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Community joins together in Hometown rededication By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com Hometown Park has been regarded as a place to avoid for many years as it fell under the classification of abandoned and became a place for drug dealers to do business. With the work completed by Rivers to Ridges, Putnam County Parks and Recreation, Toyota and many other organizations the park has been rebuilt, reopened and rededicated. “The staff, the groups, the volunteers and the residents have taken ownership of this [project] and this is now a true community park,” said Scott Williamson, director of Putnam

County Parks and Recreation. “It’s brought a lot of people together, people who want to improve the community and the county. I am very proud of it.” As part of the Rivers to Ridges program, Hometown Park was rededicated Sept. 25 and a new sign signals the entrance to the park. Two new podiums of information about the park’s history were installed. Hometown Elementary students were on the scene to learn the history of the park and to lead the Pledge of Allegiance for the ceremony’s opening. After the unveiling of the new sign and the information plaques, the children were able to play on the playground equipment and run in the

newly cleared grass. Work on the park began in 2009 but before Parks and Recreation picked it up, the grounds were grown over, the shelters were covered with moss and the darkness was home to the dealing of illegal substances. “[The Park] was a known drug haven, was neglected and it just got rough to look at,” Williamson said. “So we came in and saw a need. We asked Amherst Coal Company if we could come in and rehabilitate the park and they said absolutely.” Parks signed a long-term lease with Putnam County Commissioner Andy Skidmore (left) Amherst and began repairs on the park. joined Parks and Recreation Director Scott Williamson and Chris Chiles, a representative of Sen. Joe Manchin, See Hometown, Page 5 for the rededication ceremony.

Buffalo FFA hosts auction By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

A total of 186 runners competed in the 5K maze run held in September. The race, which kicks off the fall season for the farm, led runners through the Gritts’ famous corn maze.

W.Va. history helps guide visitors By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com Knowledge of West Virginia history will help people traverse Gritts Fall Family Fun Farm maze this year. “It’s a 10 acre maze,” said Brad Gritt, son of owner Bob Gritt. “It has the outline of West Virginia and in the center there’s a huge West Virginia cut out. There are 10 questions in there that will help you guide through the maze - all facts about West Virginia.” Gritts Farm, a locally owned farm in Buffalo, It opened its doors for its annual Fall Family Fun Farm when it kicked off the season with a 5K maze run The corn maze at Gritts Farm is an outline of the state Sept. 21 where 186 runners made their way throughtof West Virginia. To get to the end of the maze visitors See Gritts, Page 5 will need to know their W.Va. history.

Charlie Harrison, a Buffalo resident who was killed when his truck was struck by a train last month, continues to help the community where he lived all his life. The equipment from his estate will be sold at the upcoming Buffalo High School FFA farm auction scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. The funds will help with an annual trip to the national convention in Louisville, Ky. FFA member Megan Parsons’ father was a very good friend of Harrison and has helped to bring the equipment into the auction, Parsons said. “We were excited that they wanted to do that for us,” said Danielle Grant, FFA advisor and agriculture teacher. “He had a lot of equipment and tools that will be put into the auction including mowers.” See FFA, Page 4

Hocker turns 100 years By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard. com America has seen its share of growth and change in the last century and so has Marie Hocker. Celebrating her 100th birthday, Hocker sat in her usual chair at Teays Valley Assisted Living with a birthday tiara on her head. She enjoyed the people crowding around her to wish her

Marie Hocker celebrated See Hocker, Page 4 her 100 birthday.

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Above, Boy Scout Troop 17 of Scott Depot sold food to benefit the Wounded Warriors. Right, Evan Jarvis, 10, was the youngest exhibitor. Above, Hillbilly Radio Control Club members set up dozens of planes. Right, club member Bob Ripley MC’s the exhibition.

Planes, planes and more planes! Photos by Amanda Smythers

Harvest Festival scheduled for Oct. 11 By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Above, Aleigh King, 10, of Scott Depot, tries her hand at flying a radio controlled airplane, over seen by Davis Ellis, seen sitting with the main control. Right, Ralph Bumgardner, of Charleston, sets up his plane to take flight.

Hurricane’s annual Harvest Festival is just around the corner and Mayor Scott Edwards said this year’s festival will be the best one yet. “We are really pleased with this event,” Edwards said. “It is great every year and gets better each time.” The festival is scheduled from 3 – 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 and is free to the public while featuring free games and activities for all ages. Vendors will be there to sell food and beverages as well as souvenirs and student volunteers from Hurricane High School will help run the show. Visitors to the park can have fun all day on the Jupiter jumps and hay rides. Additionally, face painting, a petting zoo and carnival games will be provided for free. Cotton candy and popcorn will also be available. “We don’t want people to have to worry about paying for family fun,” Edwards said. “Face painting, the hay ride and the Jupiter Jumps are all free. There is no charge to get in. Residents don’t have to worry about paying for stuff.” Entertainment will be provided by two live bands, a chili cook off and a pie eating contest. This year, Edwards said he hopes to have several entries

in the cook off. The night will end with a firework show set off by the Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department. “It’s going to be a really good firework show,” Edwards said. Forest Burdette United Methodist Church will also send volunteers to run games and activities for the younger in the crowd, including ages four and under. The Harvest Festival formerly took place on Main Street in Hurricane but Edwards said he moved the party to the park seven years ago after it grew too big for its former location. “It’s a good community event to get friends together and have a fun family day out,” Edwards said. “It’s about the community coming together and, best of all, there is no cover charge or admission fee.” Those who have a taste for apple butter can come to the park early for an apple butter making event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It’s a much bigger event and it grows every year,” he said. This year’s event will cost approximately $20,000 and is sponsored by Putnam County Bank and Midway Ford as well as other local businesses and organizations. To register for the chili cook off or for more information, call 304-542-0969 or email events@hurricanewv.com.

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2014 Pumpkin Festival schedule of events Thursday – Oct. 2 Amphitheater 10:00 a.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 10:00 a.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 10:30 a.m. – Heroes4higher 11:00 a.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 12:00 p.m. - Heroes4higher 12:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 12:30 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 1:30 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 2:30 p.m. – The Living Statue 3:00 p.m. – Heroes4higher 3:30 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 5:00 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 6:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 6:30 p.m. – Robert Trippett and Starlight Band Friday – Oct. 3 Amphitheater 9:30 a.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 10:00 a.m. – Heroes4higher 10:00 a.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 10:15 a.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 11:00 a.m. – Heroes4higher 11:30 a.m. - Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 12:00 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 12:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 1:00 p.m. – Heroes4higher 1:30 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 2:00 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke”

Business Before Business The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Before Business event will take place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at the Hampton Inn off exit 39. The event is being hosted by the Hampton Inn and Liberty Mutual and is free to chamber members. Complimentary continental breakfast will be provided and there will be a business card drawing to win a free e-Billboard. RSVP to chamber@ putnamchamber.org. Basket Bingo Hurricane High School’s RED HOT show choir will be sponsoring a Longaberger Basket Bingo Saturday, Oct. 4th in the commons area of the high school. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and games will start at 6 p.m. The cost for 20 games is $20. There will be bonus prizes and games available throughout the evening as well. Buffalo Fall Fest The Buffalo Fall Fest will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Buffalo Gazebo park. There will be craft and food booths, freshly made apple butter, a chili and a rib cook-off and lots more. Gospel singers begin at 11 a.m., including performances from The Copley Family and 4 the Cause. Booth spaces are $10 and all proceeds go to the Buffalo Senior Center. For more information, call Tina at 304-389-6467.

4:00 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 5:00 p.m. – Hillbilly Hammer 6:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 6:00 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 7:00 p.m. – Hillbilly Hammer

6:00 p.m. – Gate City Gunslingers

Milton Performing Arts Center 6:00 p.m. – Kala DeHart and RiverTown 7:30 p.m. - Kala DeHart and RiverTown

Sunday – Oct. 5 Amphitheater 10:00 a.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 11:00 a.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 1:00 p.m. – Marguerite 2:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 2:15 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 3:00 p.m. – Marguerite 3:30 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area)

Saturday – Oct. 4 Amphitheater 9:30 a.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 10:00 a.m. – Heroes4higher 10:30 a.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 11:00 a.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 11:30 a.m. – The Living Statue 12:00 p.m. – The Porter Creek Cloggers 12:00p.m. – Thunder Tones 12:30 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 1:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 1:00 p.m. – Heroes4higher 1:30 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke” 2:00 p.m. – Gate City Gunslingers 2:30 p.m. – The Porter Creek Cloggers 3:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 4:00 p.m. – Gate City Gunslingers 4:00 p.m. – Zappo The Clown “Magic Show” 5:00 p.m. – Grandpa Cratchet (Kids Area) 5:30 p.m. – Soundstations “DJ and Karaoke”

Pet Blessing There will be a Pet Blessing from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Cross of Grace Lutheran Church in Hurricane. We are asking each person to please bring a donation of cat or dog food for the Putnam County Animal Shelter. Ed Conner from Conner Photography will also be present to photograph you and your pet for a $10 donation to Putnam County Animal Shelter. The blessing will be held in the sanctuary of the church and treats will be given to all pets that attend. Cross of Grace Lutheran Church is located on Hurricane Creek Road, near Exit 34 of I-64, below Wal Mart in Hurricane. All pets and their owners are welcome. Salvation Army Angel Tree The Salvation Army of Charleston will begin taking applications for Christmas and Angel Tree assistance during the month of October. Registration for Putnam County will be at Teays Valley Nazarene Church on Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those registering for assistance will need to bring the following items: Personal photo identification; Proof of birthdate for all family members (birth certificate, medical card, etc.); Proof of income and expenses or current letter for food stamps; Proof of county residency; Social security cards for all members of family; clothing sizes and shoes sizes for ages six months to 12 years; and three toy choices ($25 limit each)

Rummage, Hot Dog and Bake Sale Mt. Salem United Methodist Church, 4.5 miles east of Hurricane on W.Va. Rt. 60, is holding a rummage, hot dog and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Putnam County There will be rummage items, Democrat Club baked goods, hard rock candy and The Putnam County Democrat hot dogs, the latter selling for $1.25 Club will meet on Monday, Octofor one or $2 for two. Eat in or carry ber 6th at 6:30 p.m. at the old Putout. Everyone welcome. nam County Courthouse, 2nd floor.

Milton Performing Arts Center 6:00 p.m. – Southern Raised 7:30 p.m. – Southern Raised

Milton Performing Arts Center 2:00 p.m. – 2014 Scholarship Awards 4:00 p.m. – WVPF Scholarship Auction Kids Area Inflatables, Slides & Tunnels Hay Pyramid & Bungee Jumping & much more! Throughout Each Day Helicopter Rides * Mountain Men Encampment * Kid’s Activities * Blacksmithing * Apple Butter Making * Giant Pumpkins * Broom Making & Lye Soap Making * Grist Mill * Sorghum Molasses Making * Railroad Safety * Pumpkin Carriage Photos * Chain Saw Artist * Spinning, Weaving & Pottery Making * Birds of Prey – Thursday and Sunday Only

Bring a covered dish and join us. Cook-off will take place at 4 p.m. Follow us on Facebook at https:// Saturday, Oct. 11 at the City of www.facebook.com/PCDCWV Hurricane City Park. Contestants must bring two gallons of chili General Election Forum prepared and decorate their table. The Putnam County Chamber of Judges will determine winners Commerce, together with the Put- based on aroma, consistency, taste nam County Rotary Club, is host- and color. There is also a people’s ing a general election candidate choice award. forum from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Winners will be announced at Tuesday, Oct. 7 at First State Bank. 6 p.m. and first place will receive Candidates of all state legislature $300, second place will receive and Putnam County offices have $200, third place will receive $100 been invited to address the public and people’s choice will receive and respond to questions from the $100. audience. There is a $15 charge for lunch. Fall Golf Classic Reservations are requested and The Putnam County Chamber seating is limited. For more in- of Commerce is hosting their Fall formation or to RSVP, contact the Golf Classic at 10 a.m. Monday, chamber office at 304-757-6510. Oct. 13 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, Hurricane. Breast Cancer Teams can register for $650 and Awareness Day Sand Trap and Tee Box sponsorThere will be a breast cancer ships are still available for $50 awareness event from 9 a.m. to and $100 respectively. There will noon, Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Win- be individual hole contests, prize field Post Office Lobby. The event, raffles, awards for the top three sponsored by the Putnam Board teams, a complimentary breakfast of Health and the West Virginia and an awards luncheon immediBreast and Cervical Cancer Screen- ately following. ing Program, will have free breast For more information, call the cancer information, giveaway bags Chamber at 304-757-6510 or email and door prizes. There will be flu chamber@putnamcounty.org shots available for a fee, although the Board of Heath is able to bill Beth Moore Bible Study most insurance companies for flu Glad Tidings Assembly of God shots. Call 304-757-2541. at 121 Mill Road in Hurricane will be offering the Beth Moore Bible Fall Camp meeting study “Breaking Free” on WednesWV Fall Camp meeting will be day nights at 7:00 p.m. starting on held Thursday, Oct. 9 with Jeff & Oct. 15 and running through Jan. Sheri Easter and Friday, Oct. 10 7. Everyone is welcome. For more with the McKamey’s at the Alban information, please contact the Arts & Conference Center, 65 Olde church office at 304-562-3074 or Main Street, St. Albans. Doors at gtagwv@gmail.com. open at 6 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m. nightly. To purchase tickets Farm Equipment or for more information call 304Auction 941-8876 or visit online at www. The Buffalo FFA will hold a itickets.com/events/329094.html. farm equipment consignment auction at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 Chili Cook-off at Buffalo High School. ConsignThe Harvest Festival Chili ments will be accepted Oct. 16 and

17 after 3:30 p.m. until dark or by appointment. Commission minimum and maximum is $3 and $25, respectively. The auction is sponsored by the Putnam County Farm Bureau. For more information, contact Josh Morgan at 304-545-6546, Jeremy Grant at 304-939-3901 or Ron Morrison at 304-638-1607. 2014 Annual Buffalo Octoberfest The annual Buffalo Octoberfest is celebrating its 27th year. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in Buffalo. There will be family fun, music and plenty of good food. Enjoy crafts, apple butter, animals, contests, Living History, a Free kids zone, WVU tailgate tent, a CruiseIn and more. Crafters and vendors are invited to participate in this festival free of charge. Vendor space is free. To reserve a space or for information contact Susan Howard, event organizer, 304-937-2747 or email s.howard47@yahoo.com. Annual Eleanor arts and craft show The Annual Eleanor Arts and Crafts Show is set for Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Eleanor Fire Department building. A great opportunity to market and sell your products, get potential new customers, expose your talent and services, fundraising opportunities for your group. Reserve space by calling Linda at 304-937-3427 for an application and more details. Piano volunteer needed Glad Tidings Church of God in Hurricane is looking for a volunteer to play the piano/keyboard on Sunday mornings. For more information, please call the church office at 304-562-3074.

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FFA From Page 1 Parsons said they are also reaching out to the other Buffalo residents for help. “We’re asking anybody in the community who wants to bring in equipment to help us auction farm equipment off,” Parsons said. “They will get a percentage of each thing we sell, and we will get a portion to save up for the convention.” In collaboration with the Putnam County Farm Bureau, the organization will hold the consignment auction to raise money for the year’s events and the trip to Louisville in late October. “People can start consigning in equipment on [October] 16 and 17 from 3:30 to dark,” Grant said. “Students will volunteer to be here after school and will be here to help sign in equipment. Every county in the area uses this as a fundraiser so it must be successful.” The Farm Bureau helped to bring the FFA back to Putnam County after a decades-long absence. “The plan and hope is to get a lot of equipment in to sell to help out these kids,” Josh Morgan of the Farm Bureau said. “We want to get something started every year and back these kids up 100 percent.” Anything can be auctioned off, Morgan said. The group will accept tractors, brush hogs, plows, lawn mowers and much more. They do not want old tires, however, Grant said. “I hope that we can get a good amount of things in for the auction so we can have the sale,” FFA member Hannah Parkins said. Students do not have to pay for anything while on the convention trip, Grant said. The fundraiser will help pay for the hotel room, food and travel for all seven members who will attend. “We don’t want the students to

pay for anything,” Grant said. “We do not like putting things like this on the parents so we try to take care of everything that is related to the trip. We get very good support from the county. [Superintendent Chuck] Hatfield and Dr. [Cindy] Daniel, the assistant superintendent, have been tremendous supporters of the program. They really advocate what we’re doing here and I can’t sing their praises enough as far as making sure things happen for us.” Parkins will go to the national convention for ranking 15th in the nation with her survey on FFA and Agriculture knowledge in Putnam County. Her study found that the majority of residents have specific stereotypes in mind with the FFA, believing that agriculture courses only teach farming. “The National Convention gets pretty big-name speakers like Terry Bradshaw and Scott Hamilton,” Grant said. “A lot of people think it’s all a bunch of farmers and we go up and listen to the head of John Deer talk.” “We wanted people to know about the FFA and understand that its more than farming and farm animals,” Parkins said. The auction will help raise funds for the team to travel to the convention and compete in contests. If Parkins finishes in the top three, she will be given her award on national television. “The auction is very important,” Grant said. “We want people ot be there. Come out and support us. Come out rain or shine, we’re going to be there. Whether you need to bring equipment or buy, there will be something for everyone.” For donation and consignment entry information, contact Josh Morgan at 304-545-6546.

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Newspaper sports columnist wins “columnist of the year” Christian Deiss, a fifth grader at Mountain View Elementary School in Putnam County, was recently named Best Sports Columnist by the West Virginia Press Association for Division IV We e k l y Newsp a p e r s Diess in West Virginia. Diess has been writing his bi-weekly column “Christian’s Sports Beat” for The Putnam Standard and The Cabell Standard since April 2013. When his columns were entered into the WV Press Association’s Sports Columnist of the Year compitition he competed against other sports writers from

all over the state in Division IV weeklies, circulation of less than 4,000. He came out on top. No one judging knew his age. All they saw was his exemplary writing and understanding of local sports.Topics for Diess’ columns have ranged from interviewing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Spencer Adkins to talking with 1983 World Series MVP Rick Dempsey. He also adds local flair by interviewing area athletes including one of his school mates who is in a local dance troupe and has competed on the national front. Mountain View Elementary Principal Sonya Shue was excited about Diess receiving the award. “Christian is a young man with skills that are unheard of for a student his age,” she said. “We are just thrilled he is one of our students at Mountain View. The students and staff are all very proud of Christian and we know that this is just the beginning of

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many accomplishments for him.” When Diess isn’t writing he plays soccer with the U11 WV Soccer Club’s Rowdies and runs in local 5Ks and five mile races. He’s a straight A student. With a helpful idea from his parents, Joe and Angie, he tries to incorporate at least five of his weekly spelling and vocabulary words into his columns for a little extra learning. Diess also reports every Friday night on Metro News Game Night a statewide radio program. Diess covers a selected game of the week and files a report with the program. He is beginning his third season of game coverage for the high school football wrap up program. “We actually were able to witness Christian in action as he interviewed U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin,” Shue said. “I asked Christian prior to the interview if he was nervous and he replied very calmly, ‘No.’”

Hocker From Page 1 a happy day on Sept. 22. “It’s a great party,” she said looking around at the celebration honoring her life. “We’re all such good friends with each other and this place has real nice people. It’s a great place to live.” Hocker has kept busy during her later years. She wrote an autobiography called “Dear Hearts and Friendly People” that was published in 1990. She also wrote a book of poetry called “Memories of Home.” “It was hard to write,” Hocker said. “It was worthwhile though. I’ve forgotten so much. I’m not sure it all made it in there. “I wrote the poems a little here and there. I didn’t think my book was worth it at the time. Now, I’m glad I wrote it.” Her daughter, Joan Wysong, said Hocker is a caring and sweet

mother who always helps her children as well as others. “She has always been a wonderful mom and was always there for me when I needed her,” Wysong said. “She was always cooking for family and friends. That’s the type of person she is.” Staff at Teays Valley Assisted Living said she cares about everyone there. “She is always that caregiver that looks out for everybody,” administrator Christie Mounts said. “She is a pleasure that brings so much insight. She is the most humble person.” Hocker grew up in Minnesota. She left the state after high school when she married her first husband. She and her husband traveled west, living in a wooden trailer he made and hauled along behind them, taking odd jobs along the way. He worked on the construction of the Hoover Dam for six months before

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the moving the couple back east. Hocker said they settled in Ashland, Ky. where Hocker lived up until two years ago when she joined the family at Teays Valley Assisted Living. “She worries about everyone,” activities director, Brenda Winters said. “She is always asking if she can give us a hand in the kitchen or doing other jobs, always wanting to lend her helping hands.” Her friendships are built on more than just her incredible appetite for helping others. Many of those who know Hocker claim her positive attitudes and her strong mind are but two of her many admirable qualities. “She is just a sweetheart,” Winters said. “She is happy all the time, loves everybody and never has a bad thing to say about anyone. She is so sweet and kind.” Her love of family has extended from her childhood through today and her poetry mimics this familial care and its longevity in her life. In a poem to her grandfather, a Civil War veteran, Hocker wrote, “Raised a fine family of ten, four beautiful daughters and six fine men. You dig a well and plant a tree, enjoyed by your children and watch them grow, showing them by example, things they should know.” She also wrote poetry about her daughters, writing about their angelic presence in her life and the pride she got when looking at them. One hundred years is a long time to love and Marie Hocker has given all she has to everyone in her path. “She’s led a wonderful life,” Wysong said. “She’s always smiling and always will be.”

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2014 Future 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er Baby Contest starts

Parks and Recreation Director Scott Williamson speaks to the children of Hometown Elementary about the history of the park and significance of the newly unveiled information pedestals.

Hometown From Page 1 They first cut the high grass and put lights up in the park, which moved out the drug dealers, Williamson said. They removed the shingle roofs of the shelters and replaced them with red-metal roofing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This place was likely abandoned in the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? said Lowell Wilkes, of Rivers to Ridges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was nothing but a swamp and all of the roofs had moss on them. You wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come here and picnic.â&#x20AC;? The team also poured concrete bases for the shelters and tore down the more damaged of the two shelters to completely rebuild it. The second shelter needed some reinforcement but, otherwise, stood well. Unfortunately, their workload was multiplied in 2012 when the derecho blew down trees and destroyed much of the work done by the crews. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The derecho wiped it out,â&#x20AC;? Wilkes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trees fell on the shelter and destroyed it, trees were down everywhere. It was a mess.â&#x20AC;? In fall of 2012, work to repair

the park began again and included the clearing of downed trees and the planting of new trees by a group of volunteers from Toyota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we arrived, it was pretty well destroyed,â&#x20AC;? said Sandy Maynard, external affairs specialist for Toyota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shelters were down, the playground equipment was in disarray. There were tree limbs and trash all over. There were no trees. We dug holes and planted new trees.â&#x20AC;? The shelter was once again rebuilt and painted red and grey, the colors of local Poca High School. Fifty Toyota volunteers worked in the rain to repair the park and paint the picnic tables. A drainage system that keeps water from flooding the park has been installed underground, dumping the water off park grounds by the railroad tracks, a spot also owned and provided by Amherst. Jeremy Mynes, the maintenance supervisor of the park, worked tirelessly with his crew to get the park in running order.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know how important small parks like this are for the community,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, it makes me feel good that there is such a demand to have a park like this. This park has been here for a long, long time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone through a number of changes and this is just another part of its evolution.â&#x20AC;? With the red and grey shelters, the tree-stump carvings of a frog and a turtle and the bright red playground equipment, the Hometown Park has become something the community hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen since it was built by Amherst for the families of its employees. Plans to build a new set of restrooms are underway with the grant procured and positioning established. Williamsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to add more playground equipment and eventually add on a walking trail that would go to the elementary school, he said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;October babyâ&#x20AC;? must be preregistered with the Putnam County 4-H Office by calling 304-586-0217 or emailing SPCampbell@mail.wvu. edu today. The baby and family must reside in Putnam County and the parents must be willing to allow photos to be taken for publicity when the baby is â&#x20AC;&#x153;showeredâ&#x20AC;? with gifts from 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Future 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;erâ&#x20AC;? will receive a layette full of gifts donated by members of the local Putnam County 4-H Clubs.

Pregnant mothers who are expecting a baby sometime around the first full week of October could be honored as this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Putnam County future 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er. The Putnam County Leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association, in celebration of National 4-H Week, October 5-11 will be showering the first Putnam County Baby born on or after Oct. 5 with gifts. This will mark the 23rd year of recognizing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Future 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er.â&#x20AC;? To b e e l i g i b l e , t h e

Young enrolls at Marietta College Mandee Young of Poca has enrolled as part of the Class of 2018 at Marietta College for the Fall 2014 semester. Young, who is a graduate of Poca High School, is majoring in Advertising and Public Relations.

Students can pursue bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in one of 44 majors offered at Marietta. Approximately 365 freshmen officially joined Marietta College during the traditional Matriculation ceremony on Aug. 21.

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Lady Generals shut down rival Redskins, 2-0 By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

In a clash of the undefeated titans of Putnam County soccer, Winfield found victory in the back of the Redskins’ goal defeating its Putnam County rival 2-0. Hurricane (10-1-0) put up a fight, keeping aggressive on both ends of the field, but in the end, the Lady Generals (9-0-3) shut down the key strikers for the Redskins and won the contest. “When you play [Hurricane], it’s this kind of game,” Winfield coach Marshall Hoff said. “We’re going to play each other hard. We’re going to play each other tough. It’s going to be a battle until the last second. We have to give it all we’ve got against a team like Hurricane.” Much of the contest was fought in Hurricane’s defensive zone, evidenced by Winfield’s shots on goal being twice that of the Redskins. With six shots, the Lady Generals found the back of the net off the feet of Josee Erlandson and Jayne Lawman. Hurricane’s goalkeeper Hannah Thompson was on high alert with her work cut out for her. She made saves on four of Winfield’s shots literally by leaps and bounds. “We definitely played better against such a great team,” Thompson said. “They know what it takes

Gritts From Page 1 he Gritts’ famous corn maze. Gritt said that he and his father, Bob, plan out the following year’s theme together, almost immediately once the season ends in November. “We’ve been prepping basically since Nov. 1 of last year,” he said. “It’s pretty much a year round

to step up and be a state championship team and we need to do that too.” Of Winfield’s six shots, five came at Thompson from outside the box. Erlandson’s goal was kicked from just outside the corner of the net, too close for any keeper’s comfort. Lawman sent hers past Thompson from outside the penalty box. “Everybody played great,” Winfield center mid-fielder, Jordan Pauley said. “It was a team effort. First to the ball every time, that’s how we work.” On the other side of the field, Haley Evans, goalkeeper for the Lady Generals, caught Hurricane’s three shots, one off the foot of Hurricane’s Abby Watson and the other two from Josie Kroeger, reaching up high for a save against a shot that would have barely skimmed underneath the top bar. “Our girls gave the effort but they didn’t play smart,” Hurricane coach Shelly Young said. “They can play better than we saw tonight. They realize they can play better and they are going to have to work harder from now to post-season to make the changes they need to.” Young said this loss would help to unlock a greater truth for the Redskins. “Sometimes you learn more from a loss than a win,” she said.

“I think it will bring about a clarity to them.” In the fight to stay undefeated, both teams pushed hard against one-another, forcing penalties on all three sections of the field. Hurricane had 11 fouls called on them and Winfield had nine, evidence of a strong desire to win on either side of the locker rooms. “Neither of our teams are ‘dirty’ teams,” Young said. “When you have these two teams, there’s going to be contact. “I didn’t perceive any of the contact to be intentional. I think some of the unintentional contact should have been called still, but none of it was intentional. Neither of us are dirty teams.” This loss for Hurricane was a disparaging one, Watson said. The Redskins will have their chance at Winfield again in the sectionals and Young said they have time to review how they played and learn to better attack the state champion Generals. “Our performance could have better,” Watson said. “We will be ready. We know what we need to work on and we will work on it. There is no easy ride through this. This game is already over and we will be ready for Thursday.” Even though Winfield shut down Hurricane strikers, Watson and Audrey Barber, Hoff said the team

kind of thing that you have to do in order to get all your ducks in a row. Basically, my dad and I just kind of sit down and talk for hours about what we’re going to add, how we’re going to do it and how it’s going to be.” This year Gritts is promising even more fun for families by adding a petting zoo, goat feeder, pedal cars and two new slides. It

also added an indoor bathroom for families. “The biggest goal of the farm is to try and add as much stuff as possible so that kids have as much fun as possible,” Gritt said. “That’s what we want. We want everyone just to come out and have a good time.” Gritt said all the attractions at the farm are catered to children and families, which is why they veer away from “haunted mazes” and Halloween decorations. Instead, he said, he just wants kids and their families to have a good time. “My favorite part is just seeing all the families out here getting together and spending the day together,” he said. “It’s kind of cool to see that going on because I know a lot of times people with busy lives don’t get to hang out together.” Families who visit Gritts can spend hours seeing everything there is to offer, only to have their children kicking and screaming when it’s time to leave. “You could easily expect to spend three hours here and usu-

A midfield battle for possession occurred between Generals’ Jayne Lawman (9) and Hurricane’s Allison Clay (18) and Jessica Ray (39). did not set up an extra game plan for this specific situation against the two. “We just can’t let them possess,” he said. “They are both very talented and if you let them get the ball, they’ll turn it around on you fast. We don’t fix on one single

situation, though. We run multiple formations and you can’t set up a single type like that for just one situation.” Winfield will travel to Spring Valley to face the Timber Wolves at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2.

ally you’ll be dragging your kids out after those three hours because they want to stay longer,” Gritt said. “You see that a lot kids crying because they want to stay.” Gritt said he thinks the petting zoo, in particular, will be popular. “There are goats, rabbits, two hens and a hen that has six baby chicks,” Gritt said. “And one of the goats has a little baby boy that’s about 14 days old.” Gritt, a 2012 graduate of Marshall University, knows what it’s like spending time with family. He has been helping on the farm as long as he remembers and said he has a hard time imagining working somewhere else. “It’s something I’ve done since I could walk,” he said. “I’ve always been around it. I would spend hours on the tractor with my dad. I’ve always enjoyed it- it’s fun to be around. I really just like being outside all day.” While the majority of the year is spent working mostly around family, Gritt said the Fall is made extra

special by the hiring of employees from the surrounding area. “Everybody that works out here is from the surrounding area,” Gritt said. “That’s one of the things we like about it. During flowers and produce season we don’t employ as many people. During this time of the year we get to employ more people. That’s a plus, that we can help stimulate our micro economy.” While flowers and produce were originally the main products of Gritts Farm, Gritt said his dad started the pick your own pumpkin patch as a way to attract more people in around 12 years ago. Now the farm relies on the Fall season to make it through the year. “It’s super crucial,” Gritt said. “There’s a lot of competition in produce and flowers. We don’t make a ton of money in that. This almost finances us so we can do that in those parts of the year. If it wasn’t for this, I think we would have a hard time holding on to the flowers and the produce part.” Throughout the fall, it will be all hands on deck at Gritts Farm where owner Bob Gritt can often be found driving the tractor to the maze. “My dad has probably been my biggest role model,” Gritt said. “He works harder than anyone I’ve ever seen in my entire life.” Admission for Gritts Fall Fun Farm is free for children three and under, $6 for seniors 65 and over, $10 for ages 3 to 65 on weekends and $8 for ages 3 to 65 on weekdays. Call 304-937-2565.

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No. 2 Winfield boys team defeats Hurricane By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com It’s been a special season so far for the No. 2 Winfield Generals soccer team. Memorable moments continued to play out in front of a boisterous crowd as they took on rival Hurricane (3-6-2). The Generals (10-0-2) did manage to come out on top, but barely survived the Redskins 2-1 on Tues. Sept. 23. “The win puts us in good shape,” said Winfield coach Mike Foster. “We’re ranked second in the state. We have a good team, but there’s a lot of things we need to work on. I thought we had some things corrected tonight, but it looks like we still have some things to work on.” Both teams played to a scoreless stalemate in the first half, although Winfield had plenty of chances. Only five minutes into the game the Generals rang one off the post, but could not capitalize. “We had a lot of nice shots and a lot of chances tonight, but it just didn’t happen for us on our chances,” Foster said. The missed first half chances continued to plague Winfield when senior Steven Taylor fired one high over the net, after originally making a nice move to deflect the ball to himself in order to get in good scoring position.

Both teams, however, headed into the locker room with no score to show. Hurricane knew they had a good chance to pull the upset if they could continue their strong play. “I tried to be clear with the guys at halftime,” said Hurricane coach Coert Voorhees. “I told them to play the game they’d been playing for the first twenty five minutes. We out-possessed Winfield, out-shot them and played Hurricane soccer so I just wanted to get them in that mentality.” Although the Redskins are in the midst of a rebuilding year with a young team, they knew crazy things happen sometimes in rivalry games. “We’re in a transition year,” Voorhees said. “When you play your rival like that, I’m very pleased and of course I would like the result to be a win or a tie, but it was a great effort and the best soccer we’ve played all year.” The Generals finally broke through in the second half when a handball was called against Hurricane. Winfield senior Jesse Richmond rose to occasion and slipped one past the Redskins freshman goalkeeper Dalton Burch, putting the Generals up 1-0 on the penalty kick with 37:41 remaining in the

contest. “I always try to pick a different side with my penalty kicks so the goalie never knows where I’m going,” Richmond said. “I practice left, right and middle. When I stepped up, I knew I had the confidence to put it away.” Only two minutes later, Taylor broke free downfield and put another ball past Burch for the second score of the game, lifting the Generals to a 2-0 lead. Hurricane then responded when junior Jonathan Lovejoy was able to mount a charge and score on a two on one break with 28:09 remaining. “I saw their left center back pressuring the ball,” Lovejoy said. “Once I saw that, I knew I needed to make a straight run because I didn’t want to be off side. Once I saw the ball I had one goal in mind and that was score.” A yellow card was dished out with 24:10 to go when senior Loran Meadows of Hurricane slid into one of the Winfield players as the game became a little more intense down the stretch. “Coach just wanted us to finish the game and play the game that we know and not give in to the temptation of losing our cool and getting out of control,” Lovejoy said. Winfield held off a furious charge from Hurricane to come

Hurricane junior Gabriel Bevoqua goes one on one with Winfield sophomore Parker Devlin. out in the end with their tenth victory of the season. The Generals ended with 16 shots on goal while the Redskins managed to put 10 on Winfield senior keeper C.T. Douglas. “It was a sectional game,” Foster said. “We couldn’t finish in a tie. We had to come out with a win. I guess a win’s a win, but it just doesn’t feel like a win. We were really lucky.” The Generals are on pace to win

more games than any other Winfield team has in program history. Richmond said the squad is aware that something unique is beginning to take shape. “With the team we have we know we can do something special and right now we’re doing something special,” he said. “We’re on track to have the most wins in Winfield history, but we can’t look at that. We just have to take it one game at time.”

Winfield volleyball splits with Phillip Barbour, Parkersburg By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Winfield Generals showcased their volleyball prowess when they beat Phillip Barbour at the Sept. 24 Charleston Showcase. Although they lost arguably their top player in senior Megan Mourier to an ankle injury sustained in practice, the team was able to use younger players to take up the challenge until she returns. “We lost our big hitter,” Winfield coach Paul Chinuntdet said between matches. “It puts the pressure on a lot of the younger girls that haven’t been playing or haven’t had to worry about scoring. Now they have to step up to the plate because our big hitter is sidelined.” The girls stepped up to the plate in the first set against the Colts. Even when Philip Barbour stormed out to a 4-0 lead the Generals didn’t panic, fighting back and scoring three points in a row. Midway through the first match, Winfield was able to grasp a lead which they would not relinquish for the remainder of the set as they went on to win 25-19. The lead swelled to as many as seven points in the Generals favor. “We all talked. That was one of the main reasons we won the first match,” said junior Amy Hill. With Mourier out, Hill admitted that the team wasn’t sure how

their new rotations were going to play out. “At first we didn’t think it was going to work because it was just so complicated,” she said. “We’ve never done it before, but after we started it and got into it, then things clicked really well.” The Generals dominated the second set against Philip Barbour, leading by as many as twelve points as the score swelled to 23-11. Barbour did tighten the gap with a hard charge at the end, but could not overcome the wide margin the Generals had raced out to early in the match. Winfield claimed the second set 25-20, taking both from the Colts. Junior Ashley Dawson led the Generals with eight points, while junior Chelsie Farmer had six kills. Senior Kaitlyn Legg had five kills and sophomore Allison Nelon chipped in with four. Legg and sophomore Natalie Gunnell recorded one block apiece. “We could’ve done a lot better,” Chinuntdet said after the win. “We left a lot of points out there. We scored a lot of points for them. We need to cut down on a lot of unforced errors. When we start making hitting errors we allow other teams to stay with us.” The Generals took on Parkersburg in the second and final match of the evening, battling until the end. Winfield dominated the first set against the Big Reds, jumping out

The Winfield volleyball squad defeated Philip Barbour in two sets but fell to Parkersburg 2-1. Above, players greet each other before the match gets underway. to a lead which grew to as many as seven points at 18-11. Parkersburg could not recover in the first set and the Generals went on to win 25-19. “Our back row passing has improved greatly from the beginning of the season,” Chinuntdet said. “Our setters are starting to improve their game, starting to tighten up their sets where we need them. Once the younger girls get experience, they’ll get all those jitters out of the way and it’ll just tune them in.” The second set was extremely competitive and tight all the way through. Neither team could create

much separation from the other, as the lead never grew to more than three points for each team all the way down the stretch, but eventually the Big Reds were too much for the Generals and came out on top in second set 25-22, evening the match at 1-1. Parkersburg won the coin toss to begin the third set. The Big Reds then stormed out to an 8-3 early lead. Winfield hung close and cut the lead down to two at 21-19, but could not escape with the win as Parkersburg prevailed 25-21 and won 2-1. “We can never give up,” junior

Kelsey Matusic said after the loss. “No dropped balls, everybody hustles 100 percent. We start strong, play strong and finish strong. We’re hoping to get to states and then once we get there we’re hoping to go as far as we can. We’re hoping to win states.” Hill finished the three sets against Parkersburg with five kills. Freshman Madison Mawyer and Farmer each had four, while Nelon and Legg each chipped in with two kills apiece. Freshman Autumn Elswick scored four aces, junior Kayla Bailey had three, while Legg had two and Dawson added one.

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Senior Ali Burdette won the title of 2014 Buffalo High School Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by senior Chase Casto.

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Buffalo’s Owen Tillis (7), Hunter Allen (66) and Jacob Hanshaw (30) rush the Gilmer County quarterback, forcing an incomplete pass. Hanshaw made contact, driving the QB to the grass.

Bison score 69 points in victory over Gilmer By Michael Circle Michael@theputnamstandard.com

In front of a large homecoming crowd, the Buffalo Bison did not disappoint and defeated the Gilmer County Titans 69-52 and advancing to 4-1. Despite the win, head coach Mike Sawyer issued challenges for the defense as the team delves deeper into a winning season. “It’s good to get the ‘W’ but we can’t be giving up that many points,” Sawyer said. “We made adjustments but it didn’t look like everyone came out [in the third] but we made another adjustment and it worked in the fourth quarter.” Senior running back Jordan Tucker was happy to add another win to the team’s record. He agreed with Sawyer the team needs to continue to improve, especially when they play teams with good running backs like Gilmer’s Austin Ratliff.

“He’s a strong runner,” Tucker said. “Obviously we couldn’t tackle him up high so at half time we said we half to hit him low because that’s the only way we’re going to get him down.” The team still looks at this win as a confidence booster for the upcoming game against Tyler Consolidated. “We got the job done,” junior linebacker and full back, Jacob Hanshaw said. “It definitely boosted our confidence to fix our mistakes and move on.” Tucker added, “Our loss last week to Greenbrier West was a bit of an eye-opener. It showed us we weren’t invincible. Tonight, we had to work but we got the win.” Though it seemed like the defense just could not get a stop, the offense was on fire. It scored on seven drives out of eight in the first half, the last of which came off of capitalizing on a fumbled high

snap by the Titans (2-3) in the last minute of the second quarter. “It was a high scoring game,” freshman quarterback, Ethan Burgess said. Gilmer found the end zone first after an exchange of fumbles, and Buffalo soon answered with a 56-yard drive that ended with a Tucker touchdown, tying the game at seven. The Titans then hit the end zone again on a 20-yard rush but the Bison blocked the extra point. It was senior punter and receiver, Brandon Buntura who caught a 50-yard touchdown pass and helped Buffalo capture a lead they would keep to the end. “There were positive things here and there,” Buntura said. “They weren’t bunched together like we needed them to be, though. We took a play off here and there and we can’t do that.” Gilmer fought hard to take back the lead. With missed extra-point attempts and failed two-point conversions, the best the Titans could do was tie the Bison score. The Buffalo defense may not

have been able to stop the Titans, but the offense continued to cut through the Titan secondary and find the end zone to keep the score up. In such an offensive game the first punt attempt of the night did not come until less than a minute before the half when Gilmer went three-and-out, but the punter could not make contact with the ball due to a high snap that was recovered by the Bison and capitalized on with a Dylan Lucas touchdown. “We got the job done and scored a couple of touchdowns,” Lucas said. “I just moved here a couple of weeks ago. It feels great to be back here with my friends from Midget League.” Lucas was a transfer from Hurricane and started for the Bison in the loss to Greenbrier West. His offensive play was key to Buffalo’s success over Gilmer. His defensive fumble recovery, two rushing touchdowns (28 yards and two yards), and a five-yard passing touchdown were evidence of his commitment to his new team

Freshman quarterback Ethan Burgess (2) hands the ball off after the snap. Offensive lineman Hunter Allen (66) (not pictured) held back the pressure from the Titan defense.

Buffalo unveiled “Benny the Bison” Friday night during its 2014 homecoming game against Scott. Above, “Benny” talks with some of his fans.

and the success he would like to share with them. Buffalo suffered two gameending injuries, Jacob Easton and Hunter Allen, both defensive playmakers for the Bison. With concussion symptoms being handled with extreme caution, injuries are looked at more intricately and deliberate, ensuring no player suffers life-altering complications. “This was the craziest game I’ve ever been a part of,” Easton said of the seemingly non-stop scoring. By the end of the game Burgess had racked up 123 passing yards to four different receivers for three touchdowns, and rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown. Tucker, who rushed for 1,405 yards last season, ran 310 yards against the titans and had 31 receiving yards. He rushed to the end zone four times and had one receiving touchdown. Buntura had 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. The Bison defense will have a lot to work on before their next home bout at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 against Tyler Consolidated.

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2013 Miss Redskin Taneisha Sturdavent crowns 2014 Miss Redskin Chloe Papa. Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards assisted with the ceremony.

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Hurricane senior quarterback Dylan Tinsley (13) dives into the endzone for a touchdown while junior Conner Watts looks to help. Photos by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography

Redskins fall to Midland on homecoming By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard There are very few teams in the state of West Virginia that run the football as well as Cabell Midland and the Hurricane Redskins found that out first hand as the Knights topped the Redskins 56-31, spoiling Hurricane’s homecoming. The Knights’ rushing attack and sheer numbers proved to be too much and was the difference in Friday night’s game as they amassed 525 rushing yards on a night where several Redskins players left with injury issues. That included senior starting quarterback Dylan Tinsley, who left the game late in the third quarter with a leg injury and did not return. “Numbers. That’s what it came down to,” said coach Jeremy Taylor. “We kept getting guys hurt and they just kept plowing us.” Hurricane (3-2) got the ball to open the game and went on an impressive opening drive before set-

tling for a Brian Hughes field goal and a 3-0 lead with 8:40 remaining in the first quarter. But the Knights would answer in a hurry as junior running back Jacob Hendricks found the end zone from 55 yards out to give Midland a 7-3 lead with 7:42 remaining in the first quarter. Down 14-3, the Redskins found the end zone for the first time on the night as Tinsley, who finished the game completing 17 of 21 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown, connected with Matthew Cooper from 27 yards out to cut the Knights’ lead to 14-9. “We knew we could throw the ball on them, I thought we did a decent job of it, but in the end we had to play a perfect game and we played a 65 percent perfect game,” Taylor said. Every time Hurricane got close, Midland had the answer and the Knights took a 28-17 lead into the locker room at halftime after a Tinsley touchdown run from six yards out with 2:04 remaining in

Hurricane senior Brandon Ford catches a pass from quarterback Dylan Tinsley for a touchdown in its homecoming game against Cabell Midland.

the first half. The opening kickoff of the second half looked to have been just what the Redskins needed as they recovered a Knights fumble and turned it into a Tinsley 2-yard touchdown run, cutting Midland’s lead to 28-23 with 10:39 remaining in the third quarter. But that would be as close as the Redskins would get and the Knights (5-0) would prove to be too much, scoring 28 unanswered points and taking a 56-23 lead with 7:14 remaining in the game. “I’ll look at the film all weekend, but it’s going to be yards after contact. That’s what killed us, yards after contact,” Taylor said.

The Redskins would add one late touchdown on a 2-yard run by sophomore Nick Williams, followed by a successful 2-point conversion attempt to set the final score at 56-31. “Our offense stepped up this week after having a not so well week at Princeton. The line blocked better, we weren’t able to run as much, but our passing game was good,” Williams said. “We just have to step it up next week.” The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Redskins and now their attention shifts on getting better during their upcoming bye week and preparing for George Washington at home the

following week. “Mistakes here and there. I made some, other people made some, we just have to work and reduce the mistakes,” said senior Matthew Cooper said. “We’re all banged up, a few of our guys are hurt, and we’ll hopefully get them all back by the GW game.” Williams added, “We have to start off fresh Monday, we have a bye week, and just lift hard, train hard, just do everything we can to get better and just work hard every single day.” The Redskins are off this week, but return to action at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 against George Washington.

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Poca High School’s 2014 Homecoming Queen is senior Madison Eastwood. She was escorted by Austin Clevenger.

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Scott makes quick work of slumping Poca By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com There were very few positives for Poca head coach Teddy Stewart to pull out of the 52-0 loss his team suffered at the hands of Scott last Friday night. “We played good competition,” he said. “They’re the No. 2 team in the state. We told the boys all week, ‘guys they run hard.’ We were

meeting them in the backfield, we just weren’t finishing plays and us not finishing plays has been a big Achilles heel for us all year.” The Dots (0-5) were outplayed in nearly every facet of the game. Making matters even worse, on game day senior starting quarterback Justin Stewart told the coaching staff he would no longer be a member of the team. “It’s hard to progress when

you’ve had three quarterbacks in five weeks,” coach Stewart said. Enter sophomore Hunter Wagner, who was quickly thrown into the fire in Stewart’s place at O.O. White Stadium. “We can’t progress any when we have to take a step forward and then three steps back and work with a younger kid, but Wagner’s the man and we’ll go with what we have,” Stewart said. “He’ll get better. He has nowhere to go but up.” On the first Poca possession, he was promptly picked-off by Hunter Bradley of Scott and everything proceeded to go downhill from there. “Scott has a good team,” Wagner said. “They have a good defense. I don’t think I did terrible, but I threw two picks. There’s nothing else I can really say about it.” Two plays after Wagner was intercepted, Bradley took a hand-off and rumbled 39-yards for a score which proved to be all the Class AA No. 2 Skyhawks would need. Scott (5-0) piled up 308 yards on the ground against Poca on 42

carries, scoring at will most of the night. The Poca offense struggled to get anything going at all, finishing the game with just 57 yards of total offense. The Dots gained a total of 9 yards in the first half and only managed to get two first downs. The Scott offense began five of its six scoring drives inside Poca territory and the Skyhawks did not punt once in the game. A 32-yard field goal from Donovan Moore made the score 10-0, after that, Scott found the end zone on its next three drives. Garrett Roberts scored on a 10-yard run and a 53-yard reception. Then a 30-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Price to Logan Webb put the Skyhawks up even further. Thanks to their defensive play, the Scott offense was able to counter by putting 31 points up on the board in the first half, as they busted out to a commanding 31-0 halftime lead. “Their defense just flows to the ball real well,” Wagner said. “They just know what they’re doing on

defense.” Price scored on a 23-yard run just three plays into the third quarter and Cody Harvey scored on the next drive from 21-yards out to push the score up to 45-0 by the end of the third quarter. Bradley led all rushers for Scott with 79 yards on only four carries. The Skyhawks finished with 417 yards of total offense. Poca had trouble all night long trying to find a spark in the running game. The backs were stuffed repeatedly and, without a viable passing game to lean on, the Scott defense was never fooled or kept off-balance in any way. Joseph Cotrill’s 29 yards on 9 carries led the Dots. Poca is averaging just 9.6 points-per-game on offense. Unfortunately, the schedule doesn’t provide any breaks. The Dots will go up against Herbert Hoover, Wayne, Sissonville and Mingo Central in the coming weeks. The Dots begin the tough stretch with a road trip out to Herbert Hoover at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Poca soccer confidence grows with wins By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Poca Dots soccer is on a roll. After a rough stretch where they lost five consecutive games, the Dots have now won three of their last five. Poca beat Mingo Central 7-0 on Sept. 13 to get back to winning. Then the Dots put together another solid performance when they were able to win at home against Scott 3-1 on Sept. 16. “We were down in the first half against Scott,” said senior goalkeeper Kendal Sayre. “But we came back in with intensity and determination to go out there and win. We knew we could beat Scott and we did.” The Dots fell to Cross Lanes Christian 2-0 on Sept. 18 at home and then lost the following match to Sissonville 4-1 on Sept. 23. And even though Poca lost two in a row, coach Mike Shrewsbury said he liked what he saw from his squad. “We actually played pretty good against Sissonville,” Shrewsbury said. “The problem is, we look ahead and see who we’re playing next and worry about that instead of focusing on the game at hand.” The difference in the mid-season turnaround could be attributed to a number of factors, but Shrewsbury said the main reason is the team is beginning to play a more intelligent brand of soccer. “We’re playing smart,” he said.

“The girls always play hard and give 100 percent. We just make one little mistake and then we kind of build on mistakes for some reason.” The Dots may be making mistakes here and there, but they’re not nearly as numerous as they were during the five-game losing streak earlier in the season. Poca lost to Cabell Midland, Pikeview, Sissonville, Herbert Hoover and Ravenswood consecutively. The Dots scored only three goals in their first seven games, but the scoring has since picked up and been a major key to winning games. “It was good to get the win,” Shrewsbury said after the 8-2 victory at home over Mingo Central on Sept. 24. “Probably not the strongest opponent out there, but we did some things we wanted to accomplish. We wanted to work on passing and work on a lot of things we do in practice.” Sayre led the Dots with two goals against Mingo after Shrewsbury relieved her of goalkeeping duties, allowing her to show off her all-around game. “I think we’re finally getting in the swing of things,” said senior Mariah Cook. “We’ve been getting better and playing more to our potential. Bryana Herdman also had two goals in the win over Mingo, while Cook, Paige Reames, Madalyn Arnott, Taylor Dean and Caley

The Poca High School Lady Dots soccer team has learned each others strenghs. The team has won three of its last five games. Jackson all scored one apiece. “One thing the girls are is good sports,” Shrewsbury said. “Nobody deserves to be run off the field and we like to practice sportsmanship whenever we can. Mingo Central is actually a good bit better than they were a couple years ago. It seems like their program is headed the right way. “They struggle with what we do in numbers and talent, but it was a good game.” The goal scoring has not only resulted in more wins, but recently, Shrewsbury said he has been able

to get younger players some valuable experience. “The younger girls all hustled,” he said. “They all gave 100 percent. They just need to pick up the skills and they’re making mistakes, but some of them have never played ball before this year so we’re satisfied with what’s going on and we’re getting better.” Shrewsbury said the Dots have made progress since the beginning of the year. He’s hoping by the end of the season the team will actually be a step better when it’s time for sectionals. “We’ve scored more in the last

three or four games than we probably scored in the first ten games,” he said. An added bonus for the Dots has been their midfield play, which has really been up to the challenge. “Midfield has been stepping it up and the passing is phenomenal,” Sayre said. “We just have to do that throughout the rest of the season to improve our game.” But win or lose, the Dots (5-8) are beginning to show improvement. “We’re gaining more confidence,” Cook said. “It’s a lot better than losing.”

Poca Middle sees WESTEST scores rise to the top Poca Middle School has made leaps and bounds in WESTEST Scores finishing with five of the highest scores in Putnam County Middle Schools during the 2013-14 school year. Poca Middle boasts top scores in sixth grade Reading and Language Arts (71%) and Science (76%), seventh grade Math (64%) and Science (61%) and eight grade Reading and Language Arts (69%). The WESTEST (West Virginia Educational Standards Test) is an assessment that measures student achievement of the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives (CSOs). The test provides information about students’ academic strengths and weaknesses by performance level descriptors. Their performance is then compared to academic standards rather than to the performance of a national sample of students. Poca Middle’s new principal, Debbie Shrewsbury, said she’s walked into a great situation. “Our WESTEST scores from last year were fantastic and I give all the credit to these great teachers,” she said. However, teachers said they are the lucky ones because they have hard working students. “I give all the credit to the kids, said Charlotte Arthur, one of the

eighth grade reading and language arts teachers. “We pushed their writing to the limit. They leave this middle school disciplined.” Poca teachers helped reward successful students by implementing a rewards program. “We used a reward system-Dot Dollars,” said Shelley Stewart, another eighth grade reading and language arts teacher. “When they did well they often received Dot Dollars to use at the school store. It gave them reasons to want to do well.” Shad Ridgely who teaches sixth grade reading and language Arts along with Abby Waldorf, said they have done a great job making reading fun. Ridgely’s room looks more like the cozy nook of a library with beanbags and tons of books. “I hit every estate sale,” Ridgely

said. “If a kid wants a book, we get it.” Waldorf said sixth graders rose in Reading and Language Arts scores because they target learners who aren’t on certain levels and give them the help they need. “We have an intervention block where students learn various reading strategies,” she said. “They can sit in bean bags for 20 minutes and just read whatever book they want or we can work with them in any area where there seems to be a struggle.” Katie Lloyd also saw her sixth grade science class bring in a top score in the county. “I make a game out of reviewing for the WESTEST all year,” Lloyd said. “We review CSOs and they get to have teams and wear costumes and everything. I really

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try to instill a love of learning.” On the day of the science portion of the WESTEST Lloyd decorated the sixth grade hall with posters and gave her students individual notes and a mini pep assembly. Poca Middle’s seventh grade also posted the highest scores in Math and Science. “It’s important you know the ones that need extra help finding success,” said science teacher Melissa Duncan. “For some that means taking a test three times. It’s all about understanding content. That’s the goal.” Duncan’s counterparts in the

seventh grade Math Department agree. “We are very hands on,” said Heidi Clark, math teacher. “We concentrate on problem solving and breaking problems apart in math. I praise them a lot and we play a lot of games. We are constantly moving around. Kids learn that way.” “We talk about the test all year,” said Berna Darby, seventh grade math teacher. “I want them to sit down the day of that test and be confident and say ‘I know this.’”

Page 12 -Thursday, October 2, 2014 ALEXANDER TODD BROWNING Alexander Todd Browning, of Scott Depot gave up his fight with multiple sclerosis on Sept. 19. Todd was born August 20, 1969 to Vernon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipâ&#x20AC;? and Carrie Browning with whom he made his home. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; Dennie and Pearl Browning and Lee and Effie Wood; aunt Jean Collins and uncles Bob and Bill Wood. In addition to his parents Todd is survived by his children, sons, Levi and Walker and daughters, Haleigh, Tori, Brooklyn and her children and Mallory and her children all of Chilhowie, Va.; sister, Verna Lee (Kevin) Coll of Tornado; brother, Vernon Browning Jr. (Cecelia) of Culloden; nieces, Sara, Jenny and Amanda; nephews, Matthew and Eric; great-nieces, Natalie and Edyn; great-nephews, Nate, Nolan and Owen; special uncles and aunties; Janie and Carl Estep, Larry and Ruth Wood and Laliah Wood and a host of cousins and second cousins. Todd loved his family, old cars, trucks and cycles. He began working for Teays Valley Hardware as a Junior at Winfield High School until he retired with M.S. Disability. Funeral service were held Sept. 23 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane with Pastor Steve Inman officiating. Burial followed in Montgomery Memorial Park, London. Visit www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com

Ruth Ellen Childers Eggleton, 98, of Scott Depot passed away Sept.18 at CAMC-Teays Valley following a brief illness. Born October 12, 1915 in Mason County, she lived her adult life in Putnam County. She was a daughter of the late Russell and Alberta Dye Childers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank; her sisters, Edith Welch and Helen Childers as well as her brother, Russell Lee â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peteâ&#x20AC;? Childers. Surviving are her daughter, Betty L. Mustonen of Scott Depot; her son, Robert J. Eggleton (Joyce) of Flemingsburg, KY; her brother, Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Childers of Hurricane; three grandchildren, Dr. Michael A. Eggleton (Leigh) of White Hall, AR. Jerry R. Eggleton (Jody) of Granville, OH, Kelly D. Eggleton of Louisville, KY; three great-grandchildren, Holly C. Eggleton and Carley M. Eggleton both of Granville, OH and Allison Ruthann Eggleton of White Hall, AR. Funeral service were held Sept. 22 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane with Rev. Keith Creasy officiating. Burial followed in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Hurricane. www.chapmanfuneralhomes. com Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Dr. Michael Eggleton, Jerry Eggleton, Kelly Eggleton, her nephew, Wayne Childers as well as Ted Boggess and Rex Eggleton. Honorary pallbearers are John Bowcott, Jack Roush and Jack Browning.

Obituaries at her daughter and son-in-laws home surrounded by loved ones after a long illness. Born August 3, 1928 in Henlawson, Bonnie was a daughter of the late Tom and Lula Hale Ratliff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 32 years Ersel Taylor Fitch in 1981; grandson Johnny Ray Toppings Jr in 1988, and great grandson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curtie Bugâ&#x20AC;? in 1991. Also welcoming her to heaven are sisters Edith Frazier, Jean Pridemore, Henrietta Leffingwell, Josie McDaniels, Pearl Gillette and Sue Nan Whitlock; and brothers James Ratliff, Herbert Ellis, George Ellis and Otis Ellis. A beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Bonnie leaves behind her children, Linda Horn (Roger) of Hurricane, Delina Holstien of Hurricane, Donald Fitch (Nancy) of Hurricane, and Teresa Forsback (Arthur) of St. Albans; sister Molly Nace of Dunbar; 12 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren, and many nieces nephews and friends. Funeral services were held Saturday Sept. 27 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane with George Hodge officiating. Burial followed at Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com

NANCY ANN MCCLURE Nancy Ann Edens McClure, 73, of Winfield went to heaven on Sept. 22 after a short illness. Nancy was born at home in BONNIE LEE FITCH Charleston on June 12, 1941 to RUTH ELLEN Bonnie Lee Fitch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grannyâ&#x20AC;?, 86, the late Elmer Vinson and Kathryn CHILDERS EGGLETON of Hurricane passed away Sept. 23 Phoebe Koontz Edens. She was also preceded in death by husband David Lee McClure and much loved brother Larry Edens. Nancy graduated from Winfield High School in 1959 and received both her under graduate and graduate degrees in Education from Marshall University. She married the love of her life, the late David Lee McClure on Dec. 17, 1960. Nancy is survived by her devoted daughter and son-in-law, Lee Ann and Gregg Barnett of Scott Depot; her beloved son and daughter-in-law, David J. and Annett McClure of Elkview; her granddaughters, Kerri Barnett Templeton and husband Eric S. Templeton of Scott Depot, Katie Barnett of Scott Depot and Grace McClure of Elkview, her grandson Luke McClure of Elkview; two great grandchildren, Hadley and L`] \]ZYl] oadd Z] Y[[]kkaZd] dan] naY2 Liam Templeton of Scott Depot; Barbara Edens of Hurricane; q ON HmZda[ :jgY\[Yklaf_ Yf\ HmZda[ JY\ag q ON E]ljg F]ok JY\ag sister nieces Penny Gritt Goff and husband Matt of Eleanor and Sherri q Dan] klj]Yeaf_ gf onhj]kk&gj_ q K]d][l ON f]okhYh]j o]Zkal]k Edens Bradley of Melbourne, Fla. Service were held Sept. 25 at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley. Private burial took place in Cunningham Memorial Park,

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The Putnam Standard St. Albans. www.chapmanfuner- and Chuck Slater; grandchildren, Trampas (Sheyrell) Larck Ryan, alhomes.com April, Samantha (Todd) Craig, Jessica (Phillip) Johnson, SamanEDGAR ALVIN tha (Johnny) Lanham, Shannon NORRIS Edgar Alvin Norris, 75, of Hur- Bench and Donna Slater; greatricane, passed away peacefully at grandchildren, Alexis, Autumn, Aleah, Bosten, Macey, Kellan home, Monday, Sept. 22. Born May 3, 1939 in Wayne Larck; Hunter, Jada, Tara Craig; County, he was a son of the late Lauren and Hanna Johnson; Allen, Edgar Bartrum Norris and Virginia Johnny, Sarah, Haley Lanham; Caldwell Norris. He was also pre- Brittany, Destiny, Alexis, Logan, ceded in death by sisters Phyllis Zack Slater and Emma. Funeral service were held MonDoyle and Sherry Renninger Hall day Sept. 22 at Chapman Funeral and brother Steve Norris. Ed was a veteran serving in Home, Hurricane with Pastor Dathe Army from 1956 to 1960 and vid McCormick officiating and serving in the Navy from 1960 to Pastor Keith Hudson assisting. A 1964. He was also a retired city private burial will be held at a later of Hurricane Commissioner 1988 date in Graceland Memorial Park, to 2008. He was a member of the South Charleston. Oddfellows Lodge. His greatest ANNA â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENEEâ&#x20AC;? achievement was being a very lovMARIE WHITE ing husband, father and grandfather Anna Marie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reneeâ&#x20AC;? White, and always helping the community 67, of Winfield passed away Sept. or whoever was in need. Ed is survived by his loving 24 at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medical Center, wife of 55 years Donna Jean Nor- Huntington. Born April 15, 1947, Renee was ris; daughters Brenda J. Campbell (Lee) of Hurricane and Marie Gil- a daughter of the late Milroy and lispie (Todd Coyner) of Hurricane; Betty Lovejoy. She was a long-time member brothers Henry Norris (Louise) of Milton, Tom Norris (Isabell) of of Huntington Street Community Hurricane, Bill Norris (Jane) of Church, St. Albans and will always Huntington, and Jeff Norris of Ban- be remembered as a caregiver to croft; grandchildren Sheena Estep her family and the countless chil(Phillip) of Hurricane, Brandon dren whose lives she touched as a Campbell (Lanayea) of Culloden, foster parent. She is survived by her husand Brooke Campbell of Hurricane; and great grandchildren band of 50 years, Jesse White; Gavyn Holstien and P.J. Estep of children Jesse White Jr. (Patricia) of Culloden, Pamela (Donald) Hurricane. Funeral services were held Thomas of Winfield, Melissa Thursday, Sept. 25 at Chapman â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missyâ&#x20AC;? (David) Jeffries of FraFuneral Home with Chaplain Pete ziers Bottom; seven grandchildren; Thompson officiating. Burial fol- two great-grandchildren; and sislowed service at Forest Memorial ters Patty Simmons of St. Albans, Park in Milton. www.chapmanfu- Mary Womack and Linda Harper of Nitro and Darlene Masters of neralhomes.com Lucas, Ohio. Funeral service were held FriANNA MAE day Sept. 26 at Chapman Funeral PAULEY Anna Mae Pauley, 77, of Scott Home, Hurricane with Rev. RichDepot, a loving mother, grand- ard Mallory officiating. Burial mother, and great-grandmother followed in Leadman Cemetery, entered into Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gates Sept. Winfield. www.chapmanfuneral19 at Hubbard Hospice House homes.com surrounded by family and friends. KIMBERLY DAWN She was a very loved woman WORKMAN that possessed great strength. Her Kimberly Dawn Workman, 42, love for others showed in the way she cared for them. A true caregiv- of Hurricane passed away Sept. 24. Born August 31, 1972, she was er, she made sure everyone around a daughter of Shirley Russell and her was loved and cared for. A woman who always put others the late Jessie Russell. She was also preceded in death by her needs before her own. She attended The Scary Creek grandparents, Earl and Clara Jinks Church of God and loved her Lord and James Clifton and Dorthy D. Russell. and Savior. She is survived by her husband Anna was born November 13, 1936 to the late David and Gladys Brady A. Workman of Hurricane; McGhee. She was preceded in daughter Kalya Workman (David death by the love of her life, her Taylor); son Brady Joe Workman husband Marvin D. Pauley, her (Becca Bowling); grandson Alex sister Irene Affolter and grandsons, Workman; parents Jim and Shirley Anderson of Hurricane; brother Michael and Chad Slater. Anna is survived by daughters, Joe Russell; sisters, Sherry Key Peggy (Don) Larck, Patricia Pauley and Sarah Sazonov; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans. Burial followed in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com

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Cabell County Schools cafeteria manager to appear on “The Chew” Cabell County Schools is proud to announce that Mary Cook, Cafeteria manager at Village of Barboursville Elementary, will represent the county’s Food Service program on an episode of ABC’s “The Chew” at 1 p.m. Friday Oct. 4. The school system was invited to send a representative to appear on the show by First Lady Michelle Obama at the recommendation of the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Child Nutrition. “It was just so exciting...top of your bucket list,” said Cook about the experience. “I am so fortunate I was able to go to New York City to represent Cabell County.” Cook has been working as a school cook in Cabell County for 21 years. She prepared the district’s recipe for “Spaghetti with

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Meat Sauce” for the show’s “Chew Tank” segment. She competed against two other school food service representatives, and was judged by not only the show’s chefs, but also First Lady Michelle Obama herself. “She was so nice.” Cook said. “She even hugged me a couple of times.” The recipe she prepared, which was the result of a collaborative effort by Cabell County’s cooks, turned out to be a real crowd pleaser. “I am so proud to be a cook in Cabell County and in the state of West Virginia,” Cook said. “We are so far ahead of the rest of the country in terms of child nutrition.” “The Chew” airs locally on WCHS TV8 weekdays at 1 p.m.

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Putnam Aging hosts Senior Fall Fest The City of Buffalo has partnered with the Buffalo Senior Center and Putnam Aging to sponsor the Buffalo Senior Fall Festival. The event is free and open to the public, with amusement and festivities for those of all ages. The event will be held on Oct. 4 starting at 8 a.m. centered at 48 Wrights Lane in Buffalo. The festival will feature a number of events including a horse parade, a raffle, live music, crafts, baked goods, homemade apple butter, and much more. The live music will include performances by ‘4 the Cause’ and the ‘Copley Family’ of Mingo County. Flu and Pneumonia shots will be provided for free at the festival to those 65 and up, as well as being available for a small fee to the public, along with glucose readings.

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In addition to Putnam Aging, the Buffalo Senior Center, and the City of Buffalo, the festival is being sponsored by Chapman’s Funeral Home, Raynes Funeral Home, Gates Funeral Home, Alan’s Funeral Home, Big Sandy’s, Fruth Pharmacy of Winfield, Fruth Pharmacy of Eleanor, Rite Aid of Eleanor, Sam’s Club, Pizza Hut

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this notice or not later than Putnam County December 10, 2014. 2t 9-25, 10-2 ps If the claim is not exhibited to the fiduciary by that date, you must exhibit the claim at the office of the undersigned LEGAL NOTICE fiduciary supervisor at the address shown below Council Meeting within ninety days of the first publication of this The City of Hurricane notice or not later than C o u n c i l w i l l h a v e a December 24, 2014. meeting on Monday, If you fail to file, any or O c t o b e r 6 , 2 0 1 4 , a t all claims may by law be 6:30 p.m., 3255 Teays excluded from all benefits Valley Road, Hurricane, of the estate. WV. The purpose of All beneficiaries of these this meeting is the first estates may appear either reading of Amendments before the fiduciary by to 935-Sewer Regulations the date first shown above a n d R a t e s a n d or before the fiduciary 1135-Nuisances. supervisor by the date last shown to examine 1t 10-2 ps the claims and otherwise protect their respective interests. Subscribed and sworn to before me on the 19th day of September 2014. Fiduciary Supervisor,

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Poca Band Festival

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Sights, Sounds, Symphony Photos by One-Eyed Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photography

The Marching Hurricane Redskins competed at the Poca Heritage Day Festival and captured the following awards in Division 1: Grand Champion, most outstanding music, most outstanding marching and most outstanding general effects. In open class the band won first place overall, best soloist (Zach Duncan), first place for its percussion, third place for its drum major and third place overall for its color guard.

For Buffalo the majorettes won first place over all bands, the band won second in its class, and the percussion and the drum major placed third.

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Poca Heritage Day

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Left, members of Kelly’s Dance studio showed off their skills through the streets of Poca.

Right, “Once a dot, always a dot” was the theme of the annual Poca Heritage Day. Below, Maycie Perdue, 3, of Hometown, paints a pumpkin

Photos by Amanda Smythers

No Poca celebration is complete without Poca High School’s mascot, the Poca Dot.

Above, Poca Volunteer Fire Department’s sirens could be heard from the other side of the parade. Below, Larry Glen Hill, an eight year veteran of the marines, is inducted onto the Wall of Honor. Above, members of the Poca High School Marching Band show off their newest trophy.

Right, a member of Poca’s D-Team Cheerleading squad hands out candy during the parade.

Above, Volunteers for 5 Loaves 2 Fish collected canned goods throughout the parade.