The Putnam Standard Sept. 25, 2014

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Panera Bread, Five Guys commit

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Winfield defensive players Ryan Daly (34) and Blaine Young (44) stop Oak Hill’s Antonio Gray (8) and Evan Dillon (33) while Nick Funk (17) looks to help. Winfield won 27-23 in a thriller.

Late TD lifts Generals to win

By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard

After opening up with three very difficult road games, Winfield’s first home game of the 2014 season was just what the doctor ordered.

A Nate Smith touchdown pass to John Hathaway with only 45.4 seconds remaining in the game propelled the Generals to their first victory of the 2014 season as they knocked off the Oak Hill Red Devils 27-23 in a thriller.

“I think being at home gave

us a little bit of an advantage.

We were lucky to win, I’ll admit that,” said coach Craig Snyder.

“From what’s happened to us now, we’ll take ugly, dirty, clean, any win is a good win for us.”

Smith added, “0-3 starting the season isn’t that great. Momentum’s kind of down with the team, but our first home win and we could be rolling now, momentum going our way.”

The Generals (1-3) immediately came out and made a statement that they were going to play aggressive, executing a successful

onside kick right out of the gate.

The scoring started with 4:49 remaining in the first quarter as junior Brent Price found the end zone from 9 yards out to give the Generals a 7-0 lead.

Winfield extended its lead on the first play of the second quarter as junior quarterback Smith found senior wide receiver John Hathaway in the end zone, resulting in a 21-yard touchdown pass and catch to put the Generals up 13-0 with 11:54 remaining in the first half.

See Winfield, Page 19

Residents will soon have two new restaurant options to add to their dining list.

Panera Bread signed a lease with Four-S Development LLC. The lease is for a 4,800 squarefoot, out parcel location at Liberty Square Shopping Center near Magic Mart.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries also signed a lease and has started construction at its new location.

Doug Skaff, owner of the property, said the building on Jones Drive was deteriorating and it was nice to get a business that will contribute to the community.

“We’re excited about it,” Skaff said. “We’ve been settled in the

valley for a few years now and we’re happy to add another one of our buildings and continuing operations.”

Skaff said the new restaurant will be state-of-the-art as far as fast food goes and will include a Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage system, a beverage fountain with a touch screen that mixes several beverages upon request. The location will be corporately owned and will adhere to the strict corporate policies to ensure freshness, cleanliness and service, Skaff said.

Jack Goodson, marketing and communications coordinator for Five Guys, said that franchise is excited about the opportunity.

“West Virginia has been exSee Restaurants, Page 7

Heritage Day kicks off

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com “Once a dot, always a dot” is the theme for this year’s Poca Heritage Day, which will begin set up at 6 a.m. Sat. Sept. 27.

The festivities will kick off with the Senior Honoring at the Poca United Methodist Church on Thursday, Sept. 25 with a meal of pinto beans, sauerkraut, hot dogs, fried potatoes and dessert.

Rite Aid will be on hand to give free blood pressure checks. Games

and door prizes will be offered to those 60 years of age and up beginning at 5 p.m.

At 6 p.m. Friday evening, the Hoge House Museum will sponsor a play on the history of Poca at the Gatens-Harding Funeral Home.

There will be a raffle for a weekend stay at Cass with proceeds going to the Hoge House Museum.

The bass tournament begins Saturday morning at the Raymond City Boat Ramp. Blast off starts at 7 a.m. and the weigh in is at 4 See Heritage, Page 5

Poca Valley donates to Putnam Project Lifesaver

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department will be adding to its stock of Project Lifesaver bracelets thanks to a $300 donation from Poca Valley Bank.

The bracelets, which cost around $200 each, are used as a GPS device around a person’s wrist, enabling deputies to track the person if they ever go missing.

“How we got this connected with this is my daughter is autistic and she wears one of the GPS

bracelets,” said Kay Roberts, commercial banking officer for Poca Valley Bank. “We actually were one of the first families who started participating. It’s really for any atrisk person who tends to wander.”

Roberts said at-risk people include those who have trouble communicating and wouldn’t be able to help themselves if lost.

“If they’re lost, they’re not going to be able to help themselves,” she said, referring to non-verbal children with autism. “And Alzheimer’s patients are usually the same way. Not only are they lost,

but they aren’t able to call out for help.”

Roberts said that although her daughter is now 14, the bracelet brings the same, if not more, peace of mind as when she was 8 and just starting in the program.

“Now that she’s older, in some ways its actually more scary than See Lifesaver, Page 5 Kay Roberts and John Bowler, of Poca Valley Bank, present Sheriff Steve DeWeese with a $300 check for Project Lifesaver.

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Redskins football brings home a win from Princeton

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Football head coach Jeremy Taylor led his Hurricane Redskins to a 28-7 road win against the Princeton Tigers. Competition was lopsided but not in the way that is to be expected in a near shutout.

Princeton’s passing game was illustrated by the three total passes on the night, two that were completed for 24 passing yards and one that was intercepted.

Despite the understated passing game, Princeton held the most offensive yardage of the night with 284 rushing yards, yet it was Hurricane that left the Tigers’ stadium with the “W.”

Senior quarterback Dylan Tinsley threw 9-17 for 164 yards and two touchdowns. They only had total of 226 yards of total offense, compared to Princeton’s 308, but the Redskins star players made their plays count.

Brandon Ford, senior receiver, caught four of Tinsley’s passes for 94 yards and a touchdown.

Conner Watts had 41 receiving yards and a touchdown, as well as 22 rushing yards on five carries and a rushing touchdown.

Brian Hughes recovered a Tiger fumble and ran it back 87 yards for a touchdown.

Redskins fan sare set to clash with next door rivals Cabell Midland Knights at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

Above, Hurricane wide receiver Conner Watts takes it in for a score against Princeton.

Redskins beat the Tigets 28-7.

Right, wide receiver Matthew Cooper reaches back to catch a pass from quarterback Dylan Tinsley. Photos by One-Eyed Jack’s Photography.

Hurricane tops Winfield and Buffalo in tri-match

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com With the high school golf regular season slowly winding down, the Hurricane Redskins continued their steady play against Buffalo and Winfield during a tri-match played at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club.

The Redskins were led by Adam Lambert’s 3-over-par 39 on Sept.

18, followed by Alec Brooks’ 44.

The final two scores for Hurricane were a pair of 47s. The Redskins finished the match with an overall team score of 177.

“We came off a decent win

Tuesday at the Putnam County Tournament,” Hurricane coach Dan McKinney said. “We beat the two-time Putnam County champ Poca by one stroke. We have some really good senior golfers, one especially, James Snavely.

“If he plays like he’s capable of he could easily make the state tournament as an individual.”

The Redskins play in the same region as Cabell Midland, a team McKinney said he has a lot of respect for. He said the Knights are excellent this season, but Hurricane will look to make a run down the home stretch heading into region-

als.

“To be realistic, we need to focus on beating everybody else,” McKinney said. “If we put everything together, then we can make a run at Midland.”

Although McKinney has seen some inconsistency from his team, he said his players rarely carry mistakes with them to the next hole or match.

“We’re looking forward to going to states and then trying to place well at states,” said junior Cam Dunmire after the match.

The Winfield Generals shot an overall team score of 188, led by

senior Adam Perry’s 43. The Generals and Redskins both counted four scores, while Buffalo counted three.

“We’re just working on trying to get our scores down,” said Winfield coach Kevin Robunson. “Our kids are pretty consistent. We’re just trying to get some scores worked out. Plus, we’re trying to cut from six to four because we’ll only take four at the regionals.”

Sophomore Evan Haley carded a 47 behind Perry, while Grant Hedrick and junior Peyton Moore each carded 49s.

“I was hitting it pretty well today,” Moore said. “I just wasn’t hitting my driver very well off the tee. I lost one or two balls and couldn’t catch a break on a couple holes. I played pretty well, but you can always play better.”

The Generals have been focusing on playing courses with fast greens, Robunson said. They’ll continue to put in a good bit of work leading up to regionals.

“We have probably the toughest region in the state,” Robunson said.

“Cabell, Huntington and Hurricane are all tough. We have a young group and we’re hoping our con-

sistency will get us there, but we’ll just have to wait and see.”

The Buffalo Bison counted three scores in the match and finished the day at 182 overall. The Bison were led by junior Nick Whittington’s 48. Senior Tyler Sowards carded a 62 and senior Matt Hines came in with a 72.

“We played well today,” Buffalo coach Christian Watts said. “We’re still working on the little things to prepare us for regionals in two weeks. Our guys enjoy coming to Sleepy Hollow to play against two of our inner county rivals.”

Last year, the Bison had some of the top players in the state, Sowards said. However, this year has been a rebuilding campaign with only three returning players, but there’s still optimism among team members.

“We can pull through,” Sowards said. “It’s been a rough season, but it’s going to be hard beating St. Joseph’s and Charleston Catholic.”

The Bison faced some tough competition at Sleepy Hollow, but they’ll only get better playing teams like Hurricane and Winfield, Watts said.

Winfield’s Adam Perry hits his tee shot while Cam Dunmire of Hurricane and Matt Hines of Buffalo get ready to take their turns.

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Buffalo Bison suffer first defeat of season

By Jack Withrow For The Putnam Standard

It’s commonly known around the state of West Virginia that Buffalo’s speedy running back Jordan Tucker can score from anywhere on the field. Greenbrier West had a game plan to limit Jordan’s impact on the game as the two Top 10 rated Class A football teams squared off last Friday night.

Greenbrier West accomplished its goal as they held Tucker to only eight yards rushing on seven carries while the Cavaliers amassed over 300 yards rushing, defeating the Bison 36-14 in front of a homecoming crowd.

“On defense, we have to do our job,” said Assistant Coach Brian Batman, “We just gave up too many yards. Our ends didn’t keep the outside contained and we had a couple tackles for losses that they just broke away from.”

Greenbrier West running back Jordan Tincher, who finished with 106 yards rushing, opened up the scoring as he ran it in from 2-yards out with 2:50 in the first quarter to give West an 8-0 lead.

Buffalo answered on their next possession as freshman quarterback Ethan Burgess connected with senior Brandon Buntura on a 9-yard slant for a Bison touchdown. Burgess then found Jacob

Hanshaw in the end zone for the 2-point conversion to tie the game up at 8-8.

“It was a slant route. The defender bumped me off a little but I was able to adjust to it,” Buntura said, describing his first touchdown reception. “They throw it to me and I just try to catch it.”

West running back Jordan Grimmett (109 rushing yards) scored two more touchdowns to put the Cavaliers up 23-8 with 7:36 to go in the second quarter. After another Bison punt, the Cavaliers seemed to be in control of the game. But with less than a minute to play in the first half, Bison junior Ty Smith covered up a fumbled exchange between Cavalier quarterback Dustin Yoakum and Grimmett to give Buffalo a first down on the Cavalier 20-yard line.

With 33 seconds left in the half, Burgess again hooked up with Buntura for a 19-yard touchdown pass to make it 23-14 going in to the half.

“The second touchdown was a seam route. I was able to get behind the defender and Ethan threw it over the top,” Buntura said.

Coming out of the locker room in the second half, Buffalo forced Greenbrier West into a 3-and-out but was unable to capitalize on the momentum, punting it right back to the Cavaliers.

Buffalo freshman wide receiver Owen Tillis (7) goes up high for a pass from quarterback Ethan Burgess.

“We couldn’t do anything on offense,” Buffalo Head Coach Mike Sawyer said. “We couldn’t move the ball and that’s what killed us.”

With 4:03 in the third quarter, Yoakum called his own number for a 9-yard touchdown run to put the Cavaliers up 29-14.

During the fourth quarter, Burgess tried to provide a spark for the Bison by intercepting a Yoakum pass in the end zone. However, on Buffalo’s next possession, the

young quarterback was picked off

by West linebacker Marquis Frazier ending any threat for a comeback.

The Cavaliers kept it on the ground the rest of the game and eventually scored a late touchdown as Tincher plunged into the end zone from three yards out with 46 seconds left for the final score.

“Going from 0-10 last year to 3-0, we were worried about how they would handle it,” Bateman said. “Maybe losing might not be

the worst thing for us right now.

Kind of knock us off of cloud nine.

“The good part is that it’s correctable stuff. But they’ve got to work hard to correct it. If they don’t, we’re in trouble. If they do, we’ll be fine.”

Buffalo (3-1) will play host to Gilmer County (2-2) Friday night.

The Titans have won two in row and defeated Sherman last week 53-27.

Lady Bison volleyball wins twice in home tri-match

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Buffalo volleyball defeated visiting Sherman and Nitro in a tri-match series at home, winning both sets against each team while advancing to 8-5-3 overall.

“They looked pretty good tonight,” Coach Brian Null said.

“They were a little sloppy at times, but overall I was pretty happy with their performance.”

Buffalo started out by winning the first set against the Sherman Tide 25-19 and the second, 25-14, giving them the first victory of the night. Senior hitter Ali Burdette scored 10 kills in the match on 24 attack attempts.

“I thought we did pretty good,” Burdette said. “I was hurt at the beginning of the season so I’m happy to be out here now.”

Burdette held the game-high kill count, but fellow senior hitter Madison Null, who had nine kills on 21 attempts, followed her closely.

Null also scored a game-high five aces and 18 serve attempts with no errors.

“Serving is my strong point,” Null said. “I like hitting, but serving is my strong point.”

With two strong hitters on either side of her, Rachel Martin, a junior setter, has a lot of skill to work with. Martin set the ball up for 25 assists, putting the ball in the position for Null or Burdette to spike down.

“I’m pretty confident in my hitters,” Martin said. “I know I can set it forward, backwards or in the middle and someone is going to get to it.”

Coach Null has a lot of faith in his setter as well, he said. He knows she can put the ball in the best place for a kill.

“She is the best [setter] I’ve ever had,” he said. “As a freshman, she broke every single-season record we had. Last year, she finished only behind herself after missing half of the season with an injury.”

“She always performs amazing,” Madison Null said of Martin.

“She rarely makes any mistakes.

She does a phenomenal job.”

Martin did even better in the Bison’s match against Nitro, assisting 29 kills in the 25-19 and 25-13 wins over the Wildcats. Burdette also outdid, herself scoring 11 kills of Buffalo’s 50 total points in the twoset match, and Madison Null made eight more kills against Nitro.

Junior libero, Ashley Arthur had 23 total digs against both teams and received 28 serves with just four errors. She collected her 200th serve reception in 34 sets.

“I was really happy to get libero my junior year,” Arthur said. “It’s an honor and a pretty prestigious position. It’s usually given to a really good passer.”

Overall, coach Null and the team said they could have done better but their happy with the win.

“I think our biggest challenge

Junior Libero, Ashley Arthur (25) plays mid and passes the ball up high for the setter, Rachel Martin (17). The result was a setup for Ali Burdette (18) and a kill. this season will be just getting the confidence to play as a team and getting closer as a team,” Martin said.

Junior Shelby Turley scored 12 kills on the night, adding to the team’s 27 total kills against Sherman and 29 against Nitro. Buffalo also landed 16 aces on the night, with 10 off the serve of Madison Null.

“We were focused on our communication tonight,” she said. “We started with some miscommunication, but once we picked it up, it really helped us build as a team.

Without communication, we’re

really nothing.”

On the season, the Bison have collected 326 kills, with Madison Null at the top with 135, and 122 aces, also topped by Null.

Martin has recorded 267 assists on the year so far and expects to make many more, she said.

The Bison are set to be on the road until their next home game Oct. 18 in the Becky Crockett Memorial. A tournament meant to memorialize the long-term Buffalo history teacher.

Senior Ali Burdette (18) spikes on Nitro Wildcats in the Bison’s two-set win.

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Pumpkin Festival kicks off Oct. 2 in Milton

By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

The 29th Annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival will take place in Milton’s Pumpkin Park Oct. 2-5, celebrating with a theme of “Pumpkin Patch Kids.”

The event, which draws thousands to Milton every year, will be bringing in some new entertainment as well as holding on to old traditions, in what could be its best festival yet.

“It’s good for family,” said Walter Meadows, pumpkin growing contest coordinator. “Especially this year. We’re going to have a lot more stuff for children, all free. We hope to make it even better for the Tutor Training Literacy Volunteers of Putnam County will hold a tutor training from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 and from 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27. Lunch will be served. For more information, call 304-755-1550.

The Tommy Webb Band The Mountaineer Opry House, Milton, will host The Tommy Webb Band at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

27. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for children 12 and under. Concessions will be available. For more information, call 304-743-5749.

Volunteer work day Livingstone will hold a volunteer work day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 to repair several homes throughout Putnam County.

Meet at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant on Rt. 60 at 8:30 a.m. To register yourself or for

children [than in the past].”

This year, children will be entertained with acts varying from clowns to superheroes. Every day, there will be two clown shows, superhero visitors from Heroes4Higher, and a DJ with karaoke. Visitors on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday can also witness the Living Statue.

Entertainment, however, is not just for the kids. There are a variety of acts for adults to enjoy, including Kala DeHart & Rivertown, a local band known well to fair-goers around West Virginia and Ohio; Southern Raised, a bluegrass gospel group; and Josh Abbott and the Vandalia Rebellion, a Hurricanebased group that found its follow-

ing after opening for Matt Stillwell.

Additionally, there will be helicopter rides, apple butter making, lye soap making, a chain saw artist and of course the Giant Pumpkin Contest.

“We usually have 12 to 15 pumpkins,” Meadows said. “We’ve had one weigh 1,192 pounds, which was supposed to set the state record. This year, someone has already called me and said they think they’ll break the current record.”

More important than the competition, Meadows said, is what happens afterward.

“We auction them on Sunday at 4 p.m.,” he said. “The proceeds benefit our scholarship fund.”

This year, the Pumpkin Festival

gave out three $2,000 scholarships after receiving over 450 applications from high school students across the state. The winners are Autumn Jones, of Sissonvillle High School, Brandon LaFauci, of Scott High School, and Jacon Leake of Musselman High School. They will accept their scholarships on Oct. 4.

Also keeping up the traditions of the Pumpkin Festival, there will be six sections of craft booths in Pumpkin Park this year, representing over 70 crafters from across the state.

“There’s a lot of different crafts,” said Lois Mack, craft booth chairperson. “We have a large variety of well made crafts.”

Mack said crafts include the

more information call Rob Lau- performances from The Copley koter 304-610-3054.

Family and 4 the Cause. Booth spaces are $10 and all proceeds Pie Day at the go to the Buffalo Senior Center.

Farmers’ Market For more information, call Tina at Putnam Farmers’ Market will 304-389-6467. celebrate pie from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at HurRummage, Hot Dog ricane City Park. There will be and Bake Sale pie demonstrations as well a pie Mt. Salem United Methodist contest. Bake your favorite pie Church, 4.5 miles east of Hurricane and enter the contest to win a on W.Va. Rt. 60, is holding a rumbasket of goodies donated by the mage, hot dog and bake sale from Putnam Farmers’ Market vendors. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.

After the judges are finished, pies There will be rummage items, will be available for the public to baked goods, hard rock candy and sample. For complete rules and to hot dogs, the latter selling for $1.25 enter, visit putnamfarmersmarket. for one or $2 for two. Eat in or carry weebly.com/fruit-pie-contest.html. out. Everyone welcome.

field Post Office Lobby. The event, sponsored by the Putnam Board of Health and the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, will have free breast cancer information, giveaway bags and door prizes. There will be flu shots available for a fee, although the Board of Heath is able to bill most insurance companies for flu shots. Call 304-757-2541.

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

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more traditional arts, such as painting and crochet, to those outside the box, such as local authors and stained glass makers.

“We do have quite a few people come through mostly to look at crafts,” she said. “We have people come back to the same crafter every year.”

Festival gates open at 9 a.m. every day and stay open until 9 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 with children 5 and under free. Parking is $1.

For more information, visit www.wvpumpkinpark.com.

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Call 304-743-6731 Farm Equipment Auction The Buffalo FFA will hold a farm equipment consignment auction at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at Buffalo High School. Consignments 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.

Fall Camp meeting WV Fall Camp meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 9 with Jeff & Sheri Easter and Friday, Oct. 10 with the McKamey’s at the Alban Arts & Conference Center, 65 Olde Main Street, St. Albans. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the concert at 2014 Annual Buffalo Horse 7 p.m. nightly. To purchase tickets Buffalo Octoberfest Parade cancelled or for more information call 304The annual Buffalo Octoberfest The Buffalo All Horse Parade 941-8876 or visit online at www. is celebrating its 27th year. It will scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4 has itickets.com/events/329094.html. be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satbeen cancelled. urday, Oct. 18 in Buffalo.

Chili Cook-off There will be family fun, music Intermediate Photography The Harvest Festival Chili and plenty of good food. Enjoy Class at Valley Park Cook-off will take place at 4 p.m. crafts, apple butter, animals, conPutnam County Parks and Rec- Saturday, Oct. 11 at the City of tests, Living History, a Free kids reation Commission is hosting a Hurricane City Park. Contestants zone, WVU tailgate tent, a Cruisebeginner photography class from must bring two gallons of chili In and more. Crafters and vendors 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. prepared and decorate their table. are invited to participate in this 7, 21 and 28 at the community Judges will determine winners festival free of charge. center by the wave pool. For more based on aroma, consistency, taste Vendor space is free. To reinformation, contact Laura at 304- and color. There is also a people’s serve a space or for information 743-8281, choice award. contact Susan Howard, event Winners will be announced at organizer, 304-937-2747 or email General Election Forum 6 p.m. and first place will receive s.howard47@yahoo.com.

The Putnam County Chamber of $300, second place will receive Commerce, together with the Put- $200, third place will receive $100 Annual Eleanor arts nam County Rotary Club, is host- and people’s choice will receive and craft show ing a general election candidate $100.

The Annual Eleanor Arts and forum from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Crafts Show is set for Saturday, Tuesday, Oct. 7 at First State Bank.

Fall Golf Classic Nov. 1 at the Eleanor Fire DepartCandidates of all state legislature The Putnam County Chamber ment building. A great opportunity and Putnam County offices have of Commerce is hosting their Fall to market and sell your products, been invited to address the public Golf Classic at 10 a.m. Monday, get potential new customers, exand respond to questions from the Oct. 13 at Sleepy Hollow Golf pose your talent and services, audience.

Club, Hurricane. Teams can regis- fundraising opportunities for your There is a $15 charge for lunch. ter for $650 and Sand Trap and Tee group. Reserve space by calling Reservations are requested and Box sponsorships are still available Linda at 304-937-3427 for an apseating is limited. For more in- for $50 and $100 respectively. plication and more details. formation or to RSVP, contact the There will be individual hole conchamber office at 304-757-6510. tests, prize raffles, awards for the Piano volunteer needed top three teams, a complimentary Glad Tidings Church of God Breast Cancer breakfast and an awards luncheon in Hurricane is looking for a volAwareness Day immediately following. For more unteer to play the piano/keyboard There will be a breast cancer information, call the Chamber at on Sunday mornings. For more awareness event from 9 a.m. to 304-757-6510 or email chamber@ information, please call the church noon, Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Win- putnamcounty.org office at 304-562-3074.

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p.m. Sponsors for the tournament are AEP – Amos Plant, Midway Ford, Putnam County Bank, Allen Funeral Home, RMS Pro Finishes and Royal Automotive.

Ghareeb Dental will begin their 5K Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Contact Ghareeb Dental in Poca for applications.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. The Poca High School Band, floats, dancers, football players, cheerleaders and many other entries are in the lineup.

“We are asking people to bring non-perishable items to put in the shopping cart baskets as the food pantry comes down through the parade,” said Heritage Day Director Jolita Raine. “Instead of you receiving candy you get to give them a non-perishable item.”

The Grand Marshal will be Dorcas White Kent of Charles Lane, the daughter of O.O. White and Gagie Orr. Nonperishable items will benefit the Five Loaves and Two Fish Food Pantry.

Following the Parade at 11:15 a.m., Larry G. Hill, a Poca Native, will be honored at the Wall of Honor at the Gatens Harding Funeral Home parking lot.

Jay Humphries will be performing in the Gatens Hording Funeral Home parking lot at 11:30 a.m.

There will also be pumpkin painting available for children and arts, crafts, food and many other novelties will be set up throughout the town for purchase.

Vote for your favorite quilt (The People’s Choice) at the quilt show held in the Poca Library from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All quilts must be turned in at the Poca Library by 4 p.m. on Sept. 26. Library books

will be for sale at the Poca library as well.

Inside Gatens Harding Funeral Home, the historical slide show of Poca can be viewed. Dennis Nunley, Hotchie Parkins and Harry Persinger will be on hand to tell stories. Also, across from the Poca Valley Bank, there will be re-enactors from the early years of the town of Poca recreating and displaying items.

The barbershop quartet “Clean Slate” as well as “Sweet Adeline’s” will be on hand to perform. Kids can enjoy inflatables set up in the grass lot beside Poca Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The car show this year will be held on Saturday evening instead of Friday.

“We’re trying to keep people in town a little bit longer during the day,” Raine said. “It just all depends on the volunteers and when they’re able to work.”

The car show will start at 3 p.m. at the Poca Middle School bus loop. The Boogie Brother’s Band will be the entertainment at the gazebo. Door prizes will be given out as well as awards for cars, trucks, bikes, trikes and other classes.

To bring the festivities to a close, the Poca High School Band will host a festival at the high school. There will be 14 bands from different areas and the tournament will begin at 4 p.m.

All vendor spots are $20 and there are no reserved spots. It’s based on a first come first serve basis and spots are limited.

For more information on Poca Heritage Day call Raine at 304755-5482 or, if you’d like to be in the parade, contact Betty Lett at 304-552-2065.

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when she was little,” Roberts said.

“She’s Miss Independent now.

When she was little, I could hold onto her or I could scoop her up.”

Putnam Sheriff Steve DeWeese said the department currently has 10 participants in the program, but he is hoping more citizens will take an interest and sign up.

“This is the right thing to do for Putnam County citizens who need this type of device in case anything happens,” he said. “It’s a proactive approach. In law enforcement, you don’t want to be reactive, you want to be proactive.”

Families are provided with a bracelet and a battery monitor free of charge, saving them about $280.

Each month, the family goes to the sheriff’s department to switch their batteries and pays a $10 fee.

“It’s really no bigger than a watch,” Roberts said. “It’s a little thicker but the face of it is no bigger than a watch. When she first started wearing it in 2008, they were bulkier and the bracelets weren’t pretty. I thought it would be bothersome but it wasn’t. Now, like all other electronics, they’re smaller and now they come in red, white and blue.”

Roberts said her daughter, who now has a red bracelet, thinks of it as a type of jewelry. Roberts said her daughter also enjoys visiting the sheriff once a month, referring to department headquarters as “the castle.”

“I just know how much it’s meant to us and I just thought these families deserve to have this, too,” Roberts said. “It’s just a matter of getting the word out. I really hope to see it grow. I’m not really sure

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Putnam County Sheriff Steve DeWeese demonstrates how to use the Project Lifesaver tracking device, a $1,000 piece of equipment that tells deputies when they are getting closer to a tracked Project Lifesaver participant. why the public isn’t jumping on it.”

DeWeese said they have needed to use the device once, resulting in the person being found in less than an hour. The tracking device has a range of about five miles and two deputies on each shift are trained in using it.

“I think the biggest takeaway is that the parents or the legal guardians know that if something would happen, there is a tracking mechanism on that person so that we can find that loved one and bring them back to the legal guardian,” he said.

Roberts said that while protocols exist for finding missing persons without the bracelet, she is

less confident in them than in her daughter’s bracelet.

“This is even a little more focused in how they go about it,” she said. “I just think, to me, that’s where the peace of mind comes from. I just feel like there’s a whole team of people- she’s part of something that is focused on it. Their main goal is finding this person. It’s very helpful.”

DeWeese said the sheriff ’s department currently has five bracelets in stock for families hoping to join the program. For more information visit www.putnamcountysheriffwv.com or call 304-586-0256.

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Winfield boys soccer match ends in 2-2 draw

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The No. 3 Winfield boys soccer team announced its presence as one of the top teams in the state when senior Steven Taylor found the back of the net on an unassisted goal with 8:06 remaining first half, giving the Generals an early 1-0 lead over No. 1 Parkersburg.

“I saw my chance and I took it on facing goal,” Taylor said after he hit the upper right corner of the net. “I shot it at the right time with my left foot and it went in.”

Nearly five minutes after Taylor scored for Winfield, senior Tommy Logston tied the game at 1-1 for Parkersburg (9-0-1) on an unassisted goal from 15 yards out with 3:40 remaining in the first half.

“I feel like we gained that spirit of never quitting and controlling the ball,” Parkersburg Coach Don Fosselman said. “That last seven or eight minutes, we really were putting the pressure on them.”

Logston scored another unassisted goal with 29 minutes to go in the second half, putting the Big Reds up 2-1. He lofted the ball

over Winfield goalie C.T. Douglas and into the upper-right portion of the net, then promptly gave the “shush” signal to the Winfield crowd for which he later received a yellow card.

Two players sustained bloody noses in the Class AAA matchup and a Winfield fan was removed from the stands.

“It was just like every big game will be, they were all good sports though, honestly,” Taylor said of the game’s intensity.

Winfield senior Noah Laliberty brought the Generals back when his kick from 25 yards out deflected off a Parkersburg defender and got behind the Big Reds goalkeeper with 14:54 to go, knotting the score at 2-2.

“I took a few moves, beat a few people and everyone was saying ‘shoot it,’ ” Laliberty said. “I saw a good chance and I hit it and luckily got the deflection and it bounced across the goal.”

Down the stretch, Parkersburg kept the pressure on, getting a number of shots on goal, but Douglas was up to the challenge, finishing the game with seven saves.

Logston hit the crossbar with one minute to go. The ball caromed back out and Douglas was able to snatch the rebound opportunity away, from that point on seconds ticked off the clock, ending the match in a 2-2 tie.

“I think our midfield has been key. We changed our formation a little ways down the line. I think that compacted our midfield a lot more, obviously, it was tough against Parkersburg because they’re always good and they always have a good midfield,” Laliberty said.

The Generals (7-0-2) have already tallied victories against No. 7 George Washington and No. 10 Woodrow Wilson this season, behind a plethora of returning players who have guided Winfield early on, catapulting them to top three status in the state.

“We’ve been healthy and we’ve got a bunch of seniors here, a lot of them have started since they were sophomores,” said Winfield Coach Mike Foster. “Our experience is good. We just have an excellent senior group and they’re carrying the load, then we’re substituting in

Winfield senior Niko Stilianoudakis keeps the ball away from a Parkersburg defender while moving it down field. around that.

“We knew the game would be tight. We were hoping we could come out on top, but a tie is a heck of a lot better than a loss.”

Foster led the Generals to their

first state tournament appearance just a season ago. After playing Hurricane Tuesday night, Winfield will look to string together more wins when it visits Nitro on Sept.

25 and then Oak Hill Sept. 27.

Putnam County Commission launches new website

By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com

Putnam County Commissioners unveiled the new county website at their commission meeting and displayed it for the public to see.

With the official launch of the site, www.putnamcountygov.com, municipality and county calendars will sync into one master calendar for all visitors to the site to see.

“I’m very impressed,” Commissioner Andy Skidmore said.

“I think it looks to be more user friendly and appealing. Collabo-

rating with the calendar with other agencies will help keep people informed and up to date on information. We’ll see what the public thinks,” The original site was unveiled in 2000 and revised in 2006. It was designed to be a one-stop shop for all things Putnam County. The new site has connections to the municipalities of Putnam County, including Hurricane, Buffalo, Winfield, Bancroft and Poca, and a rotating social network feed that shows the most recent posts made by the departments and agencies

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of the county.

“One of the things that came up when we were in the development process was how do we get news from within the county in one place so people know what’s going on,” said Greg Eiler of CIS, the developer. “Facebook is a great resource and a lot of people use it, so why reinvent the wheel?”

A list of shopping and dining in the county can be found on the site as well as links to Parks and Recreation and Convention and Visitors Bureau for people wanting to get the most out of the

area. Quick links to the Chamber of Commerce will allow business owners and shoppers to have even more connectivity to the agencies.

“This was a great project to be a part of,” Eiler said. “We’ve integrated a lot of new technology.”

Each agency in the county will be able to create calendar events for one calendar that everyone can read. The process is set up with the Chamber of Commerce and those who want to put add their agency’s event can do it through them.

“We shouldn’t have any stale information or anything lingering around,” Skidmore said.

Commissioner Joe Haynes said the website is very user-friendly for those who are not “high-tech” people.

“If it’s easy for me, it’s going to be easy for most people,” Haynes said with a chuckle. “I think it’s a great website. I think it looks great.

There will be some things that will have to be changed over time as with anything, but it is great and easy to use.”

All of the information on county government and community news will be constantly updated, giving the residents important messages and news in a fast, efficient way that is easy to read and understand, Haynes said.

“We’ve brought a lot of new things into it that haven’t been there before,” Eiler said. “I think it’s going to be far more user-friendly than what was used previously.

We’re taking advantage of new technology.”

Some of the other amenities offered by the new design is a “His-

tory” link that will eventually lead to an in-depth look at what Putnam County has been through and accomplished since its beginning in 1848. The site hosts directories, frequently asked questions and information about elected officials. “[The Internet] is where people go for information,” Haynes said.

“It’s a great tool and we will get good quality information from it.”

In other business: * Commissioners went into an executive session to discuss litigation. No discuss or decision was made once back in regular session. * Poca Heritage Days is scheduled for from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27. It will include a 5K, arts and crafts, flea market, food vendors, historical society presentations, games and kids activities, car show, quilt drawing, and more. For more information, call 304-755-5482. * The rededication of Hometown Community Park is set for 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. Refreshments will be served beginning at 11:45 a.m. The event is a collaboration of Putnam County Parks and Recreation and its partner, River to Ridges Heritage Trail. * The Commissioners went into an executive session during their Sept. 23 meeting to interview two candidates for board positions with the E-911 Advisory Board.

State Police Sgt. Cole Flowers and Wanda Marks were appointed to the board with expiration June 30, 2017 for Flowers and June 30, 2017 for Marks. The roles dates differ because the two are filling un-expired positions.

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Restaurants From Page 1 tremely supportive of Five Guys,” he said. “We currently have seven locations in the state and are actively seeking more potential opportunities to expand. We see great potential in Putnam County and we are definitely looking forward to becoming a part of the community.”

The new restaurant will open by the Spring 2015, if not sooner, Skaff said. The construction will consist of a combination of brick and stone.

The end product will be a 2,300 square-foot burger joint that will bring in a large crowd, he said.

“We wanted to get into that end

of the valley,” Skaff said. “The new chain will provide another dining option to the community and enhance the retail area of our county.”

Skaff has leased the property to Five Guys and will be adding a new service operation to his resume along with Custom Script and Valley Health in Teays Valley.

“We’re glad to get the lot open for business,” he said. “It was not big enough for something large, but is perfect for Five Guys.”

Liberty Square Manager T.J. Summers said that construction on the new Panera in Teays Valley should start in late fall.

“The proposed opening is late

spring or early summer 2015,” he said.

Lease negotiations were put on hold earlier this year when Applebee’s, another tenant of Liberty Square, threatened to take legal action over the new business’ construction.

“During that time we received a letter from the president of Applebee’s saying that if we proceed, they would seek legal ramifications,” he said.

Making the decision to be proactive in the matter, Summers took to the courts himself to defend the contract that he had signed with the Kentucky-based Neighborhood

Hospitality Inc. that said they could not build any restaurants in the area that would offer full-service, casual dining options similar to Applebee’s.

“Rather than have Panera Bread start construction and have to stop we wanted to be proactive,” Summers said. “We were seeking a declaratory judgment.

“We wanted the judge to decide ahead of time if Panera Bread could be built in Liberty Square.”

Summers said Four-S wanted to clarify to the judge that Panera Bread offered no such competition to the current tenant. The complaint stated “Panera Bread bakeries and

cafes, no matter where located, do not serve food and wine, beer or alcoholic beverages.”

Before the hearing, which was scheduled for mid-May of this year, Applebee’s backed down, Summers said, and lease negotiations resumed. With an expected opening date in mind, Four-S and Panera Bread are ready to begin construction and bring a new type of dining to the Teays Valley area.

“Panera Bread will add a much needed restaurant choice to the market and we are very excited to have Panera Bread join Liberty Square’s roster of tenants,” Summers said.

Obituaries KATHY SUE SINGLETON RAY Kathy Sue Singleton Ray, 63, of Pliny, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House.

Born July 20, 1951 in Mexico, Mo., Kathy was a daughter of the late Eugene Ray Brundege and Betty Saulsgiver. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Bill Brundege.

Kathy is survived by her loving husband of 19 years, Robert “Jolly” Ray of Pliny; children, James Edward Singleton Jr. of Scott Depot, Gary Eugene Singleton (Amie) of Fraziers Bottom, Tonya Renee Rutan (Christopher) of Buffalo, John Kenneth Ray (Lisa) of Richmond, Va. and Jolie Christina Ray of Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Katheryn Paige Singleton, Sawyer Logan Singleton, Shana Elizabeth Rutan, Hunter Blake Rutan, Huckleberry Jo Singleton, Holden Bass and Austin Robert Bass; brothers, Kenny (Adonis) Brundege of Mexico, Mo., Bobby (Barb) Brundege of Goldsboro, N.C., Pat Brundege of Birmingham, Ala. and Charlie Brundege of Pliny; sister-in-law, Vicky Brundege; and special “brother” William “Slick” Jesse of Mexico, Mo. Funeral services were held Sept. 20 at Chapman Funeral Home, Winfield with Jimmy Frazier and Pastor Lester Errett, Jr. officiating. Burial was in Brundege Family Cemetery, Pliny.

EDNA F. HALE Edna F. Hale, 93, of Winfield, re-joined the love of her life, Elbert, Monday, Sept. 15.

Born June 27, 1921 in Everson, Penn., she was the last surviving child born to William and Anna Cummiski Hoyle. In addition to her parents and her husband, Edna was preceded in death by her son, Elbert, Jr. and granddaughters, Anna Marie and Christina Marie Hale.

Surviving are her sons, Donald Lee (Joyce) of Michigan, Regis of Buffalo, Danny (Cim) of Scott Depot, Keith (Tammy) of Scott Depot and Brian Charles (Venetia) of Hurricane; her daughter-in-law,

Norma Hale of South Charleston; her grandchildren, Elaine, Travis, Jason, Candi, Danny, Holly, John, Corey, Ryan and Jessi; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 19 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane with Chaplain Pete Thompson officiating. Burial followed in Winfield Cemetery, Winfield.

DENVER RAINES Denver Raines, 96, of Scott Depot, formerly of Charleston, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 13 after a short illness.

He was born in Walton, W.Va. in January, 1918 to Daniel M. and Lola Raines and attended Walton High School. He worked for and retired from Libby Owen after returning from the U.S. Army at the end of World War II where he served in Europe.

He is survived by his special friend, Julia Barker; son-in-law, Malcolm Colvard; granddaughter, Kelesy Colvard; brother, Darrel Raines and wife, Mary of Warrenton, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Raines; brothers, Donald, Datson and David; and sisters, Gaye Buck, Opal Spencer, Wilma Jones, Belva Jordan and Dona Ellis.

Funeral service was held Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane with Pastor Gary Hall officiating. Burial followed in Floral Hills Gardens of Memories, Pocatalico.

JESSICA MARIE FOSTER Jessica Marie Foster, 34, of Scott Depot, went home to her Heavenly Father on Sept. 11, 2014 after suffering a heart attack Jessi was a devoted Mom to her “Little Peanut,” Mikenzie Hope.

She was a wonderful daughter, born to Jerry and Becky Graley Foster of Winfield on January 23, 1980. Jessi attended Scary Creek Church of God and will always be remembered for her sweet smile and caring heart. She was a graduate of Winfield High School and also degreed at W.Va. State Col-

lege, where she was also actively pursuing a nursing career which was cut short by her loss of sight.

Jessi was preceded in death by her grandparents, Emory and Margaret Graley, Merwin Foster and Loundis and Mazie Reveal; her infant sister, Jerri Michelle; and her brother and best friend, Michael Wayne (Bub)Foster.

In addition to her daughter and parents she is also survived by her grandmother, Dorothy Foster; and her sister in-law, Juliane Ranson Foster.

Also holding a special place in Jessi’s heart were her “Little Sister,” Autumn Hilker; “Little Brothers,” Seth and Jonah Skiles; and her aunts, Midge Ball and Doris Moore who were always there for her.

Funeral service was held Tues-

day, Sept. 16 at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, with Pastor David McCormick officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made in her name to Scary Creek Church of God c/o Backpack Ministry, 340 Scary Creek Road, Scott Depot.

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

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

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Let me invite you to the 29 Annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival, held in Milton, West Virginia on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th of October 2014.

Our theme for this year’s Festival is “Pumpkin Patch Kids.”

The 2014 WV Pumpkin Festival Queen & Teen’s Pageant was held Sunday, August 24th at the WV Pumpkin Park. Our 2014 Queen is Mahalie Hargis and our 2014 Teen is Madelyn Price.

Our 2014 Children’s Pageant was held on Saturday, September 20th, 8 a.m. The 5K Run/Walk was at Milton Baptist Church, 1139 Church Street and went through the streets of Milton. Our Grande Parade will was held on Saturday, September 20th at 11:00 a.m. Lineup began at 8:00 a.m. at the Pumpkin Park. Call 743-9159 for parade application.

Come and celebrate with us this year as we host a cultural array of activities for the entire family to enjoy. There will be skilled artisans which will display a variety of crafts, numerous special exhibits and demonstrations, business displays of all types and some of the area’s finest musicians will provide entertainment. And of course good food of all kinds will be found on concession row.

One of our main attractions for the Festival is School Days when thousands of elementary school kids come on Thursday and Friday morning to decorate pumpkins and show them off. And of course it wouldn’t be a Pumpkin Festival without the Giant Pumpkin Contest.

Could it be 600, 700 or will it be over 1000lbs. that will win this year?

There will be a Baking contest, a Black Smith, Sorghum Making, Apple Butter Making, Mountain Men Encampment, Grist Mill, Kettle Corn and much, much more.

As you can see, there is a lot to see and do at the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival this year. Admission is $7 per person, Children 5 and under free. No pets allowed. I would like to thank all the members and those who have worked all year to make it all come together.

Hope to see you all at the 2014 West Virginia Pumpkin Festival, October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

Bill Kelley President

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West Virginia Pumpkin Festival Celebrating 29 Years!

Welcome to Milton Home of the Pumpkin Festival

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Scholarships awarded to three students The West Virginia Pumpkin Festival has been awarding scholarships for the past 19 years. Each year in January the festival committee sends letters and applications to every public high school in the state. It also makes the application available

online at www.wvpumpkinpark. com.

This year over 450 applications from across the state were received.

The committee is awarding three scholarships in the amount of $2,000. The following winners

will be present at the festival on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. to receive their checks.

Autumn Jones of Sissonville High School, Brandon LaFauci of Scott High School and Jacob Leake of Musselman High School.

Festival goers can try some pumpkin fudge throughout the event, or make their own.

Recipe for Pumpkin Fudge Ingredients: 2 cups sugar ½ cup pureed cooked pumpkin ½ cup evaporated milk ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ¼ cup butter ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts ¼ teaspoon cornstarch Directions: Combine sugar, pumpkin, milk,

and spice in a medium saucepan.

Bring to a boil over high, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water, or until reaches 236°F. Remove from heat Add the nuts, butter, and vanilla; beat until mixture is creamy.

Pour into a buttered plate and allow to cool. Cut into small chunks and serve.

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Driving directions to the WV Pumpkin Festival WV Pumpkin Park, home of the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival, is conveniently located at 1 Pumpkin Way, Milton. From I-64, take exit

28, to U.S. 60. Turn right at the Rt. 60 light (McDonalds/Wendys), then turn left at next light (Rite Aide Pharmacy) onto Bill Blenko

Drive. Cross bridge and pass VFW on right. Make a left at Blenko Glass. Turn left at sign for WV Pumpkin Park.

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2014 WV Pumpkin Festival Entertainment This year the Pumpkin Festival will showcase several entertainers residing from the region. In addition to the regular favorites such as Zappo the Clown, Smiles the Clown and Soundstations DJ and Karaoke, daily entertainment of various types will also fill Pumpkin Park.

large selection of cover music that includes Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Gretchen Wilson, and many others (please see song list).

DeHart is well known in the Tri-state area and along with her band has played most every fair and festival in the area. She has opened for James Otto, Taylor Swift, Travis Tritt, Rick Huckaby Milton Performing Arts Center and many others. Kala is indeed a local favorite, with bookings Friday, Oct. 3 - Kala DeHart all over West Virginia, Ohio and & RiverTown Kentucky.

Kala DeHart is a young, talented singer, songwriter, who with her Saturday, Oct. 4 - Southern band RiverTown has put together Raised a collection of original music.

This is one show that you do not DeHart wrote the music and lyr- want to miss. This is a phenomenal ics and she and the band put the group of three sisters and a brother, songs together. She also does a who are sweeping the country with

a sound that has been described as “The Other Side of Amazing.”

There is a warmth and realness about the group that draws a viewer in, making them one of the best, most unique sounds on the scene.

Southern Raised has the distinct ability to cross all genres, winning the hearts of all who hear the group’s melody. They are classically trained musicians that have taken Bluegrass Gospel to the summit of entertainment.

Nominated top 10 new mixed group 2013, singing news fan awards, nominated top five new artist of the year 2013 and more.

piano at the age of 3. He sees his talent as a gift from the Lord, and wants to honor God by giving it back to Him in sharing it with others. Recently, he has opened at concerts for nationally known vocalists and groups such as The Hoppers, Ivan Parker, Sandi Patty, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, The Booth Brothers and many more.

Noble is a teenage phenomenon, who will leave you speechless with his performance.

5 and 7 p.m. - Aaron Holt & Hillbilly Hammer Aaron Holt has made his way in and around the world of music via a route not unlike many of his peers, finding not only a knowledge and appreciation of music itself but also the highways (and even flyways) a young man must travel to play, promote, support and of course write his stories in song. Today he stands out as an ambitious and well-traveled writer, an accomplished, versatile, and entertaining In The Amphitheater presence on stage and in studio.

Since departing his childhood Thursday, Oct. 2 home in West Virginia for Nash6:30 and 8:30 p.m. - Robert ville, Holt has toured nationSaturday, Oct. 4 - Timothy Trippett and Starlight Band ally (and even internationally) as Noble a drummer, guitarist, and backup Timothy Noble began playing Friday, Oct. 3 singer for several Nashville acts.

His own shows have taken him up and down the road throughout Texas and the southeast. He has been featured on radio stations across Texas, opened for the likes of Cory Morrow, Reckless Kelly, New Patients & Emergencies Welcome Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Chris Knight, and appeared on compilaQuality Dentistry • Friendly Professionalism tion CD’s alongside some of the 1065 MAIN ST. • MILTON, WV • 743-8101 genre’s biggest stars.

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Saturday, Oct. 4 5 and 6:30 p.m. Josh Abbott and The Vandalia Rebellion Josh Abbott hails from Hurricane and his band has graced local stages many times this year with their country charm. Members include Josh Abbott - Acoustic Guitar/Lead Vocals, Adam Runion – Lead Guitar, Bill Robinson – Pedal Steel, Josh Lightner – Drums, Sam Delauter – Bass Guitar. Most recently he opened for Matt Stillwell and draws a rather large following wherever he goes.

Sunday, Oct. 6 1 and 3 p.m. Marguerite Abigail Reynolds and Josiah Spangler formed Marguerite in the summer of 2011 with the intention of creating real, original music.

After writing their first song, Misery, the songs kept coming, and eventually, Marguerite has amassed a repertoire of songs – some tell stories, others convey ideas, and musically, each of them varies from the next.

While Marguerite is a duo project, they are often accompanied by other musicians, namely Mark Spangler, who plays mandolin, percussion, additional guitar, and sings harmonies, and Evan Olds, who plays upright bass and percussion.

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Pumpkin Festival bake, dessert regulations Pumpkin Bake Off Rules 1. Entrants must supply their recipe, legibly printed or typed, when presenting their products.

Copies of the recipe become the property of the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival and may be published or included in a cookbook without the permission of the entrant. Entries will be accepted without recipes, but will not be considered for prize money.

2. Recipes must include the entrant’s name, address, and phone number.

3. There is no age limit for entering this contest.

4. The finished product and the recipe will be judged on originality, appearance, flavor and texture.

5. Each exhibitor may make one entry.

6. Entries must be in place by 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, and remain there until 2 pm, Sunday, Oct. 5. Entries may be received as early as 8 a..m on Saturday, Oct. 4.

7. Entries will be assigned a number and judging will take place before the entrants’ names are identified.

8. Canned pumpkin may be used, but commercially prepared mixes are not allowed. A minimum of 1 cup (8-ounces) of pumpkin required to qualify.

9. Categories of Competition will be: Cakes, Pumpkin Roll/Log. 10. Upon completion of the judging winners will be announced and ribbons will be in place for the

duration of the exhibit.

11. Placing ribbons will be awarded for first to third places.

12. Festival admission fee also serves as the contestant entry fee.

The decision of the judges is final.

This contest is sponsored by the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the WV Pumpkin Festival at 304638-1633.

Pumpkin Pie Contest 1. Entries must be in place by 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, and must remain in place until 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Entries may be received as early as 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.

2. Canned pumpkin may be used, but premixed filling and commercially prepared pie crusts and prepared mixes may not be used.

A minimum of 1 cup (8-ounces) of pumpkin required to qualify.

3. There will be two(2) categories of competition: a. Traditional Pumpkin Pies b. Non-traditional Pumpkin Pies 4. Each exhibitor may make only one entry in the pie category.

5. Entries will be judges on appearance, texture. Flavor of crust, flavor of filling, total blend of flavors and holding power.

6. Entries will be assigned a number and judging will take place before entrants’ names are identified.

7. Entrants must supply their recipe, printed or typed, when presenting their products. Copies of the recipe becomes the property of the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival and may be published or included in a cookbook without the permission of the entrant. Entries will be accepted without recipes, but will not be considered for prize money. Recipes must include the entrant’s name, address and telephone number.

8. Upon completion of judging, winners will be announced and prizes awarded.

9. Placing ribbons will be awarded for places 1 – 3.

10. There is no age limit.

11. Your admission fee into the festival serves as your entry fee.

The decision of the judges is final.

This contest is sponsored by the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the WV Pumpkin Festival at 304638-1633.

8. Canned pumpkin may be used, but commercially prepared mixes are not permitted. A minimum of 1 cup (8-ounces) of pumpkin required to qualify.

9. Upon completion of the judging winners will be announced and ribbons will be in place for the duration of the exhibit.

10. Placing ribbons will be awarded for first to third place.

11. Festival admission fee also serves as the contestant entry fee.

The decision of the judges is final.

This contest is sponsored by the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the WV Pumpkin Festival at 304638-1633.

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Pumpkin Dessert Recipe 1. Entrants must supply their recipe, legibly printed or typed, when presenting their products.

Copies of the recipe becomes the property of the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival and may be published or included in a cookbook without the permission of the entrant. Entries will be accepted

Pumpkin Festival Gift Shop ideas Looking for that perfect souvenir from the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival 2014?

Look no further than the vendors at the Pumpkin Festival.

There will be umbrellas for those rainy days or a hoodie for the chilly days or nights ahead, some clothing that can be used by you or given as a gift or a cookbook with new ideas for those family meals.

The Gift Shop has some of the finest gifts. It has a variety of pumpkin theme items from clothing, cookbooks, Blenko Glass Pumpkins, coffee cups, hot/cold drink cups, straw bales, highlighter pens, grocery bags, lunch bags, aprons, and many other gifts and the best part all clothing will be greatly reduced.

All proceeds from the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival Gift Shop are used for college scholarships for area high school students in need of extra financial aid. The West Virginia Pumpkin Festival Gift Shop is nonprofit. All workers are volunteers who give their time to help others.

without recipes, but will not be considered for the prize money.

2. Recipes must include the entrant’s name, address and phone number.

3. There is no age limit for entering this contest.

4. The finished product and the recipe will be judged on originality, appearance, flavor and texture.

5. Each exhibitor may make one entry.

6. Entries must be in place by 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, and remain there until 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Entries may be received as early as 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.

7. Entries will be assigned a number and judging will take place before the entrant’s names are identified.

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Educational opportunities abound Submitted article As a retired teacher and administrator I know the problems educators have finding field trips that meet educational standards. It is even more difficult now that the trip must meet the requirement that the field trip must be educational so that instructional time does not have to be made up on another day.

The West Virginia Pumpkin Festival has the answer to this problem. The Pumpkin Festival is an excellent field trip and an educational adventure. You will not be required to make up instructional time.

The following are just some of the activities that qualify as educational: * Writing Across the Curriculum (Describing Activities of Day) * Civil War Encampment (Ques-

tions are available with teaching explanations) * Blacksmithing (presentation about the importance of the Blacksmith to early America) * Story Telling * Birds of Prey (Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Red Tailed Hawk, and Perigee Falcon) Questions answered. * Lye soap making (cooked in a cast iron kettle over an open fire) * Cast iron cooking over open fire as pioneer performed * Apple Butter Making (cooked in a large cooper kettle over an open fire) * Molasses Making (Whole operation from the juice pressed out of cane to the wood fired evaporator pan where it is cooked into molasses-- free taste) * Exotic Petting Zoo with a baby

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kangaroo * Stagecoach (Real 100 plus year old stagecoach with a history presentation ) * Spinning and weaving (Wool made into cloth) * Grist mill (Whole kernel corn made into corn meal) * Chainsaw Carver (Demonstration of birds or animals made from blocks of wood) * Super Heroes lessons about bullying * Pumpkin Decorating * Grandpa Cratchet Safety First Show * Old Time Crafts * Table Top Lectures about “Joeys� * Sling Shot Gourds (Estimating distance) * Living Statue * Hay Pyramid and Maze * Remote Helicopter Demos and Helicopter * Slides down the Pumpkin Hill * Photo Cut Outs (BYO Cameras) * Cow Milking (West Virginia Agriculture) * Chicken Egg Laying (West Virginia Agriculture) * Lions Club performing eye examination * Inflatable Assortment * Bungee Jumping and many other educational activities.

Please call and register with Becky Cooper, Chairman, School Days, at 304-743-9159 (home) or 304-544-5392 (cell).

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Recipe for pumpkin cheesecake Ingredients: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch ground cloves 1 pinch ground nutmeg 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter and spread into bottom of crust; set aside.

Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the batter in the crust.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set.

Allow to cool, then refrigerDirections: ate for 3 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Cover with whipped topping F (165 degrees C). before serving.

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Recipe for yummy pumpkin cream cheese muffins Ingredients: Makes 18 muffins 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 1/3 cups canned pumpkin 1/3 cup olive oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose (190 degrees C). Grease and flour flour 18 muffin cups, or use paper liners.

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon To make the filling: In a medium 3 tablespoons butter bowl, beat cream cheese until soft.

3 tablespoons chopped pecans Add egg, vanilla and brown sugar.

Beat until smooth, then set aside.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar For the streusel topping: 2 teaspoons baking powder In a medium bowl, mix flour, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Add

butter and cut it in with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.

For the muffin batter: In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add eggs, pumpkin, olive oil and vanilla. Beat together until smooth.

Place pumpkin mixture in muffin cups about 1/2 full. Then add one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture right in the middle of the batter. Try to keep cream cheese from touching the paper cup.

Sprinkle on the streusel topping.

Bake at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

Pumpkin Festival Events • Huge Kids Area with Inflatables & Slides • Tunnels – Hay Pyramid – Bungee Jumping • Helicopter Rides • Apple Butter Making • Lye Soap Making • Blacksmithing • Giant Pumpkin Contest • Grist Mill • Mountain Men Encampment • Railroad Safety (Drive a Train) • Sorghum Molasses Making • Chain Saw Artist • Zappo the Clown Magic Show • Smiles the Clown • Lions Club Eye Mobile • Arts & Crafts • Business Booths • Pumpkin Carriage Photos • Spinning, Weaving & Pottery Demonstration • Entertainment – Good Food and Much, Much, More!

Scrap Iron Charlie to attend The Blacksmith’s nickname is Scrap Iron Charlie…

Scrap Iron Charlie is a self-taught craftsman from the school of hard-knocks.

He has been smithing for about 41 years.

He hammers at various events such as the WV Pumpkin Festival, Putnam County Fair, Civil War Days, history days at various schools, Poca Heritage Days in September, October Fest in Buffalo, WV, John Henry Days in Talcott, WV, and also events in Ohio and Kentucky.

He is currently the resident blacksmith at Heritage Farm Museums and Village, just outside of Huntington located in Wayne County.

Scrap Iron would like to invite everyone to stop by and visit, and observe for a while at the blacksmith shop at the 2014 WV Pumpkin Festival.

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Poca Dots football team continues to struggle

By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com

General players celebrate after scoring the go-ahead touchdown.

Winfield From Page 1 But the Red Devils made it clear that they weren’t going away, as junior QB Deonte Scruggs found the end zone with his feet from 63 yards out to cut the Generals’ lead to 13-7 with 11:36 remaining in the second quarter. “Oak Hill’s a very athletic football team and they pose some matchup problems. That quarterback’s really good,� Snyder said.

Oak Hill (0-3) would add a field goal with just 0.6 seconds left of the first half and the Generals took a 13-10 lead into the locker room at halftime. Winfield would add to its lead with 5:38 left of the third quarter as junior running back Isaac Withrow found the end zone from 2 yards out to extend the Generals’ lead to 19-10. “We felt like we’ve been knocking on the door the past couple weeks and coming back showing the type of grit this team has, I think it really bodes well for us going into these next few games,�

Withrow said.

But as they did throughout the entire game, the Red Devils answered the Winfield score in a hurry. Scruggs would again find the end zone with his feet, this time from 40 yards out to cut Winfield’s lead to 19-16 with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter. Oak Hill took its first lead of the game with 8:19 remaining in the game as senior Antwon Smith found the end zone from 8 yards out to give the Red Devils a 23-19 lead.

With just 2:43 remaining in the game, the Generals embarked on their most important drive of the season.

Faced with a fourth down and 8 with the game on the line, Smith scrambled for the first down, gaining 26 yards in the process. Again

in a crucial fourth down, this time fourth and 10 with under a minute to play, Smith scrambled to his right and found Hathaway in the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown pass to put the Generals ahead 27-23 following a successful twopoint conversion attempt. “I just rolled out, I thought about scrambling first, but then I realized it was fourth down and I just had to trust John and I had to throw it up,� Smith said.

That go-ahead touchdown would prove to be enough, and the Generals earned themselves a tough 27-23 win. “I think Nate Smith got a lot better tonight and that’s really the key to us,� Snyder said. “I think all good football teams have a quarterback that’s dynamic and the better Nate gets the better we get.�

The Generals hope that having a week off will be very beneficial to them as they look to build on this victory and get better. “Hopefully we can build off this. Next week we’ll rest up a little bit and lick our wounds and try to get better because we need to keep improving,� Snyder said. “Don’t think too much about this game and just focus on getting better during the bye week and focus on beating Spring Valley,�

Smith said. “We can’t make all the little mistakes we made tonight. Jumping offsides, holding penalties, personal fouls, we just can’t have that and expect to beat teams and not comeback at the very end so we just need to do a better job at executing,� Withrow said.

Winfield is off this week but returns to action at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at home against Spring Valley.

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The annual Chapmanville Regional High School Hall of Fame Game did not end well for Poca.

The Dots (0-4) struggled to get the passing game going, which has been an Achilles heel for them all season. Quarterback Justin Stewart finished the 34-14 loss with only one pass completion for eight yards, although he did gain 71-yards on 17 carries.

The Dots outgained Chapmanville 261-247 in total yardage, 253 of which came on the ground and once again, Levi Clendenin led the Poca rushing attack with 90-yards on 21 carries.

The Dots were able to tie the game at 6-6 with 3:06 left before halftime, when Brent Watts scored on a 15-yard touchdown run.

On the ensuing kick-off Nate Ramsey promptly returned the ball all the way back for a touchdown, putting the Tigers up 14-6 with 2:54 remaining in the second quarter.

With 47 seconds remaining in the half, Chapmanville quarterback Alex Berry found Zac Casto for a 28-yard touchdown pass to put the Tigers up 20-6 at the half. The score would prove to be all the Tigers would need during the rain soaked evening.

Poca has been focused on eliminating “stupid mistakes,� as head coach Teddy Stewart put it after the Dots lost to Buffalo, but with 5:52 left in the game, Poca fumbled the ball away and Chapmanville’s

Quarterback Justin Stewart (3) had 71-yards on 17 carries in the game against Chapmanville while Levi Clendenin (11) led the Poca rushing attack with 90-yards on 21 carries. File photo Ethan Neace scooped it up and waltzed right into the end zone for a 16-yard score.

Levi Clendenin was able to punch one in from 2-yards out for Poca with 1:30 left in the game, but it would prove to be too little too late, as the Dots dropped to

(0-1) in the Cardinal Conference with the loss.

Each team was penalized eight times. Poca for 52 yards and Chapmanville for 70. The Dots return to action Friday night when they host Scott (4-0). Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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