Jury finds Williams not guilty of sexual abuse - Braxton Citizens' News

Vol. 37, No. 49 

December 4, 2012 

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Jury finds Williams not 

guilty of sexual abuse 

The Braxton 

County Circuit Court 

was the setting for a jury 

trial last Tuesday, November 

27, with the 

Honorable Richard A. 

Facemire presiding. A 

jury of his pears 

weighed evidence 

against Shawn Alan Williams, 

30, of Sutton who 

was accused of 11 

counts of sexual abuse. 

The charges stem 

from an investigation 

conducted by Corporal 

Daniel Burge of the West 

Virginia State Police and 

span a three year time 

period between 2007 

and 2010. 

The trial got underway 

at 9:00 a.m. with 

David Karickhoff representing 

the defendant 

and Kelly Hamon 

McLaughlin presenting 

the case for the State. 

Jurors heard testimony 

from the prosecu- 

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tion and defense. They 

received their instructions 

from Judge 

Facemire before beginning 

deliberation. 

When the jury returned 

to open court, 

the foreperson announced 

the unanimous 

decision of not guilty on 

all counts. Judge 

Facemire released the 

defendant and thanked 

the jury for their service. 

GSC offering evening 

college classes at BCHS 

Glenville State College 

is offering several college 

courses for the spring 

2013 semester at Braxton 

County High School. “We 

are very pleased that we 

will be offering off-campus 

courses this semester at 

the Braxton County Center. 

These classes certainly 

make it easier for 

more people to take advantage 

of the educational 

opportunities of Glenville 

State College,” said Kathy 

Gilbert, Coordinator of 

Off-Campus Programming 

for GSC. 

GSC will be offering 

FBLA team places in 

Business Ethics Contest 

Braxton FBLA students 

attended the Annual 

Business Ethics competition 

sponsored by the 

University of Charleston 

SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) 

team. The event 

began three years ago 

with around 15-20 teams 

entering. This year, 27 

teams were registered to 

compete. 

Each team is given a 

scenario dealing with ethics 

in the workplace and 

time to prepare a presentation. 

In the presentation, 

they must outline the 

dilemma being faced and 

their solution for the situation. 

In addition, they 

must be prepared to an- 

(L to R) Carol Desper, Ashley LaVancher and 

Christopher Luzader 

Open auditions for 

the upcoming production 

of Seussical, Jr. will be 

held on Sat. Dec. 15 at 

1PM at the Landmark Studio 

for the Arts on Main St. 

in Sutton. The production 

is an officially abridged 

version of the Broadway 

play, Seussial the Musical, 

and it is scheduled to be 

performed in conjunction 

with Dr. Seuss’s birthday 

this March. 

Performance dates 

are Mar. 1,2,8,9 at 7 PM. 

Six additional daytime performances 

will also be 

scheduled during that 

time for each of the six el- 

courses in: Business Law, 

Public Speaking, Criminal 

Justice, Management, 

Computer Science, English, 

Education, Algebra, 

and Science. Classes will 

start January 14 th and run 

through May 3 rd . 

GSC scholarships are 

available for qualified 

adults to cover the cost of 

tuition and fees for offcampus 

courses. Students 

are responsible for the cost 

of textbooks. 

Interested students 

and adults are encouraged 

to attend a question and 

answer and financial aid 

swer questions from the 

judges and back up their 

decision. There were two 

rounds of competition, and 

the winning teams from 

round one advanced to the 

final round. 

Representing BCHS 

were seniors Christopher 

Luzader and Ashley 

LaVancher and sophomore, 

Carol Desper. 

Christopher is the son of 

Pam and Billy Luzader of 

Flatwoods. Ashley is the 

daughter of Amy Gray of 

Gassaway and Carol is the 

daughter of Sharon 

Desper of Burnsville. The 

top three places in the final 

round received cash 

awards and plaques. First 

Auditions to be held for 

upcoming Landmark musical 

ementary schools in the 

county. 

Casting will be done 

for 15-20 Seuss characters. 

Singing is a must, 

and potential actors are 

encouraged to sing a number 

from the production. 

Some dancing also required. 

Ages 6 - adult are 

encouraged to participate 

either on-stage or as part 

of the production crew. 

For a list of characters and 

a CD copy of the score, 

please contact either Sally 

Stewart, director, at 304- 

364-4136 or Jeanette 

Boyce, vocal director at 

304-644-0504. 

workshop on Monday, December 

10 th from 4:30-6:30 

p.m. at Braxton County 

High School. 

Persons who have delayed 

starting their college 

careers, stay-at-home 

moms who would now like 

to start taking college 

courses, and those who 

started college but never 

finished a degree are encouraged 

to enroll for 

these classes. 

For more information 

or to register for 

classes, contact 

offcampus@glenville.edu 

or (304) 462-6069. 

place received $1,000, second 

place, $750 and third 

place, $500. Braxton’s 

team placed third and will 

receive a check for $500. 

Advisors Leslie 

Godfrey and Donna 

Singleton were very excited 

about the team’s win. 

Leslie Godfrey commented, 

“Our students 

were professional, poised, 

and knowledgeable. They 

spoke with confidence and 

represented our BCHS 

FBLA with integrity. I was 

more than proud.” Donna 

Singleton added, “This contest 

provides our students 

with a valuable learning 

opportunity and the 

chance to earn money in 

the process. It will certainly 

help with expenses 

when the students compete 

at the State Leadership 

Conference.” 

By Shirley Shuman 

From Business Computer 

Applications I to 

Marketing, the classes 

which Kristy Craddock 

teaches at Braxton 

County High School provide 

the students with information 

which can be 

used widely. Craddock explained 

that all the classes 

she teaches “would be 

helpful to anyone entering 

the work force right out of 

high school” but are also 

valuable, and even necessary, 

“to those going on to 

college.” She also noted 

that many of the skills she 

teaches “are good for everyday 

living.” 

For example, the 

most basic of Craddock’s 

offerings comes with the 

four sections of Business 

Computer Applications I, 

a class which benefits anyone 

who enters any job in 

which computers are 

used—from an office job to 

self-employment and even 

to working in a fast-food 

business. “Those who work 

at Taco Bell, for example,” 

Craddock said, “have to 

use computers, and they 

learn that in Business 

Computer Applications I.” 

In this class, students 

learn how to create 

Word documents, spread 

sheets and data bases 

along with PowerPoint presentations. 

Here the instructor 

noted that students 

need these skills to 

go into Office Manage- 

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BCHS’s Winter Formal 

BCHS business classes prepare 

student for multiple futures 

HMS Host Travel 

Plaza of West Virginia will 

be presenting Mountaineer 

Food Bank with a 

check for $30,000. The 

check represents donations 

from gratuities collected 

by Plaza associates 

in the past year. Travelers 

can donate at travel plazas 

in Beckley, Bluestone 

and Morton locations. 

“We have all taken 

pride as a company to give 

back to the community 

who helps us offer service 

to the travelers that ride 

the highways of West Virginia,” 

said JR Dirkes, Director 

of Plaza Operations. 

In addition, HMS Host em- 

ment, a class available to 

students “every other 

year.” However, she added, 

graduates who immediately 

enter the work force 

“will find that these skills 

may help them obtain 

work.” 

Also in this class, the 

student learns to create a 

resume, write a cover letter, 

fill out an application—whether 

for a job or 

college, and create flyers. 

Obviously, these are skills 

needed for those entering 

the work force. “It’s really 

important to have a clear 

resume with a well-written 

cover letter,” Craddock 

said. 

Craddock also 

teaches Accounting, required 

for the Administrative 

Support cluster but 

valuable in many other 

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areas. “This is a very practical 

class,” the teacher 

noted, adding, “For anyone 

planning to own their own 

business, it’s definitely 

important.” The 24 students, 

mostly sophomores 

and juniors, in this class 

learn about “basic liabilities 

and assets and the 

distribution of incoming 

funds—management of 

the money coming into and 

going out of a business.” 

They also deal with “some 

banking and checking,” in 

which they learn “how to 

write checks and balance 

checkbooks.” Of course 

these are skills all adults 

need. 

Marketing, a class designed 

for juniors and se- 

niors, includes just what 

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Business class students Kera Kearns and Shannon Lohr 

learn skills that will benefit them whether they plan to 

advance their education or enter the workforce. 

Travel Plaza of WV to present 

$30,000 Check to Food Bank 

ployees will volunteer with 

Mountaineer Food Bank 

on December 4. “Knowing 

the need for volunteers for 

the great service you do, 

we would like to offer some 

man power to come and 

help in the warehouse,” 

Dirkes told Food Bank Executive 

Director Carla 

Nardella. 

HMS Host is a multistate 

and international 

company offering Food & 

Beverage and travel services 

to highway airport 

travelers. Mountaineer 

Food Bank serves 48 counties 

in West Virginia 

through a network of over 

600 feeding programs. 

These programs include 

soup kitchens, food pantries, 

shelters, youth programs, 

senior programs 

and Back Pack programs. 

“Our hunger relief efforts 

in West Virginia are 

kept going by the support 

of companies like HMS 

Host and their employees,” 

said Chad Morrison, 

Director of Development 

at Mountaineer Food 

Bank. “A lot of hungry 

people will benefit from 

their hard work and the 

donations from their customers.” 

County tire 

collection 

scheduled 

for Dec. 8 

The West Virginia 

Department of Environmental 

Protection’s REAP 

program is hosting a local 

tire collection to rid 

Braxton County of old 

tires. 

The event is scheduled 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 

on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the 

Kenton Meadows Field in 

Gassaway. Residents may 

dispose of up to 10 tires per 

person with a valid West 

Virginia ID for Braxton 

County. The tires must be 

off the rims. Only car and 

light truck tires 16 inches 

or less will be accepted. 

Haulers and businesses 

are not allowed to participate. 

REAP (Rehabilitation 

Environmental Action 

Plan), within the DEP’s 

Division of Land Restoration, 

brings together all of 

the state’s cleanup programs 

to maximize the 

state’s cleanup efforts.

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Obit for “Common Sense”… 

Like most of you who have to live with a computer, 

I receive a lot of stuff… granted much of it is 

pure junk and ultimately finds its way to the trash 

can. That in itself is the biggest challenge, weeding 

through all the emails and discarding what is pure 

garbage. While this mostly pertains to business 

material, I also receive a lot of interesting material 

from friends. Sometimes I am too busy to even read 

it. But I received a piece a few weeks ago that I 

think I really need to share. 

According to the person who sent this to me, it 

was an obituary printed in the London Times for 

Common Sense. Unfortunately, I found a lot of truth 

in this tongue and cheek writing. 

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old 

friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for 

many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, 

since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic 

red tape. He will be remembered as having 

cultivated such valuable lessons as: 

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain; 

- Why the early bird gets the worm; 

- Life isn’t always fair; 

- And maybe it was my fault. 

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial 

policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) 

and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in 

charge). 

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when 

well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were 

set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged 

with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; 

teens suspended from school for using mouthwash 

after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an 

unruly student, only worsened his condition. 

Common Sense lost ground when parents 

attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves 

had failed to do in disciplining their unruly 

children. 

It declined even further when schools were 

required to get parental consent to administer sun 

lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform 

parents when a student became pregnant and 

wanted to have an abortion. 

Common Sense lost the will to live when criminals 

received better treatment than their victims. 

Common Sense took a beating when you 

couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own 

home and the burglar could sue you for assault. 

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, 

after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup 

of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and 

was promptly awarded a huge settlement. 

Common Sense was preceded in death, 

-by his parents, Truth and Trust, 

-by his wife, Discretion, 

-by his daughter, Responsibility, 

-and by his son, Reason. 

He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers; 

- I Know My Rights 

- I Want It Now 

- Someone Else Is To Blame 

- I’m A Victim 

- Pay me for Doing Nothing 

Not many attended his funeral because so few 

realized he was gone. 

If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, 

join the majority and do nothing. 

Partial good news from 

the Governor’s office last week, 

as 120 much needed slots 

opened for enrollment in the 

Aged and Disabled Waiver 

Program. However, the downside 

is that as of November 

26th, the Bureau of Senior 

Services has 1,749 individuals 

on the managed enrollment list 

who are medically eligible. 

From past calculations, they 

estimate 60% of those 1,749 

will go on to the program. 

Some on the wait list are 

either not financially eligible, 

move to a nursing home or 

have moved out of state or 

don’t follow up with Bureau of 

Senior Services for whatever 

reason. Tragically, some on 

the list will pass away waiting 

for care. 

While we welcome the 

new opportunities to enroll 

those in need, a huge backlog 

of applicants remains unserved. 

I will continue to work 

with Delegate Perdue and 

others to bring this program 

additional opportunities for 

those that just need a little 

help to keep them in their 

homes as long as possible. 

I was pleased to welcome 

several students from Troy 

H 

ealth Care 

appenings 

By Bill Kuhn, 

Administrator 

Braxton Health 

Care and Rehabilitation 

Center Resident 

Counsel, which meets 

on the first Thursday of 

each month, selected a 

wonderful menu to be 

served for Thanksgiving 

Day. The lunch 

menu that day consisted 

of turkey, potato 

salad, sweet potato 

casserole, seasoned 

green beans, rolls, 

beverage and pie. Our 

next big event will be a 

Christmas Ball on 

Thursday December 

13, 2012 in the BHCRC 

Dining Room at 2:00 

PM. Our residents are 

looking forward to once 

again dressing in 

formals, tux and tie on 

this special day. There 

are a lot of other activities 

planned for 

December such as: a 

piano recital, Boy 

Scouts Singing, Christmas 

Party, visiting 

musicians, dancers and 

more. December looks 

to be a very busy 

month for the residents 

at BHCRC. 

Since you can not 

choose your parents you 

can choose how to live 

your life in a way to 

prevent or delay the 

onset of diabetes. Both 

Type 1, in which a 

person lacks insulin 

News from 

our Capitol 

by Delegate Brent Boggs 

production and Type 2, 

in which a person 

produces insulin but 

the body does not use it 

effectively, are linked to 

our genes in some way. 

It has been stated that 

‘genetics loads the gun 

but lifestyle pulls the 

trigger’ especially when 

it comes to Type 2 

diabetes. Diabetes, the 

sixth leading cause of 

death, is nothing to 

ignore. Excess sugar in 

the blood can injure the 

heart, kidney, eyes and 

every nerve in the body. 

Experts around the 

world recommend that 

you get tested, get 

regular physical exercise, 

drop a few pounds 

and cut back on SoFAS, 

Solid Fats and Added 

Sugars. You can also 

check out your waist 

circumference. The 

correct way to measure 

your waist is just above 

the hipbone (belly 

button level) after you 

have exhaled. Men with 

a waist greater than 40 

inches and women with 

a waist greater than 35 

inches suggest a link to 

‘insulin resistance’. The 

best procedure is to 

consult with your 

physician regarding this 

matter. 

Research shows 

that Americans consume 

300 calories 

more a day than 

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News And Views By Lola B. Given 

Earlier this year the NBC 

Network came to West Virginia to 

interview the Rosie the Riveters who 

worked in plants making materials 

needed to fight World War II. They 

also hosted a nice dinner for us. NBC 

is airing those interviews on the 

Today Show on December 7 th , Pearl 

Harbor Day. 

An organization in West Virginia 

called “Thanks! Plain and Simple,” led 

by Anne Montague, has taken the 

lead in acknowledging those who went 

to the different cities and worked in 

the plants developing products used 

to fight that war. 

In the spring of 1942 my 

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Americans did 30 years 

ago and a substantial 

part of that increase 

comes from sugary 

beverages. People are 

not distinguishing 

between sensations of 

hunger and thirst. 

When you are thirsty 

you need water not 

calories like sugary 

beverages. If you 

reduce your intake of 

sugary drinks by 100 

calories a day you 

could lose about 10 

pounds in one year. 

Instead of sugary 

beverages nutritionists 

suggest plain water 

with an added slice of 

fruit, flavored carbonated 

water, unsweetened 

tea/coffee, diet 

drinks, low-sodium 

vegetable juice and 

skim milk be added to 

your diet. 

As a general rule 

women are better off 

than men in the area 

of their risk for heart 

disease and stroke 

especially prior to 

menopause. However 

with compulsive behaviors 

such as overcoming 

drug addiction, 

alcohol abuse and 

cigarette smoking, 

women find these 

much more difficult to 

overcome. Recent 

studies show that long 

term negative effects of 

smoking in women are 

Rosie the Riveters to be on Today Show... 

Elementary to the Capitol last 

week. Principal Judy 

Stalnaker and Mrs. Dent 

brought a group of bright 

young students to tour the 

Capitol and meet with elected 

officials. It is my understanding 

that they also had the 

opportunity to meet with 

Senator Doug Facemire and 

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. I 

enjoyed talking with these 

young men and women and 

hope that they enjoyed their 

trip to the state’s Capitol. 

As I mentioned in this 

column earlier this year, the 

WV Geological and Economic 

Survey (WV GES) informed my 

office that the Earth Scope 

Project would be installed 

throughout the East Coast and 

would include all of West 

Virginia. This project consists 

of a network of 400 highquality 

broadband seismographs 

that are being placed 

in temporary sites across the 

United States from west to 

east, and Alaska, in a regular 

grid pattern. The East Coast 

portion of this project is currently 

underway. 

I stated back in June that 

I would continue to work to 

have seismic monitoring 

husband and I went to Akron Ohio. 

He worked in the Goodyear Tire and 

Rubber plant making tires and I 

worked in Aircraft Plant 3 building 

the F-4U. This was a small plane 

which had wings that folded up and 

were put on carriers and taken to 

Japan and used to bomb areas off 

the carriers. 

The Braxton County Senior 

Citizens Center afforded 

transportation to the meeting and 

interviewing. Several ladies from 

Braxton County were interviewed 

and hopefully many people in the 

area will get to see them. 

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equipment permanently 

located in West Virginia, 

perhaps by adopting one or 

two of these stations. I am 

pleased to report that Dr. 

Michael Hohn, State Geologist 

and Director of the WVGES, 

stopped by Capitol office this 

week to present a couple of 

maps regarding a proposal to 

make several of the temporary 

monitors permanent. The 

proposal outlined in the maps 

Dr. Hohn provided includes 

two permanent seismic monitoring 

stations in West Virginia. 

According to Dr. Hohn, 

the proposal will depend on 

the availability of federal 

funding for the project. I hope 

this is one avenue we can 

continue to pursue to ensure 

Central West Virginia has 

access to better information on 

seismic activity in our area. 

The schedule for December 

interim meetings is as 

follows: 

Monday, December 10, 2012 

9:00 AM Legislative Oversight 

Commission on Workforce 

Investment for Economic 

Development - House Gov. 

Org. 

9:00 AM Legislative Oversight 

Committee on Regional Jail 

and Correctional Facility 

Authority - Senate Finance 

9:00 AM Legislative Rule- 

Making Review Committee - 

Senate Judiciary 

10:00 AM Education Subcommittee 

C - Judicial Issues - 

House Judiciary 

11:00 AM Joint Committee on 

Health - House Chamber 

no different than in 

men. Sadly most 

women who smoke 

start in their teens 

and are less likely to 

stop than young men 

who started smoking in 

their teens. Some 

believe that many 

women are reluctant 

to quit smoking because 

of weight gain 

concerns. However 

being overweight is far 

less risky than smoking. 

Most research indicates 

that the best way to 

quit is to set a date and 

stop…and use nicotine 

patches or pills and a 

support group. We 

must commit to a public 

health campaign that 

continually encourages 

our children and 

grandchildren to never 

start smoking. For 

more information 

consult with your 

physician. 

When some families 

celebrate Thanksgiving 

each person is 

asked to share something 

they are thankful 

for. Some gratitude 

can be very serious 

such as being thankful 

for the memories of a 

loved one recently 

passed. Some gratitude 

can be lighthearted 

such as 

thankful for mashed 

potatoes or a day off 

school. Research 

shows that this exercise 

is not an empty 

one and if you develop 

this discipline to be 

consciously grateful 

year-round, you can be 

happier, less depressed 

and less 

stressed. You could 

also sleep better and 

be better able to face 

your problems. Maybe 

there is something to 

that old hymn that 

suggested you count 

your blessings and 

name them one by one. 

You could start with 

the blessing of the 

next breath you take. 

Braxton Health 

Care and Rehabilitation 

Center, the premier 

health care facility 

in this area, is a 

Four Star Facility «««« 

as rated by CMS. If 

you have any questions 

call Braxton 

Health Care and Rehabilitation 

Center at 

304-765-2861, visit us 

on our web site http:// 

braxtonhcrc.com or 

visit us on Facebook. 

11:00 AM - Joint Standing 

Committee on Education - 

House Chamber 

11:00 AM - Joint Standing 

Committee on Finance - House 

Chamber 

11:00 AM Joint Standing 

Committee on Government 

Organization - House Chamber 


Committee on the Judiciary - 

House Chamber 

12:00 PM Joint Committee on 

Health Subcommittee A - 

House Finance 

12:00 PM Judiciary Subcommittee 

A - Senate Judiciary 

1:00 PM Commission on Special 

Investigations - Senate 

Finance 

1:00 PM Equal Pay Commission 

- House Finance 

1:00 PM Legislative Intern 

Committee - House Judiciary 

2:00 PM Commission on Interstate 

Cooperation - House 

Judiciary 

2:00 PM Parks, Recreation and 

Natural Resources Subcommittee 

- House Gov. Org. 

2:00 PM Select Committee on 

PEIA, Seniors and Long Term 

Care - Senate Finance 

3:00 PM Education Subcommittee 

A - Student Wellness - 


3:00 PM Government Organization 

Subcommittee B - 

House Gov. Org. 

3:00 PM Joint Legislative 

Oversight Commission on 

State Water Resources - 


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BUSINESS 

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its title indicates. “Students 

deal with the whole 

life of a product,” Craddock 

explained. “They begin 

with production research, 

the needs for a particular 

product, how to promote 

that product, even how to 

price it,” she continued. 

Once students have 

gained the basic knowledge 

they need, and here 

the instructor commented 

that what they learn 

“turns out to be a real eyeopener 

for most of them 

because they’ve never 

thought of everything that 

goes into putting a product 

on the market,” they 

move to hands-on 

projects. Here they create 

their own products, decide 

when, where, how to sell 

them—including advertising, 

and even go into packaging 

and shipping. “This 

is the part of the class 

which they enjoy most,” 

Craddock said, “but everything 

in the class is profitable 

for those who are going 

on to college to continue 

in this area and, 

since they realize what 

goes into putting products 

on the market, it is profitable 

for everyone. Knowing 

how a product moves 

to the retail store is important 

for all of us.” 

One of Craddock’s 

former students, Sydney 

Fairburn, feels that she 

benefited greatly from having 

taken Management Entrepreneurship, 

a class 

which Craddock does not 

teach this year. Fairburn, 

who is currently enrolled 

in West Virginia Junior 

College in Bridgeport, 

commented that the 

class she took at Braxton 

resembles Marketing, 

which is being offered this 

term. As to the importance 

of having had business 

classes at the high school 

level, Fairburn said, 

“When I entered the college 

I’m attending, I already 

had advanced learning 

from Mrs. Craddock’s 

class. That knowledge has 

helped me a great deal.” 

Fairburn plans to “work in 

management for awhile” 

after she graduates and, 

hopefully, start her own 

business sometime in the 

future. 

Fairburn is just one 

of many Braxton County 

High School students who 

count themselves fortunate 

to have had the opportunity 

to take classes in 

the Business Education 

department. 

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4:00 PM Finance Subcommittee 

C - Senate 

Finance 

4:00 PM Government 

Organization Subcommittee 

C - House Gov. Org. 

4:00 PM Judiciary Subcommittee 

C - House 

Judiciary 

5:00 PM Legislative 


Education Accountability 

- Senate Finance 

Tuesday, December 11, 

2012 

9:00 AM Select Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs - 


9:00 AM Legislative 


Health and Human 

Resources Accountability 


10:00 AM Finance Subcommittee 

B - Senate 

Finance 

10:00 AM Judiciary 

Subcommittee B - Senate 

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6:00 PM Agriculture and 

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12, 2012 

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fax to 340-3213. If you 

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West Virginia has 

announced that the current 

version of the GED 

test will expire at the end 

of 2013. The current version, 

known as the 2002 

Series GED test, will be 

replaced with the new 

2014 GED test on January 

2, 2014. 

Those who have 

taken the 2002 Series 

GED test, but not passed 

all five parts, have until 

the end of 2013 to pass 

or they will need to start 

over again in 2014 with 

the new GED test in order 

to receive their high 

school credential. 

“The GED test opens 

doors to college, better 

jobs, the respect adults 

deserve, and the satisfaction 

of earning a high 

school credential,” said 

Sandra Adkins, Instructor 

of the Braxton Adult 

Learning Center. “So we 

want to be sure that everyone 

is aware of this 

deadline. GED test-takers 

must act now to finish 

and pass before the 

current test expires.” 

“Support is available, 

right here in 

Braxton County,” said 

Ms. Adkins. “We can help 

adult learners get prepared 

to take the parts of 

the GED test they still 

need to pass. We want 

you to succeed!” 

Interested GED 

test-takers can find more 

information at 

finishtheGED.com or stop 

by the local adult basic 

education classroom located 

at 105 Jerry Bur- 

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phone directory, may be 

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Continue to remember 

our troops - at home 

and abroad - and keep 

them and their families in 

your thoughts and 

prayers. Until next week 

– take care. 

Go digital or close: 

Local businesses and community 

rally to save the Elk Theatre 

The community is 

rallying to save Braxton 

County’s only movie 

theatre from the advance 

of technology. 

The historic Elk Theatre 

at 192 Main Street in 

Sutton must go digital 

or close – and soon. 

Movie production companies 

have given notice 

that 35mm films will be 

discontinued some time 

during 2013. After that, 

new films will only be 

provided to theatres in 

digital format. 

A series of Saturday 

Pancake Breakfasts, 

with Santa as special 

guest, will be held 

by the Town Square 

Café & Restaurant, 400 

4 th Street, in downtown 

Sutton. The first was on 

December 1 st , and they 

will continue on December 

8 th and 15 th beginning 

at 8:00 a.m. and 

continuing until 11:00 

a.m. Just $5.99 buys 

three pancakes, sausage 

links and hot chocolate. 

We offer a child size 

pancakes for $3.99. 

People can take their 

own photos with Santa 

for free. The profits go 

to the theatre’s digital 

projector fund. Pancake 

breakfast donors also 

receive a free ticket to a 

private showing of “A 

Christmas Story” at the 

Elk Theatre digital projector 

party to be hosted 

by Town Square Café & 

Restaurant on Saturday, 

December 22 nd at 

12:00 noon. 

Watching movies is 

a fun way to build appreciation 

for video arts, 

storytelling and acting. 

“We decided that breakfast 

with Santa would be 

the perfect way for the 

community to help save 

the Elk Theatre. It contributes 

to our tourism 

and arts community efforts. 

Town Square Café 

& Restaurant, along 

with Controlled 

Excentrics Creative Arts 

Studio Co., promotes 

“Dinner and a Movie” 

with the Elk Theatre, 

making Sutton a great 

affordable place to visit 

in these tough times. 

We believe in supporting 

all the local businesses” 

said Bob Pirrung, owner 

(aka Santa) of Town 

Square Café & Restaurant. 

Everyone is encouraged 

to call Town 

Square Café & Restaurant 

at 304-750-2086 to 

reserve your breakfast 

with Santa and help 

save the Elk Theatre! 

Sutton is an emerging 

arts community with 

hometown personality, 

a selection of restaurants, 

community players, 

art galleries and a 

variety of accommodations. 

The town is 

dressed for Christmas 

and will be hosting free 

family activities 

throughout the season. 

Braxton County 

residents Chuck and 

Jane Murphy purchased 

the theatre in 2007 

knowing it would never 

be a money-maker, but 

they wanted to prevent 

it from closing. Chuck 

is a Navy Veteran and a 

history teacher, and 

Jane runs a local computer 

business. They 

wanted the theatre to 

remain open because 

they believe movies 

should be available to 

everyone at family 

friendly prices. 

The Elk Theatre was 

originally called “The Alpine 

Theatre of Sutton”. 

It was among the first 

built with a sloped floor 

up to the screen. In 

1987 it was listed as a 

Current version of GED test to change Jan. 2 

GED testing centers in West 

Virginia encourage adults to finish 

and pass before test deadlines 

ton Drive (near the entrance 

to the high school) 

or call Sandra at 304- 

765-5415 for more information. 

A few important tips 

you should know about 

testing in West Virginia 

before the end of 2013: 

- Last day to take 

the current version of the 

GED® test in Braxton 

County is December 17 th 

and 18 th , 2013 

- All GED® test- 

contributing building to 

the Downtown Sutton 

Historic District designation. 

It is the perfect 

setting for the annual 

West Virginia Filmmakers 

Festival that it hosts 

each year. It serves to 

encourage aspiring filmmakers 

by giving them a 

place to show their movies. 

The single screen 

theatre shows first run 

movies on the weekends 

and rents their facilities 

to groups for special 

events. They serve 

freshly popped corn and 

even roast their own coffee 

beans with lower 

prices than most theatres. 

The prepare food 

on-site for special 

events. 

They have a great 

turnout by everyone to 

see new films such as 

‘Braking Dawn Part 2’ 

for the opening weekends. 

Unfortunately, 

most of the admission 

fees go directly to film 

royalty fees, booking 

fees and film shipping. 

Elk Theatre uses the 

concession income for 

the theatre utility bills 

and other expenses for 

operations. 

The past five years, 

the focus has been on 

immediate repairs to the 

building, from the leaking 

roof, to damaged 

walls and plumbing that 

just needed replaced. 

Additionally the torn 

screen was replaced, the 

concession area was updated 

to meet the requirements 

for food service, 

Dolby Digital 5.1 

Surround Sound was installed, 

parts of the 

marquee have been repaired, 

and several 

other areas have been 

updated. In a theatresized 

building, that’s a 

takers must have record 

of passing the Official 

GED Practice Test 

- You must have a 

valid state or federal issued 

photo ID in order to test 

“To anyone who has 

already started the GED 

test, your future is calling. 

By passing the GED 

test, you can answer that 

call,” said Randy Trask, 

president and CEO of 

GED Testing Service. 

“You owe it to yourself. 

Don’t miss the chance to 

turn one small step into 

your next big opportunity 

in life.” 

The GED test has 

big investment. 

The Film Production 

Companies require 

it to be converted to 

digital. So that is a situation 

that requires fund 

raising. They will allow 

a used projection; the 

approved projection systems 

regularly become 

available for $30 to $40 

thousand. The Elk Theatre 

recently found one 

for as low as $25,000. A 

bank won’t loan money 

for the projection system 

because the theatre 

doesn’t make enough 

money to justify the loan 

by their standards. 

So far, the theatre 

has raised almost 

$1,000 from community 

donations. Donations 

are the only way to get 

the projector and they 

can be made with PayPal 

through the theatre 

website at 

www.elktheatre.com. 

Deposits can be made at 

the Bank of Gassaway – 

Flatwoods Branch, or 

placed in the donations 

drop box sitting on the 

theatre’s snack bar 

counter. 

The Elk Theatre is 

staffed by Chuck and 

Jane Murphy and their 

family of volunteers. “No 

one gets paid,” said Jane. 

“There is no payroll, no 

accountant, no cleaning 

service. We do it all.” 


or to make a donation 

to the Elk Theatre in 

Sutton, call Chuck and 

Jane at 304-765-2517. 

Come and have pancakes 

with Santa at Town 

Square Café & Restaurant 

on December 8 or 

15. You can drop by or 

call Town Square Café & 

Restaurant at 304-750- 

2086 to make a reservation 

for your Breakfast 

with Santa! 

opened doors to better jobs 

and college programs for 

more than 18 million 

graduates since 1942. Last 

year nearly 800,000 

adults sat for the GED 

test, which is accepted by 

virtually all U.S. colleges 

and employers. As the creator 

of the official GED 

test, GED Testing Service 

has a responsibility to ensure 

that the program 

continues to be a reliable 

and valuable pathway to 

a better life for the millions 

of adults without a 

high school credential. 

Learn more at 

GEDtestingservice.com. 

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NEWS 

With Deepest 

Sympathy 

Russell L. DePoy 

Russell L. DePoy, 

96 of Weirton, WV, 

passed away peacefully 

on Tuesday, November 

27, 2012 at Valley Hospice 

Care Center North 

in Steubenville, OH. 

He was born October 

15, 1916 in Braxton 

County, WV. He 

was the son of the late 

Charles L. and Georgia 

(Smith) DePoy. 

In addition to his 

parents, Russell was 

preceded in death by 

his brother, Harry De- 

Poy; his sisters, Nellie 

DeVaughn and Pearl 

Bickel. 

Surviving are his 

wife, Ruby (Perrine) De- 

Poy; son, Donald (Jean) 

Depoy of Clayton, NC 

and daughter, Patricia 

Seders of Weirton, WV; 

four grandchildren; 

Charles (Diane) De- 

Poy of Sacramento, CA, 

Darrin (Annette) DePoy 

of Clayton, NC, Rev. 

Brian (Susan) Seders 

of Clarksburg, WV and 

Jason (Kimberly) Seders 

of Frederick, MD; 

two step grandchildren; 

Timothy (Brandi) Richmond 

of Clarksburg, 

WV and Betsy (Jonathan) 

Scovell of Chambersburg, 

PA; seven 

great grandchildren, 

Jillian, Melissa and 

Joshua DePoy, Nicholas, 

Christopher, Faith, 

and Rebecca Seders; 

one step great grandchild, 

Brooklyn Richmond. 

OBITUARIES 

Russell attended 

the Free Methodist 

Church of Weirton. 

He was retired from 

National Steel Corp., 

where he worked in the 

Blast Furnace Department. 

Russell was also 

a member of the WSX 

25-year club. 

Russell was a devoted 

husband and father. 

He will be lovingly 

remembered and sadly 

missed by his family. 

Private memorial 

service for the family 

will be conducted by 

Rev. Brain Seders at 

Sugar Creek Cemetery, 

Gassaway, WV. 

The family would 

like to thank the dedicated 

and wonderful 

staff at the Acuity Hospital 

for the excellent 

care Russell received. 

In lieu of fl owers, 

the family request donations 

to Valley Hospice, 

Inc., 10686 State 

Route 150, Rayland, 

OH 43943. 

Condolences may 

be extended to the family 

at www.roachfuneralhome.com. 

Arrangements by 

Richard M. Roach Funeral 

Home, Gassaway, 

WV 26624. 

James William Drake 

James William 

Drake of Lake Dallas, 

TX passed away November 

25, 2012 after 

a short illness. Jim 

was born December 

16, 1924 in Gassaway, 

EDITOR”S NOTE: Larry W. Harper 

and his wife Susan from Virginia were 

inadvertently omitted from Ruby Jane 

(Harper) Eubank’s Obituary as surviving 

members on November 27th 

WV to Newell and Tina 

Drake. 

Jim was preceded 

in death by a daughter, 

Ardana Kay, 

his parents and 

all nine of his 

brothers and 

sisters. He leaves behind 

his wife of fiftyfour 

years, Evelyn, his 

daughters’ Renna Carrico 

(Richard) and Barbara 

Morrison (Bryan), 

four grandsons (Todd, 

Bryan, Tyler and Hunter), 

three granddaughters, 

(Julie, Sara, and 

Katrina), twelve great 

grandchildren and several 

nieces and nephews. 

Jim was a veteran 

of the US Army, a businessman 

in Flatwoods 

and Gassaway for over 

40 years, a member of 

the Order of Odd Fellows, 

a former member 

of Flatwoods United 

Methodist Church, and 

in recent years attended 

Lake Cities UMC in 

Lake Dallas, TX. 

Jim and Evelyn 

retired and moved to 

Texas in 1994 to be 

near their daughters’ 

and grandchildren. 

Services are in 

the care of Richard M. 

Roach Funeral Home in 

Gassaway, WV. Friends 

called Friday evening 

from 6 pm to 9 pm 

at the Funeral Home. 

The funeral followed 

on Saturday, December 

1, 2012, at 11 am at 

the Funeral Home with 

burial in Beall’s Mill 

Cemetery. A memorial 

service in Texas will be 

planned later. 

In lieu of fl owers, 

the family asks that you 

consider a donation to 

St. Jude Medical Center 

www.stjude.org. 




Gary Joe McCourt 

Gary Joe McCourt, 

66, of Frametown, died 

November 28, 2012 at 

Braxton County Memorial 

Hospital. 

He was born July 

8, 1946 in Centralia, 

WV a son of the late 

Oney and Mildred Thayer 

McCourt. 

He was a Baptist, 

loving father, grandpa, 

and friend. 

He was preceded 

in death by brothers, 

Stanley McCourt, Darrell 

McCourt, Denzil 

McCourt, and Butch 

McCourt. 

He is survived by 

his wife, Janette Short 

McCourt of Frametown; 

son, Gary Joe McCourt, 

Jr. of Frametown; 

daughter, Tara Mc- 

Court Wilson and her 

husband, Raben Wilson 

of Frametown; brothers, 

Oney McCourt of 

Tenn., Ralph McCourt 

of Sutton and Dana Mc- 

Court of Georgia; sister, 

Jesse McCourt Cutlip of 

Craigsville. 

He had fi ve grandchildren, 

Joshua Wilson 

of Frametown, Chase 

McCourt of Morgantown, 

Skylar McCourt 

of Gassaway, Braden 

Wood McCourt of Duck 

and Joseph McCourt of 

Frametown. 

At Gary’s request 

graveside service was 

held Friday, November 

30, 2012 at 1 p.m. in 

the Centralia Cemetery 

with David Cutlip and 

Charlie Stevens offi ciating. 

The family would 

The Christian 

Women in Action met 

at the Spruce Grove 

U.M. Church on November 

13, 2012, for a 

Thanksgiving dinner. 

Club President, Sandy 

Samples, welcomed everyone 

who came out. 

Everyone recited the 

pledge to the fl ag and 

Roy James said grace 

before the meal. We had 

great food and fellowship 

with approximately 

twenty-three people who 

attended the dinner. 

Arabelle Long, our 

like to thank the Braxton 

County Emergency 

Squad staff and Braxton 

County Emergency 

room doctors and nurses, 

and the Frametown 

Volunteer Fire Department 

for their continued 

services throughout 

the years. 

In lieu of flowers 

donations may be made 

to the Gary J. McCourt 

Memorial Fund, c/o 

Bank of Gassaway, P.O. 

Box 40 , Gassaway, WV 

26624. 




Arrangements by 

Richard M. Roach Funeral 

Home, Gassaway, 

WV. 

Argie L. (Cutlip) 

Murphy 

Argie L. (Cutlip) 

Murphy, 93 of Gassaway, 

WV who has 

been a resident of Braxton 

Health and Rehab 

Center since August 

of 2011, has gone to 

Heaven on November, 

29, 2012. 

She was born January 

24, 1919, daughter 

of Burton and 

Maude Cutlip. Argie 

was preceded in death 

by her son, James Lee 

(1942-1959), husband, 

James Cisco (1910- 

1967), brothers, Harley, 

Burton (June), Leroy, 

John, Eugene Cutlip 

and sister, Mary Edna 

Rose. 

She is survived by 

her daughter, Loretta 

and husband, Thomas 

Maciejewski of Jacksonville, 

NC, grandsons, 

Thomas of Augusta, 

GA, James of 

Olympia, WA, Shawn 

of High Point, NC, and 

richard m. roach 

funeral home 

708 Braxton Street Gassaway, WV 26624 

Phone 304-364-2231 

Licensed Directors: Richard M. Roach & Ryan M. Roach 

The friendship of those we serve is the foundation of our business. 

Our Goal is to give families that we are privileged to serve, a warm and 

relaxed home to come to at a difi cult time ~ when compassion, sincerity and 

-professionalism are paramount. Pre-Planning is also available. 

granddaughter-in-law, 

Diana Moscuzza of 

Tumwater, WA, great 

granddaughters, Choneta 

of Augusta, GA, 

and Kyla of Tumwater, 

WA. brothers, Charles 

Arlos of Gassaway, WV, 

Robert of Grand Island, 

FL, sister Lura Rose of 

Ashland, OH and a host 

of nephews and nieces, 

and many friends and 

neighbors. 

Argie was a very 

active long-standing 

member of the Sugar 

Creek Baptist Church, 

working as needed for 

her church and community. 

In lieu of flowers 

the family request that 

memorial contributions 

be made to, Sugar Creek 

Baptist Church, P.O. 

Box 188, Gassaway, 

WV 26624. 

Service was held 

at 1 p.m. Monday, December 

3, 2012 at Richard 

M. Roach Funeral 

Home, Gassaway with 

Pastor Allen Legg offi ciating. 

Burial followed 

in the Cutlip Cemetery, 

Gassaway. 

Friends called 

two hours prior to the 

service at the funeral 

home. 




1 Thessalonians 

4:13-14 

But I would not 

have you to be ignorant, 

breathern, concerning 

them which are asleep, 

that ye sorrow not, even 

as others which have 

no hope. For if we believe 

that Jesus died 

and rose again, even so 

them also which sleep 

in Jesus will God bring 

with Him. 

Christian Women in Action 

hold Thanksgiving dinner 

Do you like to win 

free merchandise and/ 

or products? All you 

have to do is shop in 

Sutton at one of the 

participating businesses 

between now and 

December 15, 2012, 

and enter for a chance 

to win a prize package 

of donated items 

and merchandise from 

each participating 

business! Participating 

businesses consist of 

Braxton Motors, Country 

Charm, Hometown 

Events and Party Rentals, 

The Needle Basket, 

The Elk Theater, Sutton 

Floral and Gifts, Sutton 

IGA Express, Sutton 

secretary, came with 

her sister Harriet who 

is from North Carolina. 

Missy and Bill Saunders 

came from Charleston 

to join us. Also, Frankie 

Uldrich Fatka from Fort 

Worth, Texas, attended 

along with her brother, 

Bill. 

We want to thank 

all the wonderful cooks 

who helped make the 

dinner. They included 

Gloria James, Willa 

Brown, Velma James, 

Bill James, and several 

others. 

We must thank our 

Lord for the prayers 

that were answered this 

past year. 

Our next club 

meeting will be at the 

church on December 

18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. 

We will have a Yankee 

swap. Anyone wishing 

to attend just bring a 

$10.00 gift. We will 

have lunch after. This 

will be our last meeting 

until March. 

God bless and remember 

the Reason for 

the Season. 

Shop Sutton for a Chance to Win! 

Feed and Hardware, 

Controlled Excentrics, 

Town Square Café and 

Restaurant, PJ Berrys, 

The Villa, Café Cimino 

Country Inn, The Landmark 

and the Sutton 

Community Development 

Corporation. One 

winner will be drawn 

from all the entries re- 

Anyone interested 

in serving on the Flatwoods 

Parks and Recreation 

Board should 

submit a letter to the 

Town Council of Flat- 

ceived to win the entire 

prize package, on Saturday 

December 15, 

2012. Simply shop in 

any of the participating 

businesses and look for 

the box marked “Shop 

Sutton Giveaway” fill 

out the paper with a 

name and number and 

wait for the phone call!! 

Flatwoods Parks and Recreation 

Board looking for members 

woods before their next 

meeting scheduled for 

December 18, 2012. 

Send letters to: Town of 

Flatwoods, P.O. Box 52, 

Flatwoods, WV 26621.


COMMUNITY 

CALENDAR 

Senior Menu: 

Senior menu for the 

week of December 5 thru 

December 11 

Wednesday (5) Spaghetti 

w/Meat Sauce, 

Garden Salad, Applesauce/Cinnamon, 

Garlic 

Bread 

Thursday (6) Chicken 

Salad Sandwich, 

Cream of Broccoli Soup, 

Fruit, Pudding 

Friday (7) Pot Roast, 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, 

Green Beans, Cranberry 

Sauce, Crescent 

Roll 

Monday (10) Cook’s 

Choice 

Tuesday (11) Bean 

Soup w/Ham, Egg Salad 

Sandwich, Jell-O w/ 

Fruit, Corn Bread 

Veterans 

Service Offi cer: 

An itinerant representative 

of the West 

Virginia Department of 

Veterans Assistance is 

scheduled to be at the 

Braxton County Senior 

Center from 10:30 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 

December 5, 2012. 

BCMH book 

Christmas sale: 


Hospital Auxiliary 

and More Than Books 

will be hosting a Christmas 

sale in the hospital 

multipurpose room on 

Thursday, December 6th, 

starting at 7 a.m. until 4 

p.m. A very nice selection 

of gifts will be available. 

The public is welcome 

to browse and enjoy this 

special experience. Free 

gift wrapping will be available 

after 10 a.m. 

Stout’s Chapel Christmas 

program: 

Stout’s Chapel United 

Methodist Church will 

have its Christmas program 

on December 8th, 

from 5:00 p.m. until ?. 

From 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 

p.m. there will be an 

arrival and social hour, 

followed by the “Joyful 

Servants” singers from 

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

with door prize drawings. 

Social time will 

begin at 7:00 p.m. with 

refreshments and fi nger 

foods. Remember, 

“Jesus is the Reason for 

the Season”. Come and 

fellowship in the Lord 

Jesus Christ. Hope to 

see you there! 

“All is Well” 

Christmas musical: 

“All is Well”, a Christmas 

musical, will be performed 

by the community 

choir on Saturday, December 

8th, and Sunday, 

December 9th, beginning 

at 6:00 p.m. at the Sutton 

Baptist Church. Members 

from fi ve area churches 

are participating in this 

special performance, as 

we perform songs of hope 

and celebration for this 

wonderful season! 

Riffl e Community 

Church Christmas 

Dinner: 

The Riffle Community 

Church is back in 

God’s business with a 

full time pastor. You 

are invited to come out 

to the Chapel Firehouse 

on Sunday, December 

16th at 12:00 noon for 

a Christmas Dinner and 

get acquainted. For more 

information call Lucille at 

304-765-5181 or Donna 

at 304-765-2226. 

Gassaway Christmas 

Parade: 

The Gassaway 

Christmas Parade will 

be Friday, December 7, 

2012, at 7:00 p.m. Lineup 

will be at 6:00 p.m. 

at the Go Mart offi ce on 

River Street in Gassaway. 

Any questions, please call 

mayor’s office at 304- 

364-5111. Thank you. 

Mayor, Richard M. Roach. 

Breakfast with Santa: 

Pre-K thru 6th grade 

are invited to breakfast 

with Santa on December 

8th from 10:00 a.m. until 

12:00 noon at the Little 

Birch Southern Baptist 

Church. 

Burnsville Christmas 

Parade: 

The Burnsville 

Christmas Parade will 

be held December 8th 

beginning at 11:00 am. 

Line-up will be at 10:00 

am on Circle Drive next 

to the Ike & Mike Plaza. 

Anyone wishing to enter 

a fl oat or march in the 

parade is asked to call 

the Burnsville Mayor’s 

offi ce at 304-853-2605 to 

be entered in the line-up. 

Big Otter Music: 

The Big Otter Community 

and Senior Center’s 

music schedule for 

December is as follows: 

December 7th, Summers 

Fork Bluegrass; December 

14th, Silver Dollar 

Express; December 21st, 

Cherry River Drive; and 

December 28th, Burnin’ 

79. Doors open at 5:00 

p.m. Music starts at 7:00 

p.m. There is no admission 

charge. There will 

be a 50/50 drawing and 

other prizes. Concessions 

will be available. 

ALANON Meetings: 

The ALANON Support 

Group will be meeting 

at the Sutton Baptist 

Church on Main Street, 

Sutton, Annex I, at 7:30 

p.m. on Tuesday nights. 

ALANON is a non-denominational 

support group 

for friends and family of 

people struggling with 

addiction. 

Frametown Fire Dept. 

Christmas dinner 

The Frametown Fire 

Department will be having 

their Christmas Dinner 

on December 15, 2012, 

beginning at 4:00 p.m. at 

the fi re department. All 

fi re departments and the 

community are invited. 

Bring a covered dish and 

spend the evening with us 

The Braxton County 

Board of Health will meet 

on December 6, 2012, at 

Bug Ridge Tree Farm 

1901 Bug Ridge 

Sutton, WV 26601 

304-765-2554 

678-8875 

304-678-8875 

CHRISTMAS TREES 

Choose & Cut $20 and $25 (Saws provided) 

Already Cut $23 - Live in Planters $30 and $40 

Wreaths $10 and $15 

OPEN FOR SALES: SATURDAY, NOV. 26TH 24 

From Sutton: Rt. 19 So. to Wolf Creek, Follow signs 

TH 

to 

HOURS: Mon.-Fri. Noon-Dark; Sat.-Sun. 9 AM-Dark 

and enjoy a good meal. 

Santa Claus will also 

be coming to visit. If parents 

would like to bring a 

small gift and put it under 

the tree for Santa to give 

to their children please 

feel free to do so. We will 

be looking for you all on 

December 15th. 

BCMH Health 

Dept. board meeting 

5:30 p.m., at the Braxton 

County Health Department, 

495 Old Turnpike 

Road, Sutton, West Virginia 

26601. 

The following matters 

are on the agenda: Call 

to order by Ed Stewart, 

Chairperson; introductions; 

approval of minutes 

of September 27, 2012, 

regular meeting; clinical 

report; environmental 

health report; threat preparedness 

report; Smoke 

Free Initiative of WV report; 

administrator’s report; 

financial report; budget 

review and adjustments; 

old business – none; new 

business – WV purchasing 

card policy and safety 

policy; next meeting; and 

adjournment. 

Karen Swiney 

Acrylic Nails • Manicures 

Pedicures 

Call today to schedule your appointment. 

(304)542-5293 

located at Hair We Are on Main Street in Sutton 

Christmas time is here and there is 

always a hard to buy for lady on your 

list! We have the answer...a gift 

certificate to 

Hair We Are or Karen Swiney! 

Stop by or call today for details! 

Citizens’ 

NEWS 

The Burnsville 

Community Educational 

Outreach Service Club 

met November 14, 2012, 

at the 79er Restaurant 

with Shirley Nicholson 

as hostess. The meeting 

was called to order by 

President, Betty Carson, 

with roll call and flag 

pledge led by Beverley 

Monroe. 

For devotions, two 

poems were read: “The 

Cozy Days” by James 

Joseph Huesgen and 

“A Day Worth While” 

by Mary Harrington. 

All prayed the “Lords 

Prayer”. 

The secretary read 

the minutes from the 

October meeting and 

the treasurer reported 

on the good of the club. 

Both were approved. 

A thank you note 

was read from the VA 

Hospital in Clarksburg 

for pillows and blankets 

we delivered earlier in 

the month. Sick in community 

was reported 

The Burnsville Lions 

Club will again be 

sponsoring a Christmas 

Martial Arts 

Classes 

The American 

Karate Academy 

invites you to join their class. 

Classes are held at the Flatwoods 

Elementary School every Tuesday and 

Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 

are available to children 7 years old thru 

adult. Cost is $20.00 per month for one person. 

Family rates are available. 

For more information and to 

register please call 765-7955. 


Burnsville CEOS Club holds 

their November 14 meeting 

Dog Tales: 

With Christmas is 

right around the corner, 

we would like to thank 

the many supporters 

of the shelter who have 

opened their hearts, 

their homes, and their 

wallets to help us care 

and place homeless 

animals. Again this 

year, almost Fifteen 

Hundred dogs have arrived 

at the shelter in 

need of food, care, and 

a loving home. With 

the support of our community, 

we have been 

able to place almost 

all of those animals 

who are always looking 

for loving homes. If 

you have thoughtfully 

considered adopting 

a pet, please visit the 

shelter and see if your 

next forever friend is 

waiting for you. Our 

usual hours are Mon- 

Fri 12-3, Sat. 10-3 and 

we are closed to the 

public Wednesday and 

Sundays. Please call 

for additional information 

at 765-2200 or log 

onto petfi nder.com and 

enter dog search for 

Sutton zip code 26601 

for our entire listing. 

Here are just a few of 

the animals ready to 

greet you: 

Sophie- I am a 

sweet girl, 44 pounds 

and 8 months old. I was 

found in the Duck area 

and was hoping my 

owners would come to 

fi nd me here and take 

me home for Christmas. 

If not I’m avail- 

and year end committee 

reports were fi lled out. 

Thanks to all who 

helped with the pie sale 

on November 20th, and 

to all those who bought 

a pie. The money made 

goes back into the community. 

Members will 

be bringing items to the 

December meeting to 

be taken to the DHHR 

to be given as needed to 

children. 

We will participate 

in the Christmas Parade 

in Burnsville and 

we will be selling 50-50 

tickets so be sure to get 

one. Maybe a little extra 

cash to spend. We will 

have a gift exchange at 

the December meeting 

and also bring a favorite 

recipe to share. 

The lesson this 

month was “Cranberry 

Thanksgiving”. Cranberries 

grow on small evergreen 

shrubs or vines 

in acidic bogs or marshes 

in colder climates. 

Some farmers fl ood the 

bogs to keep the vines 

from freezing in winter. 

They are a very healthy 

fruit and can be eaten 

daily. It is thought they 

prevent urinary tract 

infections and gingivitis 

as the contain antioxidants. 

The can be used 

in many ways such as 

fresh or dried in salads, 

cereals, breads, pies and 

muffi ns. I like the relish 

and eat it as a snack. 

Beverley Monroe 

won the hostess gift 

and Marbie said grace 

followed by lunch to 

those present: Betty 

Carson Jeannette Dean, 

Shirley Nicholson, Beverley 

Monroe, Marbie 

Tonkin, Shirley Kelley, 

and guest, Kellie Wilfong. 

Our next meeting 

will be our Christmas 

meeting on December 

12th at 10:00 a.m. at the 

79er Restaurant with 

Betty Carson as hostess. 

You are welcome to join 

us!!! 

Stories from the Braxton 

County Animal Shelter 

able for adoption. I 

love to play and get 

attention. My brother 

was adopted today and 

I am here waiting for 

the lucky draw of the 

shelter. Please come 

see me... 

Apachie- male 

brown eye and white 

body and Bella- Tri 

color with spotted legs 

female, Our brothers 

and sisters have found 

warm loving homes for 

the Holidays and we are 

here still awaiting our 

new home to happen. 

We are 4 months old and 

weigh 25+ pounds. Our 

mom is still here watching 

over us in hopes she 

gets a new home also. 

Please open your warm 

loving hearts for a new 

family pet. 

Tommy boy- Hi 

I’m a male, two year old 

beagle. I was picked 

up in the Burnsville 

area running after 

some rabbits. They call 

me a stray but I belong 

to someone who isn’t 

looking for me. So im 

looking for a new home 

are you looking for me? 

Malkia- I am a 

Shep/mix found on 

Vernon Road, I got lost 

from my family and if 

they don’t come looking 

for me I will be looking 

for a new family to love. 

I weigh 45# and 

appear to be about 3 

years old. I am friendly 

and want attention. 

Please keep check 

on me to see if I have 

been found or go up for 

adoption .Well time has 

come I guess I really 

need a new home to go 

to and have a wonderful 

holiday with loved 

ones, please find it 

in your heart to come 

see me. 

Burnsville Lions 

to host Christmas 

lighting contest 

lighting contest for the 

Burnsville area. Prizes 

will be given for the most 

outstanding Christmas 

lighting arrangements 

in this area. Four prizes 

of $50 each will be 

awarded to the winners. 

The area for the 

contest includes within 

the town limits of 

Burnsville, The Hoover 

Addition, the region 

along Route 5 to the 

State Road Garage at 

Buffalo, the region along 

the Gem Road to and 

including Brinkerhoff’s 

trailer park, and along 

the road to the Burnsville 

Dam. 

The judging will 

take place sometime 

during the week from 

December 17th to December 

21st between 

the hours of 7:00 p.m. 

to 10:00 p.m. 

Lights must be on 

during the time of judging 

in order to be considered 

for an award.

Page 6 December 4, 2012 

COMMUNITY 

CORNER 

BY DEBBIE 

BURNSVILLE NEWS MCPHERSON 

Congratulations 

to 

Caitlin 

Brown on 

her recent 

buck 

deer kill. 

Proud 

Dad was right there 

beside of her. 

Congratulations to 

Kathy Fealy of Weston 

on the recent birth of 

her granddaughter. 

It was good to 

visit with an ole coworker 

this past Friday 

evening. Butch & I 

were out shopping and 

stopped at Ruby Tuesdays 

for supper. While 

there, we visited with 

Greg Miller and Kathy 

Fealy. I worked with 

Greg for a long time. 

It was great to see him 

and catch up with the 

news on some of my former 

co-workers. Also, 

Kathy was pleased to 

let us know that she recently 

became a grandmother. 

Sympathy is extended 

to the family of 

John Vankirk of Weston 

who passed away on 

November 24. He was 

87 years old and was 

from the Burnsville 

area. Thanks to Roberta 

Lindsay for submitting 

this news item. 

News from the 

Burnsville Public Library: 

I just wanted to 

let you know that we 

have installed 2 new 

Work Force West Virginia 

computers. The 

new high speed broadband 

computers will 

help you to create your 

resume, fi ll out job applications, 

take employment 

assessment tests, 

send emails to potential 

employers, complete 

homework, take online 

test for school, research 

for a school project and 

take typing lessons with 

the Mavis Beacon typing 

programs. We invite the 

community to come out 

and get started. Dawn 

Anilao-Herron, Director 

Burnsville Public 

Library 

The Christmas holidays 

are coming soon. 

TRUTH OR TRADITION? 

Chris an Worship #5 

Three Factors. Worship that is acceptable unto 

God must be both in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), 

that is with the right attitude, and according to God’s 

Word. There are three factors that enter into acceptable 

worship. 

Preparation. For our worship to be pleasing 

unto God and profi table unto us, we must make 

proper preparation. It was written into the law of 

Moses that the day before the Sabbath (the Jewish 

day of worship) was to be a day of preparation. Certain 

things had to be done in order for the Jews to 

be properly prepared to worship God each week. It 

is true that no such instructions have been given to 

the Christian under the law of Christ, but if it was so 

important under the law of Moses, shouldn’t it be even 

more important under the law of Christ? If Christians 

were properly prepared , there would be no coming in 

late, clipping fi ngernails, nodding off, and dozens 

of other things that should not be taking place during 

worship. Three attitudes will help us prepare for 

worship. 

Sanctifi cation. We prepare by setting the fi rst 

day of the week apart for the Lord. What part of fi rst 

do so many folks, even Christians, not understand? 

It is the Lord’s Day, not mine. What right do I have 

to use it for my own personal pleasure? He has given 

me six others for that. 

Meditation. We prepare for the Lord’s Day by 

thinking about it. When Sir Isaac Newton was asked 

how he came to discover the law of gravity, he replied: 

“By thinking about it all the time.” Thinking about 

worship will help us prepare for it. 

Anticipation. We prepare for the Lord’s Day by 

looking forward to it. As we grow in faith, and mature 

spiritually, we will eventually get to the place where 

we can declare with David: “I was glad when they said 

unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” (Psa. 

122:1). 

Then it will not be a matter of “I’ve got to get up 

and go to worship,” but “I get to.” 

Participation. Worship is not a spectator 

sport. We do not assemble to observe. That’s God’s 

part. The Christian is not in the audience observing 

what takes place on the stage, but are rather on the 

stage performing. God is the audience. Each worshipper 

is to participate in Singing, Praying, Study, 

Giving, and the Lord’s Supper. Too many Christians 

have the mind-set of little Johnny, who was asked 

what he thought of the worship service, and replied: 

“I thought it was pretty good considering we all got in 

for fi ve dollars.” 

Proclamation. In each act of worship, we are 

proclaiming our faith, our hope, and our love, to our 

fellow worshippers as well as to the world. When 

Paul and Silas, in a Philippian jail, Prayed and Sang 

praises unto God, the prisoners heard them. They 

were proclaiming their faith, hope, and love, not only 

to the other inmates, but to all who have read and will 

read of this down through the ages. In our Study of 

God’s Word, we proclaim our faith in its author and 

its inspiration. In Giving we proclaim our gratitude 

for the bounty God has blessed us with. In observing 

the Lord’s Supper, we show forth His death to the 

world. 

Person Before Performance. If our worship is 

going to be pleasing to God and profi table to ourselves, 

we must properly prepare ourselves fi rst. God had 

respect unto Abel (person) and to his sacrifi ce (performance) 

(Gen. 4:4). Jesus said that true worshippers 

will worship the Father in spirit (person) and in truth 

(performance) (John 4:23). 

Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale 

Road, Stumptown, West Virginia 25267 

Minister: Gene H. Miller, 3281 Rosedale 

Road, Shock, West Virginia 26638-8410 

Links:gilmerfreepress.net 

shock.stumptown.religion 

hurherald.com/church news 

Sponsored by:Church of Christ,742 Elk Street, 

Gassaway WV 26624. Danny Lambey, Minister 

Please try to take in 

some holiday activities 

in your community. 

Many local churches 

have plays & musicals 

for your enjoyment. The 

First Baptist Church 

of Burnsville will have 

their cantata on Friday, 

the 21st, @ 7 PM and 

also on Sunday morning, 

the 23rd, at 11 AM. 

There will be parades 

held locally. Our own 

Burnsville parade will 

be this Saturday @ 11 

AM. 

Calendar of Events: 

Wednesdays - Bible 

Study at 6:30 PM 

at the Burnsville United 

Methodist Church 

Wednesdays – Bible 

Study at 7 PM at the 

First Baptist Church of 

Burnsville; Christmas 

Choir practice begins 

at 8 PM. 

Saturday, December 

8 – Burnsville will 

be hosting their annual 

Christmas Parade beginning 

at 11 AM. Line 

up begins @ 10 AM on 

Rt. 5 near Mike & Ike’s 

Plaza. The Burnsville 

Lions Club plans on 

having their hot dog 

sale also at the Burnsville 

Mayors Office’s. 

Come and enjoy the 

parade! Then, head on 

over to the Mayor’s Offi 

ce and let the children 

visit with Santa and 

receive a treat. 

Sunday, December 

16 – Christmas caroling 

beginning @ 3:30 

PM at the First Baptist 

Church of Burnsville. 

Soup & sandwiches will 

be served. The White 

Christmas food items 

are to be delivered after 

church that day. Come 

and join the carolers for 

a fun time! 

December 17-21 

– The Burnsville Lions 

Club will be sponsoring 

their annual Christmas 

Lighting Contest for the 

Burnsville area. Prizes 

will be given for the most 

outstanding Christmas 

lighting arrangements 

in the Burnsville area. 

Four prizes of $50 each 

will be awarded to the 

four most outstanding 

displays of Christmas 

lights. The area for 

the contest includes 

within the town limits 

of Burnsville, the 

Hoover Addition, the 

region along Route 5 to 

the State Road Garage 

at Buffalo, the region 

along the Gem Road to 

and including Brinkerhoff’s 

Trailer Park, and 

along the road to the 

Burnsville Dam. The 

judging will take place 

between the hours of 7 

PM and 10 PM. Lights 

must be on during the 

time of judging in order 

Citizens’ 

NEWS 

to be considered for an 

award. 

Friday, December 

21 – The First Baptist 

Church of Burnsville 

will be presenting their 

Christmas Cantata @ 

7 PM. Refreshments 

will be served after the 

musical. Mark your 

calendars now & plan 

to attend. 

Sunday, December 

23 – The First Baptist 

Church of Burnsville 

will present their Christmas 

Cantata @ 11 AM. 

Come and receive a special 

blessing! 

December birthdays: 

3 – Hayden Smith, 

son of Amy & Jonathan 

Smith of Buckhannon, 

Susie Flint of Flatwoods, 

Gina Richardson of 

Burnsville, Becky Wine 

of Copen 

6 – Teresa Brown 

of Burnsville, Charles 

Lloyd of Flatwoods 

7 – Twila McPher- 

Refreshments will be served in the 

Gassaway Baptist Church fellowship hall 

immediately following the 

Gassaway Christmas Parade 

December 7 

For All Ages- Please Join US! 

GASSAWAY NEWS BY 

Hello,Everyone! 

I 

h o p e 

that this 

finds 

you well 

and that 

you enjoyed 

your weekend. 

The sunshine and mild 

temperatures felt like 

spring instead of the 

fi rst of December. 

How about those 

Mountaineers? A great 

way to end the regular 

season and for 

the senior’s last game 

at Mountaineer Field. 

I do believe everyone 

that was watching 

heard the announcer 

make a couple of mistakes. 

He called our 

beloved Mountaineer, a 

Mouseketeer and said 

he was in Morgantown, 

Virginia. Facebook 

was full of comments 

immediately! Mountaineer 

fans will never 

get used to those kinds 

of mistakes nor will they 

ever take them lightly! 

You would think the 

commentators would 

have learned that by 

now. Ha! So, WVU 

has been invited to the 

Pinstripe Bowl where 

they will face a familiar 

foe, Syracuse, at Yankee 

Stadium. One of 

the great things about 

this bowl is that it is 

close enough for fans 

to travel. The game is 

to be played December 

29th at 3:15pm. Let’s 

Goooooo Mountaineers!!! 

The annual Gassaway 

Christmas Parade 

will be this Friday 

evening at 7pm. This 

is my favorite parade 

because it is at night 

and all of the Christmas 

decorations in town and 

on the fl oats seem magical. 

There is no snow in 

the forecast, as of now, 

with temps predicted to 

be in the 40’s. So, bring 

will hold a concert in the 

GBC Sanctuary. 

Everyone is welcome! 

son Clark of Pt. Pleasant 

(Butch’s sister) 

9 – Scott Lambert 

of Weston 

11 – Mary Beth 

Blake of Parkersburg 

13 – Tiffany Summerlin 

of Morgantown 

17 – Richard Pettit 

of Moundsville 

18 – Keith Wegman 

of Mill Creek 

19 - Stacy Nicole 

Loyd 

21 – Bill Sollars of 

Cheriton, VA, Kay Drake 

of Copen 

26 – Lynn Clifton of 

Sutton, Hailey & Bailey 

Marple (twins) of Weston 

who’ll turn 5, Jeff Jewell 

of New Castle, VA (my 

niece’s husband) 

28 – Greg Miller, 

JoAnn Smith of Burnsville 

29 – Rob Hoover, 

Nicholas Summerlin 

of Morgantown who’ll 

be 13, Jim Gumm of 

Hamlin 

30 –Walt Gilbertson 

the family and come on 

out to see a wonderful 

parade and enjoy the 

hospitality of our little 

home town! 

Christmas is my 

favorite time of year for 

many reasons, but I 

have very fond memories 

from my childhood 

that help make it so 

special. I remember 

looking out the window 

every evening, with 

much anticipation, for 

the beautiful lights of 

Christmas to signify the 

offi cial beginning of the 

season! Finally, I would 

see them, sparkling, 

red and green; fi lling a 

young girl’s mind with 

all kinds of dreams of 

Christmas morning. 

My brother and I would 

beg to put our tree up 

as soon as possible. 

We didn’t realize what 

a chore that actually 

was until we were much 

older. It was a very big 

deal for the two of us 

to get to decorate the 

tree with decorations 

from many years past 

and those that we had 

made at school. After 

the tree was adorned 

with all of the lights and 

icicles, I would just sit 

and admire it for what 

seemed hours. Many 

years it snowed and 

that would make it so 

much more exciting. 

The days seemed to 

take forever to pass but 

the evenings were fi lled 

with the delicious smell 

of my grandmother baking 

all of her goodies to 

give to her friends and 

family and for us, of 

course. My brother and 

I always attended the 

Presbyterian Church 

and remembered the 

story of Jesus very well. 

Every Christmas Eve 

we would look for the 

bright star in the sky. 

Christmas mornings 

were extra special for 

me. It is also my birthday 

and there was always 

one present set 

aside for the occasion. 

Many have asked me 


of Weston, Dusty Lynch 

of Weston (grandpa of 

Hailey & Bailey Marple), 

Little Miss Piper of Morgantown 

who’ll turn 3 

31 – Brittany Radcliff 

December anniversaries: 

20 – Bill & Nancy 

Singleton of Scarbro – 

44 years 

Quote of the Week: 

We don’t receive wisdom; 

we must discover 

it for ourselves after a 

journey that no one can 

take for us or spare us. 

Marcel Proust (1871 - 

1922) 

Please email your 

news to me at Debra.McPherson1958@ 

gmail.com or call me 

in the evenings at 304- 

853-2706. My address 

is 855 Brown’s 

Run Road, Burnsville, 

WV 26335. The news 

must be submitted by 

Sunday evening. Have 

a great week! 

MELINDA FRAME 

through the years if I 

ever felt cheated. I always 

smile and say no. 

My mother and grandmother, 

even though 

we didn’t have much, 

always managed to 

make it a special day for 

me. Besides the special 

present, I always got 

to choose what we had 

for our Christmas meal 

and I, of course, had my 

birthday cake. I look 

back on those days and 

smile. My brother and 

I had no idea how hard 

our mother and grandmother 

had to work to 

get us those gifts or to 

make the day so special. 

We just knew that 

we loved Christmas and 

everything about it. As 

a mom, I know how they 

felt when they saw our 

eyes light up or heard 

us telling the story of 

Baby Jesus and singing 

Christmas carols. It is 

a very special time of 

year, no matter how old 

you are! 

Birthdays this 

week are; 

December 4th-Caleigh 

Neil, Sarah Pletcher, 

Stephanie Hacker 

December 6th-Elizabeth 

Ann Lampe, Kim 

Long Jackson 

December 7th- 

Butch Lancaster, 

Courtney Stewart, Elizabeth 

Jane Dittman, 

Nancy Workman, Derek 

Long, Ressie Jackson, 

Brittney Frame 

December 8th- 

Marc Poling, Shelvy 

Frame, Sara Grace 

Green, Robin Linger 

December 10th- 

Kyle Ware, Zoe Moore, 

Travis Chapman, Cynthia 

Belknap, Stephanie 

Frame 

Happy Birthday to 

all of you! 

Mrs. Hilda Frame, 

retired nurse and longtime 

resident of Gassaway, 

WV, celebrated 

her 95th birthday on 

Saturday, November 

24th. Her actual birth- 

Please turn to GASSAWAY 

page 10

Braxton County, WV Citizens’ 


NEWS 

MAGISTRATE COURT 

R-E-P-O-R-T 

Magistrate Smith: 

November 26: Spurgeon 

Glenn Friend of Sutton 

– driving suspended/revoked 

DUI 3rd offense, 

per plea agreement 

among parties defendant 

pled guilty to 1st offense/ 

administrative reasons, 

assessed court costs and 

fi ne, payment schedule; 

James Tanner of Burnsville 

– DUI, pled no contest 

to non-aggravated 

DUI, 17 days jail with 

credit for time served, 


fi ne, payment schedule, 

no proof of insurance, 

MVI, failure to secure load 

and registration violation, 

dismissed per plea agreement 

among parties; William 

Eric Dean of Sutton 

– obstructing an offi cer 

and domestic assault, per 

plea agreement defendant 

pled no contest, 40 days 

jail per charge to run 

concurrent with credit 

for time served assessed 

court costs and fi ne, payment 

schedule, fleeing 

no vehicle, dismissed per 

plea agreement; Donny 

Ray Stout of Gassaway 

– domestic assault and 

destruction of property, 

dismissed per motion 

of prosecutor, victim no 

longer wishes to proceed; 

Justin Estep of Spencer 

– battery, dismissed without 

prejudice by motion of 

defense, did not receive 

discovery as requested 

from state/prosecutor; 

Brian D. Delaney of Morgantown 

– speeding, assessed 

court costs and 

fi ne, paid; Justin Estep 

of Spencer – battery, dismissed 

without prejudice 

per motion of defense, 

discovery not received 

as requested from state/ 

prosecutor. 

November 28: Harry 

Jacob Hinkle IV of Gassaway 

– reckless driving, 

pled no contest, assessed 


fi ne, payment schedule; 

Kevin Owen Killian of MD 

– speeding, pled guilty, 


fi ne, paid. 

November 29: 

Courtney J. Benedum 

of Bridgeport – speeding, 


court costs and fi ne, paid; 

Thomas J. Kaminski of 

Vienna – speeding, pled 

no contest, assessed 

court costs and fi ne, paid. 

November 30: Jennifer 

Hodgson – speeding, 



Elijah Ferrell Cayton of 

Walkersville – improper 

registration and no insurance, 

pled no contest, 

assessed court costs 

and fi ne, payment schedule; 

Brandon Hudson of 

Pittsburgh, PA – expired 

registration, pled guilty, 


fi ne, paid. 

Magistrate Clifton: 

Chris D. Chapman 

of Summersville – possession 

of marijuana 

less than 15 grams, pled 

guilty, assessed court 

costs and fi ne, paid, defective 

equipment, warning. 

November 27: Kenneth 

Edward McIntyre 

of Frametown – possession 

of controlled substance, 

probable cause 

found; Grace Gose of 

Frametown – possession 

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probable cause found; 

Matthew Taylor of Ovapa 

–speeding, assessed 


Nathan Paul Tallarito of 

Gassaway – possession 

of controlled substance 

less than 15 grams, found 

guilty, 6 months probation; 

Dillon Robert Young 

of Frametown – possession 

of marijuana less 

than 15 grams, assessed 

court cost and fi ne, payment 

schedule; Samantha 

Belt of Williamstown 

– failure to drive with due 

care, pled no contest, assessed 


fine, paid; Bobby Allen 

Stilwell of Flatwoods – 

possession of marijuana 

less than 15 grams, driv- 

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Page 9 

Braxton 

Citizens’ Special Look 

Section 

NEWS 

December 4, 2012 at Braxton County 

A Photographic Look at... 

Snow Queen Court (Left to Right) Junior Princess Becca Pendry, Snow Queen 

Faith Eldred, Freshman Princess Alex Garvin and Sophomore Princess Jordan 

Utt. 

(Left to Right) Juniors Becca Pendry, Hannah Belknap, Kendra Hurst, Maranda Bosley. 

A group of Eagles enjoying the winter formal. 

Senior Jake Helmick with his date Tiara Hunter. 

2 

The 2012 BCHS Winter Formal 

Seniors Ashley Tonkin and Nathaniel Nicholas take a 

break from dancing 

(Top) Luke Whitney and his Winter Formal date Senior Mahala Cutlip. 

Bottom) Senior Carol Pulliam smiles for the camera while waiting to get refreshments 

in the commons area. 

Marissa Barrow, Cassandra DeNuzzo and Savannah Rose. 

Two BCHS students stop from the fun 

and dancing to smile at the camera.


GASSAWAY 


day was Thursday, November 

29th. A surprise 

party was held at her 

church, the Davis Presbyterian. 

Those in attendance 

were her family 

members, friends, 

and church family. Pastor 

Barbara Accord read 

a beautiful birthday 

blessing and a lovely 

prayer in celebration of 

Mrs. Frame’s life. 

Happy Birthday, 

Hilda! 

The Davis Elementary 

5th and 6th grade 

class Friends of Rachel 

Club have made their 

project for the month 

of December, a stuffed 

animal drive to benefi 

t the fi re and police 

departments, as well 

as the hospital. As 

many of you know, in 

any emergency situa- 

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aid these wonderful 

children in their efforts 

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these children and to 

their parent sponsor, 

Mrs. Kelley Wayne for 

the great work they are 

doing! 

If you have news or 

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2 teaspoons ground 

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2 teaspoons ground 

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1/4 teaspoon 

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1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 

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1/4 teaspoon salt 

1 1/4 cups sugar 

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chopped crystallized 

ginger 

1 large egg 

4 pints vanilla ice 

cream 

Waxed paper 

Plastic wrap 

Directions 

In a small saucepan 

over low heat, melt 

the butter. Stir in the 

molasses and vanilla 

until well incorporated. 

Then remove from the 

heat, pour into a large 

bowl and cool to room 

temperature. 

Sift the fl our, baking 

soda, spices, salt 

and 1 cup of the sugar 

in a medium bowl. Stir 

in the chopped crystallized 

ginger. 

Lightly beat the 

egg in a small bowl and 

add to the cooled butter-molasses 

mixture. 

Fold the fl our into the 

molasses mixture and 

combine well. Wrap the 

dough in plastic wrap 

and chill for 20 to 25 

minutes. 

Preheat the oven 

to 375 degrees F. Line 

baking sheets with silicone 

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Put the remaining 

1/4 cup sugar in a shallow 

bowl and set aside. 

Take 2 tablespoons of 

the dough and roll it 

into a ball, and then 

into the sugar. Place 

6 cookies on each prepared 

baking sheet. Repeat 

with the rest of the 

dough. Bake until fl at 

The Braxton County 

Association of Retired 

School Employees will 

hold their next meeting 

at the Senior Center on 

Thursday morning, December 

13th, at 10:00 AM. 

Members are asked 

to bring a fi nger food to 

help with refreshments. 

Paper plates, napkins and 


and just starting to dry 

out on the edges, 10 to 

14 minutes. Remove to 

a cooling rack. This can 

be done ahead, cooled 

and stored tightly covered. 

Cut the packaging 

from the ice cream 

pints and cut into 

thick rounds, 3 slices 

per pint. Put 1 cookie 

face down on a 8-inch 

square of waxed paper 

and top with the ice 

cream, matching the 

diameter of the cookie 

as close as you can; 

trim if needed. Top with 

another cookie, face up, 

wrap the waxed paper 

around the stack and 

then wrap tightly with 

a piece of plastic wrap. 

Repeat, placing the fi nished 

stackers into the 

freezer as they are completed. 

Let them freeze 

for 30 minutes. Remove 

the wrapping to serve. 

Sympathy is extended 

to the families of 

James William Drake, 

James Douglas Carter 

and Janet Sue Kirik. 

Please keep them in 

your prayers. 

“At Christmas I no 

more desire a rose 

Than wish a snow 

in May’s new-fangled 

mirth; 

But like of each 

thing that in season 

grows.” 

- William Shakespeare 

Until next week, 

take care. 

Braxton County 

retired school 

employees 

The Lewis Upshur 

Braxton Community 

Corrections Day Report 

Centers participated in 

this year’s Operations 

Christmas Child. Clients 

brought in nearly 100 

boxes as part of a community 

service project. 

water will be furnished. 

Hot coffee will be available. 

If you wish to participate 

in a gift swap, 

also bring along a small 

gift for that purpose. And, 

members are urged to 

bring guests. Let’s get 

together and enjoy some 

pre-Christmas cheer. 

BCMS PTA hosts 

Berry Basket Raffl e 

To encourage more 

parents and staff to attend 

our monthly meetings 

and to celebrate the 

holidays, Braxton County 

Middle School’s PTA is 

sponsoring a Berry Basket 

raffl e. Participants 

will pay $1.00 for 10 tickets. 

They will choose 

what they wish to win 

from a wide selection of 

items. If their name is 

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called for a particular 

item, they win! 

The Berry Basket 

raffl e will be held on Monday 

evening, December 

17, 2012, in the middle 

school cafeteria, beginning 

at 6:00 p.m. Snacks 

will be available for purchase 

as participants 

work up an appetite during 

this fun, family activity. 

Clients were offered 

an alternative to their 

daily community services 

activities. Clients were 

given a little over a week 

to gather the items needed 

to fi ll each shoe box. 

“I was extremely 

happy with the participation 

in this project with 

such short notice. It was 

nice to see our clients give 

back and enjoy doing so,” 

said Micah Harris, Director. 

There were also additional 

items collected 

that were donated to nonprofi 

t organizations such 

as The Parish House and 

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Braxton Citizens’ News December 4, 2012 

SPORTS 

Reporting Braxton County’s sports action 

 

Evening Classes At Braxton 

County High School in 2013 

January 14th - May 3rd 

Courses will be offered in: 

Business Law, Public Speaking, Criminal Justice, Management, 

Computer Science, English, Education, Algebra, and Science 

Q&A and Financial Aid Workshop 

Monday, December 10th 

4:30-6:30 p.m. 

Braxton County High School 

GSC scholarships are available for qualifying adults to cover 

the cost of tuition and fees for these off-campus courses 

Students are responsible for textbook costs 

For more information contact: offcampus@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6069 

• Youth 

Middle School 

High School 

Knights place sixth in a 26 team wrestling tournament 

Competing in the 

Charleston Invitational 

Wrestling Tournament at 

the Civic Center Friday 

night and Saturday, the 

Knights fi nished sixth out 

of 26 teams. 

Pleased with the re- 

Luke Campbell works to pin his opponent. 

Luke Bonnett works to break down his opponent. 

Cole Frame rolls his advesary onto his back. 

Knights’ Varsity Records in Charleston 

Duals Tournament 

Weight class Wrestler Results for 

Fri./Sat. 

84 Gage Vincent 7-0 

90 Dylan Dennison 4-3 

95 Jacob Whitney 1-6 

102 K.C. Hoard 6-1 

110 Cole Frame 6-1 

116 Jeremiah Moore 2-5 

123 Hunter Drake 3-4 

128 Braden Poling 3-4 

135/145 Seth Backus 7-0 

135/145 Levi Jarvis 6-1 

155 Connor Capron 2-5 

171 Luke Bonnett 6-1 

190 Isaiah Cumberledge 2-3 (Friday) 

190 Luke Campbell 1-1 (Saturday) 

Hwt. Brooklyn Knight 5-2 

sults, Knights’ head coach 

Tim Harris said he “was satisfi 

ed with what the team 

did.” Harris continued, “I 

thought they all did super 

well for the first tournament. 

Overall, they are still 

young, but they are catch- 

Senior Baylee 

Stewart led all scorers 

with a game-high 

21 points to pace the 

Lady Eagles to a 53-42 

ing on really quickly.” The 

coach also noted he was 

especially pleased because 

“they are becoming a team.” 

Two Braxton wrestlers—Gage 

Vincent and 

Seth Backus—went 7-0 

through the tournament. 

Levi Jarvis, K.C. Hoard, 

Cole Frame, and Luke Bonnett 

all fi nished at 6-1. Vincent 

wrestled at 84 lbs. while 

Backus and Jarvis wrestled 

135 and 145. Hoard weighed 

in at 102, Frame wrestled 

110, and Bonnett 171. 

Jacob Whitney works to gain control. K.C. Hoard looks for a pin. 

The Knights have 

two outings this week. On 

Wednesday night they will 

wrestle a dual match at 

Cedar Grove, and Saturday 

they will wrestle in a 10team 

duals tournament at 

Eastern Greenbrier. 

Lady Eagles open season with win 

season opener against 

Lewis County last week. 

Stewart’s 21 points included 

fi ve 3-pointers, 

another game-high. 

Also in double fi gures 

for Braxton, Hunter 

Sodaro contributed 19 

points. Anne Golinsky 

scored 9 and Logan 

2012-2013 Lady Eagles (not as pictured): Kassi Adams, Kristen Bly ,Taylor Bragg, 

Jessica Breckett Makila Carr, Emily Conley, Kassandra Cruz , Logan Frame, Anne 

Golinsky, Katelyn Golinsky, Emily Harper, Tiara Hunter, Kayla Hurst, Laurel Lloyd, 

Caitlin Rhodes, Alyssa Riffl e, Hunter Sodaro, Baylee Stewart, Kelly Stout, Jazmine 

Valdivieso, Rebecca Vigue. 

High school wrestlers begin season Saturday 

From a total of 21 

wrestlers, coach Sterling 

Beane expects to field a 

successful team again this 

year. Beane, who is beginning 

his forty-fi rst year as 

head wrestling coach at 

the high school, says that, 

overall, he expects to see 

a good team “if [he] can 

get everyone in the right 

weight class.” The Eagles 

will wrestle at Richwood on 

Saturday. 

The team this sea- 

son includes 11 seniors, 

and two of those—James 

Acord and Ricky Hammon—were 

state placers 

last year. Acord, also LKC 

champion at 132, fi nished 

fourth in the state tournament. 

Hammon was state 

runner-up at 140. This year 

Acord, according to Coach 

Beane, will wrestle 138 and 

Hammon will wrestle 145. 

Other seniors who qualifi 

ed for the state tournament 

last season include 

A.J. Atkins, 120; Thorn 

Simons, 145; Lee Helmick, 

152; and Jacob Helmick, 

160. Rounding out the list 

of seniors are Caleb Carr 

at 126, Brandon Raynor at 

182 or 195, David Malcomb 

at 126, and Zac Perkins at 

132. Malcomb and Perkins 

are fi rst-year wrestlers. 

Lewis defeats Lady Eagles junior varisity 

Although the Lewis 

County junior varsity 

squad beat Braxton’s jv 

33-24 in the fi rst game of 

the season, Eagles’ coach 

Jerry Frame anticipates 

better results as the season 

moves along. 

In the game, played 

at Lewis, the home team 

outscored Braxton 18-4 

in the fi rst half. The young 

Lady Eagles, however, 

came to life in the second 

half and outscored Lewis 

Dustin Bragg, 182, 

is the only junior wrestler. 

Sophomores include 

Bryson Dennison, 132; Andrew 

Fleming, 145; Kaleb 

Groves, 220; J.P. Honaker, 

126; Andrew Jordan, 106 

or 113, and Caleb Whitney, 

132. Jordan was a state 

qualifier as a freshman. 

Current ninth-graders on 

the squad are Brandon Batten, 

113; Shelby Helmick, 

145; Daniel Hoard, 126; 

and David Cicero, 106. 

Coach Beane explained that 

the only weight class which 

he cannot fi ll is the heavyweight, 

but he hopes to fi nd 

someone for that slot. 

Last year, Braxton 

won Region II A, fi nished 

third in the Little Kanawha 

Conference, and placed 

eighth in the state tourna- 

Frame added 4. Braxton 

jumped out to a 

20-2 lead in the first 

quarter before the Lady 

Minutemen went on 

an 18-6 run late in the 

first and through the 

second. 

By halftime, the 

Eagles’ lead had been 

cut to six points. However, 

Braxton “came out 

in the second half and 

stepped it up,” Coach 

Greene commented. 

“Overall, although I was 

a little disappointed 

with their second-quarter 

performance, for the 

fi rst game of the season, 

the girls did pretty well,” 

the coach said. By the 

beginning of the fourth, 

Braxton had built a 

12-point lead. 

The Lady Eagles’ 

only game this week 

is at Clay Wednesday 

night. 

2012-2013 Braxton County High School Eagles wrestling team 

20-15. Coach Frame said 

that, as the game went 

along, “the girls did much 

better.” He added, “Although 

their best scoring 

came in the second half, 

they began to play more 

aggressive defense in the 

second quarter, when 

they held Lewis to four 

points.” 

Continuing, Frame 

noted, “The kind of ball 

they started playing in 

the second quarter and 

ment. Coach Beane, whose 

teams have won more dual 

matches(520) than any 

other coach in the state, 

said that last year’s eighth 

place marked 11 times that 

Braxton had placed in the 

top 10 among AA schools 

since the 1972-73, the fi rst 

year of wrestling at the high 

school. 

Beane also noted that 

teams, including Bridgeport, 

Robert C. Byrd, and 

East Fairmont, have been 

added to Region II AA. He 

does not feel, however, 

that this increase will hurt 

the Eagles. “We’ve wrestled 

both Robert C. Byrd and 

Bridgeport in the past, 

and we did well,” he commented. 

“I feel sure we can 

compete with them,” he 

added. 

continued through the 

game is the kind of basketball 

we want them to 

play. They were really 

aggressive defensively 

and caused lots of turnovers. 

That’s what we 

have to do to win.” With 8 

points, Kate Golinsky led 

the team. Tiera Hunter 

added 5, Kassi Adams 

2, Makila Carr 4, Kayla 

Hurst 1, and Kelli Stout 

2. Braxton plays at Clay 

Wednesday night.



NEWS 

Davis Elementary School releases 1st nine 

weeks honors for 2012-2013 school year 

Davis Elementary 

School is proud to 

release the names of 

students who have received 

awards for Principal’s 

Honor Roll (4.0 

GPA), Honor Roll (3.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to 3.9 GPA), Honorable 

Mention (3.0 to 3.49 

GPA), Perfect Attendance 

and Outstanding 

Citizenship. 

The following 

students have received 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal’s Honor Roll 

(4.0 GPA) for the 1st 

Nine Weeks. 

Debbie Butler’s 

2nd Grade Class: 

Emma Hardway, Erin 

Hardway and Elise Taylor 

Paula Frame’s 

2nd Grade Class: Tyler 

Carr, Aliyah Cooke, 

Skylee Drake, Laina 

Hamner, Heidi Payne 

and Haylea Peters 

Dawn Raynor- 

Sears’ 3rd Grade Class: 

Jesse Flint, Ian Greenlee, 

Alexis Haley, Kalyn 

Harris, Hailey King and 

Hailey Lunceford 

Mary Anne Backus’ 

4th Grade Class: 

Lauren Keplinger and 

Trenton Payne 

Dawn Butler’s 4th 

Grade Class: Hunter 

Mitchell 

Melissa Duck- 

Here is a cute little 

boy who grew up 

to be a wonderful 

husband and dad. 

Who’ll be turning 

50 which isn’t 

quite so bad. After 

54 days you have 

caught up with 

me, and are also 

now eligible to join 

A.A.R.P. 

Happy Birthday, Dennis (Dad)!! 

We love you!! 

Cataracts? 

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“The fi nest care in sight” 

worth’s 5th Grade 

Class: Jacob Bonnett 

and Colby Nicholson 

Thomas Martzall’s 

5th Grade Class: None 

Listed 

Ashley Shortall’s 

6th Grade Class: Elizabeth 

Dittman, Gracie 

Lancaster and Elainah 

Uldrich 

The following students 

have received 

Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.9 

GPA) for the 1st Nine 

Weeks. 


2nd Grade Class: Dakota 

Blankenship and 

Jaxson Short 

Paula Frame’s 2nd 

Grade Class: Katelynn 

Boggs, Ethen Goodson, 

Julie Hamrick, Cassadie 

Hoard and Tyler 

Hughes 

Dawn Raynor- 


Dylan Cogar, Alexis 

Crosby, William Forbush, 

Emily Frame, 

Dalton Hardway, Alex 

Lanton, Madison Lilly, 

Chasen Nottingham, 

Region VI 

Workforce full 

board meeting 

The Region VI Workforce 

Investment Full 

Board will meet Thursday, 

December 13, 2012, from 

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

at the Clarion Inn located 

in Fairmont, WV. For 

more information about 

the meeting, contact Barbara 

J. DeMary at 304- 

368-9530. 

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Trinity O’Neal and Kylie 

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Azora Kendall, Steffen 

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Grade Class: Cody 

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Gavin Dennison and 

Tate Roach 

Melissa Duckworth’s 

5th Grade 

Class: Cynthia Hernandez, 

Rebecca Kessler, 

Trey Lilly, Chelsee 

McMillion, Hailey Myers, 

Brandon Radcliff, 

Tristan Riffl e and Gabby 

Thomas 


5th Grade Class: Kylie 

Lunceford and Cameron 

Wayne 


6th Grade Class: Brady 

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Nichole Cline, Raegan 

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Please turn to DAVIS 

page 13 

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Order of Publication 

In the Circuit Court of Braxton 

County, West Virginia 

Case No. 10-JA-2 

In the interest of: 

E. M., an infant born of Michelle 

McCourt on the 21 st day of October, 

2005. 

TO: LARRY DUFFIELD and THE 

UNKNOWN FATHER OF SAID 

CHILD 

You are hereby notified that an 

adjudication of the parental and 

custodial rights of the respondent 

father to the above-named child 

has been fi led with this Court and 

that a hearing will be held in the 

matter before the Honorable Judge 

Richard Facemire, on the 28 th day of 

February, 2013, beginning at 9:00 

a.m. in the Circuit Courtroom at the 

Braxton County Courthouse, 300 

LEGAL NOTICES 

Page 13, Braxton Citizens’ News, December 4, 2012 

Main Street, Sutton, in the State of 

West Virginia, at which time you may 

appear and defend any such rights. 

It is Ordered that you do serve 

upon the West Virginia Department 

of Health and Human Resources, 

by and through its counsel, Kelly 

Hamon McLaughlin, Prosecuting Attorney 

of Braxton County, P. O. Box 

118, Sutton, West Virginia 26601, 

any answer, response or objection in 

this matter on or before the 28 th day 

of February, 2013, otherwise said 

action will proceed as scheduled 

and your parental rights, if any, may 

be terminated. 

A copy of all pleadings may be obtained 

from the undersigned Clerk 

at this offi ce. 

Entered this 28 th day of November, 

2012. 

Susan Lemon, Clerk of the Circuit 

Muzzleloader Deer 

Season opens a week 

early this year 

West Virginia hunters 

are reminded that the 

deer muzzleloader season 

will open one week earlier 

this year than in past 

years, according to Curtis 

I. Taylor, Chief of Wildlife 

Resources Section of the 

West Virginia Division of 

Natural Resources. The 

deer muzzleloader season 

will run from December 

3 through December 8, 

2012. 

This means that resident 

and nonresident 

hunters who are interested 

in purchasing an additional 

deer muzzleloader 

stamp (Class RM and 

RRM) have until December 

2, the day prior to the 

season opening, to make 

that purchase. Only one 

RM stamp (resident additional 

deer muzzleloader 

hunting) or one RRM (nonresident 

additional deer 

muzzleloader hunting) can 

be purchased. 

Hunters are reminded 

of the following muzzleloader 

hunting regulations 

relating to the Class RM 

and RRM license: 

Class RM or RRM 

H A R D T O W R A P. 

EASY 

TO GIVE. 

Court of Braxton County6 

12-11 

Frametown Park and Recreation 

Board Member Solicited 

Pursuant to WV Code 7-11-1, the 

Braxton County Commission is 

accepting letters of interest for appointment 

to the Frametown Park 

and Recreation Board. One vacancy 

currently exists on the Board. 

Each member appointed shall be 

appointed for a three (3) year term. 

Any individual who is residing within 

the district is eligible to serve as a 

member of the board. 

Interested persons are to submit a 

LETTER OF INTERST to the Braxton 

County Commission, Post Offi ce 

Box 486, 300 Main Street, Sutton, 

West Virginia 26601, postmarked 

no later than December 19th , 2012. 

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4th Grade Class: Nathaniel 

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Dawn Butler’s 

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Little Birch Elementary 

spelling bee winners 

Little Birch Elementary 

held its Spelling 

Bee on November 

30. 4 th , 5 th and 6 th grade 

students competed in 

a school spelling bee to 

practice for the county 

bee. The winners were: 

First Place – Bethany 

Hoover, Second Place- 

Jack Boyce, Third 

Place-Aidan Singleton. 

The representatives for 

the county spelling bee 

are: 

4 th Grade: 1st - 

Macy Hudnall, 2nd - 

Lille Peters, and Alter- 

nate - Aiden Singleton 

5 th Grade: 1st - Jamie 

Yoder, 2nd - Jocelyn 

Abraham, and Alternate 

- Christian Given 

6 th Grade: 1st - 

Kelly Houghton, 2nd 

- Jack Boyce, and Alternate 

- Bethany Hoover 

First Place – Bethany Hoover, Second Place-Jack Boyce, Third Place-Aidan 

Singleton. 

gan Bragg, Chelsey 

Burgess, Cassie Hyre, 

Michael Lemon, Chloe 

Martin, Annie Neff, 

Caleb Simms, Jimmy 

Vigue and Michelle Yale 


have had Perfect 

Attendance for the 1st 

Nine weeks. 

Jeanne Harris’ Kindergarten 

Class: Emily 

Garrett, Tabbitha Moore 

and Katelynn Myers 


1st Grade Class: Eliza 

Wood 


2nd Grade Class: Aidan 

Dever, Ethan Haley and 

Elise Taylor 

Michelle Winemiller’s 

1st Grade Class: 

Mason Carr, Corey 

Holmes, James Hyre, 

Cassidy Jarrett, Cade 

Lancaster, Lauren Nicholson 

and Ashton Nottingham 



Boggs, Heidi Payne and 

Hannah Radcliff 

Dawn Raynor- 

Sears 3rd Grade Class: 

Jesse Flint, Emily 

Frame, Alexis Haley, 

Dalton Hardway, Hailey 

King, Alex Lanton, 

Madison Lilly, Chasen 

Nottingham and Trinity 

O’Neal 


4th Grade Class: Tommy 

Donaldson, Justin 

Paletti, Trenton Payne 

and Steffen Schneider 


Grade Class: Patrick 

James, Tate Roach and 

Jordan Skidmore 


5th Grade 

Class: Cynthia Hernandez, 

Chelsee McMil- 

Open your hearts and 

home to an adult in need 

The West Virginia 

Department of Health 

and Human Resources 

is currently in need 

of Adult Family Care 

homes that can provide 

a loving, caring 

environment for aged 

and disabled adults. 

The Adult Family Care 

program provides for 

adults, who need and 

desire the support, protection 

and security of 

family living. This offers 

them the opportunity to 

live within a family unit 

lion, Hailey Myers and 

Colby Nicholson 


5th Grade Class: Marlayna 

Hickson, Nicholas 

Lemon and Seth 

Meador 


6th Grade Class: Hunter 

Browning, Chelsey 

Burgess, Raegan Flint, 

Hailey Huff, Cassie 

Hyre and Jimmy Vigue 


received Outstanding 

Citizenship for 

the 1st Nine weeks. 

Debbie Butler’s 1st 

Grade Class: Devin 

Bush, Wyatt Dennison, 

Lanah Mollohan, Eliza 

Wood and Lacie Wright 


2nd Grade Class: 

Dakota Blankenship, 

Aidan Dever, Emma 

Hardway, Erin Hardway, 

Ryley Martin and 

Jaxson Short 

Michelle Winemiller’s 

1st Grade 

Class: Nate Abbott, 

Braxton Bender, Sara 

Green, Cole Hall, Corey 

Holmes, James Hyre, 

Jeremy Kelly, Cade 

Lancaster, Kurt Minnich, 

Paige Moore, Lauren 

Nicholson, Ashton 

Nottingham, Robin Post 

and Madison Stewart 



Boggs, Tyler Carr, 

Aliyah Cooke, Skylee 

Drake, Laina Hamner, 

Julie Hamrick, Casadie 

Hoard, Ryder McLaughlin, 

Heidi Payne, Haylea 

Peters and Hannah 

Radcliff 

Dawn Raynor- 


Dylan Cogar, Alexis 

Haley, Madison Lilly, 

Hailey Lunceford, 

where they can function 

individually. 

An adult Family 

Care provider must be 

responsible person at 

least 21 years of age, 

who is fi nancially independent 

prior to entering 

the program. The 

provider may receive 

payment for providing 

supervision and 

care for no more than 

three adults. DHHR 

provides all training, at 

no cost, to interested 

applicants. The provid- 

Chasen Nottingham, 

Danny Post and Nathaniel 

Richardson 



Nathaniel Canter, Azora 

Kendall, Cassidy 

Kessler, Zak Knight, 

Hailey Lanton, Justin 

Paletti, Brenna Pettry, 

Jon Ramsey, Steffen 

Schneider and Riley 

Skeens 


Grade Class: Dylan 

Bragg, Cody Carr, 

Jaden Carr, Gavin Dennison, 

Tyee Ellyson, 

Patrick James, Hunter 

Mitchell and Tate 

Roach 


5th Grade 

Class: Jacob Bonnett, 

Autumn Devilleneuve, 

Zoe Duffield, Cynthia 

Hernandez, Rebecca 

Kessler, Trey Lilly, 

Chelsee McMillion, Hailey 

Myers, Colby Nicholson, 

Tristan Riffle, 

Hannah Schoate and 

Gabby Thomas 



Ethan Belknap, Marlayna 

Hickson, Elijah 

Jenkins, Nicholas Lemon, 

Kylie Lunceford, 

Peyton Smith, Cameron 

Wayne, Joshua Wayne 

and Joshua White 


6th Grade Class: Brady 

Bender, Hunter Browning, 

Chelsey Burgess, 

Nichole Cline, Elizabeth 

Dittman, Raegan Flint, 

Hailey Huff, Cassie 

Hyre, Haylea Kammerer, 

Gracie Lancaster, 

Michael Lemon, Chloe 

Martin, Annie Neff, Caleb 

Simms, Elainah Uldrich 

and Alexi Vergel 

de Dios 

er’s home must also receive 

approval for safety 

standards from DHHR 

before adults can be 

placed in their care. 


about becoming 

an Adult Family Care 

Provider, please contact 

your local DHHR 

or Adult Family Care 

Homefi nding Specialist : 

Karen Farmer, Mercer 

County, (304) 425- 

8738 ext. 2116 or Tishie 

Ratliff, Fayette County 

(304)465-9613 ext. 195.


From The 

First & Factually 

BUSINESS 

BUSINESS 

SERVICES 

SERVICES 

CRITTERS ENTERPRISES: 

Certified Class I & II Septic 

Installations, Repairs and 

Inspections. Dozer Backhoe, 

and Dump Truck Service. 

Most Visa and Master Cards 

accepted. Eddie Facemire, 

WV#033553. Call 304- 364- 

2257. 12-18 

FOR FOR 

FOR 

SALE 

SALE 

FOR SALE: Gas heaters, 

loveseat, couch, rocking 

chairs, entertainment center, 

curio cabinet, coffee and end 

tables, TV stands, gun 

cabinet, china cabinet, metal 

kitchen cabinet, table and 

chairs, bedroom suites, 

queen bed and bedding, 

chest and dressers, wheel 

chair, sweepers, baby bed, 

car seat, swings, playpen, 

highchair, strollers, and other 

misc. items. Call 304-286- 

3644. 12-4 

FOR 

FOR 

RENT 

RENT 

FOR RENT: Taking 

applications for 3 bedroom 

mobile homes. Some utilities 

paid. Security deposit and 

lease required. No pets. No 

drugs. Call 304-765-2127 or 

304-613-0218. 12-25 

FOR RENT: One bedroom 

apartment for rent close to 

Gassaway. Call 304-364- 

8105. 12-11 

FOR RENT: Mobile Home 

lots near interstate, senior 

citizens welcome. Call 304- 

853-9103. tf 

FOR RENT: 2 bedroom 

downstairs apartment at 515 

River Street, Gassaway. No 

pets or smoking. $340 per 

month with a security 

deposit. Call 304-765-3615. 

12-4 

FOR RENT: One and two 

and three bedroom homes. 

One month’s rent required 

for security deposit. Utilities 

not included. Absolutely no 

pets. Application required. 

Applications may be picked 

up at Lloyd’s Inc. 2220 Sutton 

Lane tf 

FOR RENT: approximately 

1250 sq ft office space 

located above the Citizens’ 

News office. Available by 

December 1st, full bath, 

kitchenette and more. can 

also be utilized as a small 

apartment for two 

individuals, very secure. 

$500 per month and security 

deposit, Rent includes water, 

sewer and trash services. 

Call 304-765-5193 days or 

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HOMES 

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FOR SALE: “$1 and a deed 

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Job placement assistance. Computer available. 

Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. 

homes” “New homes 

starting as low as $37,999” 

at clayton homes of 

Buckhannon calll 304-472- 

8900 for more information or 

go to claytonhomesofbuckhannon.com 

12-24 

FOR SALE: Singlewide lot 

model blow out special. 

Clayton Homes of 

Buckhannon. Save 

thousands. Up to $500 Visa 

gift card with every home 

purchase. Route 33 between 

Weston and Buckhannon. 

(304) 472-8900. Some 

models as low as $29,900 

delivered and set. 12-24 

FOR SALE: New models 

now arriving at Clayton 

Homes of Buckhannon. 

Route 33 between Weston 

and Buckhannon. Register to 

win $500 in gift cards just in 

time for Christmas (Drawing 

December 22 nd ). (304) 472- 

8900. Come check out the 

new and eciting options. “The 

Mountain Front Exterior” and 

new “Frontier Interior”. 

Singles, sectionals, and 

modulars available. 12-18 

REAL 

REAL 

EST ESTATE EST TE 

HOUSE FOR SALE: 4516 

Old Turnpike Rd., Little Birch, 

3 bedroom, 2 bath, attached 

garage, city water, septic, 

propane furnace/central a/c, 

8.27 mostly wooded acreage. 

$99,900. 304-881-9911 or 

304-288-0767. 12-4 

FOR SALE: River lot, Rt. 4, 

50’ x 75’, 5 miles below 

Gassaway. Would make a 

nice campsite. $5,000.00. 

Citizens’ 

NEWS 

HELP 

HELP 

WANTED WANTED 

WANTED 

Call 304-343-9051. 12-11 

HELP WANTED: 

Immediate full-time 

position in Heaters, WV. 

Must be available nights 

and weekends. Computer 

skills needed. Apply online 

www.securitas-jobs.com. 

Phone: 304-422-2090. 

Select Parkersburg 

Branch. EEO. 12-4 

HELP WANTED: Hospice 

Care is seeking a per diem 

RN and LPN to provide care 

to patients in our Randolph 

and Braxton County areas. 

Applicant must have strong 

interpersonal, physical 

assessment and case 

management skills, excellent 

written and verbal 

communication skills, a current 

West Virginia license, and 

reliable transportation. Salary 

based on experience. Submit 

resume to Hospice Care, 

Attention: Donna Diehl, 3363 

University Avenue, 

Morgantown, WV 26505, or 

email ddiehl@hospicecarecorp.org. 

12-4 

HELP WANTED: The 

Town of Sutton is 

accepting applications 

for a truck driver. Must 

have CDL license and 

a clean driving record. 

Interested persons may 

apply at Sutton Mayor’s 

Office located at 450 

Fourth St. between the 

hours of 8: 00 am and 

4:00 pm.m Phone 304- 

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HELP WANTED: Office help 

for busy eye doctor in Sutton. 

Send resumes to Anwar Eye 

Center, Attention: Brenda, 

1500 Lafayette Avenue, 

Moundsville, WV 26041. 

12-11 

HELP WANTED: Charleston 

Filter Service is looking for 

immediate hire Monday- 

Friday at the Gassaway 

location. Please apply in 

person. Call 1-304-364-8341 

with any questions. 12-11 

HELP WANTED: Position: 1 

fulltime RN – Med. Surge, 7p- 

7a with some rotation, 

experience preferred. 

Position: 1 fulltime Monitor 

Tech. – ICU, 7p-7a with some 

rotation, experience 

preferred. Position: 1 PRN 

RN – ICU, 7p-7a with some 

rotation, experience 

preferred. If interested, apply 

online at 

www.stonewallhospital.com, 

or contact: Mary McCartney, 

RN, Chief Nursing Officer, 

Stonewall Jackson Memorial 

Hospital, 230 Hospital Plaza, 

Weston, WV 26452. 12-11 

HELP WANTED: Part time 

merchandiser needed to 

service magazines in 

Gassaway, WV. Apply: 

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selectmerchandisingservices. 

Apply to requisition number 

ME1528. 12-4 

HELP WANTED: 

Experienced Physician Office 

CPT and ICD-9 Medical 

Coder. Must possess 

computer skills and be familiar 

with different insurance 

payers. Experience with E/ 

M and surgical coding 

preferred. Must have good 

rapport with public and be 

able to handle unexpected 

changes in workload. 

Confidentiality and 

dependability is extremely 

important. EO/AAE. 

Contact: Jeanie Hart, 

SJMH, 230 Hospital Plaza, 

Weston, WV 26452, (304) 

269-8082, Fax: (304) 269- 

8090, E-mail: 

mailto:astalnaker@stonewallhospital.com. 

12-11 

HELP WANTED: Seeking 

Experienced Nanny, loving 

and kind and great w/kids. 

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NO HUNTING: No hunting, 

trespassing or 4 wheelers 

on Strader’s property on 

Happy Hollow beginning at 

Posey Cemetery sign, ridge 

to ridge – entire hollow.12-4 

NOT RESPONSIBLE: We 

will not be responsible for 

any accidents or any 

liabilities on the property at 50 

Tabithia Drive on Centralia 

Road, Sutton, WV, from this 

date forward. October 16, 

2012. Patsy and George 

Keener. 1-1 

NO TRESPASSING: 

HUNTING,HIKING,FISH- 

ING,CAMPING,HORSEBACK 

RIDING, TRAPPING OR 4 

WHEELERS on the following 

property: Carol Cunningham, 

Burl Adkins, Lynn Carte, John 

Brumley and Larry Stump. 

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NO HUNTING AND NO 

TRESPASSING: Absolutely 

no hunting or trespassing on 

the property of Howard J. 

and Karen S. Linger, located 

on Hamric Ridge on the 

waters of Steer Creek, Birch 

District, Braxton County, 

Rosedale, WV, without 

written permission. tf 

KITTEN FOUND: 

Beautifully marked kitten 

found in Rosedale area. 

Gray, white and a little tan. 

Approximately 8-10 weeks 

old. If it is yours, please call 

304-364-8350. 12-4 

ABSOLUTELY NO 

HUNTING: Trespassing or 

4 wheeling on the Helen 

Brady property located on 

Otter and Coon Creek. Not 

responsible for accidents. 

All trespassers will be 

prosecuted. Helen Brady 

and Russell Belknap. 

12-26 

NO HUNTING OR 

T R E S P A S S I N G : 

Absolutely no hunting or 

trespassing on the 

property of Jack and Kevin 

Bosley located on the right 

hand fork of Salt Lick 

District. Not responsible 

for any accidents. 12-6 

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couple. Walt/Gina. Call for 

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AUCTION: Large Farm 

Equipment Auction plus 12 

Antique Hit & Miss Engines 

and 11 Tractors. Saturday, 

December 8 th , Belington, 

West Virginia, 26250. 

Auctioneer: Okey Gallien 

WV932 www.srkauctions.com. 

304-457-2466 

HELP WANTED: Busy oil and 

gas operator looking to 

expand service rig fleetneeds 

operators! Please 

have at least 5 years of 

qualified service rig 

experience to apply. This 

position includes full benefits, 

competitive pay, as well as 

a company vehicle. Send 

resume to oilandgasprograms@gmail.com 

FOR RENT/OFFICE: 

Charleston Office Space 

Available. Charleston area 

office/business space, 

located two miles from 

downtown but outside of 

B&O zone at one-mile off 

Mink Shoals exit. Up to 

1,800-square-foot space 

with access to additional 

shared conference area 

and facilities. Large parking 

lot and utilities included. Ideal 

for office or distribution 

location. Contact Don Smith, 

West Virginia Press 

Association, 304-342-1011, 

ext. 160. 

HELP WANTED- DRIVERS: 

DRIVERS: CDL-A STAR OF 

THE ROAD! Tuition 

reimbursement up to $5000. 

New student pay AND lease 

program. Up to $5,000 Sign- 

Bonus. 877-521-5775. 

www.USATruck.jobs 

HOMES FOR SALE: Paying 

TOP DOLLAR & quick money 

for you mobile home. 888- 

369-5002. 

HOMES: Winter Pricing on all 

NEW & USED homes. Call 

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Spruce Grove CEOS 

November 3rd meeting 

On November 13, 

2012, the Spruce Grove 

CEOS met at the Hope Baptist 

Church in Frametown. 

President, Shirley Brown, 

called the meeting to order. 

Everyone recited the 

pledge to the flag. Roll call 

was taken. Those attending 

were Rosa Lee Blake, 

Shirley Brown, Willa 

Brown, Linda Dobbins, 

Brenda Duffield, Mary 

O’Dell, Eulace James, 

Carolyn Patrick, Sandy 

Samples, Eula Young and 

Janis Young. 

Shirley had the devotions. 

She read from Everyday 

Blessings and 

Chronicles 16:34. Give 

thanks unto the Lord. 

Share your blessings and 

be thankful for what we 

have. She had each of us 

tell what we were thankful 

for. 

Sandy read the minutes 

from the last meeting 

and they stood as read. 

Janis gave the treasurer’s 

report from October. 

We took in pig money 

and donated three baskets 

for County Council bingo. 

Our club Mega Pie sale was 

Clowns-4-Life and Santa Claus to 

visit the Southern Baptist Church 

The Southern Baptist 

Church of Sutton will 

be sponsoring a fun filled 

a success and we thank all 

who helped support us. 

Carolyn made a motion to 

make a donation to the 

cancer fund and Sandy seconded 

the motion. The 

motion carried. Janis put 

the article in the papers for 

Achievement Day. Club 

dues were collected. 

Shirley will contact Sandy 

first and then Janis if we 

need to change meeting. 

Sandy had the lesson, 

“Would You Like to Be 

Happier?” Happiness is 

“sense of contentment 

that comes from living a 

rich, full and meaningful 

life”. Yesterday is history, 

tomorrow is a mystery, 

and today is a gift from 

God. She had everyone 

sing If You’re Happy and 

You Know It. She told everyone 

to write down 

three blessings a day for 

five days. 

We will do our service 

project for DHHR at the 

January meeting. Everyone 

is to fill backpacks or 

diaper bags and bring 

them. They can include a 

fleece blanket. There are 

64 children in foster care 

Christ centered ministry that seeks to share the Gospel 

of Jesus Christ through clowns, puppets, magic, and 

many different avenues to children of all ages! 

Sunday morning on December 

9, 2012. In His 

Name Ministry, com- 

and eight babies at this 

time. Anyone who can help 

with this project, drop them 

off at DHHR. 

Genevieve and 

Paulene will bring door 

prize and pig to the next 

meeting. Cards were sent 

out. 

Our next meeting will 

be our Christmas Dinner 

and Yankee Swap. It will 

be held at Grace James’ 

home on December 10, 

2012, at 5:30 p.m. Everyone 

will bring a covered 

dish along with a Yankee 

Swap gift of at least $10.00. 

Secret sisters will be revealed. 

We will draw 

names for Secret Sisters at 

the January meeting. 

The meeting was adjourned 

and everyone sang 

the Grace song. Mary and 

Eula were the hostesses. 

They served ham salad 

sandwiches, chips and dip, 

German chocolate cake 

and drinks. 

The next County 

Council meeting is December 

5, 20212, at the 

79er Restaurant at 10:00 

a.m. Everyone is encouraged 

to attend. 

monly referred to as 

Clowns-4-Life, will be performing 

at 10:30 a.m. 

Clowns-4-Life is dedicated 

to sharing the love of 

Jesus and God’s free gift 

of salvation through love 

and laughter. They are a 

Christ centered Ministry 

that seeks to share the 

Gospel of Jesus Christ 

through clowns, puppets, 

magic, and many different 

avenues to children of all 

ages. 

The Southern Baptist 

Church of Sutton will 

be providing refreshments 

and toys to all children 

that attend. Plan to 

attend and have your picture 

taken with Ole Saint 

Nick! 

West Virginia counties to 

receive federal disaster aid 

With the recently 

announced federal disaster 

declaration for West 

Virginia counties, the almost 

600,000 residents of 

the 18 designated counties 

stand to benefit from 

the millions of federal dollars 

ready to flow to the 

Mountain State. County 

budgets, strained in the 

Sandy recovery, will welcome 

the influx of the 

scheduled federal disaster 

aid. These monies 

will pay for Hurricane 

Sandy debris removal, 

the repair or replacement 

of facilities damaged 

by the 

superstorm…and other 

emergency work that 

helped ensure the public 

safety immediately after. 

Residents will see 

downed trees removed 

from public right of ways, 

roads and guard rails repaired, 

repairs made to 

public buildings and repairs 

made to any damaged 

municipal water 

and sewer systems and 

more. The eligible counties 

are Barbour, Boone, 

Braxton, Clay, Fayette, 

Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, 

Pendleton, 

Pocahontas, Preston, Raleigh, 

Randolph, Taylor, 

Tucker, Upshur, Webster, 

and Wyoming Counties. 

Meetings will soon be 

scheduled for counties to 

learn how to apply for this 

federal disaster aid. 

From the Charleston 

FEMA/State Joint Field 

Office News Desk, this is 

Frank Blake reporting. 

Governor Tomblin 

was notified Tuesday that 

the President signed a federal 

disaster declaration 

making federal disaster 

aid available to 18 West 

Virginia counties affected 

by Hurricane Sandy. Details 

of the disaster dec- 

laration are available at 

www.FEMA.gov. 

Disaster news from 

FEMA… Federal disaster 

aid has been approved by 

President Obama for 18 

West Virginia counties affected 

by Hurricane 

Sandy. The declaration 

makes federal funding 

available to state and eligible 

local governments 

and certain private non- 

In celebration of 

West Virginia’s 150th 

birthday, the staff of 

Wonderful West Virginia 

is pleased to announce 

that they will be 

sponsoring an essay 

contest for West Virginia 

students in grades 

6 through 12. Two winning 

essays, one by a 

middle school student 

and one by a high school 

student, will be selected 

by the magazine staff. 

The winners will each 

receive $500, and the 

winning essays will be 

published in the May 

2013 issue of Wonderful 

West Virginia. 

The rules, students 

attending any West Virginia 

school, and those 

who are home schooled 

in the state are eligible. 

Students wishing to 

participate in the contest 

should submit an 

essay of no more than 

500 words addressing 

the following topic:” 

Name a West Virginian, 

living or deceased, well 

known or not, who inspires 

you and state 

why. How has this 

person’s example impacted 

your choices and 

actions? Or, how might 

profit organizations. 

Disaster news from 

FEMA…Eighteen West Virginia 

counties are now 

eligible for federal disaster 

aid to supplement 

state and local recovery 

efforts after Hurricane 

Sandy. Federal dollars will 

cover eligible costs for 

emergency work and the 

repair or replacement of 

damaged facilities. 

West Virginia’s 150th 

Birthday essay contest 

it impact them in the 

future?” Essays will be 

judged in content, originality, 

and writing proficiency. 

Essays should 

be typed and double 

spaced. Students should 

include their name, 

school, grade, and email 

address or telephone 

number. Essays 

may be sent via e-mail 

as a Microsoft Word attachment 

to 

wonderfulwvessay- 

@wv.gov or in hard copy 

to: Wonderful West Virginia 

Student Essay 

Contest c/o 

WVDNR,324 Fourth Avenue, 

South Charleston, 

WV 25303. Essays 

must be received via email 

or postmarked no 

later than December 

31, 2012. 

Citizens’ 

NEWS 

Rosalie Ann Plum of 

Parsons announces the 


Plum-Harris engagement 

Chatel Rose Plum and Jonathan William Harris. 

Roger Baird will be 

delivering a free educational 

program at the 


Hospital to share 

diabetes self-management 

and lifestyle strategies 

based on extensive 

training and his 

personal experience living 

with diabetes. Roger 

is a member of the A1C 

Champions Program, 

supported by Sanofi, 

which is a patientled 

approach to diabetes 

education. A1C Champions 

know first-hand 

the challenges and obstacles 

to maintaining 

control of their diabetes. 

They are real 

people, with real A1C 

control, providing real 

inspiration. Roger will 

cover topics including 

achieving good glucose 

control, learning about 

effective self-management, 

developing a balanced, 

healthy 

August engagement of 

her daughter, Chatel Rose 

Plum, to Jonathan William 

Harris, the son of 

Allen and Jayne Harris of 

Beverly. 

The bride-elect is a 

2011 graduate of Tucker 

County High School. She 

resides in Fairborn, Ohio, 

and is employed at Tele- 

Performance as a trusted 

advisor. 

She is the daughter 

of the late David Frank 

Plum and the granddaughter 

of the late Elmer 

and Nellie Plum and the 

late Elizabeth and Dallas 

Boyles. 

Her fiancé is a 2008 

graduate of Fairmont 

State University with a 

Bachelor of Science in 

criminal justice and a 

minor in psychology. Prior 

to that, he graduated from 

Elkins High School in 

Elkins in 2003. He resides 

in Fairborn, Ohio, 

and is employed at Tele- 

Performance as a supervisor 

of operations at 

Fairborn. 

He is the grandson of 

William and Jean Harris 

of Beverly and the late Earl 

“Dob” Wood and the late 

Wilma L. Wood formerly of 

Gassaway. 

Educational program to be 

held on diabetes at Braxton 

County Memorial Hospital 

A Financial Aid 

Workshop for high school 

seniors and their parents/guardians 

is being 

held on December 4 at 

6:30 p.m. at Braxton 

County High School. 

Karen Lay, Director of Finance 

for GSC will be the 

presenter. This is a 

“must attend” workshop 

for all seniors who plan to 

attend any post-secondary 

institution (vocational, 

technical, 2-year 

lifestyle. Planning and 

prioritizing diabetes 

management, overcoming 

fears surrounding 

diabetes and finding resources 

for diabetes 

support. 

If you or someone 

you know is struggling 

with diabetes or has an 

A1C that is 7% or above, 

the A1C Champions 

can provide motivation 

to take those first steps 

to a better blood glucose 

control. Diabetes patients 

need to know 

they are not alone and 

there are people like 

Roger who can help 

them along their journey 

with diabetes. 

Diabetes is a 

chronic, widespread 

condition characterized 

by high blood sugar in 

which the body does not 

produce or properly use 

insulin, the hormone 

needed to transport glucose 

from the blood into 

the cells of the body for 

energy. It is estimated 

that nearly 26 million 

people in the United 

States have diabetes, 

including an estimated 

7 million who are undiagnosed. 

At the same 

time, about 40 percent 

of those diagnosed with 

diabetes did not achieve 

the blood sugar control 

target of the A1C, 7 % 

recommended by the 

American Diabetes Association 

the A1C test 

measures average blood 

glucose levels over the 

past two to three month 

period. 

The education program 

will be Thursday, 

December 6 at 6:00 pm 

at the Braxton County 

Memorial Hospital. If 

you have any question 

please contact Mary Jo 

Frame at 304-364-5156 

or at her email at 

maryjo.frame@braxtonmemorial.org 

. 

Financial Aid workshop 

set for BCHS seniors 

Christmas 

parades to 

be held 

Gassaway will hold 

their Christmas Parade 

December 7th at 6 p.m. 

Lineup will be on River 

Street, Gassaway, at the 

Go Mart offices. The 

Burnsville Christmas Parade 

will be held December 

8th 2012 beginning at 

11 a.m. Line-up will be at 

10:00 a.m. on Circle Drive 

next to Ike & Mike Plaza. 

Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking 

Jackson Stone/Jackson Trucking has 

mason sand and limestone sand, and three 

sizes of Ohio River gravel. We also have 

various sizes of crushed limestone, house 

coal, red mulch, and brown mulch 

stockpiled at our yard on Little Birch Road. 

We can be reached at 304-765-7502 to 

schedule a delivery or to check on a time to 

get your own truck loaded. 304-765-7502. 

or 4-year institution). 

Information will be given 

on financial aid including 

the FAFSA and the Higher 

Education Grant. Students 

will also receive information 

on local schol- 

arships. The information 

will be very helpful for parents 

and high school student 

as they begin the 

task of applying for financial 

aid and filing for the 

FAFSA.



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