME: THE HOLIDAYS

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\DOWN 1. Trigonometry abbr. 2. Nanjing nanny 3. London art museum 4. Swiss leafy green 5. Barn loft 6. Squirrel’s nest 7. Unit of electrical resistance 8. Two-door car 9. Bellicose deity, Greek 10. Goes with sound? 11. Yemeni port 12. Lively 15. Seismic shake 20. Middle Eastern V.I.P.’s 22. Hi-___ 24. Winter flask 25. *”A Christmas _____” 26. Manila hemp 27. Muslim woman of high rank 29. “___ _ good example” 31. Vientiane location 32. Weasel’s aquatic cousin 33. _____-gritty 34. *A traditional holiday main course 36. Sub station 38. *Kitschy prop in “A Christmas Story” 42. Expressing a desire 45. Madagascar lemurs 49. India’s smallest state 51. “______ Private Ryan” 54. Like a cheddar variety 56. An aromatic wood 57. Welcome ____, pl. 58. Twelfth month of Jewish civil year 59. Fashion house founder Ricci 60. One’s final notice 61. The lowest female voice 62. *Elf on the Shelf’s report 63. Ripped 66. “What is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!” 68. Face cards are counted as this in Blackjack

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first publication of this before the fiduciary by notice or not later than the date first shown above March 11, 2015. or before the fiduciary supervisor by the date If you fail to file, any or last shown to examine all claims may by law be the claims and otherwise excluded from all benefits protect their respective of the estate. interests. All beneficiaries of these estates may appear either Subscribed and sworn to

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The Putnam Standard LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402801 Mary E. Lambert) To: , , GABRIEL S CONLEY, WHITNEY R CONLEY, MERS BENEFICIARY OF TRUST FOR LOAN #13531551, GABRIEL S CONLEY – REGULAR MAIL, WHITNEY R CONLEY – REGULAR MAIL, MERS BENEFICIARY OF TRUST FOR LOAN # 13531551 – REGULAR MAIL, GABRIEL S CONLEY – P E R S O N A L S E RV I C E , WHITNEY R CONLEY – PERSONAL SERVICE, MERS AS BENEFICIARY OF TRUST DEED BOOK 978 PAGE 810, MICHAEL BELL AS TRUSTEE OF TRUST DEED BOOK 978 PAGE 810, MICHAEL J BELL TRUSTEE OF DEED OF TRUST FOR LOAN # 13531551, OCCUPANT, MICHAEL J BELL TRUSTEE OF DEED OF TRUST FOR LOAN # 13531551 – REGULAR MAIL, OCCUPANT – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. You will take notice that MARY E. LAMBERT, the purchaser of the the following real estate, Certification No.: 402801, located in POCA DISTRICT, LOTS 123 & 124 SEC 1 FORREST PK which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of OWENS ALLYSON H 2011-12, CONLEY GABRIEL S ET UX 2013 and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Mary E. Lambert requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/02/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/02/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/02/2015. $440.05 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/02/2015. $475.90 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$915.95

You may redeem at any time before 01/02/2015 by paying the above total less any unearned interest. Given under my hand 11/19/2014 G. Russell Rollyson, Jr. Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of Putnam County, State of West Virginia Please make your certified check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568. 3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

LEGAL NOTICE WASHINGTON which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of HILL BRIAN L & KIMBERLY D 2011-12, P E N N I N G TO N P H I L I P N 2013 and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. E. Derrick Courtright requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/02/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/02/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/02/2015. $367.53

To : P H I L I P P E N N I N G TO N , BRIAN L HILL, KIMBERLY D HILL, PHILIP PENNINGTON – REGULAR MAIL, BRIAN L HILL – REGULAR MAIL, KIMBERLY D HILL – REGULAR MAIL, , or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. You will take notice that E. DERRICK COURTRIGHT, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402776, located in CURRY DISTRICT, LOT DD-216 SEC D LAKE

Please make your certiﬁed check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568. 3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/02/2015. $578.43 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$945.96

You may redeem at any time before 01/02/2015 by paying the above total less any unearned interest. Given under my hand 11/20/2014 G. Russell Rollyson, Jr. Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of Putnam County, State of West Virginia Please make your certified check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568. 3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402720 Stephanie Rollins) To: , , SCOTT ANDERSON WOMACK, SCOTT ANDERSON WOMACK – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402720, located in UNION DISTRICT, 1.68 AC BLACK LICK B R A N C H N E W S U RV E Y which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of WOMACK ANDERSON SCOTT, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notiﬁed a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows:

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402776 E. Derrick Courtright)

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Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $324.42 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $550.67 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$875.09

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402789 Mary E. Lambert) To: , , NANCY ANN CAMPBELL, NANCY ANN CHATTERTON, NANCY ANN CAMPBELL, NANCY ANN CHATTERTON, M I C H A E L C H AT T E RTO N , M I C H A E L C H AT T E RTO N , O C C U PA N T, O C C U PA N T, N A N C Y C H AT T E R T O N , NANCY ANN CAMPBELL – REGULAR MAIL, NANCY ANN CHATTERTON – REGULAR MAIL, NANCY ANN CAMPBELL – REGULAR MAIL, NANCY ANN CHATTERTON – REGULAR MAIL, MICHAEL CHATTERTON – REGULAR MAIL, MICHAEL CHATTERTON – REGULAR MAIL, OCCUPANT – REGULAR MAIL, OCCUPANT – REGULAR MAIL, NANCY ANN CAMPBELL – PERSONAL S E RV I C E , N A N C Y A N N CHATTERTON – PERSONAL S E RV I C E , N A N C Y A N N CAMPBELL – PERSONAL S E RV I C E , N A N C Y A N N CHATTERTON – PERSONAL S E RV I C E , M I C H A E L CHATTERTON – PERSONAL S E RV I C E , M I C H A E L CHATTERTON – PERSONAL S E RV I C E o r h e i r s a t l a w, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. You will take notice that MARY E. LAMBERT, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402789, located in POCA DISTRICT, LOTS 239 & 240 SECTION 1 FOREST PARK which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of CAMPBELL NANCY ANN and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Mary E. Lambert requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/02/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/02/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/02/2015. $247.28 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/02/2015. $664.96 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/02/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$912.24

Glenn Yeager II

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to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568.

Rollins requests that you be notiﬁed a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows:

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Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $1,675.09

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402829 Stephanie Rollins) To: , , LOU H PERKINS II, PHOENIX PERKINS, LOU H PERKINS II – REGULAR MAIL, PHOENIX PERKINS – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns.

Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $550.67

Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402829, located in SCOTT DISTRICT, LOT 86 PHASE IV CALVIN JONES PROP which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of PERKINS LOU H II, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $754.96

$0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $693.39 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00

Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 $1,319.51

You may redeem at any time before 01/05/2015 by paying the above total less any unearned interest. Given under my hand 11/19/2014 G. Russell Rollyson, Jr. Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands of Putnam County, State of West Virginia Please make your certified check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568.

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$2,225.76

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To: , , WILLIAM NORRIS (ET UX), WILLIAM NORRIS (ET UX) – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402728, located in CURRY DISTRICT, HURRICANE PARCEL 1 (.02 AC) TRACT 3 & PARCEL 2 (.12 AC) TRACT 1 which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of NORRIS WILLIAM R ET UX, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie

$961.14

Please make your certified check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568. 3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402790 Stephanie Rollins) To: , , HR FRONTZ, HR FRONTZ, HR FRONTZ – REGULAR MAIL, HR FRONTZ – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns.

LEGAL NOTICE Please make your certified check or money order payable to the Honorable Steve Deweese, Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568. 3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402759 Stephanie Rollins) To : , , J A M E S C D E A N , C A R O LY N D E A N , J A M E S C DEAN, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK, PUTNAM COUNTY FIRE SERVICE BOARD, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, JAMES C DEAN – REGULAR MAIL, CAROLYN DEAN – REGULAR MAIL, JAMES C DEAN – REGULAR MAIL, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK – REGULAR MAIL, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK – REGULAR MAIL, PUTNAM C O U N T Y F I R E S E RV I C E BOARD – REGULAR MAIL, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA – REGULAR MAIL, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK – SECRETARY OF STATE, ROCK BRANCH COMMUNITY BANK – SECRETARY OF STATE or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns.

3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps

(Cert No. 402728 Stephanie Rollins)

$1,126.03

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Sheriff of Putnam County and return to WV State Auditor’s Office, County Collections Office, Building 1, Room W-118, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305. Questions please call 1-888509-6568.

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LEGAL NOTICE (Cert No. 402793 Stephanie Rollins) To: , , GENEVIEVE HEDRICK, GENEVIEVE HEDRICK – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns.

3t 12-4, 12-11, 12-18 ps Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00

Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $564.55

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interest to 01/05/2015.

Total Required Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00

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Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402759, located in POCA DISTRICT, BANCROFT TRACT C (7420.16 SQ FT) NEW SURVEY 2011-12 TRACT C (7420.16 SQ FT) 2013 which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of DEAN JAMES COREY ETUX, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $432.64 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with

(Cert No. 402788 Stephanie Rollins) To: , , JAMES BOGGESS, JAMES BOGGESS, PUTNAM COUNTY FIRE SERVICE BOARD, JAMES BOGGESS – REGULAR MAIL, JAMES BOGGESS – REGULAR MAIL, PUTNAM COUNTY FIRE SERVICE BOARD – REGULAR MAIL or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors or assigns. Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402788, located in POCA DISTRICT, 2.67 AC KAN HILLS which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of BOGGESS JAMES F, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $382.71 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $578.43 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00

Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402790, located in POCA DISTRICT, 6.52 AC LHF which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of FRONTZ H R, and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $486.84 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $564.55 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$1,051.39

Yo u w i l l t a k e n o t i c e t h a t STEPHANIE ROLLINS, the purchaser of the following real estate, Certification No.:402793, located in POCA DISTRICT, 0.49 AC SCHOOL LOT ROCK BR which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of HEDRICK GENEVIEVE 2011-12, JENNINGS BRIAN HEDRICK TRUST 2013 and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of Putnam County at the sale for delinquent taxes on 8/22/2014. Stephanie Rollins requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after 01/05/2015, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before 01/05/2015, will be as follows: Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the sale, with interest, to 01/05/2015. $212.59 Amount of taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Amount paid for Title Examination and preparation of the list to be served and for preparation and service of notice with interest to 01/05/2015. $550.67 Additional Statutory Fees with Interest to 01/05/2015. $0.00 Total Required

$763.26

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Cuffee leads Poca Dots past Nitro in opener By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Poca center Christian Buckley won the opening tip and the Dots never looked back as they started the 2014-15 basketball season with a 34-point drubbing of Nitro. Sophomore guard Elijah Cuffee scored 24 points and was one of five Poca players to hit double digits on the night. Senior forward Matt Chandler followed Cuffee’s game high with 13 of his own and junior guard Kaden Meeks added 12. Early on, Chandler hit some key shots to keep the Dots rolling in a positive direction. “I was pretty focused,” Chandler said. “This was my last first game that I get to play, probably in my life and I knew I had to make some shots. We’re all scorers and we’ve been scorers our whole entire life, so if we give the ball to anybody they can score. If someone isn’t hitting, then someone else will be.” Seniors Noah Frampton and Buckley each tallied 11 points to pace the five man attack. Sophomore Luke Frampton chipped in with five. Poca finished last season 25-2 overall, falling to Robert C. Byrd in the Class AA state semi-finals. During the offseason the Dots

prepared rigorously for the season, some players woke up at 5 a.m. to work out. “We’ve been waiting on this,” Chandler said. “We’ve been working so hard during the summer and preparing. We wanted this. We want to come out and play for a championship this year. We want to go all the way.” A 3-pointer by Cuffee lifted the Dots to a 25-14 lead just before the end of the first quarter. Poca picked up just where they left off to begin the second frame, but not before the Wildcats were able to cut into the lead. Nitro junior guard Trevon Taylor cut the lead to 26-19 with two free throws at the 6:17 mark in the second quarter, but sloppy play continued to plague the Wildcats, as turnovers mounted in Poca’s favor. Senior guard Ian Lee led the Wildcats with 23 points and Taylor chipped in with 10, both were the only two to reach double digits for Nitro. Noah Frampton stretched the lead out to 10 points at 30-20 when he connected on two free throws with 3:43 remaining in the first half. Then, with two minutes to go, Meeks found Buckley underneath the basket and he connected for the bucket and the foul. Buckley hit the ensuing free throw and Poca began

to put the Wildcats in the rear view mirror. Cuffee had 15 points at the break and the Dots took a commanding 47-22 lead into halftime. Cuffee said it’s very important for the Dots to have a wide variety of scorers in case one or the other is having an off night. “That’s very important,” he said. “I think that’s one of things that makes us a better team is always having somebody that’s able to score.” Meeks exploded in the second half from behind the three-point line, propelling the Dots out to a 58-34 advantage. Then, a Cuffee jumper made it 60-34 and a layup by Noah Frampton pushed the lead to 30 with 1:34 to go in the third. The quarter ended with the Dots up 64-39. “We’re thankful for last year but we’re not satisfied,” said Poca coach Allen Osborne. “We want to get better and that’s the whole goal this year, to get better every day, get better every possession and not pay attention to the score, just try to play every possession down the court and get better.” The Dots were able to get some of the younger guys in about halfway through the fourth quarter with a comfortable 30 point lead. Sophomore guard Jaycob Phillips

Junior guard Alex Hamrick rises up over the Nitro defense for a jump shot in the Dots 91-57 victory and junior guard Alex Hamrick each had 2 points. The final score ended at 91-57. “We want to get to the state championship,” Cuffee said, from just outside the locker room. “We still have a lot of work to do to get

there.” The Dots will take on Robert C. Byrd in the Cardinal Conference/ Big 10 showdown at WV State University at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.

Diamond From Page 1 Chrysler, Toyota and Subaru. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made the announcement on Monday alongside Kurita and Keith Burdette, executive director of the West Virginia Development Office. “Since Diamond Electric opened its first manufacturing plant in West Virginia, the company has chosen to expand its operations in the Mountain State multiple times,” Tomblin said. “We’re honored Diamond Electric has selected West Virginia as the new home for its headquarters facility. I truly appreciate the confidence in not only our state and our business climate, but West Virginia’s growing and dependable workforce as well.” Andrew Dunlap, executive director of the Putnam County Development Authority, said that his board and office has worked closely with state officials throughout the process. The West Virginia delegation met with Kurita and other company leaders in May to finalize the details, he said. “It is great to have the Diamond Electric headquarters in Putnam County,” he said. “The move is a testament to the quality of the Putnam County workforce and the relationships we’ve been able to build over the years.” Diamond Electric currently employs 335 workers. The employees in Michigan are being given an opportunity to relocate with the company to West Virginia, which is

expected to add 10 to 15 positions to the Eleanor site. Kurita was appreciative of Tomblin, West Virginia Development Office, Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Jay Rockefeller for assistance and friendship. He said the friendly atmosphere of West Virginia, specifically Putnam County always makes company officials feel comfortable and want to visit. “Our friends in Putnam County always make us feel welcome,” Kurita said. “And they are always good support when we need them.” Putnam County Commission President Steven Andes agreed, calling the announcement “another great day for Putnam County.” “We are extremely happy to see Diamond Electric expand and provide more than 300 jobs for people in our area,” he said. “We thank them for choosing Putnam County as their headquarters.” Over the years, the operation in Eleanor has grown into the company’s largest production facility in the world. In addition to the U.S. and Japan, Diamond has operations in five other countries across the globe. Tomblin said that companies in Japan and other countries are starting to take notice of West Virginia and its work climate. “For the third straight year we’ve cut business taxes,” Tomblin said. “We’ve reduced workers’ compensation costs by more than

Pictured, left to right, PCDA Executive Director Andrew Dunlap, Putnam Commission President Steven Andes, Diamond Electric Plant Manager Lloyd Ayers, Diamond Electric VP of Finance Yasu Takezoe, PCDA President Johnny Harris, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Diamond Electric CEO Hironori Kurita, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, PCDA Project Director Heather Vanater, General Manager of HR & Administration for Diamond Electric Chad Carte and Diamond Electric’s Community Affairs David Bagnall. 60 percent and this year businesses in West Virginia saw a 10th straight reduction in workers’ compensation premiums. “We’ve stabilized our employment trust funds. We’re tackling our debts strengthening our education system and we are one of the most fiscally responsible states in

the country with the fourth strongest Rainy Day Fund in the United States.” Since 2012, six Japanese companies – including Hino Motors, Nippon Thermostate, NGK Spark Plugs Wheeling-Nisshin and Toyota, and Diamond Electric – have invested $136 million in the state,

creating more than 175 jobs. “I appreciate the continued confidence Diamond Electric has shown in our state and workforce,” Tomblin said. “Today West Virginia takes another down the path toward a brighter future and that’s something every West Virginian can be proud of.”

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