The Putnam Standard, Dec. 25, 2014

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From left, Putnam County Commissioner Joe Haynes, County Clerk Brian Wood, Deputy State Highway Engineer Greg Bailey, T.J. Summers of Four-S Development, LLC., Commissioner Andy Skidmore and Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President Marty Chapman, cut a ribbon to commemorate the official opening of the Liberty Square access road.

New road opens access to stores

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Teays Valley residents and visitors can now travel from U.S. 35 straight across to W.Va. 34, without ever touching Interstate 64 or Teays Valley Road.

The Liberty Square Access Road, which has been under construction for almost a year, is officially open for traffic, ending a lengthy ordeal plagued with budgetary issues and terrain problems.

All Construction, who won the $1.9 million bid early in the year, faced a tumbling mountain when it originally tried to level out the terrain. After going back the to drawing board, architects revamped the design so that it

incorporated cutting and reshaping the mountain, increasing the project cost by $800,000 for a total of $2.7 million.

However, Deputy State Highway Engineer Greg Bailey said it was well worth the cost.

“This project helps our transportation system because it creates a bypass between two busy highways,” he said. “This increases safety and helps traffic flow, so from the Highway Department’s standpoint, that safety is paramount for us.”

Bailey said the project was only possible through a collaboration of state, local and private agencies, adding that it exemplifies the type See Liberty, Page 4

Poca senior Noah Frampton helped the Dots get revenge and dismantle the Flying Eagles.

Frampton had 15 points in the 62-35 victory. Photos by Kelly Stadelman

Poca grounds No. 1 Flying Eagles

By Chris Stadelman Poca made a convincing case to chris@theputnamstandard.com take over the top spot early this season.

INSTITUTE – Poca lost just “It’s a great feeling,” senior two games last year, and before Noah Frampton said. “We knew the New Year it’s already gotten we had to come in and work. revenge for one of those.

Obviously they’re a great team, The Dots, who lost to Blue- but we just played really well field in the Class AA semifinals tonight. We’ve been preparing last year, dismantled Robert C. super hard. I guess it was good Byrd Saturday night, jumping to get them back.” out to a 19-2 lead before cruising Frampton hit a 3-pointer to to a 62-35 victory. The Flying open the scoring, as the Dots Eagles were ranked No. 1 all jumped out to a 19-2 lead. The of last season and brought back last time Poca’s lead was under five starters, but it’s safe to say double digits was the 6:32 mark

of the second quarter when RCB trailed 19-10.

A typically balanced attack for the Dots included Frampton with 15 points, sophomore Luke Frampton with a game-high 17, Matt Chandler with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Elijah Cuffee with 11 points. Chandler was named the team’s MVP in the final game of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes event at West Virginia State University.

“I haven’t been shooting very See Boys, Page 9

Putnam churches host walks through Bethlehem

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Hometown Independent Mission and Teays Valley Baptist Church each hosted a Walk Through Bethlehem event for residents who wanted to take a step back in time to see what the world was like more than 2,000 years ago.

“It is a complete blessing,” said Darrel Moore, a deacon of the Hometown Independent Mission.

“We work for about two and a half months to get it ready and the whole time we’re working, it’s a

blessing to be here and do God’s work.”

Hometown’s walk was outside the church building and featured 25 booths, wooden structures built to last on the site, and live animals.

Outside the entrance to Bethlehem, the audience could see a star off in the distance that, if followed, would take them to the manger where Mary and Joseph’s baby, Jesus, lay.

“There is a need for this in our community and as you can see, we’re swamped,” Moore said, gesturing at the large crowd in at-

tendance. “Everybody’s here for a reason. That special feeling in their heart is called love and that’s why everyone of them is here tonight.”

Along with the live nativity in the back of the portrayal city, families could taste cheeses and fresh breads as well as watch crosscrafters shave down and smooth See Nativity, Page 11 Alex and Andrew Banks enjoy the booths at the Hometown Independent Mission Walk through Bethlehem while their mother, Nikki Banks, watches.

INSIDE THIS EDITION: Winfield’s Advance Auto opens, pg 2 n Poca, Buffalo compete in brawl, pg 8 n

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New Advance Auto Parts opens in Winfield

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

After six months of preparations, Advance Auto Parts has officially opened its doors at its new home off W.Va. 34 in Winfield.

With thousands of parts stacking the shelves and an experienced team waiting to help customers, Mayor Randy Barrett said he expects the store to be the new hub for auto parts business north of Teays Valley.

“Me included, I go to the valley to get stuff,” he said after the Dec. 19 ribbon cutting. “Everyone has to go to the valley to even get the wax and stuff they need, so it’s great that we don’t have to go to the valley and people across the river will be coming here in Winfield to get their auto supplies.”

Barrett said local garages will also benefit as it will be more efficient for them to visit the Winfield location.

“The garages will be using this place as well,” he said. “I’ve talked to them and they said they could go two minutes away to get their part instead of waiting on someone to bring it from the valley or driving to the valley.”

Pete Puskas, manager of the Winfield location, said he and his staff have felt welcome in Winfield, adding that he has been meeting customers since well before they were ready to open.

“Before the doors were even open and construction was still going we had people rolling on the lot

Winfield Mayor Randy Barrett cuts the ribbon for Winfield’s new Advance Auto Parts, assisted by Putnam County Chamber of Commerce President Marty Chapman, on left, and staff and regional directors of the store. asking us when we were opening and telling us they were glad we were here,” he said. “It’s been a good, warm welcome.”

With the strip mall next door and several places to eat nearby, it will be convenient for residents of Eleanor and Poca to come across the bridge for a day of shopping, as well.

“Now you can come to Winfield and you can get the things that you need, where you used to maybe be able to get one or two things here and then go over in the valley,” said Eric Cale, commercial accounts

manager. “But now you can come here and you can get something to eat and there’s a lot of little shops in here.”

Barrett said this is just another sign the community is growing and said he hopes to continue growing down U.S. 35.

“The city’s growing,” he said with a smile. “We’re hoping to expand more up there. The city has two more lots here for sale and we hope to get some more people here to move in. We’re open to suggestions and if a business wants to move here, we’re ready to sell

the land if the right business approaches.”

Taco Bell had originally expressed interest in one of the lots next to Advance, but backed out recently, Barrett said. However, he said he expects the success of Advance to propel interest in the neighboring properties.

Puskas, who has been with the company for 10 years, said he expects revenue to begin immediately now that the store is open.

“Winfield is a growing town and a growing community,” he said.

“There is a lot of opportunity for a

lot of sales and I’m glad we’re in this early in the growth process. I think this store is going to do really, really good business here.”

Barrett said that will be great for the community as well.

“Parts are expensive,” Barrett said. “We will get some revenue off of this, there is no way around it.”

Puskas said he hopes people will continue to drop by and check out the store, adding that his main goal is to ensure every customer receives great customer service.

“People should expect great customer service,” he said. “That’s the key in this store. We’ve got the right people and we’ve got a lot of experience in here. We’ve got a lot of guys who know cars and know parts. We’ve got a good mix of parts and a lot of parts in the store. Hopefully we can have the right part quick and fast to the customer.”

So far, the Winfield Advance Auto Parts location has hired nine employees, but Puskas said he expects it to grow to around 15 fairly quickly. Cale said interested prospects should apply and should expect to grow with the company as it continues expanding.

“We inspire them to be better, teaching them to serve the customers and grow with the company as well,” he said. “With that, you can go as far as you want with Advance. There is huge opportunity with Advance Auto Parts and we’re always looking for great new team members to come on.”

Local student’s card goes worldwide with Toyota

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

A Poca High School student received top honors as the card design he submitted to his graphic design class at the Putnam County Career and Technical Center was chosen to represent the Buffalo Toyota plant on an international level.

Tyler Carter, a senior in his second year in the graphic design program, won $500 from Toyota and a piece for his portfolio, which he plans to use to get into the graphic design program at West Virginia University.

His greeting card, titled “Celebrate Together,” features a child working with a robot to construct a snowman, before leaving the snow scene together hand-in-hand.

“When you look at the inside piece you see the bond between the human and the equipment walking hand in hand,” said Gary Pierce, human resource manager for the Buffalo plant. “It’s something at Toyota as we move forward into the future that’s going to be crucial to our success.”

Carter said the idea for the robot and child to work together came to him quickly.

Poca High School student Tyler Carter won first place and $500 in Toyota’s annual Christmas card competition.

“I came up with that almost immediately,” he said. “We got a lot of their ads for inspiration and I noticed that they have a campaign going on right now that’s an insertword-here together campaign. So I thought ‘Celebrate Together’ would fit the holiday theme pretty well. They’re also pushing the bond between humans and technology, so I thought what else would show that better in a holiday setting than a little kid and one of their robots from the factory building a snowman together.”

This inspiration is why Pierce

said Buffalo Toyota has been relying on the PCTC graphic design program to make their holiday cards every year for the last 17 years.

“Toyota is built around the spirit of creativity and innovation that makes our company thrive in the automotive industry,” Pierce said.

“What these kids display in the detail, design, outline and ultimately total package completion of the Christmas card embodies that same spirit of creativity.”

In addition to helping Toyota, Jennifer Bayless, the graphic design instructor at PCTC, said the

Poca’s Braddock Bowling won second place and $350 in Toyota’s annual Christmas card competition. experience gives her students a college. chance learn how to work with a “I’ll already have quite a few real-world client. things in my portfolio,” he said.

“It gives the students here, who “I’ve also done t-shirts and stuff are really really talented, a chance for the school, so I think it should to shine,” she said. “It’s a great look good.” piece for their portfolio. There are Pierce said the card will be sent few times you can go to school around the world for the holidays and have things that are actually as Buffalo Toyota sends holiday produced and that are sent out in greetings to its international afthe real world. It gives them the filiates. Along with Carter, Poca opportunity to work with real senior Braddock Bowling won world clients, too, which is always second place, taking home $350. a plus.”

He said he plans to pursue graphic Carter said he is counting on design at Mountwest Community his portfolio helping him get into College next year.

The Putnam Standard 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.

Live nativity at Union Baptist Union Baptist Church of Milton will present a living nativity scene for people to see and remember the birth of Christ.

The nativity will be in front of the church from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 22, 23 and 24. Drive-by’s are welcome and pictures are encouraged.

For more information, call the church office 304-743-0405. Union Baptist Church is located at 1295 James River Turnpike.

Oakridge Bible Church presents The Trials of Christmas The Oakridge Bible Church will be presenting a radio play, The Trials of Christmas on WEMM-FM 107.9. This hour long romantic comedy/drama is set in 1940 and reminiscent of an old time radio show.

The story revolves around a woman arrested for shoplifting at Christmas and the Assistant D.A. prosecuting her case. Beginning and ending in the courtroom, with a trip home in between, this story takes an unusual sentimental journey that will delight and touch the listener.

The trials of Christmas can be heard on FM 107.9 WEMM at 10 p.m. Christmas Eve, and 9:30 p.m. Christmas Day. The program will also be streamed live at www. oakridgebiblechurch.com.

For more information visit www.oakridgebiblechurch.com.

Community Events 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.

Red Hot Show Choir Dinner Theater Hurricane High Schools show choir will host dinner and a show from Jan. 9 to 11. Cost and times of shows are: * 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 - $15 adults, $12 children * 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 - $12 adults, $7 children * 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 $15 adults, $12 children * 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 - $15 adults, $12 children The menu includes - roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls, cake and beverages Reservations are on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Doors open one hour prior to dinner. To make reservations call Sherry Smith at 304-437-3447.

Putnam County Schools Developmental Screening Putnam County Schools Developmental Screenings will be held on Friday, Jan. 9 at the Teays Valley Presbyterian Church, Teays Valley Road. Children ages 2 ½ to 4 years will be screened for speech/language, hearing, vision, motor skills, social skills, self-help and cognition. Please call 304586-0500 ext. 1154 to schedule an appointment.

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.

Lighthouse Baptist sells cookbooks The Lighthouse Baptist Church is selling cookbooks for a benefit ministry. The cookbooks have over 350 recipes and cost $12 each.

To order a cookbook contact the Lighthouse Baptist Church at 304-562-3900.

Choir Director wanted A Teays Valley Church is seeking a choir director. Prior Choi r di rect i ng experi ence preferred along with keyboard proficiency and love of God. This position is eight hours per week. For more information or to apply contact 304-757-6071 or teaysvpc@gmail.com.

Ballroom dance lessons at Valley Park Putnam County Parks is hosting

Sammy Adkins, The Sandy Hook Boys to perform Sammy Adkins and The Sandy Hook Boys will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27 at the Mountaineer Opry House, Milton. Doors and concessions open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for children. For more information call 304-743-5749.

776-8637 (TOES)

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

BridgeValley enrolling for ACT Test preparation BridgeValley Community and Technical College has open enrollment for an ACT Test Prep class for high school juniors and seniors, starting in January 2015. Class runs from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5, 2015. Classes will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The courses will be offered at the South Charleston campus, and the dates have been set to correspond with the national ACT exam to be given on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Students interested in taking the test on Feb. 7 must register with ACT no later than Jan. 9.

The course is being taught by Lien Parrish, who specializes in ACT Test Preparation, with over 12 years experience.

The cost of the class is $150, which pays for class tuition and the ACT Practice textbook. Students must have completed registration form and payment made prior to entering the class. The deadline to enroll is Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

Anyone interested in receiving more information should contact: Michael McAteer, Program Coordinator 304205-6650 or Michael.mcateer@bridgevalley.edu.

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Mission WV seeks foster, adoptive families

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Mission West Virginia, a nonprofit organization that bridges the gap between foster children and potential foster and adoptive homes, hosted a Christmas themed open house to help spread the word about what its programs have to offer.

Located in Hurricane, the organization serves the entire state’s foster system as well as provides a variety of educational services, including help against teen pregnancy and teaching healthy relationships.

“Today was just a community open house so people could come in, ask questions about foster care and adoption and learn about our THINK program,” said Carrie Dawson, public relations director.

“Today is all about having people come in and learn about what we do while at the same time having fun and enjoying some hot chocolate, cookies and voting on our door contest. We had people in and out all day long, so it’s been really nice.”

Each door in the circular office was decorated with a Christmas theme and a number, allowing

visitors to rank their top five. The doors varied from depictions of a gingerbread house, to a homage to “The Christmas Story,” to a door with a camera and a Santa on Skype who would speak to you.

In the front hall, there were cookies and snacks galore, along with a “make your own” hot chocolate station. The snacks allowed visitors to get a good look at the Heart Gallery, a display of children ready to be adopted from around the state.

“The kids in the heart gallery are typically older and might have some kind of barrier that makes it more difficult to place them,” Dawson said. “We believe all children are adoptable, it’s just finding the right family.”

Dawson said there are about 4,000 children in the West Virginia foster care system, about 1,000 of whom are ready to be adopted immediately. The Frameworks program, a program under Mission West Virginia, helps find families for these children.

“We work statewide to recruit foster and adoptive families,” she said. “We’re information and referral. Anybody who wants to learn more about foster care and

adoption can get in touch with us and we’ll send them an information packet and we’ll help them along the way for the certification process.”

Dawson said there are a lot of misconceptions about adoption and foster care that may impede good families from using their services.

“There are a lot of myths about who is eligible or who isn’t,” she said. “You can’t have any felonies.

You can’t have more than one misdemeanor in the household.

You don’t have to own your own home. You can rent. You can be a single parent. You don’t have to be married. If you are living with a partner you would both have to get certified because you are both living in the house.”

Another big misconception is the cost of adoption and the income required to be eligible. Dawson said little excess money is needed in adoption and income just needs to be stable.

“In fact, if you adopt through the state of West Virginia you can do it at almost little to no cost,” Dawson said. “You can do it at zero because you get stipends for attorney fees and such. People think they have to make a lot of money and that’s

just not true. You have to be able to meet basic needs, but otherwise you don’t have to make a lot of money.”

Interested families are required to get certified, which Dawson said takes a couple months or up to a year, depending on how much time they have for training. But more importantly, she said, is the end result which comes from giving a

child a home.

“It’s just having that consistency, consistent and permanent family in their lives,” she said.

“When a kid gets into a really supportive, loving family you see a lot of positive changes.”

For more information on fostering, adoption or educational program, call 866-Call-M-WV or visit the website at www.missionwv.org.

the entire valley area as it continues to expand and improve.

“It’s a big deal for the whole area because of the added access to the different properties, businesses and so forth,” Summers said. “It should take some of the pressure off of W.Va. 34 and Teays Valley Road, especially around the Kroger area. It gives people another way to get in and out of the Teays Valley area.”

County officials joined the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce for the Dec. 19 ribbon cutting, all expressing excitement for the possibilities this can bring to the county.

“We’ve experienced growth in Putnam County so this is helping to alleviate some of the traffic congestion we’ve had and then also it

opens up the development,” said Commissioner Andy Skidmore.

“As we’re growing in numbers and as the county’s expanding, this was a need and we’re just happy it’s open today.”

Marty Chapman, Chamber of Commerce president, said he is excited to see the development that occurs now, especially with the visibility of the area from the adjacent I-64.

“We’re always looking for restaurants, retail, anything we can get to make shopping for our citizens of Putnam County so they don’t have to go to Charleston or Huntington,” he said. “We continued to grow here in Putnam County, and this is the type of thing growth leads to.”

Summers said there is not currently any plan in the works but that the access road will make it much easier to market to potential buyers. He said there is about 16 acres of flat land available and over 100 acres of land behind that. Although it would take millions to develop,

he said it would be possible if collaboration occurred between multiple tenants.

“This roadway will allow access from both directions and that will hopefully open this land up for development,” he said. “Right now we don’t have anything in mind at this moment, but since this land is now open it gives us an added feature that we didn’t have before.

“We haven’t come up with any major plans yet but we’re going to start working at something hopefully this year.”

Summers said Putnam County is still in need of a larger business variety to encourage more Putnam shoppers to stay local. As the economy turns around, he said he expects more prospects to come forward.

“There’s more needed in this area, as you know, because people have to drive to Charleston or Huntington to do a lot of their shopping,” he said. “Time will take care of that, I think. I think we’re starting to come around. The

economy is getting better and I’m finding that in the retail industry, they’re opening more and more retail locations. Hopefully we’ll be part of that expansion for some of these chains.”

Summers recently experienced great success when Aldi opened its doors on its new Liberty Square location earlier this month. Summers said they were met with great success and he expects any other business that comes to be just as successful.

“They’re doing very well,” Summers said. “It was the largest opening in the division that this store is in. There are 21 divisions and this was the largest opening they had in 66 stores.

“What I’ve seen so far is that people are coming in and out of the store on the minute. I expect anyone who comes in this market who is worth anything is going to do well.”

Growth is continuing in Liberty Square as Panera Bread expects to break ground in Liberty Square on Jan. 5. Although Summers confirmed he was in talks with T.J. Maxx over the recently renovated space previously taken by Big Bear, he said they are still looking at other prospects for the space.

“We have other prospects that have been looking at the space,” he said. “We’re going to let it play itself out and see what happens.

We’re going to let it ripen a little bit. It’s basically a brand new space for us and we’re going to test the market to see what we come up with.”

Mission West Virginia’s holiday open house drew attention to its Heart Gallery, a collection of photos and stories from kids around the state who are ready to be adopted. Public Relations Director Carrie Dawson said these kids have more trouble finding homes because they are either older or have obstacles to overcome.

Liberty From Page 1 of projects the DOH seeks to be involved in.

“This project is an example of the kind of projects that we’ve been trying to encourage around the state where you have lots of people included,” he said. “You have private developers, you have governmental entities like the Putnam County Commission, and the highway department really appreciates the opportunity to partner and do these types of things.”

T.J. Summers, Liberty Square market manager for Four-S Development LLC., said this was a continuation of the dream his father, Al Summers, had when he began developing the land nearly 40 years ago. Like his father, Summers said he believes the road will not only help Liberty Square but will help

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Putnam children decorate Culture Center tree

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

CHARLESTON – Home-school students from Putnam, Kanawha and Boone counties traveled to the Capitol to help the First Lady of the state, Joanne Jaeger Tomblin, decorate the Christmas trees in the lobby of the Culture Center. The students were joined by sixth graders from Horace Mann Middle School.

“It’s the joy of the holiday season and it gives them an opportunity to come down to the Culture Center and the Capitol Complex and see all the decorations,” Tomblin said.

“It’s also about the camaraderie and putting up the decorations on all the trees here. I think it’s great for children to be able to do something like this, this time of year.”

Four children from Putnam County made the trip to Charleston for the chance to decorate the Christmas trees and tour the West Virginia State Museum: Kylie and Carson Marr, from Nitro, and Jaiden and Trevor Bailey, from Poca.

“It was really cool,” Kylie Marr said. “I liked seeing all the decorations and decorating the tree.”

The ornaments were last year’s winners of the First Lady’s ornament contest, in which students from all over the state created ornaments that would compete for a spot on the Capitol’s Christmas tree. Every year after the ornaments are used, they go to the Culture Center to be placed in the museum and used on one of the five trees in the foyer.

The theme last year was “First Responders” and students made

ornaments like fire hydrants, police cars and ambulances. These were the ornaments used at the Culture Center.

“I liked the one with the Captain America shield,” Trevor Bailey said. “It had a fireman, policeman and ambulance driver on it.”

Jessica Bailey, Jaiden and Trevor’s mother, said the event was a good chance to do something fun for Christmas.

“I thought it was a good opportunity,” she said. “They had fun. This is significant for the importance of Christmas and the chance to do something together.”

The home-school students and parents are part of a cooperative known as ENRICH that meets every week to learn and teach other home-school parents and allow the students a chance to spend time with others.

“We’re a group of families who chose to educate our children at home,” said Kelly Casebolt, a board member for ENRICH. “We meet every other week and get together for enriching classes to help kids build relationships. We do anything from Science to History to Art and we do field trips like today.”

Casebolt said the decorating and museum tour was a great way to get together and learn about West Virginia.

“It’s a great chance to learn the history and see what the state has to offer,” she said. “We try to plan field trips with the families so we can all get out together.”

Charles Morris, director of museums, said he loves being able to

We will not publish a paper on Jan. 1 so that our reporters and office staff can enjoy the holiday season with their families.

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ENRICH students, left to right, Trevor and Jaiden Bailey of Poca and Kylie and Carson Marr from Nitro joined First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin in decorating the trees in the Cultural Center. bring the children in for events such as decorating.

“This is very exciting,” he said.

“This is actually the first year we have done this. The children love it and we’re so glad the First Lady is here. This has just been a tremendous morning.

“The ornament program is extremely important. It’s something that the First Lady works with every year. It’s a learning experience because [kids] get to see some of the creativity and some of the artwork.”

The theme for Tomblin’s ornament contest this year was teachers.

Next year, those winners will be used again in the same place and put on by children from the same areas of West Virginia.

First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin helps children find the perfect ornament for them to hang on the tree.

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Scott/Teays Lions Club collects for Salvation Army

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Rock Branch Community Bank helps Barboursville veterans

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Members of the Scott/Teays Lions Club spent Saturday, Dec. 13 helping the Salvation Army raise funds at the Hurricane Walmart for their Red Kettle Christmas fundraiser . On the same day, Lions throughout Southwest W.Va. were involved. Normally, the Scott/Teays Lions club can’t participate in this activity because they are busy selling Christmas trees on their tree lot located in the Huntington Bank parking lot located at the corner of Great Teays Blvd and W.Va. 34 but this year, a sudden drop in members through job transfer and relocation left the club without enough members to run a tree lot. And they lost their source of transportation to get the trees off of the Randolph County mountain tree farm. The Lions club has been proud that they only sell W.Va. trees even though out of state trees are less costly. The club appreciates its many loyal customers.

The customers could have purchased their trees for less at the big box stores but they chose Lions.

The tree sales were a major fundraiser for the club and that income will need to be replaced if they are to continue providing their current level of services. If you think you might be interested in this type of community service, contact Bill Hensley at 304-757-8599. Each Lions club member pays dues to offset administrative costs because raised funds can only be used to provide community services.

Rock Branch Community Bank is spreading holiday spirit with Christmas gifts and donations for the 83 residents currently staying in the Barboursville Veterans Home.

For the last five years, Rock Branch has collected donations for the home, but this year wanted a little bit more of a personal touch.

“Last year, we just took all the donations and I took it down there,” said Susan Hager, administrative assistant for Rock Branch Community Bank. “This year I called them and talked to them and they gave me everyone’s name.

They will each get a Christmas card with their name on it and each of them will get a gift bag from us and then as well, we have tons of donations from people that we will give to the home so they can make Christmas bags as well.”

Both active and retired veterans are frequent recipients of generosity from Rock Branch. Earlier in the season, the bank collected donations from the community for Project Santa, which sends Christmas cards and gifts to deployed servicemen and women.

Customers could stop and fill out cards when walking in and out of the bank.

In November, the bank had a special lunch for Veterans Day, complete with great food and door prizes valued up to $200.

“The last two years on Veterans

Opening for Putnam County Deputy Sheriff The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has an opening for the position of Deputy Sheriff.

Persons applying for the position should be between the ages of 18 – 45 and anticipate working a 12-hour rotating law enforcement patrol shifts.

The position has a starting salary of $30,430.00 with benefits package, sick and vacation time. The base salary will increase to $40,615.12 after the completion of the West Virginia State Police Academy and all other initial field training.

Applications can be obtained in person at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, which is located at 236 Courthouse Drive in Winfield WV, or from the Department’s web site under the recruitment tab at www. putnamcountysheriffwv.com All applications must be received at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department by noon, Jan.23 to be considered for testing.

The testing for the position will be held at 9 a.m. Jan. 24 at Winfield High School.

Testing to establish the hiring pool will be two parts, the physical agility test and the written examination. Applicants must present a valid photo ID and should be in acceptable physical condition to complete a 1.5 mile timed run, pushups, and sit-ups.

Applicants that successfully complete the physical agility testing will be eligible to sit for the written examination.

Rock Branch Community Bank Administrative Assistant Susan Hager (left) and Finance Assistant Tammy Dixon finish stuffing Christmas bags for residents of the Barboursville Veteran’s Home.

The bank collected donations and filled 83 bags, one for each resident, with a variety of goods and a personalized card.

Day, we have done a Veterans Day luncheon. Even people who aren’t veterans appreciate it. We’ll feed anybody but the prizes are just for the veterans. Literally, the customers that came by just all seemed to really appreciate that we were doing that for veterans.”

Customers and community members certainly seemed to appreciate the Christmas drive for the Barboursville facility with many, as Hager said, putting their “money where the mouth is” with brand new items for the residents to enjoy. Still wrapped fleece blankets, winter gear with tags still on it as well as a variety of games and entertainment were given to the bank for distribution.

“I think the whole community has gotten involved,” Hager said.

“We have a sign outside and the sign actually is what brought so much this year. We also have a branch in Scott Depot and people brought things there as well. They were not customers so it was just community involvement. People are really on board for the veterans and I just think that’s really exciting.”

Hager said anytime the bank does anything for veterans the entire community seems to support it in force.

“They seem to really care about the veterans,” she said.

Additionally, she said those who help have a feeling of pride that they were able to give back to a population who sacrificed so much for them.

“It gives them a good feeling,” Hager said. “When we give, we receive. It thrills me to get to do it. I have a brother that is a veteran and

so that’s where my heart started with all this. It means a lot to be able to give back to them.”

The bank also collected new and used clothing for the home, and although not in the Christmas bags, Hager said it was brought to the home for distribution on site.

“I felt like things with sizes and stuff like that, there’s no point in just throwing them in a random bag,” she said. “So [the Barboursville Veterans’ Home], they’ll know who will be able to use a medium or an extra large. We also have movies, books and games that will be given directly to the home to distribute.”

Each bag included pens and pencils, several toiletry items, a snack and Christmas candy. Hager said this is just one of the ways the bank tries to give back to the community.

“The bank does a lot of activities for the community and not just in a way to generate advertising for the bank,” she said. “We’re constantly giving to the schools and all of the charitable organizations that are around here. We’re involved in just about everything. It’s not just for advertising – it’s our responsibility.”

Although Rock Branch Community Bank stopped collecting donations the week before Christmas, Hager said she hopes people will find it in their hearts to donate to the home on their own time. She said the Barboursville Veterans’ Home is always in need of supplies as they only provide housing – they do not have the funding to provide for other needs.

For more information on how to help, call the veterans’ home at 304-736-1027.

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Teays Christian girls defeat the Lady Bison, 45-39

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

The Teays Valley Christian girls basketball team defeated county rival Buffalo in game four of the Lions’ five-straight away games.

Teays Valley won 45-39 against the Bison, now 0-6.

“I thought we did really well,” said TVC head coach Tim Bailey.

“I think any time we can compete and beat public schools, I think it’s big.

“I thought we played pretty good defense and rebounded pretty well.

We were making shots tonight. We had been struggling making shots but tonight we hit them.”

The majority of those shot were made by TVC’s Olivia Hill who knocked down three from behind the arc and shot 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Hill scored 23 points for the Lions.

“I played a little tougher than I did before,” Hill said. “[Coach Bailey] told us we needed to toughen up. I was trying to help the team as much as I could so we could get the win.”

Alisha Kiser also set up TVC for the win, taking shot after shot from the floor and scoring 12 points.

Kiser’s aggressive ball handling kept her in possession most of the game.

“It was hard having three fouls and having to sit out a lot but whenever I was in, I felt like I did

Buffalo’s Olivia Dunn (24) drives the ball down the court while Teays Valley’s Olivia Hill (20) attempts to steal.

Teays Valley’s Alisha Kiser (12) races Buffalo’s Michela Lewis (35) down the court for a chance at a layup.

OK,” Kiser said. “All of [the team] stepped up today.”

Buffalo had their own 3-point specialist in Alexys Spaulding. She scored nine of the Bison’s 12 points from behind the arc.

“I think I could have done a lot better aggressive wise and passing it more around,” Spaulding said. “I was surprised to hit the three 3’s. I had been practicing them but they surprised me.”

Buffalo’s troubles came in the form of its free throw percentage, hitting just 3-of-8 attempts from the line.

Buffalo coach Jamie Ball said free throw drop off happens be-

The Lions took a seven-point run on the Bison before Lewis was able to put something on the scoreboard for Buffalo almost halfway through the first quarter. The Bison then closed the gap to three before the shootout began. TVC averaged a three-point lead in the first quarter and bumped it up to a nine-point game going into the locker room at the half.

Buffalo made a strong showing in the second half, even coming to its first lead of the game in the third quarter with a 3-point shot from Dunn to set the score at 28-27.

Within a minute, the third quarter was over and TVC again led the

cause the team has spent a lot of time on the road or in games and could not get to the line for practice much.

“Three-of-eight can be anything,” Ball said. “We just haven’t practiced. We played Friday and Saturday and we were off Sunday and played Monday. We haven’t been in the gym to shoot multiple free throws.”

Despite the lack of practice time, Olivia Dunn still brought in the points for the Bison, tallying 14 of Buffalo’s 39 points. Michela Lewis also added to the numbers, scoring 12 points and shooting 2-for-2 from the foul line.

Bison 31-30.

In the fourth quarter, Buffalo scored a total of nine points to TVC’s 14. The last points scored by the Bison were two free throws shot by Lewis.

“We could have done better,” said Buffalo’s Whitney Seabolt.

“Our defense could have been better. We didn’t get all of the passes we should have. A lot flew over our heads and we didn’t grab them.

“We will pay more attention to the game. Nobody really paid attention when they sat out and no one knew where to go or which player to pick up. We just need to play smarter.”

Buffalo boys basketball team falls to Pendleton County

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

The Buffalo boys basketball team battled with heart through the 32-minute game against Pendleton County, but the young players fell short at the end.

“Our strongest suit is always going to be effort,” said junior Jacob Easton. “We’re young and we don’t have the explosive scoring ability we did but we always have the effort and that’s what we need to build upon.”

The 59-44 loss dropped the Bison record to 0-2. However it is still early in the season and plenty of time for the young Buffalo players to learn and focus.

Buffalo sophomore Logan Hunt played hard throughout the contest.

Just before the final buzzer sounded Hunt had the ball in his own possession, turned and fired. Hunt sank a 3-pointer, tightening the gap.

Buffalo Head Coach Chuck Elkins said the team did not have the same strength on the court as their first game against St. Joseph.

“We took a step back from the way we played against St. Joe.,” Elkins said. “We get another chance.

I just think tonight we just weren’t there. It wasn’t the team effort. We just couldn’t score.

“I don’t think they were that big or that the size hurt. I just don’t

think we executed.”

Buffalo shot less than 50 percent from the free-throw line, making 4-of-9 on the night. The team also struggled in bringing down the rebounds from the taller Pendleton post players.

Buffalo senior Austin Hensley had 10 points, four of which came from the line.

“Honestly, I don’t feel like we played very good defense tonight,” he said. “Our intensity was low and shots weren’t dropping. This team’s young though and we’ll learn from it and get better.”

Despite losing to Pendleton County on Dec. 19 and Symmes Valley, Ohio on Dec. 20 (66-48), the Buffalo boys basketball team said they learned and expect to grow.

Buffalo Junior Devin Rich, who finished with eight points, made two consecutive 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the third quarter to try and get the team momentum.

“I thought we did well but we need to pick up the intensity on both offense and defense and box out a lot,” he said. “I think we’ll now focus more on defense and we will try to pick up our passes to make them better and make better shot decisions.”

The contest against the Potomac Highland team began with a slow

Senior Austin Hensley drives into the paint for a chance at a scoring lay-up. He scored 10 points for the Bison in the 59-44 loss to Pendleton County. and conservative shootout with each team putting up points and keeping it close. At the end of the first quarter, the score was Pendleton 10 and Buffalo 9.

Buffalo came out in the second quarter with a lay-up by Hensley that gave the Bison their only lead of the night.

Easton, Tyler Morlachetta and

Hunt each had six points in the game followed by Nicholas Whittington with five.

The Bison still have one game left in 2014, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Wahama. The Bison will be back at the Barn at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 against Midland Trail.

Sophomore Logan Hunt takes a shot from beyond the arc early in the game. At the final buzzer, Hunt stole and shot a 3-pointer to end the game.

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Poca’s Camry Ford twists back the arm of his Fairland adversary, winning the first of five matches during the annual Barn Brawl at Buffalo High School.

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Buffalo’s Matt Hardee attempts to gain control of his Wahama opponent’s arm for a hold.

Poca, Buffalo compete in annual Barn Brawl

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

In Buffalo’s third annual Barn Brawl, the Poca Dots and the Buffalo Bison came through with several individual wins.

However, the teams lacked enough points to finish in the top three and earn a trophy. The Dots finished seventh and the Bison finished eleventh out of 13 teams.

Poca head coach Rex Nelson was happy with the teams performance early in the season.

“I thought [Poca] wrestled really well early in the day and then we had a let down,” Nelson said. “In these last two matches, there wasn’t enough to tell because we only had two matches against Chesapeake and one match against Capital so my overall feeling is that our first two matches, we worked really hard.

“We’re young, though and inexperienced. We have to keep things simple and not try to get fancy.”

The Dots finished the day 3-2 as a team. Poca had several wrestlers who finished strong individually but did not gather enough points to pin a higher team placement.

Although Poca’s Camry Ford made a costly mistake in one of his matches, he still won four out of five matches. Ford wrestled in the

132-pound weight class for Poca.

“I did alright,” he said. “I won a few matches but I lost one by getting stuck doing something stupid. I went 4-1 today so I’m pretty pleased.

“We will just have to learn to wrestle our opponents to make it our match and control the match.”

Poca’s Tyler Sears went 3-1 and added a few points to the Poca team score while teammate Bliss Johnson ended 3-2 for the day.

Johnson wrestled in the 152 pound weight class.

“I was pretty confident,” Johnson said. “I think we did pretty good as a team and next week we can win even more. I got 12 points in one match. I pinned my opponent and got some good points for my team.”

Sears said his performance and the competition created confidence for him to get three wins in the 126 pound weight class.

“It was the competition that gave me the adrenaline rush to win,” Sears said. “We learn how to do different things in each match and you learn how to get better.”

Buffalo found themselves in the same situation, winning matches but not gaining enough points for the day to earn a higher position.

Assistant coach Jesse Sigman said it is hard to win while missing

players to compete in half of the weight class matches.

“With the amount of wrestlers we had, I think we made a good showing,” Sigman said. “Obviously, it’s hard to win with only seven out of 14 weight classes filled.

“Our aggressiveness was the strong point for the day. The boys showed a lot more aggressiveness and will to win.”

The story of the day for Buffalo was Cody Russell’s sudden win over an opponent that seemed to have the upper hand throughout the match.

With a 5-1 point deficit and a relentless opponent, Russell seemed out matched. However with a quick twist of the opponent’s arm, Russell found himself in control of the contest and five ticks later the match was his.

“I was surprised,” Russell said.

“I went into and I didn’t have much confidence but I feel pretty good about it. Finally, I just got the right hold on him and got him in the right situation where I could pin him. It was tough, but I got him.

“My pawpaw and my dad went to the state championship so I am proud to be earning the experience and growing from it.”

Buffalo’s sophomore Dylan Lucas finished the day 4-1. Lucas was pleased with his individual

Poca’s Bliss Johnson pins a Fairland opponent, winning the match at the third Annual Barn Brawl at Buffalo. performance.

“I feel I did pretty well even though I lost my last match,” he said. “I need to be quicker. He was faster than me and that’s pretty much why he beat me.”

During the all day match, Buffalo lost three wrestlers due to injury. An injured shoulder, a sick wrestler and one that was ejected, due to dropping his opponent after the whistle was blown, lowered the number of available points to be accrued.

Buffalo’s Timothy Moore just missed making his desired weigh class (132 pounds) and was forced

to a lower pool with Chesapeake.

“It was hard not being able to stay with my team,” Moore said. “[Chesapeake] was nice but I missed the team. I was supposed to wrestle 132 but weighed in at 133. We already had a 138 so I was put on B-team so I could get experience but it was hard not being with them.”

The Buffalo wrestling team will compete at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at St. Mary’s.

Poca’s next competition will be Saturday, Dec. 27 at the Sissonville Duals Tournament. The tournament begins at 9 a.m.

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Buffalo freshman Cody Russell earned a come-back win over his opponent after being down five points to one.

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The Lady Dots fall to Herbert Hoover, 47-32

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Lady Dots basketball team was thwarted by Herbert Hoover’s Kari Harding as she celebrated her 17th birthday.

The junior dropped 14 points on the Lady Dots, leading the Lady Huskies to a 47-32 Cardinal Conference victory.

The loss dropped the Lady Dots to 2-2 overall on the season and 1-1 in conference play.

Freshman Aubrey Chandler led Poca with 14 points and sophomore guard Casey Skeens added eight to help keep the Dots in contention, but it wasn’t enough to take the game.

The Lady Huskies (2-1) made their presence known on the glass early and often, as they used their size to outrebound the smaller Poca lineup, 39-19. Harding is 5-foot-8 and used her long wing span to her advantage. The Lady Dots had trouble containing her for most of the evening. Bailey Aab and Beth Romine each posted 11 points apiece for Hoover.

“Right from the get-go I just thought our effort wasn’t there tonight,” said Poca Coach Kenny Sayre. “We didn’t box out and I told them boxing out and turnovers were key. We didn’t box out and Harding had some points and Aab had some put-backs and fouls be-

Poca’s Aubrey Chandler goes up over a Hoover defender for two of her 14 points. The Lady Dots lost to Herbert Hoover, 47-32. cause we weren’t boxing out very to race out to a 19-0 run which about them is you have to box them well in the first half.” spanned across the second and out and limit turnovers and get out Aab and Harding combined third quarters, essentially putting on their 3-point shooters, and in for all of Hoover’s 22 first half the game on ice. The Lady Dots the third quarter we didn’t do that.” points. Senior McKenzie Ball hit scoring drought went on for nine The Dots were held scoreless a 3-pointer to pull the Lady Dots minutes before Ball connected on in the second quarter aside from within two points as the first quarter another 3-pointer to get them back the two early baskets by Skeens. came to a close with Hoover up 9-7. on track.

Chandler added five rebounds and After Skeens hit two baskets “They got on a little run,” Sayre four steals to go with her all-around early on in the second quarter, Poca said. “They started hitting 3’s and performance. began to struggle, allowing Hoover they’re pretty good. One thing “We needed more effort when

we were down,” Chandler said. “In practice we need to work on handling the ball when the other team is pressuring us and boxing out.”

The Lady Huskies were able to build the lead to 39-20 by the end of three quarters. Poca played a strong fourth quarter, holding Hoover down for the most part, but could not overcome the lengthy scoreless drought which put them in a hole.

“Any game in our conference is a tough loss,” Skeens said. “Our conference is so competitive. I think we could’ve pulled it out though. We just didn’t put 100 percent into it tonight and it definitely showed on the court.”

Both Skeens and Chandler knew the key to the game was rebounding. Hoover just wanted it more than we did, Skeens said.

“It came down to too many second shot opportunities,” Skeens said. “Too many second chances and it wasn’t so much our play, it was more about our effort in the game. I think going forward everyone is going to take this loss and realize that we need to work harder and push harder in order to win games in the conference. This was a tough game and in order to get to the state tournament we have to go through Hoover.”

The Lady Dots defeated Mingo Central, 37-35 Dec. 20. The Dots will resume play at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29 at Hurricane.

Poca senior Matt Chandler battles with RCB senior Justin Noble for the ball while Poca’s Elijah Cuffee (11) and Christian Buckley (44) standby to help out. Chandler finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Cuffee with 11 points.

“We got a long season,” he said. were focused and moved the ball Chandler was 4-of-5 from the line. well, got really good shots.”

“Last year I struggled a little bit “Our league is brutal. ChapmanLuke Frampton had seven re- from the free throw line,” he ac- ville is good, Mingo (Central) is bounds and three assists in addi- knowledged. “I worked really hard good, Scott’s good, Sissonville’s tion to his scoring. The 6-foot-4 this summer, just tried to get back good, Hoover’s good. We’ve got a sophomore point guard said he on track. I like how we’re playing long way to go.”

That said, he was happy to enjoy feels different in his second season. right now. We’re playing great, “Oh, a whole lot more confident hopefully we can keep this going.” Saturday night for at least a little A tough matchup against Class while. after I got that freshman year under “This is a good game,” Osborne my belt,” he said. “Just all that AAA runner-up Hurricane was freshman jitters and all that stuff scheduled for Tuesday (check said. “We played well, shot the ball www.theputnamstandard.com for well, defended well. Any time you out of my way.”

Not much went wrong, includ- results), and Osborne knows plenty hold a team under 40, the No. 1 team, it’s pretty good.” ing hitting 17-of-18 free throws. of other difficult games await.

Poca sophomore Luke Frampton lays the ball in for two of his game-high 17 points. After Christmas the Dots get back in action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 against Tolsia followed

by Nicholas County on Jan. 2.

Boys From Page 1 well the first couple games so I came out and was just like, you know, I’m going to go all out this game and shoot when I’m open, and they fell,” Noah Frampton said of the quick start.

Chandler said the team concept that defined last year’s squad is even more ingrained this season.

“Last year we weren’t as mature as we are this year,” the senior said.

“We’ve really grown up. We’ve really matured in a lot of ways such as being able to play as more of as a team. Last year we played pretty good team ball.

“Now everybody, like four or five players, average double figures and we’re playing really good team ball. It’s really great especially for early in the season.”

Fast starts to both halves helped key the victory. In addition to the opening run, Poca started the second half on a 7-0 run, getting a 3-pointer from Cuffee, a jump shot from Christian Buckley and a layup from Luke Frampton. That extended the lead to 37-18 and erasing any thoughts the Flying Eagles might have had about a comback.

“It means we played pretty good, and they probably played bad,” Coach Allen Osborne said when asked about the impact of the early-season victory. “We’re tickled to win, this is a good win.

Our kids really played well. They

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Tough third quarter dooms Hurricane in loss

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com As a last second buzzer shot bounced off the rim, Hurricane players and fans had their hopes squashed as Capital rallied in the second half to defeat the Redskins 67-65.

Senior J.T. Rogoszewski’s last second shot at the buzzer from 3-point range, which would’ve given the Redskins a one-point victory, rimmed out and Huricane suffered its first defeat of the season.

“It looked good for a little bit,” Rogoszewski said. “But it just rolled out.”

It was a back and forth affair in the first quarter as each team traded baskets. A Rogoszewski three in the final few seconds propelled the Redskins to a 22-19 lead over the Cougars at the end of the quarter.

Rogoszewski and fellow senior Trey Dawson paced Hurricane in the first half. The two combined for 38 of the Skins’ 44 first half points, Rogoszewski with 23 and Dawson with 15.

“We started to move the basketball and play really good defense,” Dawson said. “When we play good defense like that it just carries over to our offense. We passed the basketball and set good screens and that opens up many other ways for everybody to score.”

Two free throws by Dawson with just under two minutes remaining in the second quarter stretched the Hurricane lead to 10 points at 37-27. The Redskins put

Hurricane senior J.T. Rogoszewski battles for the opening tip against Jordan Kinney of Capital. The Redskins will play in the South Charleston Christmas Basketball Classic Dec. 26 and Dec. 27. seven more points on the board the third quarter. Hats off to them.” Goldsmith to get loose and lead the before the break and led 44-31 by The third quarter proved to be Cougars on a third quarter scoring halftime. the Redskins’ downfall. They only spree. Sutherland said he thought However, the Hurricane full managed to get two baskets from his guys could weather the storm court press did allow the Cougars the field and went from 44 points with their experience, which led to get some easy baskets. Capi- at the break to only 48 by the end him not to call a timeout, but the tal point guard Leandre Rogers of the third. Capital dominated the team just went ice cold. weaved in and out, breaking the first six minutes of the quarter and “There’s no if, ands or buts press on multiple occasions by went on a 19-4 run to overtake the about it, and it snowballed from himself with an array of ball han- ‘Skins 50-48. there,” Sutherland said. “That’s dling moves.

“We just kind of threw the ball just basketball. We got hot in the “Capital is very athletic,” said around,” Sutherland said. “It was fourth quarter. Our shots started Hurricane Coach Lance Suther- just one of those quarters where falling and it was a totally different land. “We play them again and I we didn’t play well and Noah ballgame.” think we’ll beat them. It’s just one [Fenerty] had three fouls.”

Hurricane made a furious comeof those things. They took advanFenerty’s absence was crucial as back in the fourth quarter. After tage of us not being real good in it freed up Capital forward Bryce being down by as many as 12

points halfway through the fourth, a Rogoszewski 3-pointer with 3:13 to go cut the lead to 61-52, giving the Redskins a sliver of hope. It was just the third basket of the second half for Hurricane.

The Redskins continued to close the gap down the stretch. Another 3-pointer by Dawson cut the lead to 63-55. After a basket for Capital, Dawson hit another 3 with 1:18 to go, trimming the lead 65-58. Then, after Capital came up empty on the other end, Nick Muto drained another three for Hurricane, which cut the Cougars’ lead to 65-61.

On the ensuing inbound pass, Rogoszewski promptly swiped the ball and laid it in to pull the Redskins back within two at 6563. After Capital had hit one free throw to stretch the lead to 66-63, Brandon Ford laid the ball up and in to pull Hurricane within 1 at 66-65 with 21 seconds remaining.

Rogers converted on the front end of a one-and-one for the Cougars and Hurricane came down the floor with a chance to pull even or take the lead, but Rogoszewski’s shot rimmed out and the Redskins fell to 1-1 on the season.

Rogoszewski led all scorers with 31 points and Dawson added 21 to go with a team-high 11 rebounds.

The Redskins were the AAA runner-up last season. Rogoszewski said they’re prepared to take everyone’s best shot this time around.

“We’re always prepared to take everyone’s best shot,” he said. “It comes with the success we had last year and we accept it.”

George Washington defeats the Lady Generals, 59-39

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Senior guard Haylea Roberson led the charge for the young Generals with her game-high 26-point performance against George Washington, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a talented Lady Patriots squad.

“It may not look like we played well, but that was the best competition we’ve played so far this season,” said Winfield Coach Chuck Slater. “The score may not show it but we actually played better than we had in the earlier games.”

The Lady Generals (1-3), struggled to contend with George Washington sophomore post player Shionna Banks, whose size underneath the basket proved to be nearly unguardable as she poured in 18 points, nearly all in the paint.

“They had a couple girls inside that we couldn’t do anything about,” Slater said. “We tried to do some things to counter it, but really it was just physically impossible to do it.”

George Washington jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back. The Generals were able to keep pace in the first quarter for the most part though, with the

efforts of Roberson and sophomore Rachel Kraschnewski.

Winfield pulled to within two points at 9-7 in the first frame, but that was as close as they would get for the rest of the evening.

Freshman Sydney Cavender was hurt on the first trip down the floor and sidelined for the remainder of the contest, which hurt the Lady Generals from a depth standpoint.

“Overall I was proud of the effort,” Slater said. “The point differential wasn’t close, but if we continue to get better then there will be some improvement, hopefully.”

The Lady Patriots stretched the lead to seven by the end of the first quarter and led 18-11. Roberson opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer for Winfield, pulling the Lady Generals to within four and later Roberson brought them to within four again after her layup made the score 20-16.

“I was actually feeling kinda decent with my shot tonight,” Roberson said. “I wish it would’ve gone in a few more times, but I was pretty satisfied with the way the rest of our team shot the ball tonight too.”

The Lady Generals then went on a long scoring drought, allow-

ing GW to stretch the lead out to double digits at 26-16. Winfield couldn’t recover any momentum after the 12-0 run and went into the half down 34-19.

“We were expecting GW to be really, really good,” Roberson said.

“We kind of went out with poor attitudes at first, but then we kicked it in gear and we realized that we could actually keep up with them and I’m actually really satisfied with the way we played.”

GW came out of the break playing well once again and the lead ballooned out to a 20-point advantage at 41-21 midway through the third, but the Lady Generals continued to fight until the very end.

“We need to make better passes,” Kraschnewski said. “We need to go up strong with the ball without any weakness, just simple standard stuff. Overall, I guess we did well for what we have and I’m really satisfied.”

Kraschnewski finished with eight points and nine boards on the night, while senior Cheyenne Sawyers chipped in with five points and 13 rebounds. Kraschnewski hit all four of her free throw attempts.

“If we can get Haylea and four other kids to get 10 points each then

Winfield senior Cheyenne Sawyers brings the ball down the court.

Sawyer had five points and 13 rebounds in the game against George Washington. The Lady Generals will play in a tournament at Parkersburg on Friday, Dec. 26 and Saturday, Dec. 27. that would be like a dream,” Slater keep going.” said. “That would be the ideal situThe Lady Generals return to acation if we could do that, but all we tion at a tournament in Parkersburg can do is the best we can and try to at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 and 27.

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Nativity From Page 1 out a support beam. The event is in its sixth year.

The Naramore family attended the walk for the first time, Angela Naramore said.

“We’ve lived here for six years and didn’t know it existed,” she said. “It’s really nice.”

Chad Naramore said the event was a good opportunity to share the Gospel and explain Christmas.

“I think this is a good opportunity to share the Gospel with people who don’t know,” he said. “This is what Christmas is about. It’s about Christ and a Savior coming into the world to save sinners.”

In a different take on the Walk Through Bethlehem event, Teays Valley Baptist Church held its inside and added a touch of the negative aspects of first century Bethlehem as well.

With shops and stalls like Hometown’s, TVBC entertained crowds with an historic walk and treats along the way. The church also incorporated more Roman soldiers to keep the peace along the Bethlehem streets. Thieves picked money pouches off of napping workers while aristocrats sold slaves on the auction block.

The tour culminated in a live nativity and a speech from Joseph, the husband of Mary, about the love he carries for his son and his God.

“It’s great to be able to tell the greatest story ever told and to highlight the beginning of it,” said TVBC associate pastor Jared Shumate. “The virgin birth of Christ who came for the sins of the world, that’s everything. It’s very important to us that people understand what Christmas is really about.”

Booths in the tour displayed first century professions such as herdsmen and carpenters. Throughout the streets, merchants sought purchasers for their products and Roman soldiers kept the streets free from congestion. Performers put on random two- and three-actor shows throughout the walk such as an inn worker who offered rooms to the audience and an owner who reminded them none were left.

In one, audience-stopping show, a roman soldier purchased a slave girl for 30 shekels. After treating her poorly, a caring passerby purchased the girl for 70 shekels and set her free, eliciting smiles from the crowd.

“I thought it was very well done,” said Michael Riddle, an audience member. “They kept in character very well.

“The most important thing is not just seeing a glimpse into history, but it’s just the fact that all of us, regardless of where we come from, are all sinful before our creator. We

Audiences are captivated by the scene of a slave woman being purchased and set free by a kind stranger at Teays Valley Baptist Church. have a cure and so I think that’s what the climax in the whole message was.”

Teays Valley Baptist Church held its walkthrough for two nights and Hometown for three. Moore said they intend to run the city every year and watch it grow.

Shumate said to see the event go so well is a blessing they could not overlook.

At Teays Valley Baptist Church Joseph holds baby Jesus as he speaks to the audience about his love for the boy and the importance of his coming.

Obituaries PETE JOHN ESTEP Pete John Estep, 81, of Scott Depot, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

Born Nov. 4, 1933 in Logan, Pete was a son of the late Gillis D. and G. Gertrude Estep. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by sisters, Mary Adams and June Tulloh; and brothers, Leon Estep and Curtis Estep.

Pete retired from Pray Construction in 1995 and worked for Center Hardware after retirement. He belonged to the Carpenters Union Local 184.

Pete loved woodworking and painting. He was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed playing billiards.

He was a member of Teays Valley Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia Ann Estep; his children, Debra Hutton (Greg), of Scott Depot, Michael Estep (Terri), of Scott Depot, Tamera Thomas (Charles), of Saint Albans; sister, Irene Hutch, of Columbus, Ohio; and brothers, Jerry Estep, of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Gary Estep (Myra), of Teays Valley. Pete also leaves behind six grandchildren, Amber Doll, Kristen Brooks, Amy Estep, Alisha Estep, Megan Gillispie and Brittany Barefield; and six great-grandchildren, Alayna Doll, Ellie Doll, Paxton Fowler, Madison Gillispie, Braylee Gillispie and Kaylen Belville.

Funeral services were held Dec. 17 at Chapman Funeral Home,

Winfield, with pastor Chad Estep and Kyle Fortener and Connor, officiating. Burial followed in Courtney and Noah Welsh.

Valley View Memorial Park, HurVisitation was held at Chapman ricane.

Funeral Home in Hurricane. Dave prepared his own euology and it DAVID G. HOFSTETTER was delivered on his behalf.

David G. Hofstetter, of Charleston, departed this life on Dec. 8, CAROL ANN 2014. He was born September MCCORMICK KEENE 29, 1932 in Chicago, Ill., and was Carol Ann McCormick Keene, preceded in death by his parents, 71, of Hurricane, died Wednesday, Paul G. and Nancy J. Hofstetter and Dec. 17, 2014 after a short illness. his first wife, Eileen M. Hofstetter.

Born Dec. 21, 1942 in CharlesDave was a U. S. Navy veteran and ton, she was a daughter of the late a graduate of the University of Illi- James T. and D. Jean McCormick. nois and was president of Parkline, Carol graduated from St. AlInc. until his retirement in 1997. He bans High School. She was a past was currently serving as chairman employee of the former Kanawha of Coal Fillers, Inc., in Bluefield, Valley Bank, Conner Street EleVa. and president of Indian Head mentary School and had also been a II in Charleston, W.Va. Dave was part owner of Hurricane Hardware. very active in Putnam County civic She was retired from the receivaffairs, serving as president of the ing department of SUPERVALU, Putnam County Chamber of Com- Milton, with 29 years of service. merce and Development Authority Carol leaves behind her son, and as a founding board member Robert Keene (Donna), of Md.; her of Putnam General Hospital. He daughter, Kathryn Keene, of Va.; served one term on the Putnam her sisters, Lois Downey (Ernie), of County Commission.

St. Albans, Gail Mooney (Chuck), At the time of his death Dave of S.C.; her grandchildren, Patrick was serving on the Marshall Uni- McGee, Aaron Keene and Salena versity Business School board of Keene; as well as several nieces advisors, the West Virginia Wes- and nephews. leyan College board of trustees and Funeral services were held the Glenwood Foundation advisory Dec. 22 at the Lower Chapel of board.

Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Dave is survived by his loving Albans, with Rev. Loretta Isaiah daughters, Susan Pearring, Jennifer officiating. Burial followed in the Fortener and Nancy Welsh; and memorial park. www.chapmanfuseven wonderful grandchildren, neralhomes.com.

Jordan and Madison Pearring, Luke

DANNY R. LEWIS Danny R. Lewis, 77, of Scott Depot, departed this life on Dec. 17, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna K. “Tootles” Lewis; mother, Ruth Gibson; sister, Carol Forloine; brother, Richard “Dick” Lewis; and mother-in-law, Alma Hicks.

A 37-year resident of Scott Depot, Danny was a former resident of Nitro. He was a 1956 graduate of Nitro High School. He enjoyed gatherings with family and friends and was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and brother-in-law. The sporting events of his grandchildren were the highlights of his life. He loved going to the flea market and was an avid fan of WVU, the Cleveland Browns and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. He was retired from FMC Corporation, Nitro.

Danny is survived by his sons, Danny Lee (Cathy) Lewis, of Poca, Dell Ray “Dude” (Connie) Lewis, of Winfield; daughter, Deedee (Mike) Burdette, of Sissonville; grandchildren, Jeremy Lewis (Lindsey), of Winfield, Amber Hatfield, of Fla., Chad Lewis and (Brittany Tucker), of Hurricane, Megan Cash (Jerod), of Winfield, Shane Burdette, of Sissonville, Michael Craig (Caitrin), of Nitro, Sara Willard (Drew), of Winfield; great-grandsons, Austin and Finn; and great-granddaughters, Addison, Raelyn, Skyler, Chloe and

Fiona. Also surviving are his father, Mervin Gibson, of Winfield; sister, Brenda Matthews (Ronnie), of Winfield; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Dec. 20, 2014 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with Jim Hines officiating. Burial followed in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

ANDREW NAPOLI Andrew P. Napoli, 91, of Scott Depot, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House West.

Born Mar. 17, 1923 in Tarrytown, N.Y., he was the son of the late Andrew and Adeline Napoli.

Andrew was also preceded in death by his wife, Stella Napoli; and several brothers and sisters.

Andrew is survived by his daughter, Marion Hofbauer and husband, Ronald, of Scott Depot; and granddaughters Kristel Mari Grace, of Sedona, Ariz., and Gretchen Marie O’Rourke, of Manama, Bahrain.

Andrew retired from General Electric and served his country proudly with the United States Navy during the Korean War and WWII. He was a Catholic by faith and a member of the Teays Valley Church of God, St. Albans Moose Lodge and Hansford Senior Center in St. Albans. Funeral arrangements are not know at this time.

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W.Va. Senior Santa delivers gifts to needy area seniors West Virginia Senior Santa is a program that brightens the holiday season for our seniors by delivering gifts to those who need them.

The program’s goal is to let seniors in our community know that they are loved, cared for, and appreciated.

This time of year should be about wonder and warmth, but some seniors find themselves alone and without basic necessities.

W.Va. Senior Santa is delivering gifts of food, clothing, blankets, hygiene supplies, gift baskets and more to hundreds of local seniors.

This will be W.Va. Senior Santa’s eighth year in operation.

The program began in 2007 when the office of Dr. Bridget Stevens DDS gave Heavenly Hams to three lonely seniors who otherwise would have received no gifts that year.

That act of kindness grew in the following years, as they sought to help as many seniors as they could, partnering with churches, organizations and individuals.

The program’s gift distribution

grows every year.

Last year the program delivered gifts to nearly 150 local seniors.

This year, the program is working to deliver over 200 gifts! Gifts are generously donated and delivered

by Dr. Bridget Stevens, Putnam Aging staff, and countless volunteers.

Anyone interested in helping bring Christmas to area seniors is encouraged to call 304-768-5616.

A nonprofit serving central West Virginia, Putnam Aging is pleased to partner with W.Va. Senior Santa, as well as providing in-home care, transportation, and nutrition programs to the elderly and disabled.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE FAMILY COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: DAVID NEAL JONES, Petitioner, v.

CIVIL ACTION NO: 14-D-477 JUDGE: Deloris Nibert CYNTHIA L. JONES, Respondent.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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counsel, Julia B. Shalhoup, Suite 600 Renaissance Tower, 109 Capitol Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25301, (304) 345-4455, and file an answer, including any related counter-claim or defense you may have to the Petition for Divorce filed in this action. A temporary hearing in this matter shall be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. before the Honorable Deloris J. Nibert, Putnam County Family Court Judge, Putnam County Judicial Building, 12093 Winfield Road, Winfield, West Virginia 25213. If you fail to respond or appear at this hearing to defend your rights, you may not appear or receive further notice of the divorce proceedings.

A copy of said Petition for Divorce, Motion for Temporary Relief, and Financial Statement can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at their office.

The object of this suit is for dissolution of the marriage between David Neal Entered by the Clerk of said Court on the Jones and Cynthia L. Jones.

3rd day, December 2014.

Ronnie Matthews To Any Unknown Respondent: That any interested party is hereby 2t 12-18, 12-25 ps notified to contact the Petitioners’

LEGAL NOTICE DOWN 1. Bird weapon 2. Angry display 3. Shining armor 4. Fusilli, e.g.

5. Catch in a net 6. Ke$ha’s 2012 hit 7. ___-Wan 8. Artillery burst 9. Beauty or babe 10. Curved molding 11. Blacken 12. Football great ____ Graham 15. *Jury did it to Wild Bill Hickock after famous gunfight 20. Watery discharge from eyes or nose 22. Priestly garb 24. *She often worked in one room in Old West 25. *The Wilderness Road trailblazer 26. “Take it back!”

27. Found over “n” in Spanish 29. Brightly colored and showy, Scottish 31. Rice-like pasta 32. *Sacagawea, e.g.

33. To ___ __ a play 34. *They were often traded 36. Work hard 38. Nonclerical 42. Early Irish alphabet 45. Bemoan 49. Triple ___ loop in skating 51. *______ Trail, spanning east-west 54. Swelling 56. Intimate 57. Large edible mushrooms with a brown cap 58. Assortment 59. Unit V 60. “Iliad,” e.g.

61. Bone-dry 62. Marines’ toy recipients 63. Prep for publication 64. Swedish shag rugs THEME: THE WILD WEST 40. Capital of Norway 67. Tail action 41. Special Administrative Region of China ACROSS 43. Tubular pasta 1. French pancake 44. Rock bottom 6. Trig function 46. *____ Party, Manifest Destiny op9. *The steam ____motive drove Western ponent growth 47. Norse deity and husband of Frigg 13. Flotsam and jetsam alternative 48. Shoe hole 14. Earned at Kellogg School of Manage50. Audio bounce-back ment 52. Lt.’s inferior, in the Navy 15. In any degree at all, archaic 53. Frequenter 16. Discrimination against elderly people 55. ___ de Triomphe 17. Black gold 57. *Type of Wild West wagon 18. Traction aid 61. Metallurgy factory 19. *Spaghetti _______ 65. Run off to wed 21. *Precursor to cowboy 66. Female sheep 23. Type of tree 68. “_____ two shoes” 24. Cough syrup balsam 69. RAF member 25. Contrary conjunction 70. Spring mo.

28. Heracles’ wife 71. Plural of ostium 30. Methane or carbon dioxide, e.g.

72. A chronic drinker, pl.

35. “Put a lid __ __!”

73. *Billy the Kid’s was less than 20 when 37. Russian mountain chain killing his first 39. Lorry in America 74. Lofty homes

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REGISTERED NURSE WANTED Seeking a part-time Registered Nurse for in-home RN Supervisor of the elderly and disabled population for our Barboursville location.Workday work week with full time potential.

Must be a registered nurse with a valid drivers license. Applicants please call 1-800-924-0028 or fax resume to 304836-5413.

ATTENTION WOMEN - No cost 11 wk training. Only Pre-Apprenticeship in WV. Carpentry, Electrical & Plumbing. Employer partners & job placement. Call 304-720-1402 or apply at wvwomenwork.org.

APPRENTICE PROGRAM - The Iron Workers Local #301 is taking applications for the Apprenticeship Training Program. Applications are accepted at the Local Union office Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. daily all year

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round. In order to be considered for the upcoming Apprenticeship class you must have your application in

by Friday, January 23, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. The testing will be on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., and the interviews will be on Saturday, January 31, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Applicants will be accepted at: Iron Workers’ Local Union #301, 2425 Hampshire Drive, Charleston, WV 25387. Required Documentation: Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, High School Diploma or GED, Valid Driver’s License, Proof of Transportation, Proof of Residence in Jurisdiction of Local 301 for prior year (Listed below). Please bring copies of all documentation when applying!

Minimum Qualifications: Must be physically able to perform the work of the trade; and must be able to pass a drug test, drug test will be required.

The recruitment, selection, employment, and training of

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apprentices shall be without discrimination because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, or sex and will conform to ADA regulations.

The sponsor will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunities in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under title 29 of the code of federal regulations, part 30. The Iron Workers’ Local Union #301 jurisdiction counties located in the state of West Virginia are: Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Webster, Wyoming, and the southern half of Randolph County.

The Iron Workers’ Local Union #301 jurisdiction counties located in the state of Virginia and Kentucky are: Buchana, Dickerson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise, and Washington. Pike County in Kentucky. For information, please call: (304) 342-5343 or visit our website ironworkers301.com.

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PUTNAM COUNTY FIRE SERVICE BOARD ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT JULY 2013 – JUNE 2014 PREVIOUS ALANCEB

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Come see the Holiday decorations displayed at the Museum of Radio and Technology 1640 Florence Ave., Huntington, WV. See bells, plates, wreaths, tins, nutcracker soldiers, garlands, figurines, 1980’s and 1990’s Hallmark items, A.C. Gilbert Erector toys, plus a collection of schoolwork and art done by Harveytown School students, and Huntington-made 1920’s radios.

Classified Section Rates 12 words or less....$6.75 13-16 words...........$9 17-20 words...........$11.25

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INTEREST: CHECKING CD # 7063669 CD # 7055932 CD # 7061239 CD # 1064346 NEW

$287.47 $2,307.16 $2,501.84 $1,596.86

TOTAL INCOME: TOTAL ASSETS: EXPENDITURES: FIRE DEPARTMENTS & TEAMS: BUFFALO ELEANOR WINFIELD RT. 34 BANCROFT POCA TEAYS VALLEY HURRICANE TOTAL:

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WINFIELD VFD DILL’S FIRE EQUIPMENT

$1,074,187.69 ($1,017.19)

21-24 words..........$13.50 25-28 words..........$15.75 29-32 words..........$18

For more information on advertising call 304-743-6731 or email: kelly@theputnamstandard.com LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE Tariff Form No. 9 (RULE 23) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

POSTAGE

$11,931.81

ADVERTISING

$1,541.10

TRAINING

$6,250.27

CASE NO. 14-1151-E-D and CASE NO. 14-1152-E-42T

DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS

$1,480.50

AUDITS

$2,635.00

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

$9,472.50

INSURANCE

$3,697.71

A hearing will be held by the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, in a hearing room at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, on January 13, 2015, at 9:30 AM, concerning the increased rates and charges filed by Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company (Companies), public utilities, for furnishing electric service to 476,598 customers at cities, towns, villages, unincorporated municipalities, and rural areas in the Counties of Boone, Brooke, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming. Anyone desiring to protest the approval of these increased rates may appear at the hearing or may file a written protest to: Executive Secretary of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION at P.O. Box 812, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia, 25323.

$655,073.81

INCOME: FIRE FEE DEPOSITS RETURNED CHECK

The festive decorations are complemented by the warm wood hues of over 400 antique radios, Victrolas, and vintage advertising displayed throughout our 10,000 square foot museum, the largest antique radio museum in the nation. Open Saturdays 10-4, Sundays 1-4, Weather permitting it is also open Fridays 10-4. Free admission. Call 304-525-8890.

WORKERS OMP C $1,079,863.83 $1,734,937.64 CONTRACTED SERVICE: ELECTRONIC SERVICE MP&B PITNEY BOWES DE LAGE LANDEN PROPERTY TAX DIVISION (CD) $61,951.41 ADELPHI $48,450.40 KOMAX BUSINESS SYSTEMS $54,727.61 $47,797.77 INVESTIGATION $39,954.99 $50,001.86 REFUNDS/ERR PAYMENTS $107,355.60 $81,273.57 SUPPLIES/MATERIALS STAPLES $491,513.21 PITNEY BOWES D SHELL/STATIONARY

$478.00 $14,065.48

The proposed increased rates and charges will produce approximately $226 million annually in additional revenue, an increase of 17%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows: ($) INCREASE

(%) INCREASE

Residential

$27.04

22.3%

Commercial

$53.12

14.4%

Industrial

$13,320.91

9.2%

Resale

$0.00

0.0%

Other

$.60

6.0%

$893.13 $2,351.49

FIRE SERVICE BOARD: EMPLOYEES BENEFITS: EMPLOYEE WAGES FICA TAX GROUP INSURANCE RETIREMENT

$108,157.09 $8,677.99 $16,500.95 $14,676.09

TELEPHONE

$982.55

VEHICLE SUPPLIES

$10,540.30

CAPITOL O/L – MISC.

$0.00

CAPITOL O/L – EQUIP.

$366,006.67

EMERGENCY REPAIR

$3,567.22

FIRE SERVICE BOARD TOTAL: PRINTING

$2,830.29 EXPENDITURE TOTAL:

MAINT/REPAIR EQUIPMENT: ELECTRONIC SERVICE BREATHING AIR SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ADELPHI CONSULTING FINLEY FIRE ALAN CROSS, CDP STAPLES MAINT/REPAIR VEHICLES: FINLEY FIRE EQUIPMENT ABC FIRE SERVICES ALL AMERICAN FIRE EQUIPMENT GRESHAM’S AUTO

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$606,235.18

$6,499.04

$1,097,748.39

TOTAL ASSETS:

$637,189.25

Resale customers of Appalachian Power Company include Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, City of Radford, Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative, City of Salem, Kingsport Power Company and Black Diamond Power Company.

The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated class. Each class may receive an increase or decrease greater or less than stated here. Individual customers may receive increases that are greater or less than average. Furthermore, the requested rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject to change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. Any increase in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and approved by the Commission.

A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the Companies to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers or their agents, at any of the following offices of the Companies: 707 Virginia Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25301.

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Merry Christmas

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Putnam students share Christmas cheer

Hurricane Middle School choir perform during the Christmas program. Photo by OneEyed Jack’s Photography Photos by: One-Eyed Jack’s Photography, Eastbrook Elementary School, & Hurricane Town Elementary School

Two students from Eastbrook Elementary share their wishes with Santa Claus during the Cocoa with Santa event.

Hurricane Middle School’s students showed their talents, both speaking and musical during the performance of “A Christmas in Time.” Photo by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography Above, a young student from Eastbrook whispers her wishes in Santa’s ear. Right, three Eastbrook Elementary students pose for a photo with their sweets on Saturday, Dec. 6 during Cocoa with Santa event. Below, a total of 67 fourth and fifth grade Hurricane Town Elementary Students showcased their artistic and musical talents during the Christmas program titled “The Elves” on Tuesday, Dec. 16. last week.

The program was written by Teresa Jennings.

Hurricane Middle School students shared holiday cheer.

Hurricane Town fourth and fifth grade students had fun performing “The Elves” for their parents and friends.