Skaff Family Commercial Prop-erties has contracted SteortsHomebuilders LLC to construct abusiness triplex at 3738 Teays Val-ley Road. Doug Skaff of Skaff Fam-ily Commercial Properties alsoownsValley Health, just across thestreet.

Skaff is excited about this proj-ect and what it may do for the localeconomy in Hurricane and TeaysValley.

"This is going to be a special de-sign we're doing," he said.

Skaff said he will reveal more in-formation about the project onceit nears completion.

From my first day in Wash-ington, I’ve worked continuallyto try to get our fiscal house inorder. Time and again, though,a big deal has been out ofreach. With the election behindus, now is the time to finallycome together and put thiscountry’s finances first.

In Washington, the country isfast approaching a deadlinethat was designed to bring bothparties to the table to negotiatea big deal: the “fiscal cliff.”

The fiscal cliff is not imagi-nary. I wish it were. But it is alltoo real. And if we don’t steerclear of it, it will be all too dis-ruptive to our still fragile na-tional economy.

Simply put, the fiscal cliff is apotentially destructive combi-nation of tax hikes on justabout everyone and spendingcuts on just about every gov-ernment agency, all set to hitJanuary 1.

Taken together, the new fis-cal policies taking effect withthe New Year could wallop oureconomy so hard it could trig-ger another job-killing reces-

sion.How did we get in such a fix?

And more importantly, how canwe get out of it with bipartisan,commonsense solutions thatnot only will get our spendingunder control but also allow usto continue making invest-ments that will strengthen oureconomy?

In the summer of 2011, thePresident and Congress could-n’t agree on a way to fix our fi-nances, so we set up a numberof consequences to encourageagreement. They were sup-posed to be powerful incen-tives for a permanent deal tobring our national deficit anddebt – now $1.1 trillion and$16.3 trillion, respectively –

under control.At the time, everyone rea-

soned that surely Washingtonwould reach some reasonableand lasting agreement on fixingour finances long before goingover the fiscal cliff, perhapseven through a so-called deficitsuper committee, which wasdivided evenly between Repub-licans and Democrats.

But the deadline for thesuper committee, just days be-fore Thanksgiving last year,came and went without anagreement on the deficit andthe debt. And Washingtonquickly pivoted to reelectioncampaigning, all but ignoringthe fiscal cliff still on the hori-zon.

Today, for some in Washing-ton, there’s the temptation tojust delay the fiscal cliff taxhikes and spending cuts longenough so the new Congressthat convenes in January canfix them. For others, there’s thelure of just letting the countrygo over the fiscal cliff tem-porarily as leverage to get thekind of budget solutions theywant.

For me – and for the peopleof West Virginia – we can’t do ei-ther. It’s time for a “grand bar-gain,” that’s the only way totruly get our fiscal house inorder. No more excuses – it’stime for action.

And we don’t have to waste

EnoughTalk– It’sTime forAction

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PutnamCountyChamber of Commerce

2012 Career FairThe Putnam County Chamber

of Commerce will present its2012 Career Fair on Wednesday,December 5, from 10 am to 4 pmat Valley Park Community Cen-ter, 1 Valley Park Drive, Hurri-cane.

The event is open to the pub-lic.

Exhibitor Fee is FREE - only 30spots available. All exhibitors re-ceive: 6 ft table and 2 chairs.

Setup begins at 9 am; Electric-ity upgrades available on firstcome / first serve basis.

Admission is FREE!Register at Putnam County

Chamber of Commerce 304-757-6510;A.Alford@putnamcounty.org;www.putnamchamber.org.

The Career Fair is also spon-sored byWorkForceWestVirginiaand Putnam County Develop-ment Authority.

Reindog ParadeThe Putnam County Parks &

Recreation Commission is hav-ing their annual Reindog Paradeon December 8, 2012 from 10:00– 12 noon (9:30 - 10:00 a.m. reg-istration) located at the ValleyPark Community Center by theWave Pool. For more informa-tion or to register early pleasecall the park office at 562-0518ext. 10.

Lots of fun and prizes! Animallovers you don’t want to missthis. So come by and enjoy amorning of fun with your family& pets.

Registration fee is $10.00 andwill go toward the new PutnamCounty Animal Shelter.

Toys needed for LittleDrummer Boy Toy SaleGlad Tidings Assembly of God

in Hurricane, WV is acceptingdonations of gently-used toys fortheir Little Drummer Boy ToySale which will be held on De-cember 8 from 10 am – 12 pm.The toys will be resold for $1each to lower-income parentswho may not otherwise be ableto purchase toys for their chil-dren.

All proceeds will go toward fu-ture outreaches. To donate,

please call the church office 304-562-3074.

Christmas Party withThe Princesses – Free

On December 6, 2012 PutnamCounty Parks & Recreation andthe Convention & Visitors Bu-reau will be hosting a Yuletide inthe park with the Princesses.SnowWhite, Belle and Cinderellawill be there so come dressed asyour favorite princess. Refresh-ments for everyone.

We will be taking donations ofhats and gloves for the needychildren in Putnam County.

Yuletide In The ParkValley Park - HurricaneThe Putnam County Parks &

Recreations “Yuletide in thePark” will open November 26thru January 1, 2013. Stop by andsee the animated lights through-out the park from 6 - 9 p.m. andenjoy the family activitiesplanned on Dec. 5TH – 8TH heldin the Community Center andThe Commons. Come and enjoyfree movie night with refresh-ments at the Ice Skating Rink(large shelter) on Dec. 3 from 6 –8 p.m.

Celebrate the HolidaySeason at “ChristmasDown on the Farm”

RIO GRANDE, OH – Celebratethe holidays by visiting the BobEvans Farm in Rio Grande, Ohioon Saturday, December 1, from 5– 8:30 p.m.

Activities offered include ascenic view of the farm’s Christ-mas lights via horse-drawn car-riage rides and Barnyard Expresstrain rides. Tours of the Home-stead Museum and AdamsvilleLog Cabin Village will also be of-fers. Visitors will also have thechance to visit with Santa anddecorate a Gingerbread house inthe Event Barn. Light holiday re-freshments will be provided. Ad-mission is free. (Rides weatherpermitting).

For more information call 800-994-3276 or 740-245-5305.

Christmas FantasyLight Show

Krodel Park in Point Pleasant,

WV.Nov. 16 - Dec. 31Drive-through light show in-

cludes animated displays.

Christmas Celebration -Eleanor

The Putnam County Parks &Recreation Commission and thePutnam County Convention &Visitors Bureau is having an OldTime Christmas Celebration inthe One Room School House lo-cated at the Putnam County Parkin Eleanor.

Santa, Wagon Rides, fun activ-ities and Free Refreshments willbe provided. So come out andenjoy a day of fun with the familyon December 2, 2012 from 1 – 3p.m.

Dates, times and activities aresubject to change

For more information pleasecall 562-0518 ext.11.

Rock Around TheChristmas Tree DancePutnam County Parks & Recre-

ation and the Convention & Visi-tors Bureau would like to inviteeveryone to our Rock Around theChristmas Tree Dance held inthe VALLEY PARK COMMUNITYCENTER (BY THE WAVE POOL)on December 8, 2012 from 6 – 9p.m.

Free to the public. Refresh-ments will be served. Please passthe word to all your friends andjoin us in a family night of fun.

If you have any questionsplease feel free to call 562-0518ext. 10.

PutnamCountySchools Developmental

ScreeningPutnam County Schools De-

velopmental Screenings will beheld on Friday, December 7,2012 at the TeaysValley Presbyte-rian Church, Teays Valley Road.We will screen children ages 2-1/2 to 4 years for speech/lan-guage, hearing, vision, motorskills, social skills, self-help andcognition Please call 586-0500ext 1154, to schedule an appoint-ment.

WreathMaking ClassThe Putnam County Parks is

sponsoring a wreath making

class on December 5, 2012. Classwill be in the Valley Park Com-munity Center located at Valley(Wave Pool) Park at 6 p.m. Asmall fee of $20.00 is required.

Those who wish to sign up forthe class are to call the park of-fice at 562-0518 ext. 10.

WinterWonderland ofLights

Ashland Central Park, Ashland,KY 41101.

Open Nov. 12 - New Year fea-turing more than 500,000 lights!

Call Ashland Area Convention& Visitors Bureau at 800-377-6249 or 606-329-1007, or go on-line at www.visitashlandky.com.

Unique Christmas Gift Sugges-tions - Pool Pass 2013

Wave Pool & Eleanor PoolPasses - 25% Discount thru12/20/12

For information & applicationcontact: Putnam County Parks &Recreation, #1 Valley Park Drive,Hurricane, (304) 562-0518 ext.10.

29th Annual Arts andCrafts Show

Where: Nicholas County HighSchool, Summersville, WV

When: Friday, November 30thfrom 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, De-cember 1st from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Admission: By donationOver 100 Booths!Door prizes hourly with grand

prize drawing Saturday at 3 p.m.(must be present to win GrandPrize of $100.00).

No early birds please!

Yuletide In The ParkCounty Park – EleanorCome out to the County Park

in Eleanor on Dec. 2nd (1 – 3P.M.) and enjoy family fun activ-ities in the Old School House.Horse drawn wagon rides and ofcourse Santa will be there!

Dates, times and activities aresubject to change.

PutnamCountyChamber of CommerceDuring the month of Novem-

ber the Putnam Chamber Net-work of Women (NOW) will becollecting business attire to bedonated to Dress for Success.

NOW encourages you to bringyour unwanted items to theChamber Office to be donated.Items for donation include: in-terview-appropriate skirt andpant suits, blouses, blazers, jack-ets, professional shoes, hand-bags, briefcases and coats for allseasons. Questions? Call Ashleyat the Chamber office (304) 757-6510.

2012 PesticideRecertification Class

RescheduledThe 2012 Pesticide Recertifica-

tion Class will be held on Mon-day, December 3rd at 7:00 PM(prompt) at the Old WinfieldCourthouse (3389 WinfieldRoad). This year’s topics will in-clude: a) Fruit diseases, b) Usingpesticides on livestock, c) UsingGPS with a sprayer , d) Weedcontrol updates, e) Rinsing pes-ticide containers, f) Scouting forinsects and diseases, and g) Stor-ing pesticides. In order to main-tain a current private pesticideapplicator’s license, you musthave 10 hours of approved edu-cational classes every threeyears. If you have any questions,contact Chuck Talbott at WVUExtension Service for assistance(304) 586-0217.

Programs and activities of-fered by the West Virginia Uni-versity Extension Service areavailable to all persons withoutregard to race, color, sex, disabil-ity, religion, age, veteran status,political beliefs, sexual orienta-tion, national origin, and maritalor family status.

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Students at St. Francis Schoolin St. Albans participated inOperation Christmas Child andcollected 52 shoe boxes filledwith gifts for needy children incountries around the world.

Students, in grades preschoolthrough fifth, donated toys,personal hygiene items, jew-elry, clothing items and candy

that were boxed and deliveredto the collection station atHighlawn Baptist Church in St.Albans.

St. Francis principal, ErinSikora said, “Our goal was foreach class to donate one box fora girl and one box for a boy, fora total of 16 boxes. The re-sponse was overwhelming.”

St. Francis SchoolStudents donate ChristmasGifts to Needy Children

Dear Christin,Holidays are always a little de-

pressing for me.My kids are older,with families of their own, andnow this will be the first season Ihave been single in five years. Iknow that there is noway to avoidthe holidays altogether,but do youhave any suggestions as to how Icanmake it a littlemore bearable?Sincerely,Blue ChristmasDear Blue,Being single during the holi-

days can be tough, especially ifyou have spent them with a sig-nificant other in recent years. Ifyou find yourself unable to dealwith the memories of holidays'past, there are ways to deal withit.

First, use this time to createnew memories and traditions,instead of dwelling on the oldones. Go out and get yourselfsome new decorations, try a newrecipe, or go to a local holidayevent that you have never beento before. I don’t care what it is,just try something new! Changecan be a wonderful thing if youlet it. Transforming your holidayroutine could not only help tochase away your blues, but it

could ultimately change the wayyou perceive the season entirely.

Second, do something nice foryourself. Go to a concert, read abook, take an exercise class,maybe even go on a mini “vacay.”Whatever makes you happy, doit! Anytime I feel down in thedumps during the holidays, I re-member to put myself on the“gift list.” What girl doesn’t feelbetter after receiving a nice gift,even if it is from herself? Peoplespend so much time during theholidays trying to please every-one else; they often forget toenjoy it themselves.

My third and final suggestionis probably the most important,so pay attention. Stay away fromnegative people and negative sit-uations. There are millions ofpeople out there that are affectedby depression during this time ofyear. You are not alone! However,try your best to stay away fromthose people! I’m not saying thatthere is anything wrong withfeeling sad from time to time. ButI know from first-hand experi-ence that misery loves company;and anyone who is feeling miser-able will make sure that the peo-ple around them are feeling it

too.I must also add, for all my

readers, that not only do peopletend to become more depressedduring this time of year, but theyalso are more likely to turn todrugs and alcohol in order copewith stress, and the pain of lone-liness. Because holiday partiesseem to be around every corner,the temptation to drink may beoverwhelming. Do yourself afavor and try to limit your drink-ing during these social gather-ings. Not only could this save youthe embarrassment of beingwasted in front of friends, family,or co-workers, (drunk + sad =disaster), but it could also helpprevent you from getting a DUI,which is also common duringthis time of year. Just think of itthis way, if you think you're de-pressed now, try spending theholidays in jail. And if you dochoose to have a little too much,always, always, ALWAYS have adesignated driver!

“Although no one can go backand make a brand new start, any-one can start from now andmake a brand new ending.” - CarlBard

Got a problem? Need some an-swers? Contact me atchristin@theputnamstandard.com.**The opinions of this column

are solely the opinions of this in-dividual writer and are not theopinions of the Putnam Stan-dard or Cabell Standard news-papers.**

Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty

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The next Business After Hourssponsored by the Putnam CountyChamber of Commerce will takeplace at the Valley Park Commu-nity Center from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.on Tuesday, December 4th spon-sored by AEP John Amos Plant.Business After Hours provides asocial, but professional venue forbusiness people to make newcontacts and expand their pres-ence in the business community.The Valley Park Community Cen-ter is located at 1Valley Park Drivein Hurricane.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests. The cost to attend is $15per person, RSVPs are requiredand pre-payment is appreciated.

There will be a cash drawingsponsored by BB&T valued at$1200, but you must be present towin. The Chamber will continueto draw until there is a winnerpresent! Food and refreshmentswill also be included in a relaxedsocial setting. Additionally, theChamber identifies future Busi-ness of the Month winners fromthe calling cards of those in atten-dance.

RSVPs are required by Monday,December 3rd. To obtain mem-bership information or to makereservations, please contact theChamber at 304.757.6510 orchamber@putnamcounty.org.You can also visit the website atwww.putnamchamber.org.

AEP John Amos Plant hostingChamber Business After HoursTuesday, December 4, 2012

ships. The deadline is February 1,2013.

Fellowship grants of $2,500 areawarded once a year to West Vir-ginia college and university hu-manities faculty, as well asindependent scholars living orworking in West Virginia. Fellow-

ships offer support for researchand writing projects. Eligible proj-ects include, but are not limited to,the study of interpretive archaeol-ogy; the history, theory, and criti-cism of the arts; ethics; history;jurisprudence; modern and classi-cal languages; linguistics; litera-

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For more information on grants,contact Humanities Councilgrants administrator Amy Saun-ders by phone at (304) 346-8500 orvia email at saunders@wvhuman-ities.org. Guidelines and applica-tions are available on the Council’swebsite www.wvhumanities.org.

PROPOSALS FROM PAGE 1

“ANOTHERTHANKSGIVING ”

Thought for theweek:Becarefulfor nothing; but in everything byprayer and supplication withthanksgiving let your requests bemade known unto God.Philippi-ans 4:6 (KJV)

This cool November morning allis soooooooo quiet outside mywindow, the sky blue, the sun shin-ing as I watch a single leaf driftpeaceful to its final resting place onearth... The fall season is windingdown as we have celebrated ourweek set aside for Thanksgiving.

How many say thank you GODfor a new morning, for eyes to seeyour new day, to smell your worldof fall leaves, fireplaces, to hear thequietness of rustling winds andnoise of laughing children, to feelthe breath of God, to know you arewith us all the time, through anytype of situation we encounter inthis life.

Thanksgiving, is a time to be

thankful for all Gods beauty andbounty, a special day.

We set aside once a year to ob-serve, gather and gives thanks withusually family and a feast; wecould have thanksgiving every day.He gives us the same amount ofhours each week.

While visiting with my dearninety-five-year-old neighbor yes-terday, we reminisced of pastThanksgivings

Memories of growing up on thefarm during fall season, after all thevegetables were harvested andpreserved and all tucked up on thecellar shelves; the men and neigh-bors of the family took care of pro-viding the meat for winter’sstorage.This consisted of butcher-ing two hogs always onThanksgiv-ing Day - all meat was used insome way from this animal - lardwas rendered, hams were hung,and bacon lay in large slabs andsalted. Sausage was made intoballs and canned and rinds of pork

baked in ovens.Neighbors and relatives all par-

ticipated in this early morning rit-ual on Thanksgiving Day.

My dear mother not onlycooked the huge dinner for allhelpers and family, but she alsohad to organize the proper care ofthe meat processing. She had twostoves, one with two ovens, and awarmer, another to cook the dailymeals on, both were used fullforce. I know rest was welcomed atthe ending of this day - as she liter-ally fell into bed that night fromsheer exhaustion.

How times have changed, wecan pick up the phone to our localfood market and place theThanks-giving dinner order for four totwenty-four, with no sweat.

We may eat alone, or go to arestaurant with others, or have thetraditional family feast

Still, it is the time to givethoughts and thankfulness to ourheavenly father for providing uswith another Thanksgiving Day.Include in your prayer the home-less, drug addicted, those in nurs-ing homes, hospitals, abusecenters, our military, your neigh-bors and so much more.

Prayer: ThankYou,Our Fatherin Heaven, for another day to saythankyou forall you freely giveus.Amen.

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November Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

Emily Jividen (Dec. 1st)Jim Walker (Dec. 3rd)

Ingredients• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose

flour• 2 tsps cinnamon• 1 tsp ground cloves• 1/2 tsp allspice• 2 tsps baking soda• 1 tsp salt• 2 eggs• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar• 2 cups unsweetened ap-

plesauce• 1 cup vegetable oil• 2 tsps vanilla extract• 60 caramel candies• 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted

and finely chopped• wax paper

• 1 large craft stick

Caramel Apple CakeRECIPE OFTHEWEEK:

Art by Natalie Larson

Directions1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.2. Grease and flour two 1 1/2-quart oven-safe bowls.3. Combine 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cin-

namon, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 2 tea-spoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt.

4. In a separate bowl, beat together 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cupsbrown sugar, 2 cups unsweetened applesauce, 1 cup vegetableoil and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add this mixture to the dryingredients and beat until well mixed.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared bowls and bake for 60to 70 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes outclean.

6. Allow the cakes to cool in the bowls for 10 minutes, thenremove them from the bowls and set them inverted on wire racksto cool completely. Once the cakes have cooled, turn them overand use a long knife to even out their flat tops.

7. Topping: Place 60 caramel candies and 2 tablespoons ofwater in a medium bowl and microwave on high power for 1minute. Stir, then heat 30 to 45 seconds more until the mixture issmooth and forms a slow, thick ribbon when dropped from aspoon.

8. Layer the cakes (flat sides together) using a few spoon-fuls of the caramel to help hold them in place.

9. Pour the remaining sauce over the cake. The caramelwill run down the sides of the cake to cover it completely, or youcan spread it with a knife while it's still warm.

10. Let the caramel set for about 20 minutes before pressingthe walnuts onto the bottom half of the cake.

11. Cover one half of the craft stick with waxed paper andinsert the covered end into the top of the cake.

WeeklyDevotionalBy Mary Jane

CLARKSBURG, WV – The U.S.Small Business Administration islooking for nominations for the2013WestVirginia Small BusinessPerson of theYear and Small Busi-ness Champion awards. All awardrecipients will be recognized dur-ing the annualWestVirginia SmallBusiness Week Awards Celebra-tion with West Virginia’s SmallBusiness Person of the Year in therunning for the National awardpresented in May of 2013. Nomi-nations and supporting docu-mentation must be received intheWestVirginia District Office byclose of business on Friday, Dec.7, 2012.

Any individual or organizationcan submit nominations for the

award categories. Small BusinessChampion awards are selectedfrom individuals or organizationsthat promote small business, vol-unteer time and services to smallbusiness interest groups, advo-cate the cause of small businessthrough legislation, or use theirprofessional expertise to assistsmall business owners. Champi-ons may or may not be smallbusiness owners.

Small Business Person of theYear nominees will be judged ona variety of criteria including stay-ing power, growth in employmentand sales, innovation of productor service and evidence of contri-butions to the community.

Champion award categories in-

clude: Financial Services, Home-Based Business, Minority,Veteranand Women. Special awards in-clude: Family-Owned Small Busi-ness, Entrepreneurial Success,Small Business Exporter, andYoung Entrepreneur.

All nominations must be re-ceived by the SBA West VirginiaDistrict Office by Friday, Dec. 7,2012.

Guidelines and nominationforms can be found on the SBA’sWest Virginia District Office webpage at www.sba.gov/wv or bycontacting Rick Haney at (304)623-7449 or by email atrichard.haney@sba.gov.

Wanted: Outstanding Small Business Owners and Champions

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Velma’s ViewBy Velma Kitchens

MarylandWe lived in Maryland when I was in first grade and my sister in

third grade. We would walk to school each day through a cemetery.All the other kids walked as well and we had a good time. I had a

mean teacher in Maryland. I can’t even remember her name, no won-der. I guess when you are with a lot of six-year-olds it could make youmean.

Each morning she would give us a coloring page to color. I did notwant to color the first thing in the mornings. The page had twelvesquares and a small picture in the square. One morning I was just notfeeling the coloring for the day. I took a purple crayon and coloredeach picture very messy and sat there until the papers were turned in.I forgot all about my coloring until the next morning. Here comesMiss what's-her-name. She said, “You sure pulled a good one yester-day. Now color each one differently today.” Well, I did exactly as shesaid because I knew if I got in trouble at school, I would be in troubleat home. Anyway, I didn’t have any more trouble with Miss what's-her-name

We lived in an apartment building, I believe on the third floor. Theplayground was across the street and all of us kids would gather andplay. One older boy told us to go ring the doorbell of the lady wholived on the first floor of our apartment building, then run backacross the street before she got to the door.

I can’t remember her name either, but she was tall and big and hadblack hair. She didn’t like kids, looking back – no wonder – we werenot exactly good to her by ringing her doorbell.

She would come to the door and start yelling. She would stop andsomeone else would go ring the bell.

My Mom caught me once and I never, ever rang her doorbell again.I do recall a girl was found dead in the cemetery where we took the

shortcut to school.So we were never allowed to walk through the cemetery to school

again.My sister and I would walk a few blocks to a small grocery store and

buy things for my Mom and we would buy candy.We asked the man there for a poke to put our candy in and he did-

n't know what a poke was. He asked if wanted a bag and we said yes.We learned that people in Maryland didn’t know what a poke was.

Maryland was a fun time and we had lots of adventures there.One evening my sister and I were coming home from the store and

this big, tall man in a trench coat was following us.It was getting dark and we were a little afraid.We started walking fast and he started walking fast also.My sister could run really a fast and I was afraid she was going to

leave me behind.We turned onto our street and the man in the trench coat disap-

peared.We always wondered if perhaps he was trying to kidnap us.We will never know, but I am glad I didn’t have to kick him.

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HURRICANE - Traffic movesslower than usual past ValleyPark.

The massive transformation atthe park’s entrance draws the at-tention of all who drive by it.Large excavators stretch into thesky, digging and dumping tons ofearth.

One crew wearing hard hats,hammers and drills metal to-gether, forming a large barn-likestructure. Another groupsmoothes out concrete on park-ing lots, toward the rear of thelarge construction site.

Valley Park is getting a newfacelift, and this one is unlike anypark in the county.

“This is going to be beautiful,”a worker says, walking near theentrance.

For the past two months, crewshave moved tons of dirt, pouredgravel, smoothed sidewalks andbuilt unique-looking buildingson this 5.6-acre property, nearWV 34.

The piece of land is one thatPutnam County Parks and Recre-ation Director ScottWilliamson isproud to have. Before any shovelstouched dirt, a dream wasbirthed inside Williamson.

He envisioned a place whereresidents could go to unwind andenjoy nature. Williamson pic-tured a farm-like atmosphere,complete with wildflowers, anapple orchard, a pond, and build-ings that resembled barns andone-room school houses.

“I want this park to have a nat-ural feel to it,” he said. “I wantpeople to come here to relax, takepictures, walk dogs and slowdown to enjoy a day outside withfamily. Everybody needs a placeto go to escape the stress fromfast-paced lives, and just enjoyeach other.”

Williamson shared ideas for thevision he had with TerradonCorp.Workers drew up blueprintsand passed them down to PrayConstruction. Pray Constructionthen contracted the work to bedone to makeWilliamson’s dreamfor Valley Park a reality.

“They started in mid-August,and have made up a lot of groundin the past two weeks,” he said.“They have moved a lot of earth.”

Workers from D.L. Martin Ex-cavating dug and poured the dirtlast week. Battling through therain and snow of HurricaneSandy, these men have kept onschedule.

“We were ready for it, and wehad a controlled runoff for thewater,” said Rick Straton, a super-visor with D.L. Martin Excavating.“The biggest challenge has beento keep the mud away.”

Williamson is pleased withwhat crews have accomplished.

“Most of the heavy lifting ispretty well done,” he said. “Now,we just need to touch things up.”

The county hopes to have thisproject completed by mid-Janu-ary, weather contingent. To finish,crews must still build corral-likefencing around the site, withelaborate stone work. They willhave to finish paving and land-scaping throughout the land.

This project is being funded bythe county’s Tax Increment Fi-nancing or T.I.F. Fund. This fundrelates to the difference in theamount of property taxes a per-son paid in 2004, to what they payyearly after that. The difference inthe amount of increase from2004, annually goes into the TIFFund.

Putnam County AdministratorBrian Donat explained how thisaccount works.

“As property values increase,taxes increase, and the differencegoes into a special fund,” Donatsaid. “The taxes paid, accumulatefunds for projects you wouldn’tbe able to do otherwise.”

For example, if a family paid$400 in property taxes in 2004,but paid $450 in 2005; the extra$50 would go into the TIF Fund.The same rule applies every year,based off 2004.

In the past, money from this

account went toward the repair oflocal sewer lines. In taking thefunds from the TIF account, thecounty did not have to raise rateson utility customers, to fund thatparticular project.

“The TIF account is very bene-ficial,” Donat said. “It helps fundimprovements to infrastructure,which helps bring in business.”

Donat explained, “…Just be-cause Putnam County residentsare in a TIF district, doesn’t meanthat their property taxes will goup. Property taxes are the samewhether someone is in a TIF dis-trict or not.”

Williamson is also pleased withthe way this special project is fi-nanced.

“It is not costing the taxpayeranymore,” he said.

Both men anticipate the com-pletion of Valley Park.

“We’re excited and, this is mov-ing right along,” said Donat.

Williamson looked toward theconstruction site with a smile.

“I’ve watched this go fromfarmland, to forest, to what it isnow,” he said. “Now, people cancome in and stay, and look at thequality of life we can provide inour parks,”

Williamson continued, “This isgiving us a bigger presence inPutnam County.”

Valley ParkTransformingByJustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Excavators move dirt to shape the land at the entrance of Valley Park in Hurri-cane. Once the construction is finished, the area will have a rural, old-time,farm-like feel to it. Photo by Justin Waybright.

This is the new maintenance building at Valley Park. It is constructed to re-semble a barn. The details surrounding the design of the landscaping and build-ings are constructed to create a farm-like atmosphere. Photo by JustinWaybright.

West Virginia Wildlife Centerpartially reopens

The West Virginia Wildlife Cen-ter in French Creek (formerlyknown as the French CreekGame Farm) has partially re-opened after suffering damagefrom the Hurricane Sandy bliz-zard. It is now operating at re-duced capacity.

Gene Thorn, the wildlife biol-ogist in charge of the center, said“The snowstorm of October 30-31 that swept through the Ap-palachians in the aftermath ofHurricane Sandy dumped morethan two feet of heavy, wet snowin French Creek, bringing downnumerous trees and branches.

Unfortunately, our facility suf-fered extensive damage. We areworking diligently to clean upthe area and make repairs, butthe process will be lengthy.”

The center's staff has removeddowned trees and limbs from theroad the loop trail. People are al-lowed to walk the trail for now,but it will later be shut down tothe public as the staff repairs in-frastructure. There will be notours until reconstruction iscompleted. The parking lot androad to the picnic area will re-main open for walkers.

The center does not operatewith tax dollars and private do-nations are appreciated.

DNR: Keep your feeders cleanBackyard bird watchers need

to be extra vigilant this year inmaintaining their feeders, WestVirginia DNR ornithologistRichard Bailey said.

”We’ve received widespreadreports of large flocks of pinesiskins, a North American migra-tory bird in the finch family, sowe could be in for an irruption ofthis highly nomadic species thiswinter,” said Bailey. “An irruptionis an unusually high migration ofa species due to various factors.

The last time the state saw thissituation, there were bird kills re-ported throughout the state fromsalmonellosis, a disease whichcan be spread via feeders.

“This negative impact may beavoided if bird enthusiasts willspend a few minutes each weekcleaning their feeders. Regularlycleaning feeders greatly reducesthe risk of disease transmissionas birds and other animals movefrom place to place seekingfood,” Bailey said.

Feeders should be cleanedevery two weeks and rinsed witha 10 percent bleach solution and

thoroughly dried before refilling.Hulls should be raked up orcleared with a wet-dry vacuumand disposed of regularly. This isparticularly important with feed-ers containing thistle seed, asthis is the food that pine siskinsand their close relative, theAmerican goldfinch, stronglyprefer.

Birds with salmonellosis canshiver, appear lethargic and un-steady, and often perch in oneplace for an extended period. Ifdiseased or dead birds are seenat your feeding station, stopfeeding immediately. Dispose ofthe seed in the feeders and cleanthem. Wait a few days to a weekbefore resuming feeding. Thebirds will survive fine withoutyou for a few days. Dead birds atyour feeder should be reportedto WVDNR staff by calling 304-637-0245.Sportsman's Act of 2012 vote

postponedConsidering the persistent

shellacking anglers and huntershave been taking in recent years,outdoorsmen should be payingclose attention to what's going

on at the federal level and lettheir representatives know howthey feel.

The U.S. Senate voted to post-pone until November 26 themost comprehensive package ofsportsmen’s legislation in recentyears. Introduced on September10, 2012, the Sportsmen’s Act of2012 (S. 3525) includes 17 billsthat will benefit the sportfishingcommunity, as well as recre-ational shooters and hunters.This historic legislation providesfor increased access, habitatconservation and improved fishand wildlife management.

Among other things, the legis-lation would block attempts toban lead in ammunition andfishing tackle – that by itself issignificant, but the legislationpackage also would expandstream conservation and publichunting and fishing access togovernment lands.

Here' is the Web address:keepamericafishing.salsalabs.com/o/6394/p/dia/action/pub-lic/?action_KEY=4086 or youcould just go to keepameri-cafishing.org and click on news.

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The West Virginia Division ofNatural Resources will be holdingits Physical-Agility Test for any-one interested in applying to be-come what we used to call

conservation officers, but now iscalled Natural Resources PoliceOfficer.

The tests are scheduled for 8a.m. Dec. 7 and 9 a.m. Dec. 8 atthe South Charleston Commu-nity Center at 601 Jefferson Streetin South Charleston.

Minimum qualifications are:graduation from an accreditedfour-year college or university,with a preference for natural sci-ences and law-related majors. Itis possible for candidates to sub-stitute previous employment ex-perience (military or police, etc.)for the education requirement.

The test consists of three parts:a 37.5-yard swim – how theycame up with a distance of 37and half yards is beyond me – aminimum of 18 decent pushupsin one minute, 27 sit-ups in oneminute and a 1.5 mile run in 15minutes, 20 seconds or less.

If you can't complete any part

of the test, you are disqualified.Candidates should bring longpants and a shirt for the swim-ming test and another change ofclothing for the running test.

There was a time when I gavesome thought to becoming aconservation officer. I grew up onthe bank of the Elk River, swam init often as a kid and was prettyconfident in my swimming abili-ties.

I spent several months trainingfor the test. I've never been muchof a runner, but I ran and wasable to do a mile in the time re-quired. I worked on my push-ups. The problem with thepush-up test is you have to dothese push-ups in one minute –and I know military and ex-mili-tary guys are laughing at my say-ing that, but the truth is, it'ssomething you need to consider.You don't have to just do 18 push-ups; you have to do them in one

minute. That's roughly a push upevery 3 seconds. Sit-ups are oneevery two seconds.

But those things weren't aproblem for me. The hardest partwas the run, but I got in goodenough physical shape where Icould do it. I could do the run. Icould do the sit-ups. I could dothe push-ups.

I was so confident in my swim-ming; I didn't train for that part.After all, being able to swim 37yards seems like child's play.

Well, it isn't. The problem isyou have to swim fully clothed. Ican't express just how differentthat is from regular swimming.It's like trying to swim with a cin-derblock – the clothes really dragthrough the water. I made themistake of wearing some kind ofslacks that were loose-fitting andthe opening of the pants legsacted like sails in the water.

Normally, I can swim that dis-

tance easily and coming up formaybe one breath. I had a heck oftime. I was swimming and feltlike I was going nowhere. If I weredoing it again, I'd have woresomething more tight-fitting forsure and maybe tried it in thewater beforehand. I have no ideawhat kind of pants to suggest,since I don't usually swim inpants.

So, I got through the swim.Next, came another problem.

I could do the swim. I could dothe push-ups, sit-ups and I coulddo the run. The hard part wasdoing one right after the other. Iwas so tired after that weirdswim, I could barely walk.

If you're planning to see if youhave what it takes, keep all this inmind when you train. Make sureyou can do all three, together.

Contact David Payne Sr. atdavidpayne@theputnamstan-dard.com.

DNR holding Physical tests foraspiring Conservation Officers

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

davidpayne@theputnamstandard.com

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CHARLESTON - The MartinLuther King, Jr. West VirginiaHoliday Commission is seekingnominees for the “Living theDream” awards and Service Or-ganization Honor Roll that willbe presented during the state’sMartin Luther King, Jr. holidayobservance Jan. 19, 2013. Thepublic is invited to nominatecandidates for the five awards,which are given annually by thecommission. Nominations willbe accepted through Dec. 17,2012.

The five awards are presentedto individuals who best exem-plify, through action or personaltraits, the principles and idealsthat King characterized in hispursuit of social change. Anyperson, regardless of race, coloror creed, may be nominated forthe awards.

The Living the Dream awardcategories are:

1. Advocate of Peace: A personwho has been or is now an advo-cate of social change in a nonvi-olent way

2. Sharing of Self: A personwho has rendered service to oth-ers in the public or private sector

3. Human and Civil Rights: Aperson who has been or is ac-

tively involved in the pursuit ofequality for others and who is anadvocate of social change

4. Scholarship: A person whohas made significant contribu-tions in the area of education

5. Governor’s Living the DreamAward: A person who best exem-plifies all the characteristics ofjustice, scholarship, sharing ofself, human and civil rights, andadvocacy of peace and who hasa heightened sense of civicawareness and public service

To be nominated for the Serv-ice Organization Honor Roll, anorganization must demonstrateone or more of the principles forwhich King stood. Those includepromotion of human and civilrights; assistance to underservedcommunities; promotion of tol-erance; and resolution of conflictin a nonviolent manner.

Nominations for all awardsshould include a typewrittenessay no more than two pages inlength that discusses the quali-ties of the individual or organi-zation being nominated andspecific examples of how thenominee meets the standards ofthe specific award category. A bi-ography of the candidate or ac-tivities of the organization, along

with any other materials high-lighting community involve-ment, should be included withthe nomination.

Nominations must include thename of the person submittingthe entry as well as an address,daytime phone number andemail address.

All entries must be received by5 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the West Vir-ginia Division of Culture andHistory, The Culture Center, At-tention: MLK Living the DreamAwards, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.,Charleston, WV 25305.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and muse-ums. For more informationabout the Division’s programs,events and sites, visit www.wv-culture.org. The Division of Cul-ture and History is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer.

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CHARLESTON - A workshopon “Business Fundamentals” isscheduled for 9 a.m. to noon,Tuesday, Dec. 4, in SouthCharleston. The workshop is partof the West Virginia Small Busi-ness Development Center (WVS-BDC) training and businesscoaching program Three StepJump Start to help small businessowners receive the right infor-mation at the right time.

The workshop will be held atthe Kanawha Valley Communityand Technical College, 2001Union Carbide Dr., SouthCharleston. To register, callDreama Wolfingbarger at 304-957-2083 or email dreama.l.wolf-ingbarger@wv.gov.

Registration is required at leasttwo days in advance. Reasonableaccommodations for personswith disabilities will be made ifrequested at least two weeks inadvance.

Three Step Jump Start helpsentrepreneurs and small busi-ness owners in West Virginia ac-celerate their potential successby learning the structure andservices provided by WVSBDC.The first step is to view the ThreeStep Jump Start video on the

agency’s website, www.wvs-bdc.org.

Individuals can then attendthe Business Fundamentalsworkshop, designed specificallyfor start-ups and new busi-nesses. The workshop providesessential information on what anentrepreneur needs to know tostart a business successfully.There is a $35-per-person fee perworkshop.

After completing the work-shop, interested entrepreneursor business owners may sched-ule an appointment with WVS-BDC for one-on-one coachingsessions. The WVSBDC coachesprovide assistance with businessplan development, financialstatement preparation, cash flowanalysis and other services.

The WVSBDC is part of theWest Virginia Development Of-fice and creates economic im-pact through offeringentrepreneurs and small busi-nesses cost-effective businesscoaching and technical assis-tance. The West Virginia SBDC isfunded in part through a cooper-ative agreement with the U.S.Small Business Administration.

WVSBDC offers Small BusinessWorkshop In Kanawha CountyRegister for Dec. 4 session on business fundamentals

any more time because we al-ready have a strong, bipartisanframework for reducing thedeficit – with some tough med-icine for Democrats, and sometough medicine for Republi-cans, but – as a whole – goodmedicine for America.

It’s no secret that I have longfavored the framework devel-oped almost two years ago byformer Clinton White HouseChief of Staff Erskine Bowlesand former Wyoming SenatorAlan Simpson – a Democrat anda Republican, respectively. It isthe most bipartisan and themost comprehensive plan outthere – encompassing targetedspending cuts, additional rev-enue, entitlement reform andoverhauling our tax system in aresponsible way that makessense and promotes economicgrowth.

Most of Washington tried toignore their plan during theelection. But in September, Iinvited Bowles and Simpson toa fiscal summit in West Virginiato lay out the fiscal facts and toexplain the best options wehave for getting our budgetunder control again.

Their plan needs sometweaks – not everyone agreeswith everything in it, not evenBowles and Simpson. But westill have enough time to get itright before we reach the fiscal

cliff. All we need is good will,political courage and commonsense.

Two years have passed sinceBowles and Simpson put for-ward their framework. A fullyear has now passed since Con-gress’s deficit super committeecollapsed without a deal to getthe federal government’sspending under control. Buthere we are again, just weeksaway from the fiscal cliff thatwas supposed to produce a last-ing deal.

With our debt continuing tosoar and too many Americansstill looking for jobs, these aretimes that demand the verybest of Washington. So I urge allmy colleagues to sit down to-gether for as long as it takes toreach a deal and do the rightthing for this nation.

Everywhere in West Virginiaand all the other states, familiesare making tough choices abouthow to make ends meet. It’stime for Washington to do thesame. We can’t afford moredelay – and the American peo-ple deserve better. We need a“grand bargain” and we need itnow. So I urge all my colleaguesto sit down together for as longas it takes to reach a deal thatwe can do the right thing forthis great nation. I vow to do mypart for the people of West Vir-ginia and of this nation.

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HURRICANE -Whirlwind Stor-age celebrated its grand openingNov. 17.

The staff at the 210-unit storagefacility shared the special daywith more than 50 people. Theevent was not only about theopening of a new business, butthe opening of hearts to childrenin need.

Workers at Whirlwind Storagepartnered with Children’s HomeSociety of W. Va. during the cele-bration. Many children from thenon-profit organization touredthe new facility, enjoyed popcorn,pizza and games.

Mindie Dillon, a MentoringProgram Coordinator for Chil-dren’s Home Society, showed herappreciation to Whirlwind Stor-age. Her group is based out ofCharleston. It serves childrenages 12-19.

It is one of 13 sites in the statethat offer children and teens asafe place to stay.

“These people are generous toopen their doors for donations,”Dillon said. “They‘re showingthey really care about their com-munity.”

Workers at Whirlwind filled

some storage units with dona-tions including: food, furniture,clothing, toys, blankets and otheritems.

“We want the children to havethe same things as other teenshave,” Dillon said.

After speaking with the chil-dren, Whirlwind Storage workersled the group outside for thegrand opening and ribbon cut-ting.

“Thank you all for coming to

celebrate this with us,” said Man-ager Carlie Beaman.

Seconds later, she cut a largered ribbon, officially welcomingWhirlwind Storage to Hurricane.

It took workers nearly sixmonths to complete constructionfor this facility. Owner Tom Goodwas pleased with the work thatgot his storage units ready forbusiness.

He believes Whirlwind Storagewill thrive in Putnam County.

“This area is very appealing tous,” Good said. “It’s a good loca-tion for a gated facility that has alot of security and climate con-trolled units.”

Whirlwind Storage offers on-site management, U-Haul service

and a 24-7 kiosk for renting units.“There is no other storage facil-

ity like this in the county,” he said.This business will accept dona-

tions for the Children's Home So-ciety through Dec. 20. For moreinformation call (304) 397-5445.

Whirlwind Storage Opens in HurricaneByJustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

Owner Tom Good, manager Carlie Beaman and Children’s Home Society Rep-resentative Mindie Dillon cut the ribbon during the grand opening of WhirlwindStorage in Hurricane. The business teamed with Children’s Home Society of WVto help donate and supply children and teens with food, toys, clothing and basicnecessities. Photo by Justin Waybright.

Workers at Whirlwind Storage smile for a picture inside their storage facility,during the grand opening Nov. 17. Their facility features 210 units, U-Haul serv-ice and a 24-7 kiosk for renting. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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The Putnam Standard Obituaries Dec.2-3,2012–Page11

MICHAEL LEE ADKINSEMOGENE JONES BAILEYBILL LEE BOGGESSHAROLD BOWLESVIRGILW.BOWLING, SR.MICHAEL JOSEPH EADSELIZABETH VIRGINIA LYON

FISHERBENDOYLE GRIFFITH, SR.DELCIE HIGGINBOTHAMFAYEHIGGINBOTHAMPATRICIA ANN HIGGIN-

BOTHAMGUY RUTHERFORD JIVIDENMACIL "MARIE" JOHNSTONOKEY LEGGBRIANDAVID LUCASMADELINE P. ROBINSONTERICA "TERI" LYNN KNAPP

ROUSHRUTH SANDIFERELOISEMARY SANSONROLANDOV. SCHIAVONILOIS "JEANNE"WATTSRUSSELL W. "RUSTY" WITH-

ROW, JR

MICHAEL LEEADKINS

Michael Lee Adkins, 55, ofScott Depot, W.Va., passed awayat home on Nov. 17, 2012. Fu-neral services were conductedMonday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Wal-lace Funeral Home & Chapel,Barboursville, by Pastor PhillipBower. Entombment followed atValley View Memorial Park inHurricane.

Mike was born on March 8,1957, in Detroit Michigan, son ofthe late Maedell & Millington Ad-kins, Jr., and was an engineer atTri State Coating of Salt Rock,W.Va. for 14 years.

He is preceded in death by twobrothers, Gary Adkins & MarkAdkins. He is survived by his wifeof 25 years, Carol Adkins; a son,David (Heath) Marion of Milton,W.Va.; and four daughters, Star-lah and her husband JeremyWilcox of Hurricane, W.Va., EricaAdkins Harper of Beckley, W.Va.,Daphne Adkins of Scott Depot,W.Va., and Talisha (Till) and herhusband Paul Allen Lycans ofFort Gay, W.Va.; 11 grandchil-dren, Brandon, Bryce, Gavan,Michael, Tevan, Tyler, Trey, Mat-tie, Nicholas, Cassidy, & Whitney.Also survived by sister, Tena Gue& her husband Timmy ofBranchland, W.Va.; brother,Millington Adkins III of BeechFork, W.Va.; sisters-in-law, VickiAdkins of Metamore, Mich., Re-becca Smith of Culloden, W.Va.;brothers-in law, Richard and wifeRita Guthrie of Cross Lanes,W.Va., Dana and wife TheresaGuthrie of Poca, W.Va., and War-ren Wingo of St. Albans, W.Va.Also survived by many specialfriends and family.

Wallace Funeral Home, Bar-boursville, was in charge ofarrangements.

Mike touched many lives andwill be greatly missed.

Condolences may be ex-pressed to the family atwww.timeformemory.com/wal-lace.

EMOGENE JONESBAILEY

Emogene Jones Bailey, 82, ofDunbar, passed away Wednes-day, November 14, 2012, atCAMC Teays Valley. She was re-tired from the Kanawha CountyBoard of Education and was amember of Dunbar Church ofChrist for 82 years.

Preceding her in death wereher husband, Howard Bailey;son, Gregory Howard Bailey;daughter, Kelly S. Abshire; par-ents, Emmett F. and Lillie M.Jones; sisters, Lorraine Scott,Freda Robbins and MarthaleneJones; and brother, Emmett F.Jones Jr.

Surviving are her children,Teresa J. Hanson and husband,Chuck, of Winfield, Kimberly M.Landers and husband, Lester, ofDunbar and Lisa G. Asbury andhusband, Tandy, of Fraziers Bot-tom; son-in-law, Marshall D. Ab-shire of Dunbar; andgrandchildren, Candi M. Kauf-man and husband, Chris, of Bel-pre, Ohio, Lacy J. Rehe and BobGayda of New York, N.Y., LindsayE. McChesney and husband, Rob,of Hagerstown, Md., Daniel H.Landers and wife, Anna, of Mor-gantown, Sara N. Bailey of Pitts-burgh, Pa., T.L. Asbury and wife,Stacie, of Winfield, Adam L. Lan-ders and wife, Kelly, ofCharleston, Erika D. Walker andhusband, Stephen, of FraziersBottom, Miranda H. Asbury ofFraziers Bottom and ZacharyHanson ofWardensville. Also sur-viving are great-grandchildren,Cooper McChesney, Cara Kauf-man, Owen McChesney, CoryKaufman and Isaac Bayes.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, November 17 at DunbarChurch of Christ with MinisterStephen Walker and MinisterDonnie Joe Chapman officiating.Burial followed in GrandviewMemorial Park.

Arrangements were in the careof Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

BILL LEE BOGGESSBill Lee Boggess, 82, of Dunbar,

passed away Tuesday, November13, 2012, at CAMC Memorial Di-vision. He was born March 9,1930, and was the loving hus-band of Artie Holstein Boggess.He was a member of the FirstBaptist Church of Dunbar, wherehe had served in many positions.He was a former Dunbar citycouncilman and a member ofDunbar Masonic Lodge No. 159AF&AM, Scottish Rite Bodies andthe Beni Kedem Shrine Temple,where he played in the GoldBand. He was honorably dis-charged from the U.S. MarineCorps during the KoreanWar. Billformerly was a fireman for theDunbar Fire Department. He re-tired from Union Carbide Insti-tute and had been an agent forErie Insurance Company.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Obie and DoloresBoggess; brothers, Harry, Nor-man (Poochie) and DavidBoggess; granddaughter, Beth

Kerns; and great-granddaughter,Emmy Kerns.

Bill is survived by his wife,Artie; children, Penny (Butch)Kerns of Hurricane, Teri (Harry)Smith of Marietta, Ga., TimBoggess of Teays Valley, Pat(Steve) Jones of Harrisville andRose (Dan) Kult of Temecula,Calif.; grandchildren, Beki (Rich)Adkins, Scott (Britany) Kerns,Kristen (Jon) Guthrie, HarrySmith, Derek Smith, Clint Smith,Paige Boggess, Lydia Boggess,Aaron Boggess, Valerie Boggess,Vanessa Boggess, Jason (Megan)Jones, Melanie Jones, Ben Jones,Rachel (Chris) Figg, Stephanie(Ben) Watkins, Meridith Kult andAlex Kult; great-grandchildren,Kevin Adkins, Jude and ElleKerns, Kailee Guthrie, Miciah andKyra Jones, Owen Figg and EvieWatkins; brothers, Jack (Jean)Boggess of Oak Island, N.C., andKenny Boggess of Cross Lanes;sister, Jeanie (Doug) Lindsey ofNitro; and sister-in-law, MarionBoggess of Cross Lanes. Also sur-viving are many nieces andnephews.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, November 16, at DunbarFirst Baptist Church with the Rev.Phillip Shields officiating. Burialfollowed in Grandview MemorialPark.

The family requests donationsare made to the First BaptistChurch of Dunbar or a charity ofyour choice.

Arrangements were in the careof Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

HAROLD BOWLESHarold Bowles, 87, of

Charleston, went to be with theLord on Wednesday, November14, 2012, at the home of his son,Rick Bowles.

Harold was a lifelong residentof Kanawha County. He was amember of Valley Christian As-sembly and also attended OpenDoor Apostolic Church. He re-tired from Montgomery Wardafter 35 years of service. He wasmanager of the shoe departmentand the men and boys depart-ments. He also worked for SaveSupply for a few years, where hehelped design kitchens for anumber of new homes and re-modeling.

He was a veteran of the USMC,serving his country during WorldWar II in the Marshall Islandsfrom 1942 to 1946.

He was a wonderful Christianman and he will be sadly missedby all who knew him.

He was preceded in death byhis father and mother, Williamand Della Bowles; his wife, HelenLee Given Bowles; his infantdaughter, Della May; his son,Randall Lane Bowles; his sister,Gladys R. Stalnaker; his brother,Clarence E. Bowles; and severalinfant brothers and sisters.

Harold is survived by his son,Rick (Susan) Bowles of Winfield;two daughters, Valerie Kraus(George) of Kenna and LoriMeadows (Rick) of SouthCharleston; one brother, Roy

Bowles (Faye) of Nitro; two sis-ters, Julia Workman (Bill) ofTombstone, Ariz., and MarySweeny (Jim) of Cleveland, Ohio;grandchildren, Dawn Hager(Carl) of Hurricane, DavidOwnby of Richmond, Va., CarrieGuggenbiller (Matthew) of NorthCarolina and Mathew Bowles(Jenna) of Charleston; and twogreat-grandchildren.

A celebration of Harold's lifewas held Saturday, November 17,at Harding Funerals & Crema-tions with Pastor Phil Dunn offi-ciating. Interment followed, withmilitary graveside rites, by theUSMC in Floral Hills Garden ofMemories, Pocatalico.

The family wishes to thank allthe staff at Hospice for the loveand care that was shown toHarold while he was in their care.The family requests donationsare made to HospiceCare, 1606Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston,WV 25387-2536; or to ValleyChristian Assembly, 1703 BigleyAve., Charleston, WV 25302.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

Harding Funerals & Crema-tions, Kanawha City, assisted theBowles family.

VIRGILW.BOWLING,SR.

Virgil W. Bowling, Sr., passedaway at home, in Kenansville,Florida, on Friday November 16,2012, after an extended illness.

Virgil was a faithful PrimitiveBaptist. He was a truck driver for25 years and owned his owntrucking company for twelveyears. He retired as a rancher inTexas before moving to his homein Kenansville, Florida.

Virgil was born to Truman andVive Bowling on October 7, 1933.He is survived by his loving wife,Myrna Carol Bowling; one son,Virgil W. Bowling Jr. of Houston,Texas; three daughters, DeborahClark of College Station, Texas,Dixie Parrish of Dennison, Texasand Sheila Johnson (Jim) ofHoney Grove, Texas; two step-children, Larry Atkinson (Sharon)of Milton, West Virginia and LisaReed (Mark) of Charleston, WestVirginia; ten grandchildren andseveral great grandchildren.

A tribute to the life of VirgilBowling was held Tuesday No-vember 20, 2012 at Gatens-Hard-ing Funeral Home Chapel withRev.Willard Beller officiating. En-tombment followed at Haven ofRest Memory Gardens in RedHouse, West Virginia.

The family asks that donationsare made to Vitas Hospice Chari-table fund, 2201 LucienWay Suite100 Maitland, Florida 32751 inVirgil's honor.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Bowlingfamily.

Online condolences may besent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

MICHAEL JOSEPHEADS

Michael Joseph Eads, 20, ofHurricane, born January 22,1992, passed away suddenly in atragic train accident.

He was preceded in death byhis father, James Norman Eads Sr.

Surviving are his son, BradleyAllen Eads, 6 months old;mother, Mary Call-King, andstepfather, Jerry King, both ofCurtice, Ohio; sisters, KatherineEads Phillips of Vienna, Ill.,Christine Eads Rose of Roanoke,Va., and Jennie Eads Wallace ofChesapeake; brother, James Nor-man Eads II of Cross Lanes; step-sisters, Misty Mullins and TanyaHarden; aunt, Tina Call; and un-cles, Scott Call and Mike Call, allof Hurricane.

He was a 2010 graduate of ClayHigh School, Toledo, Ohio. Hewas currently employed with Lit-tle Caesars, Hurricane. He lovedart and music. He will be sadlymissed.

A celebration of Michael's lifewas held Friday, November 16, atOne Accord Community Church,Hurricane.

Casdorph & Curry FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof the arrangements.

ELIZABETHVIRGINIALYON FISHER

Elizabeth Virginia Lyon Fisherleft this world on Monday, No-vember 19, 2012, to be reunitedwith her beloved husband, Jess.During her illness, she was lov-ingly attended to by her familyand, more recently, the graciouscare of Kanawha Hospice. Vir-ginia was also preceded in deathby her "Mom," Dora Tuttle Lyon.

Virginia is survived by six chil-dren, David (Gail) Fisher of CrossLanes, Karen (David) Burdette ofPierson, Fla., Debbie Fisher of St.Albans, Beverly Sisson (andfriend, Kim Held) of Charleston,Susan Griffis of Sissonville andSandy (Jim) Stevens of Nashville,Tenn.; and she was "Nani" toseven grandchildren and sixgreat-grandchildren.

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Virginia and Jess were propri-etors for several years of Fisher'sUnion 76 station and Fisher'sRestaurant at the corner of Mar-tins Branch Road and US 21 inPocatalico.

Services were held Wednesday,November 21, at Long & FisherFuneral Home, Sissonville, withPastor Edison Hager officiating.Entombment followed in FloralHills Garden of Memories Mau-soleum.

The family requests that dona-tions be made to Kanawha Hos-pice.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at www.longfisherfu-neralhome.com.

BENDOYLEGRIFFITH, SR.

Ben Doyle Griffith, Sr., 91, of St.Albans, passed away Thursday,November 15, 2012, at his homewith his family by his side.

Born August 25, 1921, in St. Al-bans, Ben was a son of the lateDelafield D. and Mary MeadowsGriffith.

He was a lifelong resident of St.Albans, a veteran of WWII andserved in the ETO (EuropeanTheatre) as a Sgt. with the 211thChemical Maintenance Com-pany in the US Army. Ben was thelast of the first paid firemen of theSt. Albans Fire Dept. He was a re-tired electrician, a member ofLocal 466 I.B.E.W. of Charleston,W.Va., a retired realtor and an in-surance agent for both Common-wealth Life Insurance Co.(CLICO) and American NationalInsurance Co. (ANICO).

Ben is survived by wife Wilda(Williams) of St. Albans; threesons, Ben D. II (Nancy), Richard(Kellie), Robert (Patti); twodaughters, Joyce Angus (Dou-glas), and Janet Lynn Griffith.Preceded in death by oldest son,Ben D. Griffith, Jr. (Gail) ofGainesville, Fla.; total of 15grandchildren, one deceased,two step, 16 great-grandchildren,(one step), and four great-great-grandchildren, numerous niecesand nephews and daughter-in-law, Janette Hammond.

A special thank you to his nieceJodie Jividen for her help and lovedown to the very last. We also ap-preciate the thoughtfulness andhelp of Pat Hanson and DremaWalters.

The Griffith family would liketo extend special thanks and ap-preciation for their dedication tothe staff and nurses of KanawhaHospice: Lynese Danford, AmberBlevins, Beth Plantz, Carla Z.,

Joan Carroll, Pete Thompson,Chaplain, Pat Taylor, MichelleMorgan, Heidi Graley, Carol Ma-theny, Elaine Harrison and otherstaff members from 2010 to 2011,when Ben was also under care ofHospice; also to the staff andnurses of Amedisys: DebbieJohnson Wheeler, Becky Lilly,Angie Voelk, Eul Albis, KennyStowers, Krystal Farley, and Con-nie Hill. Thank you all for yourlove and special care of our dadand husband.

Celebration of life was heldMonday, November 19 atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans.

Interment was held Tuesday,November 20, 2012, at the DonelC. Kinnard Memorial State Veter-ans Cemetery, Dunbar with mili-tary honors.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

DELCIEHIGGINBOTHAM

Delcie Higginbotham, 71, of St.Albans, died Nov. 15, 2012.

Casdorph & Curry FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

FAYE HIGGINBOTHAMFaye Higginbotham, 71, of

Charleston, passed away Novem-ber 15, 2012 at Dunbar Care & Re-habilitation.

She was born April 27, 1941, inRed House and was a daughter ofWilliam & Dorothy Higgin-botham, who preceded her indeath. In addition to her parents,she was also preceded in deathby a son, Ivan Wesley Williams.

Faye was an active member ofSt. Luke United MethodistChurch, St. Albans, where shesang in the choir and helped withthe youth. She was loving, kind,witty, feisty and had a wonderfulsense of humor.

She is survived by son, Terry(Susie) Williams of CampbellsCreek; daughters, Helen (Bill)Martin of Dunbar, Joyce (Will)Carr of Charleston and Debi(Eddie) Schaible of St. Albans;brothers, Ray Higginbotham ofArizona and Carl Higginbothamof Florida; sisters, Doris Hivelyand Edith Kennedy both of TeaysValley, Esther Slayton of Okla-homa, Betty Lovejoy and EllenHigginbotham, both of Ohio; 13grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A service to celebrate the life of

Faye was held Monday, Novem-ber 19, 2012, at St. Luke UnitedMethodist Church, St. Albans,with Pastors Richie McNeil andDavid Stilgenbauer officiating.Burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

Casdorph & Curry FuneralHome, St. Albans, assisted thefamily with arrangements.

Online condolences may besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

PATRICIA ANNHIGGINBOTHAM

Patricia Ann Higginbotham,74, of Hurricane, died Sunday,November 18, 2012, at ThomasMemorial Hospital, surroundedby her daughters, Deborah K.Higginbotham, Gerri R. McClel-land, Terri F. Higginbotham andTeresa E. Fayak; mother, IreneElkins; twin sister, Sandra Newell;and sisters, Sherry Cabell andDeloris Jean Farley. She is alsosurvived by five other sisters; fivebrothers; four grandchildren; andone great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death byher father, "Buster" Elkins; sister,Carol Ball; and by ex-husband,Gerald Higginbotham.

Patricia, also known as Pat, wasa longtime resident of Hurricaneand was compassionate in help-ing young adults improve thequality of their lives. She beganher career at West Virginia Reha-bilitation Center in Institute andretired from Job Corps inCharleston in November. Patloved to cook, had a great senseof humor, enjoyed the arts andloved her family.

A celebration of Pat's life washeldWednesday, November 21, atCooke Funeral Home, Nitro, withPastor Craig Gee officiating. Bur-ial followed in Grandview Memo-rial Park, Dunbar.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to SusanG. Komen For the Cure, Attn:Donor Services, 319 W. Washing-ton St., Hubbard Building,Charleston, WV 25302.

You may express online condo-lences at www.cookefuneral-home.com.

GUY RUTHERFORDJIVIDEN

Guy Rutherford Jividen, 84, ofEleanor, passed away Tuesday,November 13, 2012, at CAMCTeays Valley, following a suddenillness. He was a faithful memberof Midway United MethodistChurch since 1955 and retiredfrom Union Carbide with 42years of service.

Born July 13, 1928, he was theson of the late Carl and MalindaSayre Jividen. In addition to hisparents, he was preceded indeath by his loving wife of 63years, Ruth W. Jividen; sisters,Clara Jividen and Norma LeeCurtiss; an infant sister, DorisJean Jividen; and brothers, War-ren, Otis, Dencil and Jerald Jivi-den.

He is survived by his sons,

Larry D. (Brenda) Jividen of WestColumbia and Guy Lee (Becky)Jividen of Prospect, Ohio; sister,Phyliss Raynes of Buffalo; broth-ers, Gilbert Jividen of Roberts-burg and Donald Jividen ofCircleville, Ohio; four grandchil-dren; three great-grandchildren;and special friend, Barbara Kosa.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, November 17, at RaynesFuneral Home Eleanor Chapelwith the Rev. Kenneth Coon offi-ciating. Burial followed at Havenof Rest Memory Gardens, RedHouse.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to Mid-way United Methodist Church,P.O. Box 84, Eleanor,WV 25070; orLoaves and Two Fish, P.O. Box 9,Poca, WV 25159.

Online condolences may be sentto the Jividen family, and the on-line guestbook signed, by visitingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

MACIL "MARIE"JOHNSTON

Macil "Marie" Johnston, 83, ofScott Depot, formerly of Belle,passed away peacefully at herhome on November 9 after a longillness.

Marie had a craft business thatbegan in 1964. She becamefondly known as the "ClothespinLady" because she made uniqueChristmas ornaments fromclothespins. She will be missedby her loyal craft customers. Shewas also an avid flower gardenerand won many first place tro-phies for her roses and chrysan-themums.

She was preceded in death byher beloved mother, Nellie Vine-yard, and younger brother, EarlVineyard.

She is survived by her daugh-ter, Beverly King, and grandsonand his wife, Thomas and MelissaKing.

Per her wishes, there was nopublic ceremony. She was buriedat Tyler Mountain Memory Gar-dens, Cross Lanes.

OKEY LEGGOkey Legg, 82, of Tornado,

passed away Monday, November12, 2012, doing what he loved -hunting in the great outdoors.

He was born December 25,1929, in Nicholas County, a son ofRaymond Calvin and Verna Mar-garet Murphy Legg. In addition tohis parents, he was preceded indeath by his sister, Donna Patter-son; and brothers, Charles, Lewisand Raymond Legg.

Okey was raised on Salmon'sCreek in Nicholas County andwas later the starting center forNicholas County High Schoolfootball team. He retired in 1986from Union Carbide after 33years of service. Okey was an avidsportsman and enjoyed garden-ing, golf and working in his woodshop. But, more than anything,he LOVED his family, nurturinguntil the day he passed.

He is survived by his wife of 62years, Betty Jean; three sons,Steven L. and his wife, Geri, Rod-ney W. and his wife, Retha, all ofTornado, and Brian D. and hiswife, Linda, of St. Albans; grand-children, Betsy, Katie and Brent;two great-grandchildren; fourstep-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and manyspecial nieces and nephews.

Celebration of Okey's life washeld Thursday, November 15, atCasdorph & Curry Funeral Homewith the Rev. Joseph Lewis offici-ating. Burial followed in Cun-ningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Hospice of KanawhaCounty.

Online condolences may besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

BRIANDAVID LUCASBrian David Lucas, 53, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Tuesday, No-vember 13, 2012.

He was an expert mechanicwho worked for Love Nissan in St.Albans and other auto shops. Hewas loved by many.

Brian was preceded in death byhis parents, Eugene and Eliza-beth Lucas; and a brother, James"Jimbo" Lucas.

He will be lovingly remem-bered by his wife, Melanie; chil-dren, Scott, Bucky, Carol, Joshand Amber; 22 grandchildren;sisters, Sandra Jarrett and ConnieWithrow and her husband,George; brother, Keith Lucas andhis wife, Kathy Cyrus; and a hostof other family and friends.

The family would like to give aspecial thank you to BrandySimpson and Kathy Cyrus fortheir love and care during thisdifficult time.

A celebration of Brian's life washeld Saturday, November 17, atCasdorph & Curry Funeral Home,St. Albans.

Online condolences may besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

MADELINE P.ROBINSON

Madeline P. Robinson, 79, ofScott Depot, passed away Tues-day, November 13, 2012, atCAMC Memorial Division. Shewas a graduate of Walton HighSchool and was a member ofCharleston Baptist Temple.Madeline was employed at St.Andrew Presbyterian Church Pre-School in Pinch for 21 years.

She is survived by her highschool sweetheart of 62 years,Clair I. Robinson; sons, StephenWayne Robinson and his wife,Rosanne, of Aliquippa, Pa., andDavid Alan Robinson and hiswife, Teresa, of South Charleston;and sister, Pauline Haynes ofCharleston. Also surviving arefour grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one great-grand-child; and onestep-great-grandchild.

Private family services wereheld at Sunset Memorial Park.

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The family suggests that dona-tions are made to St. Jude Chil-dren's Research Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.

Arrangements were in the careof Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

TERICA "TERI" LYNNKNAPP ROUSH

Terica "Teri" Lynn KnappRoush, 55, of St. Albans, passedaway Friday, November 9, 2012,at CAMC General Division,Charleston.

Born February 9, 1957, in Beck-ley, Terica was a daughter of Bob-bie L. Knapp of Nitro and the lateWilliam F. "Bill" Knapp Sr. Shewas also preceded in death by herson, Scott Worden.

Terica was a graduate ofWoodrow Wilson High School,where she was a member of theband and a majorette. She was anassociate with the state of WestVirginia Office of the Chief Med-ical Examiner and formerly a po-lice dispatcher in Beckley and St.Albans. She was a member ofFirst Baptist Church of St. Albansand the Ladies Auxiliary Ameri-can Legion Post of St. Albans.

In addition to her mother, sheis survived by her husband, Det-ner "Pete" Roush III; children,Christi Lynn Holtsclaw andCharles Aaron Holtsclaw, both ofNitro; stepchildren, DetnerRoush IV of Parkersburg, BrandyL. Laudermilt of Racine, Ohio,and Brian T. Roush of Hurricane;brother, William F. Knapp Jr. ofFairmont; and eight grandchil-dren.

Memorial services were heldSaturday, November 17, at FirstBaptist Church, St. Albans, withthe Rev. Joel M. Harpold officiat-ing.

The family suggests donationsare made to Shriner's Hospital forChildren, 1900 Richmond Road,Lexington, KY 40502, in honor ofTeri's granddaughter, Kaitlyn Par-sons. You may also share memo-ries or condolences with the

family at www.bartlettchapman-funeralhome.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

RUTH SANDIFERRuth Sandifer, recently of St.

Albans, W.Va., passed awaypeacefully on November 16,2012, at the age of 90, with heronly child, Frances Leach andson-in-law Edward, by her side.

She had moved here fromFlorida in 2005 to be near andhave assistance from her daugh-ter. She is survived by her sister,Fay Barnwell with her husbandWilliam, in Va., and a long termpartner, Ralph Robinson in Md.,as well as a granddaughter, Car-ole Bartig in Mich.

As she wished, there were noservices.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca assisted the Sandiferfamily.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com.

ELOISEMARY SANSONEloise Mary Sanson, 72, of Hur-

ricane, passed away Thursday,November 15, 2012, at CAMCTeays Valley, with her threedaughters by her side.

Born January 27, 1940, in Ash-burnham, Mass., she was adaughter of the late Edgar J. andMelina Morse Landry. She wasalso preceded in death by herhusband, Thomas Lee Sanson;and her sister, Teresa Phelps.

Eloise was a 1958 graduate ofFitchburg High School, Fitch-burg, Mass., and received herLPN degree from nursing collegein Massachusetts. She was retiredfrom Morris Memorial NursingHome with 20 years of service asan LPN and was a member ofSycamore Baptist Church, Hurri-cane.

Surviving are her children andtheir spouses, Lea and DeanWhite of Hurricane, Mary Lou

and Kevin Vance of Hurricaneand Tammy and Donel Kinnardof Cincinnati, Ohio; and her sis-ter, Elaine Erickson and herbrother, Edmund Landry, both ofMassachusetts. Also surviving areher grandchildren, Kristen,Michael, Heidi, Chris, Heather,Bryan and Lindsey; as well as hergreat-grandchildren, Kalyn, Seth,Dylan, Stormee, Destiny andAdrian.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, November 17, at ChapmanFuneral Home, Hurricane, withPastor Michael Wray officiating.Burial followed in Valley ViewMemorial Park, Hurricane.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

The family would like to offer aspecial thank you to grandchil-dren, Heather and Michael, whohelped care for their grand-mother during the last year.

ROLANDOV.SCHIAVONI

Rolando V. Schiavoni, 81, ofWalkersville, Md., formerly of St.Albans, departed this life onWednesday, November 14, 2012,at Frederick Memorial Hospitalin Frederick, Md., after a short ill-ness. He was born May 12, 1931,in Mason, Pa., a son of the lateDominic Schiavoni and GertrudePiglini. In addition to his parents,he was preceded in death by hiswife, Violet Schiavoni; daughter,Yvonne Schiavoni; and brothers,Joseph Schiavoni and DominicSchiavoni.

Those left to cherish his mem-ory include two daughters, Shel-ley Schiavoni and BuffieSchiavoni White; son-in-law,Kevin White; brother, RobertSchiavoni; sister, Nancy Oravets;and four grandpets, Chelsea, Irie,Vito and Scarlett.

A private service was held Sat-urday, November 17, at St.George Orthodox Cathedral withthe Very Rev. Father Olof H. ScottJr. officiating.

Please make donations to St.George Orthodox Cathedral, P.O.Box 2044, Charleston, WV 25327.

Freeman Funeral Home, Chap-manville, was in charge of thearrangements.

LOIS "JEANNE"WATTSLois "Jeanne" Watts, 75, of St.

Albans, passed away November10, 2012, at Hubbard HospiceHouse West, South Charleston.

Born February 7, 1937, inElkview, Lois was the daughter ofthe late Carl and Frieda E. WinesStricklen.

She was a 1956 honor graduateof Elkview High School, whereshe was head majorette and at-tended West Virginia State Col-lege. She was a longtime memberof Washington Street Church ofChrist. She was a homemakerand formerly worked at West Vir-ginia Water Co. and ColumbiaGas. Lois was a devoted and lov-ing wife, mother, grandmotherand great-grandmother.

She is survived by her hus-band, Harold F. Watts Sr.; chil-dren, Dianna (David) Roe ofMuskogee, Okla., Laurie (Fred)Cluff of Muskogee, Gregory(Kathy) Watts of Sissonville,Harold "Howie" II (Susie) Wattsof Teays Valley, Jerry (Tina) Wattsof Martinsburg, Tim (Nikki)Wattsof St. Albans, Bryan (April) Wattsof Hurricane, Scott (Erica) Wattsof Belleview, Fla., and NikiCavender of St. Albans; honoraryson, Jason Cavender of St. Al-bans; brothers, Bob Stricklen ofElkview, Bill Stricklen of St. Al-bans, Keith Stricklen of Elkview,Wayne Stricklen of Elkview, RayPauley of St. Albans and DavidPauley of Elkview; 27 grandchil-dren; and eight great-grandchil-dren. Also surviving are manynieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, November 17, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St.Albans, with Minister EddieCooper officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Cunningham Memorial

Park, St. Albans.You may share memories or

condolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-homes.com.

The family would like to thankHubbard Hospice West andHome Hospice Care for the care,love and attention shown to Lois.

RUSSELLW. "RUSTY"WITHROW, JR

Mr. RussellW. "Rusty"WithrowJr., 53, of Nitro, passed away onWednesday November 14, 2012.

Rusty was a lifelong resident ofthe area. He worked in sales at hisfamily's business Saint AlbansWindows. Rusty enjoyed numer-ous hobbies, such as Early Amer-ican Archaeology, AmateurGo-Carting, Coin collecting andloved to study artifacts and his-tory. He was also a member ofseveral clubs and organizationspertaining to these hobbies. Hewas a loving husband, son, fatherand grandfather.

Rusty is preceded in death byhis father Russell Withrow Sr.

He is survived by his wife,Charlotte Egnor Withrow;mother, Burma Withrow; chil-dren, Loren Withrow of Dunbar,Gavin, Logan and Hunter With-row all of Nitro; sister, ValerieJean Grass of Nitro; brother,Robert Gerald Withrow of Hurri-cane; granddaughters, Kaitlynand Gracelynn Withrow; severalnieces and nephews and an hostof family and friends.

A tribute to the life of RussellW."Rusty"Withrow Jr. was held Sun-day, November 18, 2012, atGatens-Harding Chapel with Pas-tor Millard Mitchell officiating.Entombment followed at Cun-ningham Memorial Park St. Al-bans.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca assisted theWithrowfamily.

Online condolences may besent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

Main Office • 2761 Main Street, Hurricane304-562-9931 • 304-562-2642 (fax)Loan Center Office

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Interstate Office300 Hurricane Rd. • Hurricane, WV 25526

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3058 Mount Vernon Rd. • Scott Depot, WV 25560304-757-2477 • 304-757-2503 (fax)

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LOCALDIRECTORYWVU Horticulture Specialist,

Dr. Lewis Jett, will discuss meth-ods to extend the growing seasonfor WV vegetable and fruit grow-ers. The meeting will be hostedjointly by Putnam Farmers Marketand by the Wild Ramp, and willtake place at the Putnam CountyCourthouse (3389 Winfield Road,Winfield) on Tuesday, December4th from 7 PM to 9 PM. Producerswho are considering growing pro-duce for early market entry or in-stalling high tunnels or low rowcovers on their property, shouldattend this meeting. Season ex-tension infrastructure can typi-cally allow producers to plant and

harvest four to five weeks earlieror later for the average WV grow-ing season. This workshop is de-signed to be especially beneficialto farmers market vendors whowant to get a jump-start on thegrowing season. Farmers whowish to sell produce to schoolcafeterias (Farm to School) mayalso benefit from this presenta-tion.

Dr. Jett will discuss tunnel man-agement considerations for: 1) se-lecting pest-resistant plants andplant varieties that will grow prof-itably ($), 2) determining high/lowtunnel planting and harvestingdates, and 3) examining storage

and handling considerations forproduce. This workshop is spon-sored in part by a grant procuredby the WV Farmer’s Market Asso-ciation and by theWVU ExtensionService. Please RSVP for spaceconsiderations by calling theWVUExtension Office: Chuck Talbott at(304) 586-0217 or Rich Sherman at(304)-743-7151.Programs and activities offered

by theWestVirginiaUniversity Ex-tension Service are available to allpersons without regard to race,color, sex, disability, religion, age,veteran status,political beliefs, sex-ual orientation, national origin,andmarital or family status.

Workshop to Discuss Options toExtend Produce Growing Season

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Ascension Catholic Church905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816. Serv-ices: Saturday evening 5:30 p.m.Sunday morning 8:30 a.m. & 11a.m. Rev. Neil R. Buchlein, Pas-tor. www.ascensionwv.com

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road - Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7 p.m.

Buffalo Church of God -Cornerof Rt 62 &Church Street, Buffalo(PutnamCo.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11 a.m. Morn-ing Worship; 7 p.m. EveningWorship. Wednesday: 7 p.m.Mid-week Service. PastorWayneBurch. 304-937-3447.

Buffalo Nazarene Church - Rt.62, Buffalo, WV, 25033. SundaySchool Service 10 a.m.; SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.; SundaynightWorship Service 6 p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m.Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Cross of Grace LutheranChurch - 30 Grace Drive, Hurri-cane,WV, 25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School – 9:30 a.m. Sun-day - 10:45 a.m. Morning Wor-ship. “Where people discoverJesus and grow in Faith”.www.coglutheran.com.

Faith Independent Church -Sunday School 10am, SundayMorningWorship 11am, SundayChoir Practice 6 p.m., SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m. A little countrychurch set on the side of Rt. 62in the big town of Black Betsy,WV. Pastoral Team: MichaelLanders and Randy Browning

First Baptist Church“Connecting People to JesusChrist” 2635Main Street, Hurri-cane,WV, 25526 – 304-562-9281.Dr. James E. Lutz, Senior Pastor.Sunday services: 8:50 a.m., 11:00a.m., 6:30 p.m. Sunday School –10 a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

www.fbcoh.com

Gateway Christian ChurchWeekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m.Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. Formore informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net.Senior Minister: Dave Stauffer.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,25526. Adult & Children’s Serv-ice Sunday 10:30 a.m., SundayEvening Worship 6:00 p.m.,Wednesday Midweek Service7:00 p.m. Church Phone 304-562-3074. Pastor: Rebekah Jar-rell. Asst. Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Good Hope Baptist ChurchTurkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Grandview Baptist Church,RedHouse - Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 .pm;Wednes-day 7 p.m. Pastor: WoodyWillard.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt. 62),Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740. Services: 3:00 p.m. Sun-days and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Lakeview Christian Church108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: JeffMaynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Laywell Church of Christ -Sycamore Road, Hurricane,WV.Services: Sunday MorningWor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

Manilla Chapel - ManillaChapel, Manilla Ridge Road,Robertsburg, WV. SUNDAY:Morning service 10 a.m.;Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUES-DAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Mount Olive Missionary BaptistChurch - Buff Creek Road. Hur-ricane,WV. ServiceTimes- Sun-day morning 10 a.m.; Sundayeve. 6 p.m.;Wed. Eve Bible study7 p.m. Special meeting 4th Sat-urday each month at 7:00 pm.

All area Churches welcome.Pastor Ernie Spence – 304-617-2752.

MountVernon Baptist Church2150 Mount Vernon Road, Hur-ricane, 25526 (just off the I-64Winfield Exit 39). Sunday serv-ices are 8:30 a.m. (except the lastSunday of the month), 11 a.m.,and 6 p.m. Wednesday servicesbegin at 7 p.m. and includeadult Bible study, AWANA, andyouth. Please check our websitefor special announcements andservices: www.mvbap-tistchurch.org. The Rev. RonMcClung is the senior pastor.Telephone 304-757-9110.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch - Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Pastor: Robert Ad-kins. Everyone welcome.

Mt. Salem UM Church - 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt.60 across from covered bridge,on left. Sunday: Morning wor-ship 9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night firstWednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Otter Branch Church - Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Mike Tucker.

Pine Grove Church of Christ -4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. SundayMorn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday Evening Worship Serv-ice 6 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7 p.m. Tm Jor-gensen, Minister.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant- Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Providence Baptist ChurchRocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.;Sunday morning Worship 11a.m.; Sunday night 7 p.m. Pas-tor: Rev. Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Redeemer Presbyterian wel-comes community to ServicesRedeemer Presbyterian Church,PCA, welcomes the communityto learn of God’s love and grace.They meet at Teays Valley Cin-ema for worship service at 10a.m. The church’s pastor is Bar-rett Jordan. For more informa-tion, call the church office,304-757-1197, or check thechurch’s website at www.re-deemerpcawv.org.

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166. Pastor Dr.Rod Taylor. Sunday School 9a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship10 a.m.; Sunday Evening Wor-ship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday MidWeek Service 7 p.m.www.thede-potlive.com

Sousanah FWB Church -Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch - Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; Sunday Morn-ingWorship 11:00 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Baptist Church -Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor. 3926Teays Valley Road, Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; MorningWor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio Program WEMM8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Teays Valley Church of God -4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6 p.m.

Evening Discipleship.Wednesday’s: 6:45 p.m. EveningDiscipleship. Pastor MelissaPratt.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene - 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering,Children & Teen Programs. LastSaturday of each month; Cloth-ing Closet from 9 amuntil noon.Free clothes for everyone! Pas-tor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

Way of Truth Tabernacle - 900Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor,WV. Serv-ices: Sunday morning 10 a.m.;Sunday Evening 6 p.m.;Wednes-day 7 p.m. Pastor NathanMorris(304)543-8053. A newbeginningon the old path.

Winfield Church of theNazarene - 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; Sunday Wor-ship Service 10:45 am; SundayPraise Service at 6:00pm;Wednesday Kidz & Teens 7:00pm; Wednesday Adult BibleStudy 7:00 pm. Pastor RobertFulton, 304-586-2180.

Winfield Community Church -144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Winfield Presbyterian ChurchWinfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore,Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00a.m.; Morning Worship - 11:00a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”? We would like to bethat place.

Winfield United MethodistChurch Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield.Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: TomHill.

Send your church’s informationto Time For Service at P.O. Box186 Culloden, WV, 25510, or faxit to (304) 562-6214. You mayalso e-mail the information totrudyblack@theputnamstan-dard.com.

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Photography 101: NighttimeScene in Charleston

ISO: 400Shutter: 15”Aperture/F-stop: 22The great thing about night

photography is the action thatstreet lights and headlights canplay. Simple head and tail lightsreally come to life in a portrait, ifit is taken correctly.

There is an obvious challengeyou will face: poor ambient light-ing.

To overcome this, simply raisethe camera’s ISO setting to 400 orabove. I recommend no morethan 400 ISO, because of the lackof noise or graininess this settingproduces.

Be prepared with either a tri-pod or something steady onwhich to lay your camera. Theshutter needs to be open for atleast 10-20 seconds depending

on the amount of ambient lightthat is available.

On this shot I placed the cam-era on a porch rail, and thenpressed the button to take theshot. With a long shutter speedlike the one I used, the cameracould not be touched or dis-turbed for 15 seconds as it com-pleted the exposure.

Long shutter speeds can oftenadd creativity and uniqueness toan otherwise dull scene. The bestadvice: practice and experimentwith the shutter speeds yourcamera has. Just remember: thelonger the shutter speed, thelonger the camera must remainperfectly still and undisturbed.

If the camera is shaken or evenexperiences the slightest vibra-tion, the exposure will come outblurry and distorted.

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EnAct serves Food andHope

WINFIELD - On Nov. 19,crowds of people walked into thePutnam County EnAct buildingwith frowns on their faces.

Moments later, these samepeople walked out with smiles.

They came in, one-by-one,down-trodden and financiallybruised from the poor economy.Many had jobs, but not enoughincome to support their families.They may have showed upempty-handed, but they left withboxes full of food, householdcleaners and personal hygieneproducts.

One Winfield resident steppedout of her van, feeling beatendown by the current circum-stances she was facing. She hadno water, power or refrigerator. Tomake matters tougher, she wasbombarded by medical bills.

“This time is beyond what youcan imagine… I’m hanging on bya thread,” she said. “But, placeslike this give you hope in themidst of darkness.”

More than just food and neces-sities: hope is what volunteers atEnAct were serving that Mondayafternoon.

Buffalo resident and volunteerChris Harmon was happy to help.

“I’ve been in those shoes be-

fore,” he said. “It’s always a pleas-ure to give back to the commu-nity, and I give back any way Ican.”

Volunteer Emily Garretsonagreed. She urged people to seekassistance when they need it.

“There are always people outthere willing to help you,” shesaid. “Don’t be afraid to ask forhelp.”

Offering hope and help is whatworkers at EnAct do every day,and they feel privileged to do it.

“We are blessed to be able tohelp,” said EnAct Putnam CountyCoordinator Leigh Ann Harmon.“There are so many without, andwe can do a little bit to make a dif-

ference and help them.”Hurricane City Manager Ben

Newhouse smiled as he walkedinto EnAct. Newhouse is a boardmember with this organization.He was pleased with the efforts itwas making in helping area resi-dents.

“There are 50,000 people inPutnam County, and 6,000 are onsome sort of financial assistance -this is over 10 percent” Newhousesaid. “EnAct’s goal is to get in, helpout and get them to be sustain-able. EnAct is trying to help thesepeople get on their feet.”

For questions, information orto donate, call EnAct at (304) 760-6067.

EnAct Volunteers Chris Harmon and Emily Garretson carry boxes of food, hy-giene and household items to area residents on Nov. 19. The boxes of food weredonated by STAR Motorcycle Club. Photo by Justin Waybright.

By JustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com