Thursday, January 29, 2015
The
Volume 146 Issue 4 50 Cents
Putnam Standard
Hurricane says ‘No’ to trout in city reservoir By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com
Putnam County residents will have to fish for trout in another county as the state Department of Natural Resources will no longer stock the Hurricane reservoir at the request of the city of Hurricane. Brett Preston, assistant chief of the wildlife resources section of the West Virginia DNR, said City Manager Ben Newhouse contacted his office last year and canceled the normally scheduled March stocking. “My sense was that it was not necessarily shutting the door
completely but they needed time to evaluate their plans for the water supply,” Preston said. “[Requests to stop stocking] isn’t common, but it has happened before when [municipalities] have some concerns.” Newhouse said the request was made after city officials experienced problems with fishermen not following reservoir regulations. “What we’ve seen is people are trying to white water raft, kayak whatever they want,” Newhouse said. “Last year it got a little bit out of control with following regulations.” See Trout, Page 6
U.S. 35 completed by 2018 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that the West Virginia Division of Highways will advertise for Request of Qualifications (RFQ) for the design and construction of the remaining 14.6 miles of U.S. 35 in Putnam and Mason counties. “Our state’s highways are critical to our continued economic success, and I’m pleased we are moving forward with this project,” Tomblin said. “By completing U.S. Route 35, we are ensuring the safety of our
residents who travel these roads each and every day, and are making it easier for business and industry to operate and achieve success in the Mountain State.” Secretary of Transportation Paul Mattox said this project will make the completion of a national freight route through the state, connecting I-64 to the Chicago metropolitan area. “I appreciate Governor Tomblin’s leadership that will allow the
Hurricane senior Brandon Ford (14) gets past South Charleston’s Deshawn Hatfield for a basket while senior Trey Dawson sets up for the rebound. Photo by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography
Redskins upset No. 1 Eagles By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard Hurricane used a dominant third quarter run to help blow out Point Pleasant, the Redskins’ second big victory of the week. Hurricane beat Point Pleasant 76-51 Saturday night, avoiding a letdown after a huge 52-50 upset of previously unbeaten No. 1 South Charleston on Jan. 22. J.T. Rogoszewski helped the Redskins’ win over the Eagles
with a basket with just more than a minute to play. South Charleston came into the contest as the last unbeaten team in class AAA. Following the loss to Hurricane, the Eagles were able to keep its No. 1 spot in the West Virginia Associated Press poll. Hurricane received 10 votes and sits at No. 11. In the game against Point Pleasant, with 7:14 remaining in the third quarter, the Big Blacks (3-8) cut the Redskins’
See US 35, Page 12
lead down to one at 33-32. Hurricane (8-5) followed with a 26-5 scoring run to close out the quarter and essentially put the game away. “To be honest with you, we didn’t play really well in the first half,” said Hurricane coach Lance Sutherland. “We kind of let them hang around. We didn’t play very well the first couple minutes (of the third quarter) and then when we started pressing See Boys, Page 10
Local food pantries serve local community families By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
Local food pantries are helping the less fortunate of Putnam County during the cold winter months. The Five Loaves, Two Fish food pantry of Poca and the Christian Community Cupboard of Hurricane distribute food regularly throughout the month. During the holidays the food banks invited residents in to ensure they had a good meal for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. “It is so rewarding,” said Five Loaves Director Dreama Ward. “I
never cease to be amazed at the things we accomplish. God has blessed this food pantry. I have seen these shelves completely empty and would think in two weeks, we have to have another give away. By the end of those two weeks, the shelves are stocked full again by churches and schools that have donated.” Donations to Five Loaves come from several different programs such as local schools, other churches and individuals. “Every school gets food for us,” Ward said. “We went to George Washington Elementary to pick
up over 700 pieces that they had collected for us. You just marvel.” Five Loaves was originally at the Eleanor Presbyterian Church. However, due to a lack of space, the pantry was moved to Poca United Methodist Church in October 2007. The pantry serves food and hygiene products, such as shampoo See Pantries, Page 5 Dreama Ward, director of Five Loaves, Two Fish in Poca, assesses one of six freezers containing frozen meets to be given to the community.
INSIDE THIS EDITION: Buffalo Hurricane, Poca and Winfield sports, pgs 6, 7 &10 n WHS’s Roberson hits 1,000, pg 16 n