Thursday, June 19, 2014
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Brian Anania won the 95th We s t V i r g i n i a A m a t e u r Championship. With the win he received an exemption into the Greenbrier Classic. Photo by Joe Stevens
Anania victorious at W.Va. Amateur It’s been a great couple of weeks for Brian Anania. The Marshall University graduate started off his 2014 championship season with a victory at the State Four-Ball Championship with partner Chris Williams just a few short weeks ago. Now, after finishing runner-up in last year’s Amateur Championship, Anania found himself hoisting the coveted Greenbrier trophy as the 95th West Virginia Amateur Champion as well as staring as an exemption into this year’s Greenbrier Classic. In what was a back-and-forth day atop the leaderboard, Anania’s steady play paid off as he was able to hold on to a two-stroke victory over Pineville’s Evan Muscari. After yet another gorgeous day at The Greenbrier Resort, The Old White, TPC once again challenged players as it held them to a final round scoring average of 75.1. Anania entered the final round with a two-stroke lead over Bridgeport’s Woody Woodward. After making a bogey on the par-3 third hole, Anania erased it with a birdie on the following. He added to his birdie total after carding a birdie, three, on the par4 ninth and added another on the par-5, 12th. His closing round of even par 70 included three bogeys and three birdies and was all that was needed to secure the title of West Virginia Amateur champion. SEE AMATEUR, Page 3
More than 300 volunteers helped to pack boxes for a summer food program Saturday at the Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene. Large stacks of canned goods and non-perishables lined the parking lot of the church for people to load into the boxes for shipping.
Volunteers pack 2,000 boxes for kids By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com Children in Putnam County will be getting food for the summer in a continuation of the Back Pack program that has helped many less-fortunate families in the area during the school year. The Feeding A Child Everyday Through the Summer (FACES) program will provide a box
of meals every two weeks through the summer months when children are not in school. “Schools offer a summer feeding program for children, but the children can’t get to the schools,” said Sonny Williams, pastor at the Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene. “This way, children will receive meals through the mail, and those who cannot make it to the schools can still eat.” More than 300 volunteers heeded the call and
helped pack boxes outside the church Saturday morning. Priority Mail packages lined one wall of the building while many more were being stuffed, taped and labeled. By the end of the day, the multitude had packed more than 2,000 boxes for delivery. “FACES represents the first time this community has truly come together,” Williams said. SEE CHILDREN, Page 8
Chamber hosts graduation of future leaders By Kelly Stadelman kelly@theputnamstandard.com Putnam County Chamber of Commerce graduated 14 current and future leaders who have a better understanding of the county’s issues, businesses and organizations. “Our businesses are some of the best when it comes to being good community citizens,” said Marty Chapman, president of the Putnam County Chamber. “We appreciate everything they do for the chamber and we appreciate the businesses giving time off to their employees.” SEE LEADERS, Page 4
Fourteen business leaders graduated Friday from 2014 Leadership Putnam County. Pictured, left to right, chamber Chairman Phil Hudnall of AEP John Amos, chamber board member Tim O’Neal of Dow, Michel Moffat, Tara Harless, Andre Wilkinson, Cassandra Haynes, Matthew Jarvis, Heather Metz, Susie Cunningham, Shelley Porter, Angie King, Marjorie Fulknier, Jerry Hill, Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette and Dustin Miller. Not pictured are Faith Borden and Daniel Lipscomb.
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