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BOARD MEMBERS:Cordell AdkinsMark Bradshaw Sara Chapman Stanley Fink Kenny Hnn Tim Kinsey Rob Pennington Jim SullivanKenneth AdkinsLarry CastleJoyce ClarkTom GeorgeJim HaleRandall MayMarc Sprouse

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The Wayne County Economic Development Authority, Inc. (WCEDA) was established to promote, develop and expand all types of busi-ness and industrial activity. This activity will advance and maintain the economic basis of Wayne County. The pursuit of these activities will provide opportunities for employment and improvements in the standard of living, for the citizens of Wayne County. WCEDA also wants to encourage and assist new business and industry to locate within the county. At the same time stimulating and promoting the expansion of all kinds of busi-ness and industrial activity which will tend to advance business and industrial development and maintain the economic stability of the county, provide maximum opportunities for employment, encourage thrift, and improve the standard of living in the citizens of Wayne County. The WCEDA also wants to broaden the ba-sis of support for economic development and to keep open lines of communication between and among all interested businesses and indi-viduals within Wayne County.1300 NORFORK AVE.P.O. BOX 519 • WAYNE, WV 25570304-272-9050

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The Wayne County Economic Development Authority, Inc. (WCEDA) was established to promote, develop and expand all types of busi-ness and industrial activity. This activity will ad-vance and maintain the economic basis of Wayne County. The pursuit of these activities will pro-vide opportunities for employment and improve-ments in the standard of living, for the citizens of Wayne County. WCEDA also wants to encourage and assist new business and industry to locate within the county. At the same time stimulating and promot-ing the expansion of all kinds of business and industrial activity which will tend to advance business and industrial development and main-tain the economic stability of the county, provide maximum opportunities for employment, encour-age thrift, and improve the standard of living in the citizens of Wayne County. The WCEDA also wants to broaden the ba-sis of support for economic development and to keep open lines of communication between and among all interested businesses and individuals within Wayne County.1300 NORFOLK AVE.P.O. BOX 519 • WAYNE, WV 25570304-272-9050

ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS (Non-Voting):

Cordell Adkins - Knives of All Kinds Booton Realty Jerry Brienza - Tri-State Airport Christie Kinsey - Northwestern Mutual Financial NetworkPaul Kruszynski - United Bank, CeredoBon Posma - Saminco NorthClayton Napier - Lavalette Development LLC

Robert Plymale - Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Inst Kenny Queen - Kenny Queen Hardware & SupplyFlora Russell - Russell Realty Michael Stephens - Huntington Banks Kevin Thompson - McDonald’s CB Tooley - CB & H Parts Corp.Mark Berry - Harbor Steel

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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BOARD MEMBERS:

Cordell AdkinsMark Bradshaw Sara Chapman Stanley Fink Kenny Hann Tim Kinsey Rob Pennington Jim SullivanKenneth AdkinsLarry CastleJoyce ClarkTom GeorgeJim HaleRandall May


The Wayne County Economic Development Authority, Inc. (WCEDA) was established to promote, develop and expand all types of busi-ness and industrial activity. This activity will ad-vance and maintain the economic basis of Wayne County. The pursuit of these activities will pro-vide opportunities for employment and improve-ments in the standard of living, for the citizens of Wayne County. WCEDA also wants to encourage and assist new business and industry to locate within the county. At the same time stimulating and promot-ing the expansion of all kinds of business and industrial activity which will tend to advance business and industrial development and main-tain the economic stability of the county, provide maximum opportunities for employment, encour-age thrift, and improve the standard of living in the citizens of Wayne County. The WCEDA also wants to broaden the ba-sis of support for economic development and to keep open lines of communication between and among all interested businesses and individuals within Wayne County.1300 NORFOLK AVE.P.O. BOX 519 • WAYNE, WV 25570304-272-9050

ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS (Non-Voting):

Cordell Adkins - Knives of All Kinds Booton Realty Jerry Brienza - Tri-State Airport Christie Kinsey - Northwestern Mutual Financial NetworkPaul Kruszynski - United Bank, CeredoBon Posma - Saminco NorthClayton Napier - Lavalette Development LLC

Robert Plymale - Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Inst Kenny Queen - Kenny Queen Hardware & SupplyFlora Russell - Russell Realty Michael Stephens - Huntington Banks Kevin Thompson - McDonald’s CB Tooley - CB & H Parts Corp.Mark Berry - Harbor Steel

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Much is being written and discussed about the exciting progress be-ing made in our Wayne County.

It seems that any local conversation tends to include the Heartland Gateway at Prichard intermodal facility, the addition of 250 jobs at Allevard Sogefi, the Tri-state Airport infra-structure expansion for development, the state of the art 911 Center, the Beech Fork Lodge project , the t imely Wayne County 2020 and 2025 Plans or the Hatfield McCoy Trail initiative.

To have all of these projects in the making at the same time in Wayne County, W.Va., is a tes-tament to the forward thinking leaders we pos-sess, whether elected officials, businessmen and women, organiza-tions, or concerned and interested citizens.

But is this all that is happening in Wayne County?

I think not.Take Brandon Den-

nison for instance. He is Associate Director of the Wayne County Economic Develop-ment Authority and Executive Director of Coalfield Development Corporation. Coalfield helps young workers develop labor and life skills necessary to ob-tain an applied science degree.

Coalfield owns several properties and is in the process of purchasing the Corbin property in

Westmoreland for eco-nomic development as a business incubator.

Mayor Otis Adkins and the town council of Ceredo recently com-pleted negotiations with Tim Forth to land a long awaited FoodFair gro-cery store.

Then, with the assis-tance of Kenova May-or Ric Griffith and his council, ironed out a much needed bus route with the TTA from Huntington to Ceredo/Kenova.

Char i ty Damron , Executive Director of the Wayne Family Re-source Network, is ini-tiating programs with a family focus, creating substance abuse ini-tiatives and establish-ing a youth coalition program. Damron also leads the Wayne County Celebration event and serves on the Conven-tion and Visitors Bu-reau.

I see Coach Tom Harmon as a leader in Wayne County. Hav-ing proven himself with seven appearances in the state football champion-ship in the past fourteen years, including three state championships, who else can draw 3,500 Wayne Countians for a single event?

E v e n W a y n e ’ s away games attract 1,500-2,500 Pioneer fans. The economic impact of Harmon’s program is an economic boon to our county.

Our county HubCAP team, with the leader-ship of Carl Marcum,

was very instrumental in bringing the Beech Fork Lodge project to the forefront with gov-ernor Tomblin.

This initial HubCAP success resulted in Wayne County being the only community achievement program to be invited to participate in the second round. The effort now is to estab-lish a county-wide trail system.

Lisa Bell, Executive Director of the Wayne County Habitat for Hu-manity, has taken that entity to another level. In less than two years she will finish her third house.

She has worked with Sandra Pertee with the Wayne County Board of Education and Hugh Roberts at Tolsia High School to involve vo-cational students in the fabrication of walls for Habitat homes. She also has acquired property

for home sites and has solicited several colleg-es and church groups to assist in building homes, all adding to the county economy.

Down in Dunlow, Bill Likens has single-hand-edly built a community center. The center has a gym, a bank of com-puters, lodging for out of state work groups, meeting rooms and a food bank.

What Likens has accomplished with a $300,000 grant is phe-nomenal.

Rose Meredith, Ex-ecutive Director of the Wayne County Com-munity Service Orga-nization, continues her tireless leadership role in Wayne County by converting the former Wayne Elementary School to the James H. Booton Memorial Apartments. As true with all of Meredith’s projects, this 19-apart-

ment complex will be a showplace.

The new Executive Director of the Wayne County Housing Au-thority is Brett Jones.

He has been on the job for only a year and a half and has al-ready purchased both the Wayne Apartments and the Urlings build-ing. Upon comple-tion, Urlings will have five apartments, office space, a community room and a snack shop. It is a major addition to the renovations being made in the Town of Wayne.

Jones is a leader in the William and Mary Queen building project, along with Nicki Rowe-Fortner, head of the Crum Neighborhood Association.

Jones, along with pre-viously mentioned Mer-edith and Dennison, are part of a group of eight entities, including the

Town of Fort Gay, who have shown interest in developing the old Fort Gay Middle and High Schools.

This potential multi-million dollar project would avail services to the likes of MountWest Community and Techni-cal College, Southern Community Technical College, St. Mary’s Hos-pital and Valley Health, among others.

These are but a few of the projects and the leaders that are pursuing their dreams of making Wayne County a better place to live and work. These men, women and organizations are part of the PROGRESS that is very real in our county today.

It is an exciting time for all Wayne Countians, and I very much believe, as do the LEADERS mentioned herein, that our Wayne County does have MOMENTUM.

Tim Kinsey

(D) Delegate 19th District

Wayne County focus on progress, leadership, momentum

The Heartland Intermodal Gateway remains under construction in Wayne County. Photo courtesy wvmetronews.com

WAYNE – The Wayne County Commission wants to see the county continue its move to-ward future develop-ment and make the lives of residents better.

Some of those projects include looking at the tax base of the Heartland Intermodel Gateway at Prichard and the planned Beech Fork Lodge that would bring business op-portunities to the county, said Commission Presi-dent Bob Pasley.

“We need to maintain our contact with the coal industry,” Pasley said. “Somebody needs to come back on the Argus property to get it going again.”

Pasley also said the commission is working on finding $20 million to complete the water project on W.Va. 152

and would like to see an increase in tourism by working with officials with the Hatfield/Mc-Coy Trails, the lakes in the county, golf courses and state parks.

“We need to upgrade Cabwaylingo State For-est with its trails, roads and other infrastruc-ture,” he said. “We also need to do reverse tour-ism in getting visitors to fly north on the airlines that service Huntington Tri-State Airport.”

He also expanded on the businesses that are in the Prichard Indus-trial Park and how they are working to expand their businesses.

One area Pas ley would like to see is In-terstate 73/74 put back on the minds of officials to get the roadway un-der construction.

Commission continues to work on projects

SOUTH CHARLES-TON – In tough economic times, there are those who will take advantage of the elderly and dis-a b l e d to make money by fraudulent schemes.

Lt. Michael Baylous of the West Virginia State Police warns resi-dents to be aware of scam artists.

“We have instances of suspects knocking on the door and forcing them-selves in when an elderly person opens the door,” Baylous said. “We have also seen instances of sus-pects offering to do work around the house such as

driveway resealing, cutting grass and trimming trees. Many will either do a poor

job and get paid or s i m p l y

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the job.”He also warns

not to open the door unless you

know who it is. Speak loudly through the door

or turn on an outside light so the person will know someone is home because some thieves knock to see if anyone is home before breaking in.

Other frauds include tele-phone calls claiming to be the bank, a computer

security company, or law enforcement, Baylous said. Never give personal infor-mation over the phone un-less you are absolutely sure to whom you are talking.

Recently, there have been telephone calls from scam artists who say they are collecting money for local law enforcement.

“The law enforcement scam involves telling you that a relative has been ar-rested and you need to wire or send money for their bail,” Baylous said.

People should hang up and call law enforcement to report the incident.

“Finally, do not discuss your pain medication with others,” Baylous said. “The only people who need to know are your doctor and pharmacist.”

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WAYNE – The Wayne County Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education programs continue to grow in Wayne County.

According to CTE Director Sandra Pertee, Spring Valley will be implementing a con-centration involving the health field.

Health Informatics will be a program that will go hand-in-hand with the health services, Pertee said.

“For 50 years, we have had the fundamentals in health care,” she said. “Now, it will all go into health science.”

She said the health science program allows expansion for students who want to work in the clerical areas for doctors’ offices or the hospital in doing coding for paperwork.

There are many students at Spring Valley who want to work n the health care field, but due to size, one teacher cannot monitor them all during clinical times.

Speaking with Superintendent Lynn Hurt, Pertee and the CTE staffs have been working on expanding the program.

“The field has a very high demand,” she said. “This is for the future of the students who want to enter the health care profession.”

Pertee said CTE is a way for students to experience the field of study for a career and then determine if they want to move forward in pursuit of a two-year or four-year degree.

“Students acquire the techni-cal skills needed to allow them to get a job and pursue it in school,” she said. “CTE gives the students a window to many avenues in which to proceed. They will be leaving school with skill sets and meet the required academics.”

She said students in the CTE program are credited in skill sets and complete the basic educa-tion needed for graduation.

Students take the WESTEST with their peers and historically have scored higher on the test.

“CTE has a higher gradua-tion rate because the students

know how to apply themselves,” Pertee said. “We strive to pro-vide opportunities at all levels.”

Pertee said CTE leaders have been pursuing another Project Lead the Way for Tolsia High School which will be put in place next school year to give all three high schools a chance of students learning pre-engineering.

“We try to serve all our stu-dents,” Pertee said. “They can choose to go into one or more of the CTE programs. It is a choice we can offer students and they are not required to complete it.”

Pertee said 356 students from all three high schools will be completing a program.

“I am extremely proud of all our students,” she said. “They are learning the value of hav-ing an education. There are no limits to what these students can do.”

CTE continues to add programs

MEETING STUDENTS – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s senior advisor, Raamie Barker, speaks with students from Mountwest Community and Technical College. The students were part of the Career and Technical Education Expo at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. WCN photo by Diane Pottorff

Students explore career options at the Career and Technical Education Expo at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. WCN photo by Diane Pottorff

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Last year, Tractor Sup-ply customers donated $362,324, resulting in 284 scholarships awarded to FFA members in their pur-suit of a college degree.

The Growing Scholars program will be supported nationally by the more than 1,245 Tractor Supply and Del’s Feed & Farm Supply stores Feb. 14-23, National FFA Week.

Tractor Supply custom-ers can donate $1, or more, at store registers during the checkout process to support local FFA chapters and their members. Ninety percent of funds raised through Tractor Supply’s Growing Scholars program will be utilized to fund scholarships for FFA members. The remaining 10 percent of donations will benefit state FFA organiza-tions.

“The funding we re-ceived from our customers last year was incredible,” said Tractor Supply Presi-dent and CEO Greg Sand-fort. “We’re honored to be able to provide critical fund-ing to FFA members who intend to pursue a college degree and local FFA chap-

ters that enrich the lives of young members by teaching life skills, citizenship and leadership qualities. Giv-ing back to our 1,200-plus communities that we serve is very important, and the Growing Scholars program is one of the ways that we support our current and future customers and future team members.”

To be eligible for the scholarship program, stu-dents must be current FFA members and either high school seniors or a fresh-man, sophomore or junior college student seeking a two- or four-year degree or other specialized train-ing program. Major areas of study will also be con-sidered when determining scholarship recipients.

“We can’t thank Trac-tor Supply and its custom-ers enough for supporting FFA, student and alumni members and agriculture education in general,” said National FFA Foundation Executive Director Robert K. Cooper. “The Grow-ing Scholars program truly makes a difference in the lives of our youth.”

In addition to the Grow-ing Scholars program, Tractor Supply and the Na-tional FFA Foundation have many other joint initiatives, including the FFA horse evaluation career develop-ment event, National FFA Week and the annual Na-tional Association of Agri-cultural Educators Confer-ence. Local Tractor Supply stores host fund-raising events and works closely with local FFA chapters and high school agriculture ad-visors to provide resources and leverage synergies.

“Local high school agricultural advisors and FFA chapters feel at home in their local Tractor Supply stores,” said John Wendler, senior vice president of marketing at Tractor Sup-ply. “These groups often host fund-raising events at our stores to raise money for community projects, like building a school green-house, a new bridge in a public park or an animal care lab. Our stores also work with local FFA mem-bers to support specific pro-grams and proficiencies by providing demonstrations

from knowledgeable Trac-tor Supply employees and our vendor partners, which brings significant value to both organizations.”

Tractor Supply has been a sponsor of the National FFA Foundation for 27 years. The National FFA Foundation is the fundrais-ing arm of the National FFA Organization, which pro-vides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricul-tural education to 579,678 student members in grades seven through 12 who belong to one of 7,570 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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The following are events that are taking place in Wayne County:

March28: Civil War Day – Buffalo

Middle School.

April5: Spring Valley Prom.19: Easter Egg Hunt, Wayne

County Health Department noon.

May2: Camden Park opens.3: Spring Festival, Heritage

Farm. 3: Wayne Prom.7-8: Camden Park School

Daze, Local History.9: Town of Wayne Reunion,

Wayne Community Center.9-10: Trout Hill Days, Wayne10: Relay for Life, Spring Val-

ley Wolves Den.14-16: Camden Park School

Daze, West Virginia Natural Science.

19: Spring Valley graduation.20: Wayne graduation.21: Tolsia graduation.21-22: Camden Park School

Daze, Amusement Park Rides and Physics.

24: Pools open.26: Memorial Day.

June7: Way Back Weekend,

Heritage Farm, Hatfield-McCoy

Reunion.14: Ceredo Car Show.

July4: Ceredo Freedom Fest.4: Wayne Fourth of July.4: C-K Alumni Band concert,

Kenova 7 p.m.5: Way Back Weekend, Heri-

tage Farm, Ice Cream Social/Antique Cars.

August2: Way Back Weekend, Heri-

tage Farm, Music Festival.5-8: Wayne County Fair,

Camden Park.30: Mountain Heritage Day,

Fort Gay.

September1: Good Samaritan 5k.6: Way Back Weekend,

Heritage Farm, Country Roads

Cook-off.14: Maynard Reunion.12-14: Mary Ingels Trail,

Beech Fork State Park.13: Cabwaylingo Fall Festi-

val.21: Ceredo Reunion.

OctoberFridays and Saturdays Cam-

den Park SpooktacularNightmare at Dreamland4: Crum Fall Festival.10-11: Wayne Fall Festival.11: Heron Festival, Beech

Fork State Park. 11: Way Back Weekend,

Heritage Farm, Timber in the Mountain State

18: Russian Fall Festival, Russian Orthodox Church, Wayne.

21: C-K AutumnFest parade.24-25: C-K AutumnFest.26: Ceredo Volunteer Fire

Department Spaghetti Dinner30: Trick or treat.

November1: Way Back Weekend, Heri-

tage Farm, Industry Alive.8: C-K Veterans’ Day parade.9: Wayne Veterans’ Day

celebration.10: Veterans events in

schools.

December6: Holiday Bazaar and

Christmas Choir competition, Heritage Farm.

6: Run for the Clovers 5K, Beech Fork Marina.

6: Jingle Bell Hike Cabway-lingo State Forest.

13: Wayne Christmas Pa-rade.

13: Jingle Bell Hike Beech Fork Lake

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Wayne County Sheriff’s DepartmentSheriff • Greg Farley

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What Doug wants to dofor West Virginia:• Fight for increased funding for clean coal

technology research at our universities to increase markets for West Virginia coal.

• Utilize mountain tops to produce wind power.

• Promote coal liquefaction to turn West Virginia coal into diesel fuel for vehicles.

• Support building more pipelines so our statecan harvest and sell more of its abundant, clean-burning natural gas.

• Push to establish carbon sequestration facilities in West Virginia so we can mine more coal with less impact on global warming.

What Doug wants to do for You:• Establish an economic stimulus task force to make

recommendations of incentive programs, tax cutsand economic development grants to help jump start West Virginia’s economy if the nation goes intoeconomic recession.

• Work to establish a foreclosure hotline where borrowers can reach counselors to help with loan modifications.

• Work to pass laws to protect citizens from subprime loans and deceptive lending practices.

• Work to pass law to create oversight of mortgage bankers and brokers and require more complete notification to homeowners.

• Continue to support increasing the minimum wagefor West Virginia workers.

• Restructure the tax system to make West Virginiamore attractive to businesses.

• Work to create good, high-wage jobs that can help rebuild our economy and strengthen the economic picture for working families.

About Doug:• Attorney and entrepreneur.

• Married to Maria Reynolds, father of two.

• Graduate of Duke University and WVU College of Law.

• Admitted to the West Virginia State Bar in 2002.

• Serves as President of the United Way of the River Cities, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Huntington, and the City of Huntington Foundation.

Continue to support increasing the minimum wagefor West Virginia workers.

• Restructure the tax system to make West Virginiamore attractive to businesses.

• Work to create good, high-wage jobs that can help rebuild our economy and strengthen the economic picture for working families.

About Doug:• Attorney and entrepreneur.

• Married to Maria Reynolds, father of two.

• Graduate of Duke University and WVU College of Law.

• Admitted to the West Virginia State Bar in 2002.

• Serves as President of the United Way of the River Cities, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Huntington, and the City of Huntington Foundation.


BY MICHAEL HUPPStaff writer

NOTE: Names have been withheld so as to not incriminate individuals riding on East Lynn Lake properties.

EAST LYNN – There has been a push in recent months from Wayne County and state officials to push the Hatfield-McCoy ATV trail system some-where through Wayne County.

There have been plans to bring the trail system into Wayne County ever since the trails were developed more than a decade ago in the southern part of the state. Plans call for trails to inter-sect near trails already running in Logan and Mingo Counties near Cabwaylingo State Park and run through East Lynn Lake.

Currently, the largest tract of property slated for proposed use is on a Wildlife Reserve operated by the Department of Natural Resources. The lake is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Both entities have been at odds as to who is respon-sible for allowing use of land for the trail – holding up definitive plans to start work on the trails.

Officials believe the trail will bring in economic development and spinoff businesses to East Lynn and surrounding areas in Wayne County. Hotels; restau-rants; ATV repair; parts, service shops; and other jobs being developed through the tourism generated are all reasons the trails are desired by some.

On the other side of the issue are the hundreds of weekend rid-ers that utilize old timber/coal roads that could be included in the trail and regulated. Some use the old roads to simply access family cemeteries, while others use the land as an ATV super-highway for recreation and per-sonal use.

Every weekend no matter the weather or season, riders of all ages can be found just yards away, in some cases unknow-ingly, from the East Lynn Lake Campground. They ride four-wheelers and side-by-sides. Some are individuals, while some are whole families – some instances three generations – out enjoying nature.

To them, the restrictive rules, regulations and additional rider fees a potential stretch of Hatfield-McCoy trail would bring to the area is not worth the hassle. For years these dirt roads

have been the wild frontier – an outdoorsman’s playground with-out the “man” involved. Now what others view as progress, others view as a limit of free-dom.

“This is just another example of the government trying to come in and take people’s rights. We are told we cannot ride on paved state road. Well this isn’t paved state road, but now they want to regulate this too. It is ridiculous,” one middle-aged man commented, who was riding with his wife, kids, grandchil-dren and friends.

The group had four $14,000-plus side-by-side Razor ATV’s amongst the group of 10 riders.

Proponents for the trails claim

one of the biggest pluses for the trail is to manage the heav-ily traveled paths from causing mudholes and sediment run-off. They claim the riders are destroying property and leaving trash.

“There will always be five percent messing it up for the other 95,” one of the riders in the group said. “The trash is wrong, but we take out more trash then we bring in. We passed two guys on a Polaris with cans and trash stacked on it. They were trying to clean stuff up. There are those of us out here riding that are conscious of the environment.”

The same gentleman pointed to an oil barrel and oil towels in a pile beside a runoff stream draining directly into the lake.

He said mudholes and ATV’s are not the biggest threat to the wildlife management area and the lake – but rather the coal and timber companies.

“I know the particular guy timbering here. He is govern-ment contracted to timber this land and look what is left behind to run into the lake, yet they want to come out and write cita-tions to us for riding – for sup-posedly destroying the environ-ment,” the man said. “That right there is typical of the timber and mining industry around here, yet we are the threat.”

Another rider said he spent $18,000 on his side-by-side. He claims that many have to use ATVs to access family cemeter-ies scattered throughout the val-

ley. He said many of them load up weed eaters and lawn mowers to maintain the family plots.

“Without a four-wheeler you wouldn’t get to the cemetery at all. That is my family and I will use an ATV and no one is going to tell me I can’t,” the angry man said. “And we spur the economy. Take Memorial Day weekend. Businesses have been waiting for this weekend around here.”

According to the group, Queen’s service station along Rt. 37 between Ranger and East Lynn was packed Sunday afternoon with ATV riders. They claim more than $100,000 worth of ATVs were on the lot fuel-ing up, buying beer, snacks and water.

One rider said he has spent approximately $40,000 build-ing a cabin on property he owns along one of the trails so his family can have a place to camp.

“We spur the economy every weekend. I do not see how charging a trail fee and shutting off full access is going to help economically when we already spend thousands anyways,” one woman in the group said.

She said people from as far as Ohio and Michigan already come to ride on the trails surrounding East Lynn. According to her, this is some people’s big vacation for the year and for some the best way they spend time with their children.

“Some people can’t pick up and take a big expensive trip to the beach. This is their family time riding the trails and spend-ing time together,” she said.

Either for or against the Hatfield –McCoy Trails com-ing through East Lynn, the battle lines have been drawn. Politicians want to bring in tour-ism and revenue to the county. The riders want one simple thing they say this country was built on – freedom.

“It is just another right to take away from us. This is our land. We pay taxes on the land. If we want to ride here, then we will. Writing citations and telling us we cannot ride on public land after telling us we cannot ride on the blacktop is ridiculous. I paid $18,000 for my ATV and I am not going to ride it in a circle in my front yard,” one of the men said.

Not everyone pleased with potential Hatfield-McCoy trails

REBEL RIDERS – ATV riders illegally ride throughout the East Lynn Lake area. everal riders interviewed during Memorial Day weekend said they did not believe they were illegally riding on the property and said they believe a proposed Hatfield-McCoy Trail through the area is another scheme of the government to trample on citizens’ rights. WCN photo by Michael Hupp

WHO IS TO BLAME – An abandoned oil barrel and catch rags are seen near a small stream that empties into East Lynn Lake near the campground. Local officials say riders are causing pollution and destruction of property – dragging mud onto main roads through runoff. Riders claim the pollution from timber and mining companies are the real danger. WCN photo by Michael Hupp

WAYNE – For the past three years, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement Unit has been working to rid Wayne County of the drug epi-demic and continues its 100 per-

cent convection rate.The following statistics are

from Oct. 1, 2010 to Jan. 20, 2014:

Total drug arrests are at 135 with 363 drug warrant and 19

search warrants executed.The unit has seized $65,953

in cash.About $30,000 worth of prop-

erty has been seized and stolen property has been returned to its

owners.One vehicle was seized, a 2005

Dodge Rumble Bee pickup truck that was auction off and three other vehicles seized but returned.

The unit made 21 methamphet-

amine arrests and 21 controlled heroin buys in 2013 with other undercover controlled substance buys, reflective in the 363 indi-vidual felony drug warrants.

DEU continues 100 percent conviction

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CEREDO – Construction on the water system for the south side of Huntington Tri-State Airport can begin as soon as next week.

That was the news Airport Director Jerry Brienza told the Airport Authority Board a week ago.

Brienza said bids for the project were above the cost engineers determined for the project.

Cost was to be $1.7 mil-lion with $326,000 going toward the sewer project.

“We went to the West Virginia Infrastructure for Jobs for $240,000.” Brienza said. “Wayne County gave us $25,000; Cabell County, $50,000 and we kicked in $11,700. But, when we opened the bids, the water project was more than $600,000 over funding.”

So, Brienza went back to Wayne and Cabell county commissions who budgeted an extra $25,000 and $50,000 respectively.

The Department of Defense agreed to give $400,000 with local dele-gates pledging $80,000. Sen. Bob Plymale and Sen. Evan Jenkins also pledged $15,000 each for the project.

He also asked the state for more money and received $220,000, giving the airport enough funding to complete the project.

Brienza said equipment should be moving into the area around March 1 with construction beginning soon after.

“They have 120 days to complete the project,” he said.

He also said he will be looking for funding for three-phase electric that will cost about $100,000, natural gas for $30,000 and fiber optic cable for $50,000.

Those utilities will be in a central hub where they can be branched off for business-es that wish to locate there.

“Once complete, the south side will be ready for devel-opment,” Brienza said.

The next phase will be upgrading the road to the site and Brienza said he would start looking for funding.

He said there is about 100 acres of flat land on the south side of the airport than can be used to build business, both in aviation and non-aviation.

“It just needs the infra-structure,” Brienza said.

For three years, he has been working on finding funding for the infrastructure projects through state and local agencies.

He said he could not get funding through the FAA as it is not funding the project because it does not relate to the airfield or terminal.

The airport has 30 acres that can be used to develop non-aviation businesses such as a trucking company that could do business with the Heartland Intramodel Facility at Prichard.

He also said the area needs hangars for those companies who may want to locate to the area and have airplanes.

Brienza also said 2014 could see the biggest grant for an airport in West Virginia.

He is applying for a $7 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate the taxiways.

Huntington Tri-State Airport was recently awarded a $250K grant from the FAA to conduct a study to devel-op an Airport Sustainable Management Plan that fol-lows FAA guidelines and to provide a companion docu-ment to the recent Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) Master Plan. The study will review and incorporate cur-rent sustainability principals

with the recommendations of the Airport Master Plan.

To date, no airports in West Virginia (or Kentucky) have been included in this Pilot Program. The Tri-State Airport Authority is eager

to be the first pilot program airport in the state to pub-licly demonstrate leadership in sustainability principals for the Huntington metro-politan area – the largest MSA in West Virginia. As

sustainability principals are not yet widespread in the Appalachian states, this study will highlight recent innova-tions in sustainable planning.

The primary goal of this companion study is to evalu-

ate the Airport’s facilities and operations in relation to green initiatives that would improve efficiency and reduce the Airport’s environ-mental impact on the com-munity and its environment.

Work to begin on airport’s southside

HUNTINGTON – There has been some mass construction going on at Heritage Farm Museum and Village.

Last year, construction began on a new visitor’s center as well as a pottery studio and bread maker, according to spokesman Bill Rosenberger.

“The farm is moving forward,” Rosenberger said. “The staff will continue to provide service to visitors for a pleasurable experi-ence.”

One issue the farm is having though is not enough volunteers, he said.

“The only event where every museum is open is during the Spring Festival,” Rosenberger said. “The Way Back Weekends are great but we would like to see something every week and have a Way Back Weekend every weekend.”

With the focus on youth, 2014 will be the year in creating a foundation for volunteerism.

Rosenberger will be meeting with students from Huntington High and Cabell Midland High school to give those students a chance to learn about the senior quest program and incorporating Heritage Farm into it.

Students who are seniors in Wayne County are required to do a senior quest, a program that allows the student to job shadow and report on the career of study.

“The goal is to help the students get their com-munity service hours and learn about the farm,” Rosenberger said. “This is a pipeline to volunteer and a good way for the students to learn about volunteering.”

He said a day of ser-vice will be conducted April

5 for the students to have three hours for a project and four hours of community service in getting a feel for the farm.

“It is not just about his-tory,” he said. “There are interests in other areas.”

Those interests could be in education, animal science and more.

Rosenberger said there is a lot of activity going on at Heritage Farm Museum and Village as officials will be working with the June Harless Center, partnering for a program for eighth grade students in prepara-tion West Virginia History activities.

Growth continues at Heritage Farm

The church at Heritage Village. Photo courtesy David Fattaleh.

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