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Eleanor gets Hurricane officers support $20,000 from fallen NYPD Wenjian Liu commission By Amanda Smythers

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By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com Although denied in the past, the Putnam County Commission decided to help the town of Eleanor out with the maintenance of the city’s pool it took over last year. By a 2-1 vote commissioners approved the request of Eleanor Mayor Fred Halstead for $20,000 to aid in repairs for the city’s pool. Commissioner president Andy Skidmore and commissioner Steve Andes voted in favor of the request while president Joe Haynes voted “no.” Haynes believes the county should not fund city projects. It was Halstead’s second appeal for financial assistance to correct issues with what was the county’s pool. He first approached the commission in July to ask for funding but was told the budget had to be reviewed before a decision could be made. See Eleanor, Page 15

Hurricane Levy up for vote By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com Hurricane citizens have an important decision to make involving the continuation of a 68 year levy that supports the fire, police and street departments with paving, curbs, police equipment and training needed to protect the residents. “The levy is not new money,” said Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards. “It’s a continuation of the same money.” From Jan. 17 through Jan. 28, Hurricane residents will go to the polls to vote whether to continue or deny the Excess Levy. Edwards said that every five years, the levy goes before the citizens. If passed the levy will generate $376,770 annually. The funds are used to pay for two officers, two street department See Levy, Page 10

When the family of slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu laid him to rest, they were joined by thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country, including two from Hurricane. Cpls. Philip Armentrout and Chris Eggleton spent the Jan. 4 weekend at the Brooklyn, N.Y. funeral. The two officers got to visited the precinct Liu worked for and stood in solidarity with fellow officers. Eggleton said he and Armentrout approached police chief Mike Mullins the week prior about attending and were immediately supported by Mullins and Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards. “We wanted to go show our support just like NYPD sends guys to funerals all across the nation,” Eggleton said. “Right now is an important time for law enforcement, period. A lot of pressure is put on us as far as what we do day to day and there is some very vocal split right now. It’s a family, so anytime something happens to one of us, it’s happening to all of us.” Armentrout and Eggleton drove to New York on a Friday and returned home the following Monday. During that time, they said they were astounded by the appreciation they received from NYPD officers.

Hurricane Cpls. Chris Eggleton (left) and Philip Armentrout attended the funeral of slain NYPD officer Wenjian Liu on Jan. 4. Along with officers from around the country, the two officers left condolences on behalf of the Hurricane Police Department. “I think the surprising thing was “This precinct alone had 250 how we were treated,” Eggleton officers. They brought us in and said. “It was crazy. The entire time everyone acted like they knew us.” we were there, they were just amazArmentrout and Eggleton were ing to us, thanking us for coming – it just blew me up. See NYPD, Page 4

Winfield students raise $1,727 for Crohn’s Research By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Students at Winfield High School held a symposium in the library to highlight the entrepreneurship skills they learned while participating in the business entrepreneurship program through the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. The students developed a product to market and sell with the goal of making a profit. Products consisted of selling hoodies for $25 and long sleeve shirts for $18. The top selling item, which was t-shirts, were sold for $15 and brought in 47 percent of the sales. “We had a profit margin of $7.01 for t-shirts and long See Winfield, Page 6

Winfield High School students raised $1,727.32 for Crohn’s research through entrepreneurship program. Group members include: President Kilian Polen, Executive Vice President Bear Bellomy, Finance Austin Pyles, Trevor Oxley and Kilian Polen, Human Resources Adrionna Hoosier and Jordan Watts, Marketing Trevor Oxley, Zach Namey, Nick Funk, John Hathaway, Production C.T. Douglas, Zach Namey, John Hathaway, Sales Josh Lambert, Steven Taylor and Trevor Oxley.

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Lady Dots gain confidence with important win By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com After a stretch which included three looses in a row to Clay County, Hurricane and Wayne, followed by a victory over Tolsia, the Lady Dots came into their matchup with Mingo Central (5-4) looking to sweep the season series from the Miners and get back to .500 in Cardinal Conference play. Ashley Fisher got the Lady Dots (4-6) on the board when she hit a 3-pointer with 5:15 to go in the first quarter. Poca caught fire from deep range throughout the game. The Lady Dots connected seven times from downtown for 21 of their final 42 points and ended the first quarter up 6-4. “We finally started putting the ball in the basket,” said Poca coach Kenny Sayre. “Aubrey Chandler, in her last couple games, she’s kind of struggled scoring. She finally hit some shots. She hit a couple three’s back to back and just kinda broke the ice. She’s a good shooter and we can’t win unless she’s scoring for us.” In the previous couple of games Chandler only had a few points, Sayre said. But the freshman is crucial to the way the Dots play and finished the game against Mingo Central with 13 big points.

“The last couple games she’s had one-two one-two (in terms of points) and if you take 12 points off us we might lose the game,” Sayre said. “If you look at our last couple games, if we get 42 points we’re winning some games instead of losing them. That’s the thing, our defense is pretty good.” Sophomore Casey Skeens got the Lady Dots going to open the second quarter with a baseline jumper to pull them within two at 10-8. Poca fell behind 15-8 before making a 7-0 run to tie the game at 15 going into the half. Chandler hit a 3-pointer to bring the Lady Dots within four and then another basket from Chandler pulled Poca within two at the 1:07 mark just before the break. Two free throws from Skeens tied the game at 15 with 40 seconds to go and pulled the Dots even. “We knew that they were good coming in,” Chandler said. “We knew what to expect but we knew we just needed to play hard.” Although the Lady Dots aren’t very big, the goal was to collapse down on Mingo Central’s post players, mainly 6-foot-2 center Ashley Curry. “Whenever the big girl got the ball down low we made sure we collapsed down,” Skeens said. “We knew we had time to recover

Casey Skeens defends Markah York of Mingo Central. Skeens finished with eight points. on their other shooters because our team is quick enough. I thought it was a good team win.” Chandler hit a 3-pointer to open the second half scoring for the Lady Dots and put them ahead 18-15. After a Mingo Central basket, Chandler struck again from long range to put the Lady Dots up 21-17. Then McKenzie Ball rebounded her own miss and stuck it back to put Poca out in front by six. The Lady Dots finished the third quarter up 28-21 and only allowed six Mingo

Central points in the frame. “Their defense kind of threw us off in the first half,” Skeens said. “But once the second half started and we started scoring some points they had to switch it up and we just went on a run and pulled out the ‘W.’ Poca kept the pressure on in the fourth quarter and didn’t let up. Senior Kendal Sayre hit a 3-pointer to stretch the lead out to 33-23. The Lady Dots put things on cruise control midway through and finished

out the contest with an important 42-29 Cardinal Conference victory. Poca is now 3-3 in conference play. The Lady Dots used a balanced attack as five different players hit the scoring column. Ball finished with 13 points, Chandler with 13, Skeens eight, Sayre five and Fisher with three. “I hope we can take this momentum and get something going here because we have some tough games coming up,” coach Sayre said.

Poca boys stave off Chapmanville’s slow pace,43-33 By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Chapmanville (3-4) came into the Poca matchup with one obvious plan – to slow things down to a snail’s pace, but the Dots weathered the first half storm to come out on top 43-33. The final 10 point margin is misleading. The game played out much closer until the fourth frame when Poca was able to knock down some key free throws to salt the game away. The Dots (8-0) thought they were prepared for the slow pace the Tigers employed, said Poca coach Allen Osborn. But the players took too many quick shots early in the game. “I told the guys at the half, ‘if this was a football game and there was a possession time, they would’ve had the ball for twelve minutes and we had it for four,’” Osborn said. “We just took some quick shots, but give Chapmanville credit they came in and played really well and made us do things we don’t normally do, but it was a win so we’ll take it.” The Dots used a 19 point fourth quarter to put some distance between themselves and the Tigers. The key run began when senior Matt Chandler knocked down a 3-pointer to break a 24-all tie and then sophomore Elijah Cuffee went to the line and hit two free throws to put the Dots ahead 29-24.

After a Chapmanville missed free throw, Chandler was fouled and had a chance at a three point play, but couldn’t connect from the line, which left the Dots up 31-25. Senior Christian Buckley put one up and in and was fouled during the 10-1 run, but missed at the line as well. Buckley led the Dots with 12 points and came up big in the second half, Osborn said. “Christian Buckley had a really good game,” Osborn said. “Elijah led us in rebounding again with six and I thought Kaden Meeks came in there and made a real big steal which led to us being up by three. Chase Dotson came in and got a big rebound and put it back up and made a free throw, so all those were really big plays at the time, but we have to play better.” The Dots were down at the half for the first time this season. Chapmanville brought the opening half pace to a near halt. Poca led at the end of the first quarter 5-4 and then the Tigers led 14-12 at the half. “The first thing I told the guys is it was good for them.” Osborn said. “They needed a tough game and secondly we just talked about what we needed to do offensively and what we needed to do defensively. We just tried to get the guys to play a little bit better in the second half.” Noah Frampton, feeling ill at the start of the game, contributed 10 points and six assists in the win. Chapmanville held the ball on nearly every offensive posses-

sion, running the weave out top and passing the ball methodically back and forth, while running clock and limiting the Dots offensive possessions. Poca finished the first half just 4-of-17 from the floor and the Tigers went 4-of-16. “They slowed it down and it’s tough to guard that,” said Frampton. “I think we handled ourselves better in the second half and got away with the win.” By the end of the game, Poca had made 14-of-38 shot attempts. The Dots entered averaging 71 points per contest. Frampton connected on 7-of-8 free throw attempts down the stretch to propel the Dots, but he was only one of seven from the field. However, Frampton held the Cardinal Conference’s leading scorer Josh Butcher to just 1-of11 shooting from the field on the defensive end. “We weren’t really prepared for them to slow down the game as much as they did,” Chandler said. “The last team that really tried to slow it down against us was Clay County last year. We had a problem with it last year too.” Because of the success Chapmanville seemed to have with slowing the game down, it might become common place the rest of the year once other programs evaluate how the Tigers were able to keep things within reach. “It frustrates us a lot,” Chandler said. “We’re not able to get out

Poca teammates Elijah Cuffee and Luke Frampton weather the slow pace game by Chapmanville. Photo by The Picture Guy and run and we’re not able to get out and score like we usually do. That’s how we score a lot of points in games.” The Tiger’s Drew Williamson led all scorers with 19 points. He was 4-of-8 from behind the arc. Even with the close finish, Osborn said the test was still a positive one for the Dots.

“It makes you tough,” he said. “It makes you better. We had Luke in foul trouble and we had Elijah in foul trouble, guys had to come off the bench and play. It was a big test and it was a good win for us because of that. We had to fight through adversity and we’re just thankful to get the win because Chapmanville is really good.”

The Putnam Standard Spring Sports Conditioning and Potential Plus classes Beginning Potental and Potential PLUS are now being offered in Teays Valley. Both are unique training programs for developing athletes and recreational students. Goals of this class are to improve foot speed, coordination, balance, agility, flexibility, and body control. Beginning Potental is geared toward younger children while Potential PLUS is for high school students spring sports conditioning. The classes are designed to increase total body and rotational power, speed and agility, core strength, and cardio-respiratory endurance. The Beginning Potential lasts five weeks and meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. Potential Plus offers six of these sessions annually. Class started Jan. 6 and go until Feb 19. The Spring Sports Conditioning lasts seven weeks and meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. * High School Athletes – 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. * Middle School Athletes – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. To register for either of these classes, please visit www.potentialpluswv.com or contact Matt Smith or Herm Hundley at 304757–7293.

Community Events Share” weekly support group began Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. “GriefShare” is a caring support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. The group is sponsored by people who understand what grief feels like and is designed to offer comfort and encouragement to those who are grieving. Whether you have recently lost a loved one or it is has been several years, “GriefShare” can help. The class is free, but participants must purchase a workbook for $15. For information call 304-757-9222 to register. Teays Valley Church of God is located in Scott Depot.

New Single and Parenting Support Group Those facing the challenges that come with being a single parent are invited to attend a support group at Teays Valley Church of God on from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The class started Wednesday Jan. 14 for 12 weeks. The group will feature video sessions to help parents develop effective strategies on being a single parent. Each group topic is self-contained so participants may start at any time. Free childcare is available through the church’s children’s ministry. Call 304-757-9222 to register. The class is free, but there is a $15 fee for the workbook. Teays New Grief Support Group Valley Church of God is located in Scott Depot at 6979 Teays Valley Rd. in Scott Teays Valley Church of God Depot just east of exit 40 off I-64. will be the location of a new “Grief

Read Aloud starts Putnam County chapter Read Aloud West Virginia is starting a chapter in Putnam County with 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. New Session of Divorce class begins Teays Valley Church of God is the site for a new Divorce Care class beginning in Scott Depot. The class will meet on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and began Jan. 15. Participants will need to purchase a $15 workbook, but the class is free. Childcare is provided by Teays Valley Church of God. To register call 304-757-9222. Teays Valley Church of God is located Scott Depot. Bob Thomson Performance at The Wine Valley The Wine Valley will host a live musical performance by Bob Thompson at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21 at The Wine Valley, 6 Liberty Square, Hurricane. For more information and to confirm weekly performance schedule contact 304760-0123 or visit http://thewinev alleywv.com. Murder Mystery Dinner

“The Cameraman” premieres at UMC Forrest Burdette Memorial Renowned organist John Schwandt will be performing the music for the American classic silent movie, “The Cameraman,” starring Buster Keaton, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Avenue in Hurricane. Admission is $10 and students and children are free. Schwandt is Associate Professor of Organ and Director of the American Organ Institute (AOI) at the University of Oklahoma School of Music. He is a nationally

acclaimed performer and is in demand as a clinician, recitalist, leader of hymn festivals, silent film accompanist and as an organ consultant. Schwandt is known for programs that are musical and accessible, drawing enthusiastic and young audiences. By popular demand, this will be Schwandt’s fourth concert in Hurricane. “The Cameraman” Keaton’s first film with Metro-GoldwynMayer, is a 1928 silent comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick. It is considered by fans and critics to be Keaton in top form. In

2005, the film was added to the National Film Registry being deemed “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.” PipeSounds, with the Putnam County Bank sponsoring the event, is excited to have the opportunity to host Schwandt to perform on the world-class Harrah Symphonic Organ in Hurricane. There will be a reception following the performance. For more information or directions, see www.pipesounds.org or call the church office, 304562-5903.

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Enjoy an exciting murder mystery theater by Murder and Merriment and a delicious dinner at 7 p.m., Friday - Saturday, Jan. 23 and 24 at the Greenhouse of Teays Valley, 3554 Teays Valley Road #105, Hurricane. Cost is $45 per person. To make your reservation and for more information call 304397-6316. Mountain Stage at the Culture Center The Mountain Stage with Larry Groce presents the music of Greensky Bluegrass, Cabinet, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Carper Family, David Morris and Jack Ballengee Morris at 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Culture Center Theater, Charleston. Advance tickets are $15, day of show $25. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at Taylor Books, downtown Charleston, online at www.mountainstage.org or call 1-800-594-TIXX. Evening Pottery Class in Teays Valley Arts & Thoughts Studio will host an evening pottery class at 6 – 8:30 p.m., every Monday from Jan. 26 through March 2 at Arts & Thoughts Studio, 3818 Teays Valley Rd., Hurricane. To register and for pricing information contact 304-760-8714 or artsandthoughts@yahoo.com. Kids Painting Class in Teays Valley Arts and Thoughts Studio will host a kids painting class at 4:30 – 6 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, and 18th at Arts & Thoughts Studio, 3818 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane. 4 weeks classes are $75 for ages 5-13 or $20 each, and includes materials (canvas not included). Different techniques with pencil, acrylic and more will be taught. To register or for more

information contact 304-760-8714 or email artsandthoughts@yahoo. com. Annual Putnam Chamber Dinner 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. 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 Free ACT Math and English Prep Session A free ACT math and english prep session will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Teays Valley Church of God. The session will assist students in preparing to take the ACT test. To register and for more information call 304-757-9222.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK:

Beat-the-Clock Goulash From Phyllis Carr Ingredients: 2 lbs. lean ground beef 1 med. onion, chopped 2 (14 ½ oz.) cans ready-touse beef broth 1 (8-oz.) pkg. elbow macaroni 1 T. paprika 1 T. garlic powder 1 tsp. black pepper 1 c. sour cream Directions: In a soup pot, brown the ground beef with the onions over high heat, stirring to break up the beef. Add the broth, macaroni, paprika, garlic powder and pepper and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-high, cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until the macaroni is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the sour cream and serve in bowls. Do you have a recipe you’d like to share? Send it to us via mail or email and we’ll share it. email kelly@theputnamstandard.com

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NYPD From Page 1 told to find the nearest precinct the morning of the funeral. The two were promised by the NYPD officers that they would get them there and back. Using an app on his iPhone, Eggleton found the nearest precinct, which just happened to be the one to which Liu and his partner, Rafael Ramos, belonged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hardest thing was not actually being at the funeral butâ&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been a part inside a department who lost people, and Cpl. Armentrout and I sat in on the talk the captain gave the precinct the morning of before they left for the funeral,â&#x20AC;? Eggleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was tough. That was tough to listen to. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the guys they worked with.â&#x20AC;? With only room for 200 people in the funeral home, the majority of the well wishers lined the blocks where the funeral procession drove by. Law enforcement officers formed a seemingly unending river of navy uniforms as they lined each side of the block in a salute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an experience that you really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain in words,â&#x20AC;? Armentrout said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was unreal. We were in the funeral procession and we were beside an officer from California and the other two we were standing beside were from Missouri. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were from everywhere. There were thousands. But it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

really surprise me. I expected it.â&#x20AC;? In addition to respect from NYPD law enforcement officials, Eggleton said he was in awe of the appreciation shown by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents during the funeral. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were citizens who set up tents on the outside and gave us coffee and food and water,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were tents and tents and tents of just making sure we had bathroom and places to go. The business owners in the area were out shaking hands, inviting us in to sit down and warm up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was crazy to see the amount of community support that was there.â&#x20AC;? He said children were hanging out of windows holding signs that read, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love NYPD.â&#x20AC;? When the procession for Liu came through, the only sound that could be heard was the slow beat of the procession drumline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel for the family,â&#x20AC;? Eggleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do the same job, Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my brother even though I have never met him.â&#x20AC;? Armentrout said he was glad to be able to show support to Liuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, especially given how shaken he was at the circumstance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way they got killed was the main thing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were assassinated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It sits home with you and it sits home with your family because they worry about you as well.â&#x20AC;?

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Senate Republicans: Jobs & workforce are critical By Brandi Underwood West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Job creation, workforce development and education were three of the hard-hitting points of Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Virginia Association Press Legislative Lookahead event held in Charleston. A gathering of media and industry professionals from across the state, the event sought to foster insightful conversation on what issues are expected to take high priority during the 2015 State Legislative Session. Several key lawmakers participated in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;GOP Takeoverâ&#x20AC;? panel, which focused on the agenda of the new Republican majority in the state Senate. The discussion, moderated by Heather Henline, publisher of The Inter-Mountain newspaper in Elkins, included Senators Bill Cole, R-Mercer, the incoming Senate President; Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, the incoming majority leader; Daniel Hall, R-Wyoming, the incoming majority whip; and Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, the outgoing Senate President. Cole opened the dialogue, stating, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jobs, by themselves, are virtually the solution to everything that ails us in this state.â&#x20AC;? Cole said that job creation is only possible by creating a friendlier business climate, but the state also must be able to fill the created jobs with a strong, educated workforce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jobs are the critical issue facing our state,â&#x20AC;? agreed Carmichael, adding that he does not believe

Recycling Areas in Putnam County The following areas have been approved by the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority as acceptable recyclable locations and materials: â&#x20AC;˘ Putnam County Courthouse, 304-586-0495 - Newspaper, magazines, ofďŹ ce paper, aluminum cans â&#x20AC;˘ E&L, Inc., 304-586-2829 - Newspaper, magazines, ofďŹ ce paper, cardboard. Offers free pick-up for bulk items once a month. â&#x20AC;˘ Waste Management, 1-800-834-5019 - Newspapers, magazines, ofďŹ ce paper. Takes cardboard on commercial accounts. Offers free pick-up for bulk items once a month. â&#x20AC;˘ Local Post OfďŹ ces (not all) - Newspapers and magazines. â&#x20AC;˘ Goodwill, 304-757-4365 - Computers. â&#x20AC;˘ Hurricane Recycling Center, 304-562-5896 - Newspapers, magazines, ofďŹ ce paper, cardboard, brush, transmission ďŹ&#x201A;uid/used oil, aluminum cans. â&#x20AC;˘ WV Cashinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Recyclables, 304-755-5187 - Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, appliances, scrap metal, aluminum cans, plastic. â&#x20AC;˘ Habitat for Humanity, 304-720-7636 - Working appliance, architectural items, cabinets and countertops, doors and windows, electrical, ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, furniture (home and ofďŹ ce), hardware, home decorations, plumbing and bath ďŹ xtures, lumber and building materials, lighting, rooďŹ ng materials and gutters, siding, sofďŹ t and fascia, tools, HVAC Each landďŹ ll has a free day once a month, with 510 pounds maximum per month. â&#x20AC;˘ Sycamore LandďŹ ll, 304-562-2611 â&#x20AC;˘ DSI LandďŹ ll, 304-562-3262 For additional information on recycling in Putnam County, please call the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority at 304-586-0495.

The new West Virginia State Senate leadership, from left, Senators Bill Cole, R-Mercer, the incoming Senate President; Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, the incoming majority leader; Daniel Hall, R-Wyoming, the incoming majority whip; and Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, the minority leader, discussed the upcoming session during Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Virginia Association Press Legislative Lookahead. Photo by Larry Pierce, The Charleston Gazette. there is â&#x20AC;&#x153;one silver bulletâ&#x20AC;? to solve the problem. Carmichael listed tort reform, regulatory reform and tax reform as the three-prongs of West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;toolâ&#x20AC;? for economic development. Each senator stressed the importance of bipartisan cooperation in the upcoming session in order to improve the business climate. All agreed that education and workforce development both play critical roles in a thriving business climate, and West Virginia is lacking in each area. Kessler said that he does not feel that business tax breaks are an effective means of job creation, and does not intend to support additional business tax breaks this session. He said that a study performed by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy revealed the previous breaks did not generate the job increases the Legislature hoped see. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most businesses that want to locate and expand in our communities do it not necessarily only because of tax breaks, but because we have a quality, educated, sober workforce that they can rely on and depend on,â&#x20AC;? said Kessler. Kessler said he hopes to work with his colleagues to address the

low workforce participation across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to have faith in the future that if we provide an environment thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conducive for business to be here, then it will come,â&#x20AC;? said Cole. Cole cited the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dwindling population among one of the challenges facing economic development, stating, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to keep our kids home.â&#x20AC;? With student achievement levels ranked among the worst in the country, each lawmaker agreed that the educational system needs a radical overall. Hall said the economic and education struggles are connected, explaining that the economic and social conditions facing West Virginia families often result in teachers sacrificing instructional time to deal with studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal issues. Cole called the education system the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fourth branch of government,â&#x20AC;? explaining that the Legislature funds the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations, yet the educational system is not entirely accountable to the Legislature aside from limited reports. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are not easy answers, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you what, there is absolutely will on our part to dig in, make tough decisions and bring this along,â&#x20AC;? said Cole.

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School board approves new electives for Putnam students By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com

West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue speaks to the Kennedy brothers about what they want to do when they grow up.

SMART529 contest underway in Putnam By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

West Virginia State Treasurer John Perdue visited with the fifth graders of Mountain View Elementary in Teays Valley to kick off the eighth annual SMART529 When I Grow Up student and teacher essay contest. The statewide contest will award 15 winners $500 that will be invested in a SMART529 college savings account. One grandprize winner will receive $5,000 in scholarship money. “This means a lot to the office,” Perdue said. “It’s a $2 billion plus program that really encourages kids all over the state of West Virginia to save for a college program. It really encourages parents and grand parents to invest in that program for the children’s education and encourages kids to start dreaming at a very young age that they can go to college, they can go to technical school and become a truck driver that makes 60 or 80 thousand dollars a year these days.” Last year Mountain View students Nicholas Kennedy, a fifth grader, and his little brother Landon, both shared in the victory as regional winners. It was the first time a sibling duo had won. For their winning essays, each received a $500 prize and the school received $1,000 which went to purchasing Samsung Galaxy tablets for their classrooms. “It’s an honor to have them win,” said Principal Sonya Shue. “It just shows they realize how important it is to start saving and preparing for their future. They’re really driven and motivated students.” When Perdue asked the brothers during the assembly what they wanted to be when they grew up, Nicholas Kennedy said he wanted to be a pediatric dentist while his brother said an eye doctor. “It really meant a lot [to win], just saving the money and get a lot for college,” Nicholas said. “I like to look at teeth and what they do

and how they grow. I’m all about teeth.” Landon was excited about receiving the award last year and plans to attend college after high school. “I want to help people see better,” he said. “I like to look at eyes and see what’s wrong with them.” George Manahan, CEO of the Manahan Group, said the contest is a great way to bring attention to the SMART529 program and its benefits. “I think this is a great program for both the kids and the SMART529 program,” he said. “The idea is to go and educate parents and students about how to save for college. College is not getting any cheaper and this is an opportunity to save as much as they want or as little as they want.” Mountain View submitted roughly 15 entries to the essay contest last year, Manahan said, and the Treasurer’s office would like to see more come in this year. “It’s one of the best five-star rated programs in the country,” Perdue said. “It’s a $2.4 billion program and is continuing to grow. Most West Virginians that are in the program will say it’s the best investment they’ve ever made.” Teachers of the winning students will also get $500 to use in the classroom, a prize that Mountain View won last year on the essays of two students. Perdue will be visiting one school in all 55 of West Virginia’s counties to promote the contest. He said the tour is to ensure every student in the state, grades K-5, knows about the essay contest and the college savings program that will help them pay for their higher education. The SMART529 program is a college investment account that parents can pay into for their child. As a bonus for saving up for their children’s future, the parents receive a dollar-for-dollar tax deduction on their state return. For more information visit www.wvtreasury.com

With the Putnam County Board of Education’s approval of four new elective classes which includes 3D animation, 3D graphics, robotics-hardware design and advanced robotics-programming, students now have the opportunity to earn additional credits for building highly advanced robots. They’ll be able to enroll in the classes during the upcoming semester, said Assistant Superintendent Cindy Daniel. The 3D design classes will be worth half a credit and the robotics classes will represent four credits, she said. Students involved with the Putnam Area Robotics Team will be among the first to receive credit for the classes. Tina Kirk, a math teacher at Winfield High School, will be in charge of teaching the new classes. Kirk previously led the robotics program into regional and national competitions and has led the program dating back to 2010. The new classes will take place at the Putnam Career and Technical Center in Eleanor, Daniel said. “Depending on how much participation they have, which part of the team and what their responsibility is on the team,” Daniel said. “Those things will determine which courses they can take.” Students are represented from each of the four Putnam County high schools on the robotics team

and more have become interested once they’ve actually heard about it, she said. “I think it’s definitely gaining interest,” Daniel said. “I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for kids that are interested in robotics and some of the STEM fields.” The robotics team meets in the evenings and on weekends. Within the next couple weeks things are expected to gear up. “The students actually design a robot and they go to an international competition each year,” Daniel said. “Each team gets specifications and then it’s up to the students to design and build based on the specs that they’re given and then they go and compete. “They’ve already been working. There are some kids who work on graphics and some kids on 3D animation, so there’s a variety of parts to it.” Also of note, the board permitted students to help out at two new businesses, which needed to earn certificates of liability insurance: Winfield’s Putnam County Fire Service Board and Hurricane’s Valley Vets. High school students in Putnam County are required to participate in unpaid, work-based learning experiences in order to be able to complete their graduation requirements. Students can choose different employers based on their own interests, Daniel said. In addition, Superintendent Chuck Hatfield said the board will

certainly be keeping a watchful eye on the upcoming winter weather. “We’re watching the weather very closely,” he said. “It’s finally back. We’ll be watching closely to see what preparations we need to make.” The board also approved the hiring of new teachers: Anna Parsons will teach English at Winfield High School and Ronald Smith will teach general science at Poca Middle School. Parsons will take over for Christy Gregory, who resigned from her position. Smith will be a temporary fill in for Danielle Metz, who is taking a leave of absence. The board signed off on hardware purchases, which total $128,250. Pomeroy IT Solutions will provide new computers and other hardware for each school in the system. The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Jan. 19.

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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.

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Influenza epidemic hits West Virginia hard By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Low vaccine effectiveness and tough weather conditions is leading to a widespread influenza breakout across the United States, which the Centers for Disease Control designated an epidemic after 16 children died nationwide. The epidemic is affecting West Virginia with the number of reported cases increasing since midDecember, according to the state Bureau for Public Heath. “Currently we are seeing widespread activity across West Virginia,” said Shannon McBee, influenza coordinator for the Bureau of Public Health. “Over the last few weeks we have seen significant increases. We are starting to get reports from hospitals this week that they are starting to see a surge of patients in emergency departments.” A big problem this year is a mismatched flu vaccine, which Dr. Rahul Gupta, W.Va. Health Officer and commissioner for the Bureau of Public Health, said is the result of scientists only being able to take an educated guess at what the most popular strains will be.

“What happens is months before, sometimes a year before, the process of developing the vaccine for the next flu season begins,” Gupta said. “This process is typically very advanced in nature and there are seasons every few years that we can have some mismatch. “The virus itself does have the tendency to change its receptors to the antibodies. Unfortunately when that happens, we tend to have bad seasons and that’s the situation that’s happening right now.” McBee said the western part of the state is experiencing large volumes of infection, including both Putnam and Cabell counties. Dale Witte, spokesperson for Charleston Area Medical Clinic, said the Teays Valley location is not currently seeing an overwhelming number, however. “Right now, we’ve seen a bit of an increase since mid December of people coming to the ER with some type of illness,” he said. “We’ve seen a little bit more than usual. So far we have not been overwhelmed. It’s been manageable.” Witte said the hospital is taking precautions to prevent outbreak within the walls of the hospital, including asking visitors with flu or

cold-like symptoms to stay home. “We want to protect the patients we have in the hospital,” he said. “We try to remind, especially the visitors, about washing their hands and covering their cough. Really the most important thing is to stay away if you have any symptoms.” Dr. Thomas Rushton, director of infectious diseases at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, said Cabell County has been hit hard since the holidays ended. “Urgent care centers are overrun and ERs are overrun,” he said. “One urgent care center had to close its door because it was at capacity. We’re talking about bringing more nurses on board and using patient care units that wouldn’t necessarily be used for this.” Rushton said spread is easy in any situation where there are a lot of people trapped indoors. “The change in weather is an issue,” he said. “That forced us indoors. We had holiday travels that forced us into buses, cars, trains and airplanes. People are incubating it and are starting to become contagious.” Rushton said the low humidity also helps the spread, as dry conditions make people more susceptible

to illness. With school back in session, he expects outbreaks among children to happen sooner rather than later. “We’re going to see a lot more school closures, I think,” he said. “It’s the only way this thing will be curtailed. Unless symptomatic children are kept home, which is what we recommend.” Gupta said young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses are most at risk for serious complications with the current flu strain. With the nationally reported death count rising, he said it is still important for people to be vaccinated, even if the vaccine doesn’t completely protect. “The most important reason is that the protection in mismatched years from the vaccine is less but it is not zero,” he said. “It’s less effective but it’s not ineffective. There is always a residue of protection and that is very important, especially in high risk populations.” He said the vaccination will also help develop “herd immunity,” a process which can help stop the overall spread. Additionally, he said that due to the different flu strains in the country, a person can end up getting the flu more than

once this season. Rushton said covering coughs and washing hands are the most effective ways to prevent spreading the virus. Additionally, McBee said she is encouraging those infected to only visit the emergency room if there is no other option. “If they have a mild illness and they are generally well, they should try to call their doctor,” she said. “That way we keep the emergency department free for people who have severe illness.” Witte said there is also a risk of self-contamination when going on unneeded visits to the ER. “If you come in without an emergency you may be putting yourself at risk and it may not even be the flu,” he said. “It would be for the most severe cases and symptoms that you have. Otherwise the urgent cares would be the quickest and easiest places to get in and out of.” Rushton said the following symptoms are reasons to visit the emergency room: * Trouble breathing * Lethargy * Constant nausea * Inability to eat or drink

developed a business company name which they dubbed “General Galaxy.” During the presentation on Jan. 7, an audience of business

professionals, community leaders and parents gathered to watch, including Winfield Mayor Randy Barrett and Putnam County Clerk Brian Wood.

“For those of us who haven’t been in front of business people that we may run into after high school it can be a little uncomfortable to speak,” Pyles said. “I felt mostly prepared and Mrs. Painter, who teaches the class, helps us out a lot and critiques us to make sure our speeches are properly done.” Members of the financial class said they were pleased to be presenting in front of the many influential Putnam County figures. It helped them work on public speaking as well as getting to know what it might be like if they decide to major in finance when heading off to college, Pyles said. “I feel like this class benefited me way more than any other business class,” said senior financial analysis class president Kilian Polen. “I’ve actually taken this class twice. I was part of last year’s class company too, but it’s probably the most beneficial business class at our school. “It teaches you every single part of business. It actually gives you a realistic idea of what a company is like because we actually had to sell to people…everyone and any one just to make a profit.” The mission statement for the General Galaxy business is the commitment to uplift and unify the Winfield community and to benefit

a greater cause through the charity (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America) with excellent and quality products. “I’ve been in the business program ever since I first started high school,” Pyles said. “I felt, through this class, I used everything that I’ve learned and that I’m going to learn. I felt like it was a great asset to my-self and to others before we go off to college.” The program emphasizes leadership skills, identification of hypothetical business values, vision and mission, and the development of a business product. Pyles said the financial program has helped to give him and his fellow classmates a glimpse into what it might be like in the real world when it comes to actually running a business. “For those who are going into business they really got to see what a business is like and what it takes to run it,” Pyles said. “I know we had some safety nets but there was a lot even at risk and that could’ve been earned, so we were definitely emerged into the business world. I just felt like it was a just a great aspect of wanting to be a business owner.” Through their business efforts, the financial analysis class raised $1,727 for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.

Winfield From Page 1 sleeve shirts,” said Austin Pyles, a senior in the financial analysis class. “But t-shirts were our highest profit being sold.” The financial analysis class

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Winfield trips up against Riverside, falls 70-62 By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com A long five minute scoring drought to open the third quarter proved to be the downfall for Winfield as the Generals fell against Riverside at home 70-62. Three of the top five scorers in the MSAC were in action including Winfield’s Bear Bellomy (25.7 PPG), along with Riverside’s high scoring duo of Josh Carpenter (25.5 PPG) and Tamar Lawson (24.1 PPG). Each is an integral part of their team’s success. The Generals (4-4) opened the second half with a sluggish start, allowing Riverside to stretch what was already an eight point halftime advantage out to 14 points. Winfield senior Heath Diehl knocked down a 3-pointer with three minutes to go in the third quarter to end the scoreless streak and cut the Warriors lead to 44-33. “Heath really stepped up,” said Winfield senior guard Bear Bellomy. “We’ve been needing people to step up to take some of the load off me. I think he really stepped up and made a lot of shots. I’m sure his percentage was pretty good from the field.” Winfield fell behind early in the first quarter when Riverside rolled out their full court press and forced some steals and easy baskets. The Generals finished the first frame down 23-9. At the 5:19 mark, Winfield coach Bryan England called a timeout to stop the bleeding. Eng-

land acknowledged the press really hampered his team. “We were struggling with their length,” England said. “We knew they were going to run it when we scouted them. We just have to be strong. You have to execute if you want to be able to compete with a team that has that kind of athleticism.” The Warriors (4-5) certainly play an athletic brand of basketball. Carpenter threw down a two handed slam as the first quarter came to a close and Lawson missed a breakaway dunk attempt in the second quarter. Riverside does have a bit of a misleading record due to playing some stiff competition early on, including games against Huntington, Wheeling Park and South Charleston. Winfield, down 50-40 after three quarters, got a bucket from sophomore Tate Hancock to open the fourth quarter and cut the Riverside lead to single digits at 50-42, but the Generals slipped behind by 14 midway through the quarter and struggled to recover. Although a 3-pointer by Bellomy sliced into the Warriors lead and pulled Winfield within eight at 61-53, the lead was just too much to overcome. Senior Alex Osburn notched a double-double for Winfield with 19 points and 11 boards. Bellomy finished with 19 points and Diehl chipped in with 16 points to go along with five rebounds. “I just decided that it’s time for me to bare down and get as many rebounds as I can to help the team

Winfield’s Alex Osburn goes up for a shot while Riverside’s Scott Goodwin attempts the block. The Generals fell 70-62. out,” Osburn said. “I just need to our plan was just to play solid. plagued the Generals all night, step up and get rebounds.” We weren’t going to do anything England said. Despite the extra effort of Os- special as far as doubling them or “In the game of basketball, if burn on the glass, the Generals anything, but good team defense you want to be successful, you have were overwhelmed by the duo of can take care of a lot of things. to do the little things. We didn’t do Lawson and Carpenter. The two We wanted to try and rely on that, the little things well tonight and combined for 50 of the Warriors especially against those two. We we got beat,” he said. “Against an 70 points. Carpenter did his dam- just had a lot of breakdowns in athletic team like that, you have age down low and Lawson mostly our zones. to be disciplined. We took some by slashing and hitting long range “I didn’t feel like we closed out ill-advised shots. jumpers. on them, Lawson especially, we “All around, against that kind “We kind of looked at them as didn’t close out on him like we of team you have to be strong, you two guys that we were going to should have.” have to move the ball, if you do have to contain,” England said. Carpenter finished with a game- that it’ll open up some good looks “With Carpenter, we’ve played high 26 points and Lawson with and we just didn’t get a lot of good some strong big guys before and 24. Doing the little things right looks.”

Scott Depot resident wins Tudor’s truck On Dec. 23, Tudor’s Biscuit World, held the annual holiday truck drawing at their new restaurant location in MacArthur. Customers registered at each restaurant location since Nov. 1 for a chance to win the Ford F-150 truck. Over half a million entries were collected throughout the region. The winning entry form was drawn and Angela Baldwin of Scott Depot was the lucky customer who will be enjoying the new Ford F-150 truck purchased from Bert Wolfe Ford in Charleston, equipped with a 5-speed automatic transmission and features Ford’s Advancetrac handling system for stability. Winning the truck couldn’t have come at a better time, according to Baldwin. “My car has been giving me so much trouble,” Baldwin said. “I was worried about how I was going to make it to my classes in January to finish the last semester of my nursing degree. This really helps me out.” Baldwin was in a hurry to finish her holiday shopping the day she stopped by the Scott Depot location to put in her entry form for the truck. “I didn’t think I had enough

Angela Baldwin of Scott Depot won the Tudor’s Biscuit World giveaway. Above, Baldwin accepts the keys to her new Ford F-150 truck purchased from Bert Wolfe Ford in Charleston. time to stop, but luckily decided commitment to Tudor’s Biscuit to anyway,” she said. “I sure am World.” glad that I did!” It wasn’t just a truck given Additionally, Baldwin wanted away before Christmas. Tudor’s to thank all the employees at the Biscuit World also gave away $100 Scott Depot Tudor’s Biscuit World Tudor’s Gift Cards, one at each of location. the 65 restaurant locations across This annual holiday tradition al- West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. lows this West Virginia owned and Locally, JB White of Ona, Johnoperated company to give back to a ny L. Mays of Poca, Debra Taylor devoted customer base, according of Cross Lanes, and John D. Cox to Oshel Craigo, CEO of Tudor’s of Nitro were the winners of the Biscuit World. $100 Tudor’s Biscuit World gift “We enjoy an amazing level of card from local restaurants. customer loyalty,” Craigo said. Tudor’s Biscuit World is a West “Every year we look forward to this Virginia restaurant company speopportunity to show our apprecia- cializing in home-style breakfasts, tion for our customers’ remarkable sandwiches and dinner entrees.

Gamers of the Week

Matt Smith of Potential Plus presents this week’s male gamer of the week award to Elijah Cuffee of Poca High School.

Herm Hundley of Teays Physical Therapy Center Inc. presents this week’s female gamer of the week award to Grace Peyton of Hurricane High School.

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Polar Express visits Confidence Elementary

Students at Confidence Elementary School had fun reading and hearing the story of the Polar Express before Christmas. As a bonus, a model Polar Express was set up and students were able to see the train in action.

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WVU Extension Service partners with Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center Throughout the coming year, the WVU Extension Service will work with Cancer and Prevention Control at WVU’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center to teach residents about the risks of various cancers. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. All women are at risk for cervi-

cal cancer, especially women over age 30. The good news is that cervical cancer can be prevented with regular screening tests and follow-up. It is also highly curable when found and treated early. The National Institutes of Health report that most women who are diagnosed with cervical cancer today have not had regular Pap test, or

have not followed up on abnormal Pap test results. The main cause of cervical cancer is the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a common virus that is passed from one person to another through skin to skin contact. HPV is not the same as herpes or HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. HPV can infect both women and men.

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Parkersburg dashes Hurricane’s hope for perfection By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

It was a knock-down, draggedout fight that lasted all of 32 minutes before the mighty Lady Redskins fell to conference rival Parkersburg 68-65. In a game that featured 13 lead changes, Hurricane dropped to 6-1 on the season when the final buzzer sounded. “That was good basketball,” said Hurricane coach Austin Lowe. “There were a lot of lead changes and it was competitive the whole way through. I told the girls all week it was going to be like that. They played their hearts out.” The teams played evenly throughout the game tying 18 times in pursuit of the win. One thing Parkersburg (4-3) could not individually match was Hurricane sophomore Maddy Weeks who scored a season high 32 points and went 11-for-15 from the floor. Weeks shot 10-for-17 from the free-throw line and grabbed seven boards. “She played lights out,” Lowe said. “She came out tonight. We felt like we had a couple of mismatches but she’s a great basketball player.” Weeks said she was pleased with her play but more impressed with the team play overall. “That’s the highest I’ve gotten in my whole high school record so I’m very happy,” she said. “I

missed a lot of foul shots I thinkthat could have helped a lot but we played very well as a team and came together at the end. It was a tough loss but I think we played good.” Weeks was not the only one knocking down shots for the Redskins. Mary Rogoszewski scored 18 points on 17 shots and collected nine rebounds. Driving hard down the court, Rogoszewski preformed her signature spin move to maneuver around the Big Red defense and take it to the backboard. “I think we did extremely well against Parkersburg because usually we don’t,” Rogoszewski said. “We’ve never beaten them and I think we played very well as a team. We were really aggressive and we stepped up as a team. “We thought we were going to go 20-and-0 this year and this will show we can be beaten and we have to step it up.” The Redskins did a lot of things right but some things fell by the wayside throughout the four quarters. Hurricane’s free throw percentage was high in the first half, shooting 10-of-11, but the second half saw a different team at the line. The Redskins dropped from shooting 91 percent in the first half to 43 percent in the second. Still, the Redskins put up the fight of their young lives, completing shots and crashing the glass. “We played very well as a team

and this is the best game we’ve had in the last few,” said senior Hannah Thompson. “I think we were really well-matched, equal. We both came to play. “For me, I need to box out at the line and play until the last whistle blows.” Senior Abby Watson shot 2-for13 from the field but pulled down 14 rebounds for the Redskins and shot 6-of-9 from the line, adding to her 10 total points. Weeks started the scoring for the night on a field goal that was abruptly followed by a Parkersburg basket. After that, the game went three full minutes before another shot fell in, also by Weeks. Then, it was off to the races. Matching nearly every score with one of their own, the two teams battled to the very end with the longest scoring run being six points by Hurricane. The score was tied at the end of both the first and second quarters and the third ended with only a two-point differential. The last three minutes proved the most exciting as Parkersburg took the lead at 64-59. Hurricane met them at 64 but an offensive charging call turned the ball over to Parkersburg who, as evenly matched as the two were, also turned the ball over on a charge. The Big Reds broke away with 50 seconds left in regulation and Hurricane could not regain the lead. A traveling call on Parkers-

Hurricane’s Maddy Weeks (22) goes in for a layup. She had 32 points in the game against Parkersburg. Photos by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography burg gave the Hurricane fans a ize on either and the game ended glimpse of hope, as did the two 68-65 in favor of the visiting Reds. penalty shots given to the RedHurricane will next play at skins. Hurricane could not capital- Princeton at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15.

Levy From Page 1 workers and the only two paid firefighters. If the majority votes no on the levy, those positions will be removed from the roster of city employees and the city will see no paving for five years until the next vote on the levy, Edwards said. “This levy is not adding any additional money,” he said. “No taxes are going up.” During the Jan. 5 meeting, the city swore in a new officer, Adam Robinett of Hamlin. Edwards said that Robinett would be the officer most likely to be cut if the levy fails. Still, the threat of a levy failure or no, Robinett said he was happy to be in Hurricane. “I heard a lot of good things about the Hurricane department,” he said. “I wanted to make a move to a bigger, more well-equipped department than what I was at.” Robinett still lives in Lincoln County but said he looked forward to moving closer to the city he now serves. The rate of taxation for residents and businesses for the levy were reduced in 2010 from 6.23 cents to 5.5 per $100 for Class I properties, 12.5 cents to 11 cents for Class II and 25 cents to 22 for Class IV. There will not be an additional tax on the residents of Hurricane, just a continuation of what is already being paid, Edwards said.

Police Chief Mike Mullins said he would be sad to see his officers go, if the levy is not passed. The hiring process for Robinett was extensive and netted 37 applications, 29 of which came to test for the position and 12 passed the physical and written tests. After narrowing it down from 10 interviews, Robinett was the right guy for the job, Mullins said. “He’s young and a go-getter,” Mullins said of his new officer. “I think he’s going to make a good impact. He seems eager to work cases and will be a really good worker. I think he’s going to work out well.” Robinett was hired to replace retired Police Captain Joe Sisk who served the city of Hurricane for 27 years. In other business: * City Manager Ben Newhouse and Marketing and Development Manager Vanessa Ervin unveiled a new smoke alarm program that, with the help of the Cub Scouts, would make smoke alarms available to any resident who does not have one. “Ben and I have worked on a smoke alarm program that we called Project SAFE, which stands for Smoke Alarms For Everyone,” Ervin said. “It’s designed to give us the opportunity to receive applications and install smoke alarms in homes of people who need them.” The city is waiting for a grant

Cub Scout Pack 236 attended the Jan. 5 Hurricane City Council meeting to learn about civic politics and present smoke detectors raised for the city’s Project SAFE. that will fund the alarms, Ervin said, and will begin taking applications when the funding is there. “We’re not just handing them out,” Edwards said. “We will go put them up.” Cub Scout troop 236 raised money for the project as well and purchased 54 detectors. The pack received donations of detectors and cash for the program totaling more

than $400. * Council members approved a resolution for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, an income source of roughly $15,000 to $20,000 a year. “We have a lot of middle school level playground equipment,” Newhouse said of the Hurricane City Park. “We want to get more toddler-friendly equipment so this

money is targeted to the little stuff. We’ll put it in close proximity to the SprayGround.” The trouble with the grant is that, as with any federal grant, the government requires a local match, Newhouse said. “It’s kind of a shame but this is the federal rule so we’ll take what we can get now,” he said.

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The Lady Bison are hungry for wins By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Coming off a 16-day pause in action the Lady Bison are ready to get back in action. The team is set to play Charleston Catholic at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 in The Barn followed by a game against Elk Valley Christian at 7 p.m. Jan. 22. Coach Jamie Ball said the multiple days of practice are helping the team. “We’ve got to get a lot better and we hope to spread out the scoring,” he said. “We have got to play better defense. When we play, we don’t keep the same intensity. We will play a team strong for two quarters and then we’ll drop our intensity tremendously so we’ve been working hard to improve ourselves.” Since the start of the New Year, Buffalo’s closest game was a threepoint loss to Montcalm on Jan. 2. Afterwards, the Lady Bison lost to Cross Lanes Christian 62-34. “We’ve learned a lot about what we’re missing,” he said. “We are going to continue working on our

conditioning. We need to keep our intensity up. We will especially be working on our defense and rotations for our zone.” Seven of Buffalo’s 11 games have been on the road but the team looks forward to spending a little time on their home court, Ball said. “We’re a young team and it’s hard to go on the road for a lot of games in a row,” he said. “We are really looking forward to playing on our own court and changing our season at home. We’re looking forward to a home stand.” For the upcoming games Ball said the team intends to focus to stay in the game and come out with one in the “win” column. “We are going to work mostly on intensity and focus,” he said. “If I change the defense, they need to have the focus to remember where they are supposed to be and their focus is growing. Mostly, we have to keep up the intensity. There are times when we are just lackadaisical, like we’re just going through the motions. We’ve got to get out of that. We’ve got to get through four quarters.”

Buffalo ready to come home to The Barn By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Buffalo coach Chuck Elkins knew the 2014-15 season was going to be tough on his young team. “Inexperience and youth catches up to you,” he said. “We miss some shots but we have more turnovers. We fall behind early on and then play even throughout the rest of the game.” The team hasn’t been able to put any games in its win column, though the team is improving steadily and at the right time of the year. “We’re getting better,” he said. “We started from scratch and with no experience but our one senior [Austin Hensley] has done exceptionally well in his leadership role. We make underclass mistakes. It’s not that we’re missing shots, we just make bad turnovers at bad times.” The Bison have been able to close the gap. It lost to single-A powerhouse Charleston Catholic by 13 points. The team led in the first quarter but couldn’t keep up with the fast paced Irish. When Buffalo went to the Doddridge Tournament in December the boys played Lincoln County in the first round. Elkins said the Bison were up on the Panthers in the third quarter but ended the game with a 12-point deficit. In its second round game Buffalo pulled ahead of Doddridge County by the end of the first half,

but lost by seven in the end. “We’ve been in every game,” Elkins said. “We have one bad spurt, though and we cannot come back from it. Several times have we played bad in the first half but played evenly with [the opponent] the entire second.” Buffalo comes off a 24-day road trip. Elkins said he and the rest of the team are excited to play in front of a home crowd. “We’re working hard to get by and get better,” he said. Buffalo is once again participating in the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament (WVHIT). The tournament is a public school series where 24 single-A team play each other in two divisions. “The WVHIT is set up to give small public schools a chance to have some success,” he said. “Not all public schools are in the tournament. A number of singleA public schools never play in the state tournament and this gives them a chance. “We also get a chance to play against teams from all over that we wouldn’t normally see. We can compare ourselves to other parts of the state.” The series takes place over the course of four weeks with a game for each team every Saturday. Week four, Feb. 14, every game will be played in Summersville at the Nicholas County Armory. Buffalo is set to host Valley (Fayette) at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16.

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Putnam’s Wave Pool loses $91,000 in 2014 By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard. com

Five of the county’s six departments provided mid-year financial updates for the Putnam County Commission – Health Department, Development Authority, Parks and Recreation, Library and Community Corrections. All of the departments presented July to June 2015 budgets in line with previous years. Lolita Kirk, director of the Putnam County Board of Health, was one of the first to present. She informed the commission that the group reduced its debt over the past year to just under $13,000. It is all owed to two state agencies, she said. Kirk said the department had two outstanding invoices belonging to the West Virginia Office of Technology for network support, e-mail and server backup at a cost of $8,656.31; and the West Virginia Division of Personnel for employee fees at a cost of $4,240. We should have the total debt should be paid off by next summer, she said. She also told commissioners the debt owed to the county on

the $65,000 loan is on schedule to be paid off by August. “We’ve been lucky. Some vendors have been very nice,” Kirk said. “Even the IRS forgave about $4,000 in penalties. Some of the other vendors waived some fees. We’re chipping away at it.” The update for Parks and Recreation by Director Scott Williamson wasn’t as well received. Although the report shows the department up $24,191.62 on the year thus far, the Wave Pool lost nearly $91,000 from Jan. to Dec. 2014. Commissioner Steve Andes expressed concern. He said pools do not usually earn a profit but the deficit is a lot to think about. He also mentioned that closing the Wave Pool is something the comissioners may have to consider. A larger visitor and rental volume helped with revenue but deficits in the employee compensation, concession sales and equipment hurt the pool’s financial statement. For employee compensation, $140,100 was budgeted and actual costs were $154,138. For equipment, $25,500 was budgeted but $43,636 was spent. Also, utilities were higher than anticipated. Parks spent

$66,000 but only budgeted $54,000. Williamson also informed the commission that the county’s Wave Pool is in need of two types of repairs. A plasterlike lining needs to be built along the pool wall at a cost of roughly $150,000 and a brand new liner needs to be installed at the cost $450,000. The new liner would have a 25-year warranty whereas the plaster fix would last seven years with the right care and attention. The $450,000 would come from TIF funds, Williamson said. “In my mind, it’s something that needs to be looked at,” Andes said. “$450,000 on a pool that is losing money every year.” Looking at Community Corrections, it has a budget of $445,264. Thus far it has spent $175,084. More than half of the department’s funds comes from a Division of Justice and Community Service grant ($225,410) while the county funds $219,854. For the Putnam County’s Libraries budget, a total of $703,658 was allocated to the July to June 2015 year. Of that amount, $408,114 has been spent.

Page 12 - Thursday, January 15, 2015 WINSDOR CLENTON ADAMS SR. Winsdor Clenton Adams, Sr. died peacefully, surrounded by his family, in the Veterans Administration Regional Medical Center on Jan. 1, 2015 in Salem, Va., at the age of 89. Winsdor was born on Jun. 13, 1925 in Bluestone. A veteran of World War II, he was wounded in action in Germany in 1945 and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. A longtime resident of Winfield, he was an active and dedicated member of St. John United Methodist Church in Scott Depot. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. Winsdor is survived by his wife of 65 years, Hannah Rose Adams, of Roanoke, Va.; son and daughterin-law, W.C. Adams, Jr. and Kelly Adams, of Vinton, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Laura Jeanette Eggleton and James Eggleton, of Columbia, S.C.; grandchildren, Kim Shirkey, of Scott Depot, Aaron Johnson and wife, Bonnie, of Austin, Texas, and Lindsey and husband, J.R. Collins, of Scott Depot; and seven great-grandchildren, Christopher, Katelyn, Aspen, Sydney, Cameron, Chandler and Tripp. He is preceded in death by his parents, O’Dell Vaughn Adams and Laura Tabitha (Martin) Adams, of Bluestone. Services were held Jan. 5 at St. John United Methodist Church in Scott Depot. Reverend Martin Hallett officiated the ceremony. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Condolences can be sent to Mrs. Hannah Adams, 405 Friends Way, Apt. M-303, Roanoke, Va. 24012.

Mr. Burdette is retired from Logan Corp. and a former 28 year employee of Viscose. He is an Army Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict and a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mrs. Sonia L. Burdette; son, Donald Burdette, of Rock Branch; twin sister, Faye Grady, of Rock Branch; three grandchildren, Christina Craig, Matthew Burdette and Benjamin Burdette; two greatgrandchildren, Monica Craig and Haley Craig; and a host of nieces and nephews. A tribute to the life of Ray Burdette was held Jan. 9 at GatensHarding Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Joey Scarberry officiating. Burial followed in the Burdette Cemetery. HAROLD CARR Harold Carr, of Eleanor, passed away Jan. 6, 2015. Arrangements were incomplete at press time. www.chapmanfuneralhomes. com

LOIS J. CRAWFORD Lois J. Crawford, 88, of Hurricane, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. Born Jan. 30, 1926, Lois was a native of Sciotoville, Ohio, and daughter of the late Charles B. and Gladys Ruth Cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Paul L. Crawford; daughter, Barbara Sue Crawford; and sister, Marianna Royse. Dr. and Mrs. Crawford settled in W.Va. in 1971 when he accepted the position of Chairman of the Psychology Department of West Virginia State College. She had various interests through her life, but her greatest love and joy was her family, especially being RAY BURDETTE involved in all aspects of her grandRay M. Burdette, 86, of Rock children’s lives. Branch, passed away Jan. 7, 2015 Lois is survived by son, Danny in the Hubbard Hospice House Crawford and wife, Michele, of West. Arlington, Texas; daughter, Sarah

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The Putnam Standard Hal Yeager, Jr. (Sandra), of Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Jan. 7 at St. John United Methodist Church, Scott Depot, with Dr. Martin Hallett and C.L. Wilkerson officiating. Burial followed in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com SONDRA LEE HOLSTEIN Sondra Lee Holstein, 65, of Hurricane, entered Heaven’s gates on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. She was born on July 28, 1949 in Charleston to the late Elizabeth “Goldie” Kirk and William Edward Stonestreet. She was also preceded in death by her sweet sisters, Tammy Starcher and Dina Finney. She was a retired RN and Surgical Technician. She was a loving Christian woman and a wonderful friend and “Mom” to all of her “adopted children.” She loved spending time with her family, reading and watching her garden grow. She is survived by her loving daughter, caretaker and best friend, Angela Holstein Paul; her granddaughter, Haley Paul; her grandson, Tyler Paul; their father, Scott Paul; her siblings, Mike (Tammy) Stonestreet, Paul (Linda) Stonestreet, Eddie Stonestreet, Ronnie Finney and Pamela Hodges; five nephews; and her beloved fourlegged friend, a miniature Schnauzer, Prince. A celebration of Sondra’s life was held Jan. 9 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane. “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31

PANSY Y. CUMMINGS Pansy Y. Cummings, 88, of Hurricane, passed away peacefully at Putnam Center, Hurricane, with her family by her side. Born March 14, 1926 in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Hal and Susie Yeager. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Roy Yeager; her sister, Doris Ann Yeager; and her husband, Billy Hart Cummings. Pansy was a current member of St. John United Methodist, Scott Depot but had been a long-time active member of Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, Hurricane. She was a former secretary with Appalachian Power Company and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Hamlin Chapter #106. Pansy enjoyed golfing with her husband at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, where she continued her membership after his passing. She also enjoyed her long time service as a volunteer at Putnam General Hospital. Family has been an important part of her life and continues to be, especially through her grandchildren and great-granddaughter, Brynlee. Surviving are her daughter, Tish Wallace (Rick); her grandchildren, Doug Wallace (Jenna) and Kendra NOLA BLAISDELL Wallace, all of Hurricane; as well as GRIFFITH her great-granddaughter, Brynlee Nola Blaisdell Griffith, 76, of Wallace. Also surviving are her Hurricane, formerly of Ashland, brothers, Brig. General, Charles E. Ohio, passed away peacefully Yeager, Ret. (Victoria), of Calif.; Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Griffith; daughter, Dianna Lynn Griffith; parents, Otis R. and Nola R. Blaisdell; siblings, Zelma Smith, Marlene Blaisdell and Matthew Blaisdell. She is survived by brothers, Otis Blaisdell, of Charleston, and Edward Blaisdell, of Pineville; sister, Ramona Jarrett, of Dunbar; two grandchildren, Todd and Lynn Snyder, of Ohio; and several nieces, nephews and other family members. There will be no services at this time.

JAMES ROBERT JOHNSON James R. Johnson, 92, of Hurricane, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston. He was born Oct. 15, 1922 in Charleston to the late George Robert and Macel Cordino Iman Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Juanita A. Roberts Johnson; son-in-law, Dave Baker; and brother, Earl Johnson. Jim was retired from Union Carbide Corporation with 25 years of service at the South Charleston Plant, 10 years of service at the Institute Plant and 1 year in Brazil. He was a member of The Catholic Church of the Ascension, Hurricane. He was an Army-Air Corps veteran having served during World War II. He received 7 medals, just to mention a few, the Purple Heart, European Theater and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a member of the Purple Heart Society, American Ex-Prisoner of War Society and also a member of the VFW Post # 9097 of Hurricane. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Baker, of South Charleston; son and daughter-in-law, James R., Jr. and Gretchen Johnson, of Frankfort, Ky.; sisters, Evelyn Humphreys and Edith Garcia, both of St. Albans. Also surviving are four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial was held Jan. 6 at The Catholic Church of the Ascension, Hurricane, with the Rev. Father Harry Cramer officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, with military honors. www. chapmanfuneralhomes.com LOTUS F. “BUCK” MUNCY Lotus F. “Buck” Muncy, 70, of Hurricane, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at CAMC Teays Valley. He was born Dec. 12, 1944 in Acme to the late Roy E. “Red” and Rosalee “Rose” Stump Muncy. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Julia Payne; and a brother, Mike Muncy. Buck was retired from Union Carbide Corporation as a chemical operator. He was a member of the Victory Baptist Church, Cross Lanes and he was also a graduate of East Bank High School. He also served in the United States Army. Surviving is his loving wife, Delores “Toby” Muncy; sons, Donnie and Danny Muncy, both of

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The Putnam Standard St. Albans; and their mother, Gail Muncy, of St. Albans; sisters, Sue Carpenter, of Barboursville, and Dee Stover, of Dillington. Also surviving are two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 3 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with Rev. Lee Dean officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com CHESTER RAY STANLEY Chester Ray Stanley, 73, of Nitro, husband of Mary E. Young Stanley, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington. He was born April 5, 1941 in Crumpler, McDowell Co., a son of the late Chester and Virginia Mae Thomasson Stanley. He was a U.S. Army Disabled Veteran having served in the Vietnam Era, and a former employee of the Charleston Papers delivery department. He had also

worked for National Cylinder and Gas in Richmond, Va. Chester was a lifetime member of the Braxton County, Burnsville VFW Post, and was a former volunteer with Braxton County EMS. In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Carter Stanley, of Winfield, and Garrett Stanley, of Little Burch; three grandsons; two brothers, Ernest Stanley, of Richmond, Va., and Larry Stanley, of N.C.; a sister, Judy Rickman, of Beckley; and a large extended family, “The Worstell’s”, of Alum Creek. A celebration of life was held Jan. 7, at the American Legion Post 73, St. Albans. Inurnment will occur at a later date in the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar. www.chapmans-mortuary. com.

battle with cancer. Dotsy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She loved caring for people. She was a Christian and a member of Hometown Independent Mission. She is preceded in death by her husband, Billy R. Stidham; parents Roy and Belva Saunders; and brothers, Carl and Bob Saunders. Dotsy is survived by her three children, Peggy and husband, Greg Porter, of Eleanor, Shawn and wife, Sandy Stidham, of Red House, and Billie Jean and husband, Joe Tolley, of Eleanor; sisters, Tene Jett, of Nitro, and Emily Torman, of Hurricane; five grandchildren, Daniel and Seth Stidham, Nathan and Nick Martin, and Nicole and husband, Brent Dolin; two greatgrandchildren, whom she adored, Ashlyn and Kellyn; and special DOTSY L. STIDHAM friends, Helen, Ramona, Mary and Dotsy L. Stidham, 81, of Elea- the Honaker family. nor, went home to be with the Lord The family would like to say a Jan. 3, 2015 at home after a short special thank you to Hospice for

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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Booth Goodwin speaks with students at Poca High School.

Kayleigh Gillespie and the students in her class show off new books which are made possible by the classroom project funded by Donorschoose.org, a part of AT&T’s commitment to education.

AT&T “Flash Funds” help Winfield Middle School By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Students at Winfield Middle School received a visit from AT&T employees just before the holidays. Kayleigh Gillespie’s class received books that will help them understand public health outbreaks like Ebola. In addition, the class also received earbuds, so they’ll be able to listen to audio books and participate in online web chats. “The kids are basically going to use the books as a jumping off point to create video trailers,” said Amit Wadhera, teacher relations specialist at DonorsChoose. org. The donations were made possible as a result of the classroom project funded by the Donorschoose.org campaign, which is a part of AT&T’s commitment to education.

Eleanor From Page 1 “I haven’t heard anything so I was hoping no news was good news,” Halstead said. “We’ve made a request of $30,000 to help pay for some of the maintenance we had to do. We have more repairs coming up…I’m just giving you insight as to why $30,000 could help.” Halstead said money was needed to help solve some of the maintenance inherited with the pool, the largest of which is the failed pool liner. It should not be the city’s sole responsibility, he said. Last year, the day before the pool opened, a wall in the 12-foot section of the pool gave way and was minimally repaired to keep the pool going, Halstead said, by forcing it back into place and using the weight of the water to hold it. “We made it work last year.

The students were visibly excited in the classroom as Gillespie opened the box, which was full of tightly packed books. “This was a tremendous opportunity to get flash funded,” Gillespie said. “I put this project up two days beforehand and it was immediately funded. It was really neat for us to have an immediate need and then for them to take care of it.” As part of the campaign, 15 projects requested by nine teachers in Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam counties were funded by AT&T on Oct. 20. The flash-fund benefited 770 students at seven schools, totaling a contribution of $7,991.27. “We’re excited to be here today,” said Andy Freeney, regional vice president for AT&T in West Virginia. “To actually be able to fund projects for these students which are hands on and learning by doing, it’s current events and

We don’t want to make it work this year just by hoping it holds it another year,” Halstead said. “We want to actually fix it so that’s what we’re going to do. We’re just asking you to help a little bit from things we didn’t feel like we should have inherited it as. “We should have gotten it back in better condition. We’re just asking for a little help.” Andes told Halstead he appreciated the city taking the pool off of the county’s hands and subsequently saving the county roughly $30,000 a year. Still, Andes did not think the county could give $30,000, he said, but motioned an offer of $20,000 to start. “I’m ready to act,” Andes said. “I know [Eleanor] has done a great job over there and not just the pool but the whole park. Eleanor is still part of the county. I don’t have a problem with giving $20,000.”

there are so many messages out there. “The kids are actually learning how an event occurs and then they can interpret a way to respond to it and I think that’s amazing. I don’t remember anything like that when I was in school.” The students at Winfield received the novel “Code Orange” written by Caroline B. Cooney. The novel won a National Science Teachers Association recommendation and is often used in classrooms. “I’m using some story-boarding apps to actually create and then lay out and film movie trailers that will go along with the novel that we were provided with,” Gillespie said. The donation was presented on Dec. 8. AT&T Aspire is the company’s signature education initiative that invests in students today to prepare them for success tomorrow.

Skidmore agreed with Andes but offered an amendment to just give money on a one-time basis. “My intent is a one-time transition from Parks back to the Town of Eleanor,” Skidmore said. “From talking to people involved, they received it in a little worse shape than they anticipated.” Haynes was not in attendance but informed the commissioners of his position through communication with County Manager Brian Donat. In his message, he reiterated his stance on the issue that county funds should not be given to city projects. Commissioners also set the meeting dates for the Board of Equalization and Review. Dates are: 9 a.m. Jan. 30, 6 p.m. Feb. 4, 10 a.m. Feb 10, 9 a.m. Feb. 13 and 9 a.m. Feb. 17.

Students learn how to make good choices By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Booth Goodwin, U.S. Attorney for the southern district of West Virginia, spoke with students at Putnam County Schools on the importance of making good decisions while on the internet or using any form of social media. “I, along with the prosecutors in my office, prosecute all the federal crime that happens here in the 23 counties in southern West Virginia,” Goodwin said. “We investigate numerous instances of child exploitation every year and one thing that I’ve really come to believe, as a prosecutor, is that we have to be every bit as much about trying to prevent crime from happening in the first place than just prosecuting it on the back end and sending people to jail.” Goodwin emphasized to students at Poca High School that it’s much better to have things taken care of before they get out of hand, which is why he came out to speak. If things happen in surrounding areas such as Parkersburg or just up the road in Ravenswood, they can happen here in Putnam County as well, Goodwin said. Aside from taking a brief moment to describe his mullet, which was indeed permed back in the day, Goodwin said the internet didn’t even exist 25 years ago when he was in school. However, in this day and age, issues such as bullying can take place 24 hours a day - seven days a week, because of the great advancements in technology. “We came here to give the kids some real world examples,” Goodwin said. “Real world information that they need to know in order to avoid these types of circumstances and help others to avoid them. It all boils down to making good choices, whether it be internet safety, bullying or drugs.” When you’re online, you don’t know who you’re talking to, Goodwin said. You don’t know if you’re talking to a fellow 14-year-old or 15-year-old and more often than not, nowadays, you end up talking to “creepy dudes.” Goodwin flipped through multiple slides which illustrated his points to the students about the

dangers of meeting people online, especially, if they haven’t met them face to face. “Please tell someone if something doesn’t feel quite right,” he said. “We take these matters very seriously and we will investigate it.” Another hot topic Goodwin explored is “sexting.” He reiterated the dangers that come with “sexting” and encouraged students to think about the consequences beforehand. “When you take inappropriate pictures of yourself or others and send them to your girlfriend or boyfriend, no matter how much you think you can trust that person, time and again we are seeing scenarios where someone has enticed their significant other to send them a picture, but once that is out of your hands and once that image is off your phone and onto theirs, the consequences can be severe,” Goodwin said. “Think before you hit send.” Seventy-five percent of school shootings tie directly back to incidents of bullying and harassment. In addition, 60 percent of school bullies end up in jail by the time they’re in their early 20’s, Goodwin said. U.S. Marshal John Foster also took time to chat with students. Foster shared personal stories about his own struggles with bullying while in school and said he’s made well over 1,000 arrests during his career. “I’ve learned that life is full of hurts,” Foster said. “Life is not fair and some people have far more hurts than others, but the key is how you choose to handle those hurts. If you choose alcohol, drugs, anger and rage, then you’re only going to make your life worse and you’ll hurt those that love you and care about you.” In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Foster to be the United States Marshal for the southern district of West Virginia. “The reason why we’re here talking about these things and making good choices is because it does matter later on down the line,” Goodwin said. “It makes an enormous difference, so I just want to encourage the students.”

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Lady Redskins defeat Dots in close match By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Poca Middle School basketball came out strong against Hurricane Middle. The Lady Dots tried to hold onto a first half lead but came up short in the end, falling 29-23. Poca Middle opened the scoring from outside the arc with a 3-point shot by Madi Ord. With the Dots up 3-0 Hurricane played catch up for 14 minutes before taking a 15-13 lead in the third quarter that would inevitably give them the “W.” “In the end, we came out well,” said Hurricane coach Whitney Allen. “Our shots weren’t falling at first and everything [Poca] threw in went in but we did good.” Allen, who is in her 14th year of coaching the Lady Redskins, said the girls would have to spend time at their next practices on shooting and free throws. “That’s our takeaway from this game,” she said. “We didn’t hit as many as we’d like.” Hurricane hit the shots that mattered, though, scoring 21 points in the second half after only picking up eight in the first. Poca’s shooting decreased in the second, dropping from 13 in the first half to 10 in the second. “We did pretty good,” said Poca coach Brock Jarrett. “We missed

Madi Ord (11) patiently brings the ball down the court as her Poca offense takes formation in the lane. some shots and got out-rebounded a little bit but [Poca] played hard. They played to the end and did not give up. I believe we just got a little tired in the end. Still, I’m proud of their effort.” Poca outscored Hurricane from the 3-point line, with Ord making two of the four, but the Redskins grabbed more boards than the Dots, 37-16. Hurricane Middle’s ZaKorrah Russell scored the game-high 12 points and came down with eight rebounds. The Redskin rebound leaders were Nadia Coalter and Caitlin Mathes with 10 followed by Russell and Bailey Allen’s

eight each. Jessica Pontier led Poca in boards with seven and scored eight points for the Dots. Autumn Smith scored seven points from the floor and had an integral first half steal that kept Poca in charge on the scoreboard. At the start of the third quarter, Poca led the Redskins 13-12 but a free throw by Coalter tied the game and was followed by a leadchanging score by Allen. Poca tied the game again at 21-all but could not keep up with Hurricane. The Dots only scored on one more, last second shot by Smith to end the game down 29-23.

Hurricane’s Bailey Allen (24) lays the ball in for two while Poca players position themselves for a rebound. The Lady Redskins defeated the Lady Dots 29-23.

The young Redskins defeat the young Dots, 42-19 By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

The scales tilted to one side all night in a county match up between Hurricane and Poca Middle schools. The boys basketball game ended with a win in the Redskins column, 42-19. With a dramatic height advantage, Hurricane out shot the visiting Dots. “This was a good team win,” said Hurricane coach Dana Womack. “I think we all played together as a team and had some good substitutions. They all contributed to the win tonight.” Success for the Redskins came early when the Hurricane defense was able to shutdown the Dots in the first six minutes leading with 10-1 at the end of the first quarter. Poca’s Noah Luikart went 1-for-2 from the line for the lone score. “In the first half, [the Dots] did what we asked them and they executed well,” said Poca coach Jeremy Dunkley. “There were a few mistakes that allowed Hurricane to take a little bit of a lead. In the second half, we just didn’t execute. “We didn’t fill the spots and we turned the ball over a lot.” With seven steals, Hurricane kept control of the ball in their offensive zone most of the game. Despite the aggressive nature of the Redskins, Poca did not give up. The team continued to fight for

every loose ball. When the dust settled, both teams grabbed 19 rebounds and shot 50 percent from the line. Hurricane’s Jordan Nicely scored a game-high 10 points for the Redskins and had three steals. He knocked down two shots in a row from behind the arc to widen the scoring gap to 31-15 in the fourth quarter. “[Nicely] did really good,” Womack said. “He had a slow start in the first half but he came in and really picked it up in the second and did an excellent job.” Bronson Skeens scored nine points for the Dots and grabbed the team-high five rebounds. He was the first to score in action for Poca, hitting a 3-pointer to open the second quarter and bring the score to 10-4. Poca came to within two points of Hurricane off the hands of Luikart, making the score 10-8 early in the game, but the Dots could not keep up with the Redskins offense. Poca went into the locker room down eight points but only scored eight total points in the second half. Dunkley said his Dots should take the experience from this game into the rest of their season. “We played a big team that’s tall and athletic and we’re going to have to get better as we come to the end of the year and into conference play,” he said.

Above, Poca’s Kyler Meeks (12) fmakes a quick pass down the 3-point line before Hurricane’s Joe Muto (32) can knock it away. Right, Hurricane’s Austin Dearing drives up the court on a fast break. Hurricane Middle defeated Poca Middle 42-19. The two teams will play each other again at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Poca.

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