HUNTINGTON - For the sev-enth consecutive year, CabellHuntington Hospital’s HomeHealth Department receivedHomeCare Elite™ recognitionfrom National Research Corpo-ration and DecisionHealth asone of the country’s Top 500home health agencies.

Nearly 11,000 Medicare-certi-fied agencies nationwide wereconsidered for the award, andCabell Huntington HospitalHome Health is one of only 13programs in the nation – and theonly program in West Virginia –to receive the award in each ofthe seven years it has beenawarded. Cabell Huntington isalso the only home healthagency to receive the honor inthe state of West Virginia and theTri-State region.

Winners are ranked by ananalysis of performance meas-ures in quality of care, patientexperience, quality improve-ments, process measures imple-mentation and financialperformance.

“The 2012 HomeCare Elite™winners demonstrate a commit-ment to providing patient-cen-tered care and serving as leadersin the home health community,”said Susan L. Henricks, Presi-

dent and COO of National Re-search Corporation. “This year,we updated our methodology toreflect the rapidly evolving qual-ity-focused healthcare land-scape and national value-based

purchasing trends. We congratu-late Cabell Huntington Hospitalon being one of the top 500home care agencies in the coun-

MILTON - Improvementsdominated discussions duringthe Nov. 20 City Council Meet-ing.

Council members debated onthe idea to tear down five build-ings; four of which are houses,and one church. The aginghouses are ran-down and aban-doned, council members said.

It will cost about $25,000 forthe entire demolition. A $3,000grant was offered to help offsetsome of the burden on the city.

The church and one house siton Mason St. It will take about$9,000 to demolish these twobuildings.

Although city council mem-bers are on board for tearingdown all the proposed proper-ties, money is holding themback

“The city cannot afford to dothis now,” said Mayor Tom Can-terbury.

One resident in the audiencespoke to the council.

“Why not make the fire de-partment burn them down as atraining exercise,” she said.

Canterbury replied, “It’s likeeverything else…It’s not like itused to be.”

Another resident spoke, “A lot

HUNTINGTON - They say adog is a man’s best friend.

After a few minutes with PaulSlone, this saying comes to life.Slone is the Executive Director ofCabell-Wayne Association of theBlind (CWAB).

Although visually impaired,Slone does not let it get himdown. He smiles more than mostthat have 20/20 vision.

“There’s not that much youcan’t do,” he said, standing inside

a building dedicated to him.“You just have to adjust, and youcan do it.”

Slone lost his vision when hewas in college. It never stoppedhim though. Since then, he hasbeen successful, made a living,married and raised a family.

“You can still function, carryon daily activities, even with vi-sion loss,” Slone said.

Moments later, he yelled “Sit,”to one of his dogs. The dogobeyed, and immediately sat.

This dog, named Babe, is oneof two that Slone and his wifeSuzanne adopted from LittleVic-

tories Animal Rescue, in Ona.The other’s name is Whiskey.

Slone described the transfor-mation Babe underwent aftershe was adopted.

“At first, she never wagged hertail, and didn’t show any emo-tion,” he said. “Now, she’s ashappy as can be.”

Suzanne laughed, “You shouldsee them play together.”

The Slones love their two furryfriends.

“I’m never alone, even whenSuzanne is at work,” Paul said.

“It’s a lot of responsibility, butthey give you a lot of pleasure

too,” added Suzanne.But, Whiskey and Babe are

being trained to do more thanjust provide pleasure to theSlones. Once certified, these twoSharpei mixes will provide hoursof love and joy to people housedin local nursing homes and hos-pitals.

They will be therapy dogs, andoffer a special kind of healingthat medicine cannot provide.

CWAB has been serving resi-dents of Cabell andWayne coun-ties for more than 25 years. This

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Free Clothing for theNeedy

Where: Milton Church ofChrist, 1702 2nd Street

When: 1st and 3rd Saturdays ofthe month

Time: 9 a.m. – Noon(Any other time, please go to

the house across from thechurch, 1705 2nd Street).

Scrooge theMusicalFirst Stage Theatre Company,

Inc. presents Scrooge the Musicalon November 30th, December1st, 7th and 8th at 7:30 and De-cember 2nd and 9th at 2:30 at theJean Carlo Stephenson Audito-rium, Huntington City Hall, 8005th Avenue, Huntington.

Adults - $12.00; Children andseniors $10.00. Group rates avail-able 304-416-KIDS.

Opening weekend PotteryPlace will be there with “Scrooge”ornaments to paint for $10 onFriday the 30th and Saturday the1st 6-7 p.m.

Scrooge is presented by specialarrangement with SamuelFrench, Inc. Book, Music andlyrics by Leslie Briusse.

“Joy of Christmas”Craft Sale

Milton United MethodistChurch - December 1 from 9AMto 3PM.

Handmade items are sure tosuit that hard to please person onyour Christmas list. And, whileyou’re shopping, be sure to rest awhile and enjoy a light lunch.

Food DriveMilton Veterans of the Foreign

Wars Post 9796 will conduct afood drive for the local food bankon Monday, December 10, 2012from 9 am until 5 pm.

No perishables please.Please drop your food dona-

tions at the VFW Post next toBlenko Glass.

If you would like to make a do-nation but don’t have transporta-tion, please phone 304-972-8527and one of our veterans will pickit up.

Annual "Lighting of theNativity"

Olive Missionary BaptistChurch, 6286 Little Seven Mile

Road, Huntington.Sunday school begins at 9:55

a.m.; morning worship service at10:55 a.m. and Junior Church at11:25 a.m.

The annual "Lighting of theNativity" will be held Sunday, De-cember 2nd at 7:00 p.m. EllieCorn and Chance Gibson havethe special honor of lighting thescene.

The "Poinsettia Dedication"will follow the lighting service.

Gordon Rutherford, Pastor.Everyone welcome!

City National Bank tohost Chamber BusinessAfter Hours on Dec. 6

City National Bank will hostthe Huntington Regional Cham-ber of Commerce Holiday Busi-ness After Hours on Thursday,Dec. 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m. at its 1900 Third Ave., Hunt-ington location. Business AfterHours is designed as a premiernetworking event for members ofthe business community. Thisannual event will feature livemusic, refreshments, and holidaydecor. Cost is $15 for Chambermembers if registered in ad-vance; $20 per non-members. Toregister call the Chamber at (304)525-5131.

Toys needed for LittleDrummer Boy Toy SaleGlad Tidings Assembly of God

in Hurricane,WV is accepting do-nations of gently-used toys fortheir Little Drummer Boy ToySale which will be held on De-cember 8 from 10 am – 12 pm.The toys will be resold for $1 eachto lower-income parents whomay not otherwise be able topurchase toys for their children.

All proceeds will go toward fu-ture outreaches. To donate,please call the church office 304-562-3074.

Unique Christmas GiftSuggestions - Pool Pass

2013Wave Pool & Eleanor Pool

Passes - 25% Discount thru12/20/12

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

Milton Baptist Churchto sponsor “Adopt an

Angel”Milton Baptist Church will be

sponsoring “Adopt an Angel”program for children participat-ing in the Backpack Program. Ifyou are interested in helping withthis project, a Christmas tree willbe placed in the gym where youcan choose an “angel” from thetree to provide basic clothingitems along with a few wish listitems.

We will also be collecting fooditems for their Christmas foodbaskets: turkey, stuffing, cannedgreen beans, canned corn,canned yams, canned cranberrysauce, mashed potatoes, rolls,and pie. Items will need to be de-livered back to the Christmas treeby Wednesday, December 12th.

We hope this mission projecttouches your heart like it hasours, and would choose the Mil-ton Elementary Backpack kids asone of your community outreachprograms this holiday season bysponsoring a child or donatingitems for the food baskets.

Yuletide In The ParkValley Park - Hurricane

The Putnam County Parks &Recreations “Yuletide in the Park”will open November 26 thru Jan-uary 1, 2013. Stop by and see theanimated lights throughout thepark from 6 - 9 p.m. and enjoy thefamily activities planned on Dec.5TH – 8TH held in the Commu-nity Center and The Commons.Come and enjoy free movie nightwith refreshments at the Ice Skat-ing Rink (large shelter) on Dec. 3from 6 – 8 p.m.

Spaghetti DinnerFundraiser & Squire

Parsons ConcertYou are invited to attend a

spaghetti dinner fundraisersponsored by the Milton BaptistChurch Mission’s Committee onDecember 1, at 5:00pm, followedby Squire Parsons in concert at6:30 pm.

ASEP Coaching ClassesASEP coaching class will be

held December 4, 9 and 11 atHuntington High School forthose interested in coaching asecondary school sport. Registerat www.wvssac.org.

Celebrate the HolidaySeason at “Christmas

Down on the Farm”RIO GRANDE, OH – Celebrate

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

Activities offered include a sce-nic view of the farm’s Christmaslights via horse-drawn carriagerides and Barnyard Express trainrides. Tours of the HomesteadMuseum and Adamsville LogCabin Village will also be offers.Visitors will also have the chanceto visit with Santa and decorate aGingerbread house in the EventBarn. Light holiday refreshmentswill be provided. Admission isfree. (Rides weather permitting).

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

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

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

Dates, times and activities aresubject to change.

Rock Around TheChristmas Tree DancePutnam County Parks & Recre-

ation and the Convention & Visi-tors Bureau would like to inviteeveryone to our Rock Around theChristmas Tree Dance held in the

VALLEY PARK COMMUNITYCENTER (BY THE WAVE POOL)on December 8, 2012 from 6 – 9p.m.

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

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

CWABDecember News1st – Annual Christmas Dinner24,25 – Office closed for Christ-

masFor more information, call

CWAB at 304-522-6991.

Christmas Party withThe Princesses – Free

On December 6, 2012 PutnamCounty Parks & Recreation andthe Convention &Visitors Bureauwill be hosting a Yuletide in thepark with the Princesses. SnowWhite, Belle and Cinderella willbe there so come dressed as yourfavorite princess. Refreshmentsfor everyone.

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

WinterWonderlandof Lights

Ashland Central Park, Ashland,KY 41101.

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

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

Reindog ParadeThe Putnam County Parks &

Recreation Commission is havingtheir annual Reindog Parade onDecember 8, 2012 from 10:00 – 12noon (9:30 - 10:00 a.m. registra-tion) located at the Valley ParkCommunity Center by the WavePool. For more information or toregister early please call the parkoffice at 562-0518 ext. 10.

Lots of fun and prizes! Animallovers you don’t want to miss this.So come by and enjoy a morningof fun with your family & pets.

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

Ebenezer MedicalOutreach offersassistance for

low-income SeniorsEbenezer Medical Outreach,

Douglass Center, 1448 10th Ave.,provides free primary care, med-ications assistance and referralfor the low income that are with-out Medicaid and Medicare.

Services are available from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Call 304-529-0753 formore information.

Christmas FantasyLight Show

Krodel Park in Point Pleasant,WV.

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

cludes animated displays.

WreathMaking ClassThe Putnam County Parks is

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

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

29th Annual Arts andCrafts Show

Where: Nicholas County HighSchool, Summersville, WV

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

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

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

No early birds please!

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Culloden, West Virginia USPS 082-160 The Cabell Standard(ISSN, 10412255) is published weekly at P.O. Box 186, Culloden,WV 25510.Yearly subscription rates: In-County $22.00; In-State$38.00; Out-of-State $48.00. Bill Unger, Publisher PeriodicalPostage paid at Main Post Office, Culloden,WV, and additionalmailing offices under the act of March 3, 1979. Postmaster:Send address changes to the Cabell Standard, P.O. Box 186, Cul-loden, WV 25510. We reserve the right to accept, reject and toedit all news and advertising copy.

CHARLESTON - Four West Vir-ginia schools have received thebronze National RecognitionAward for healthy school im-provement at the HealthySchools Program Forum.

Cabell County Alternative andSalt Rock Elementary in CabellCounty, Mountain View Elemen-tary in Putnam County, andWoodsdale Elementary in OhioCounty received the bronzeaward for school improvementfocusing specifically on healthyliving and fighting childhoodobesity. The Alliance for a Health-ier Generation recently honoredthe more than 250 recipients inLittle Rock, Ark.

The National RecognitionAward is given to schools that im-proved conditions and met or ex-ceeded the standards set by theAlliance for a Healthier Genera-

tion’s Healthy Schools Program.Since the 2008-2009 school year,eight West Virginia schools havereceived the award, four were sil-ver.

“These schools and others inWestVirginia are working hard toaddress the issue of childhoodobesity and inactivity,” said stateSuperintendent of Schools JoreaMarple. “We know that whenchildren have good nutrition andlead a healthy lifestyle, their aca-demic performance will im-prove.”

Each school honored with anaward had begun to make largestrides in creating a healthier at-mosphere for students. CabellCounty Alternative created awellness activity room completewith indoor sports equipment,began serving hot breakfast topromote active learning in class

and made fresh, healthy foodavailable throughout the day.Mountain View Elementarymade healthy choices easier forstudents by placing aides nearthe salad bar, creating a pedome-ter walking program to challengestudents to take more steps andpromoting healthy living amongthe staff with zumba classes andhealth and wellness screenings.Salt Rock Elementary introducedsalad bars, taste testing, and

“Recipe Fridays” as well as amorning walking club. Woods-dale Elementary students getmoving with Monday morningboot camp sessions and JAMmin’Minute breaks throughout theweek. The school has begun in-cluding healthy tips in itsnewsletter, a student-involvedgardening project and a healthlunch day to educate the staffabout healthy food choices.

The Alliance for a Healthier

Generation has set a goal to re-duce nationwide prevalence ofchildhood obesity by 2015. Theorganization has said childrenand adult role models must beginto make healthy choices on theirown to reach this goal. The com-bination of available nutritionalfood and physical exercise cancreate both an active atmosphereand a healthier lifestyle for stu-dents, the organization said.

FourWV Schools honored Nationallyfor Healthy Education

INSTITUTE - A series of hands-on wreath-making workshopswill be held in South Charlestonand Milton Dec. 4-6. Participantswill learn to assemble their ownholiday décor using greenery thatcan be found in traditional land-scapes.

“We’ve been holding this work-shop series for several years now,and the reception is alwaystremendous,” said Scott Byars,program leader for Agriculture &

Natural Resources with West Vir-ginia State University ExtensionService. “We’re adding additionaldates and locations this year toensure that everyone interestedhas a chance to participate.”

Workshops will be held at theWest Virginia Pumpkin Park inMilton Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. untilnoon and 4 to 7 p.m., and Dec. 5from 10 a.m. until noon. An addi-tional workshop will take place atthe Rock Lake Community Life

Center in South Charleston Dec.6 from 10 a.m. until noon.

The workshops cost $25, whichincludes all the materials anddecorations needed to create abeautiful holiday addition toyour home. Participants canchoose among wreaths, center-pieces or swag.

Registration is requested bycalling Brad Cochran, extensionassociate, at (304) 541-3301 or e-mailing bcochran2

@wvstateu.edu.The West Virginia Pumpkin

Park is located at One PumpkinWay in Milton. Rock Lake Com-munity Life Center is located at801 Lincoln Drive in SouthCharleston.WestVirginia State University is

a public, land grant, historicallyblack university, which hasevolved into a fully accessible,racially integrated, and multi-generational institution, located

in Institute,WV. As a “living labo-ratory of human relations,” theuniversity is a community of stu-dents, staff, and faculty commit-ted to academic growth, serviceand preservation of the racial andcultural diversity of the institu-tion. Its mission is to meet thehigher education and economicdevelopment needs of the stateand region through innovativeteaching and applied research.

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WVSUwreath-making workshopsset for Milton and South Charleston

DEP awards grants worth $1.4million for Recycling Assistance

The West Virginia Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion, today, awarded grantsworth $1.452 million to 32 re-cipients through the agency’sREAP Recycling AssistanceGrants program.

DEP Cabinet Secretary RandyHuffman presented the 2013grants during a ceremony at theDEP’s Charleston headquarters.Grants were awarded to statesolid waste authorities, countycommissions, municipalities,private industries and nonprofitorganizations.

Funding for the Recycling As-sistance Grants Program is gen-erated through the $1assessment fee per ton of solid

waste disposed at in-state land-fills and is provided by WV Code22-15A-19(h) (1). REAP is theDEP’s Rehabilitation Environ-mental Action Plan program.

Following are the grant recip-ients in Cabell County:

Cabell County Solid WasteAuthority - $47,600

To assist with personnel, andexpand current mixed media re-cycling and educational mediacampaign for the county-wideprogram.

Goodwill Industries of KY-OWVA Area - $33,092

To purchase recycling con-tainers, fuel for recycling trucks,shrink wrap and baling wire forthe ongoing program.

Exemplary AccreditationStatus Schools Are Honored

CHARLESTON - Fifty-eightschools from across West Vir-ginia, including elementaryschools, middle schools, highschools, and career technicalcenters and programs, were hon-ored Thursday for achieving Ex-emplary Accreditation status.Three others also were recog-nized for being among 269schools nationwide named 2012National Blue Ribbon Schools.

Exemplary distinction is thegold standard of educationalachievement, said Gus Penix, di-rector of the Office of EducationPerformance Audits. Schoolsmust meet a set of rigorous stan-dards to achieve such status:

-All schools will be ranked bythe percent proficient in eachsubject, including reading/lan-guage arts, math, science, socialstudies as well as the Writing As-sessment. Schools earning thetop combined ranking will be el-igible for the next step of rankingon a student achievement index.All students in each school willbe ranked by a student achieve-ment index in each subject onthe WESTEST2 and Writing As-sessment with progressiveweighting for scores at each per-formance level (.25 for BelowMastery, .5 for Mastery, .75 forAbove Mastery, and 1.0 for Dis-tinguished) and aggregated for atotal ranking. The top 10 percentweighted ranking for elementary,middle and high schools will bedesignated as Exemplary if othercriteria are met.

-The student attendance rateis at or above 94 percent in themost recent year for which dataare available.

-The percentage of studentswho successfully complete Ad-vanced Placement, dual creditand honors classes as defined inPolicy 2510 is at or above fivepercent in high schools.

Career technical centers alsohave strenuous criteria to meet.Such schools must meet a mini-mum of 95 percent of school per-formance standards across allconcentrations; have a 97 per-cent job placement or continu-ing education rate; and a 75percent in-field job placementand continuing education rate,among other requirements.

The following local schoolsearned 2012-2013 Exemplary Ac-creditation status:

CABELL:Meadows Elementary SchoolOna Elementary SchoolFor more information, contact

the OEPA at (304) 558-3788, orthe Office of Communication at(304) 558-2699.

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Ingredients• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of the cost here is in taking thepieces of the buildings to thelandfill.”

Council members agreed onstarting with the two Mason St.properties.

Councilmember Jimmy Smithmade a motion to start the dem-olition.

The council approved.“We’ve got to start cleaning up

out here,” Canterbury said. “Wegot to get going on it.”

Next, Police Chief Lilly ad-dressed the council. He in-formed them on improvementsbeing made to his police cruisers.

He is hoping all of the policevehicles will receive new dockingstations for computers. Hunting-ton Police has agreed to donate atleast five docking stations, Chief

Lilly said.“They may even give us 10,” he

said. “I’m hoping to have one ineach cruiser by January.”

In other news, council mem-bers opened an envelope ofsealed bids from area construc-tion companies. The bids werereceived for a roofing project onMilton’s Street DepartmentGarage.

Of the bids received, Builder’sDiscount had the lowest.

Council members approvedthis business to do the work.

Another local building was ad-dressed during the meeting: theannex building. This buildinghas received new roofing and sid-ing. However, it still needs a newgutter system.

Council members accepted

bids from Arnold’s ContinuousGutters for a 5-inch system.

The mayor wrapped up themeeting with the announcementof upcoming events:

The Brothers of the Wheel Mo-torcycle Club will host its annualdonation drive to provide areachildren a Merry Christmas.They will be accepting donationsnear the red-light, outside HeckFuneral Home from 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1.

Milton will also host its annual“Christmas in the Park” celebra-tion at April Dawn Park, startingat 5 p.m. that evening.

For more information aboutthese events, call the City of Mil-ton at (304) 743-3032.

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try.”Cabell Huntington Hospital

Home Health provides skillednursing, home infusion, physicaltherapy, occupational therapy,speech therapy, medical socialservices and home health aideservices in Cabell, Lincoln, Put-nam andWayne counties inWestVirginia.

“We are proud to be known asone of the elite home healthagencies in the nation. Our goal

of providing the best possiblepatient experience has also beenrecognized,” said Andra Hardin,RN, Director of Cabell Hunting-ton Hospital Home Health. “Wewill continue to strive to improvethe patient’s care and experienceover the next year.”

For more information, pleasecontact Cabell Huntington Hos-pital Home Health at 304-526-2075.

Cabell Huntington Hospital is

a 303-bed academic medicalcenter located in Huntington,West Virginia. Cabell Huntingtoncares for patients from morethan 29 counties throughoutWest Virginia, eastern Kentuckyand southern Ohio. Opened in1956, it is a teaching hospitaland is affiliated with MarshallUniversity Schools of Medicineand Nursing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WestVirginia Division of CultureandHistory announces Poetry OutLoud: National Recitation ContestHigh School Students in West Virginia Invited to Compete inNational Poetry Recitation Contest

CHARLESTON - The West Vir-ginia Division of Culture andHistory invites high school stu-dents from across the state whoattend public and privateschools and who are home-schooled to enter its eighth an-nual Poetry Out Loud recitationcontest. The national program ispresented by the National En-dowment for the Arts and the Po-etry Foundation, in partnershipwith the division. It is a chal-lenging opportunity for highschool students to learn aboutgreat poetry through memoriza-tion, performance and competi-tion.

Poetry Out Loud encourageshigh school students to developa better understanding of, andappreciation for great poetry,”said Cicely Bosley, Arts in Educa-tion coordinator for the division.“Participating in this programgives them an opportunity toconsider poems in-depth, takinga sometimes complicated ideaand wrestling with it to come to abetter understanding of thepoem’s message and a better un-derstanding of themselves.”

Local school competitionstake place from November 2012to January 2013. Winners inthese classroom and schoolcompetitions will move to thestate finals at the Culture Centerin March; the state championadvances to the national compe-tition in Washington, D.C., inApril.

“In the 2011-2012 school year,23 West Virginia high schoolsheld competitions,” Bosley said.“Sixty-four teachers worked with4,233 students at the local levels.Twenty-one finalists competedat the state event.”

Bruce McCuskey from NitroHigh School, Nitro, KanawhaCounty, was the 2012 West Vir-ginia Poetry Out Loud championand represented the state in the2012 National Finals. CarolynRose Garcia, a Clarksburg NotreDame graduate who was the2008 West Virginia champion, is

featured on a learning recitationDVD, which is included in thenational education materialsprovided by the NEA and the Po-etry Foundation.

“State arts agencies like theDivision of Culture and Historyreceive free, standards-basedcurriculum materials for use byparticipating public and privatehigh schools,” Bosley said.“These materials include printand online poetry anthologies, aTeacher’s Guide with sample les-son plans to help instructorsteach recitation and perform-ance, and the Learning Recita-tion DVD featuring Garcia.”Program materials are availablefor download on the website,www.poetryoutloud.org, whichoffers additional resources.

Poetry Out Loud seeks to fos-ter new generations of literaryreaders by capitalizing on thelatest trends in poetry – recita-tion and performance. The pro-gram builds on the resurgence ofpoetry as an oral art form, asseen in the slam poetry move-ment and the immense popular-ity of rap music among youth.Poetry Out Loud invites the dy-namic aspects of slam poetry,spoken word, and theater intothe English classroom. ThroughPoetry Out Loud, students canmaster public speaking skills,build self-confidence, and learnabout their literary heritage.

“Poetry Out Loud connectsyoung people with great works ofpoetry, as the beginning of a life-long relationship,” said RoccoLandesman, Chairman of theNational Endowment for theArts. “Our state arts agencies,schools, and arts organizationswork to support the dedicatedteachers who inspire their stu-dents to begin that journey. Apoem can be a powerful force inbringing together a community.”

“To memorize a great poem isto make a friend of it for life,”said John Barr, President of thePoetry Foundation. “Poetry OutLoud brings new energy to an

ancient art by returning it to theclassrooms of America.”

Poetry Out Loud takes one tothree weeks of classroom timeand may be incorporated withexisting poetry units. Public andprivate high school teachers andhomeschool associations thatwant to learn more about theprogram and become a part ofthe official Poetry Out Loud pro-gram must register by Dec. 1,2012. For more information andregistration, visithttp://www.wvculture.org/arts/pol/index.html and contact thecoordinator, Cicely Bosley, at cic-ely.j.bosley@wv.gov (304)-558-0240.

Students who participate inthe official Poetry Out Loud pro-gram may be eligible to competein the 2012-2013 state and Na-tional Finals. Each state cham-pion will receive $200 and anall-expense-paid trip to Wash-ington, D.C., to compete for thenational championship. Thestate champion’s school will re-ceive a $500 stipend for the pur-chase of poetry books. The firstrunner-up in each state will re-ceive $100, and $200 for his orher school library. Poetry OutLoud will award a total of$50,000 in cash and schoolstipends at the National Finals,including a $20,000 award for thePoetry Out Loud National Cham-pion.

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and museums.For more information about theDivision’s programs, events andsites, visit www.wvculture.org.The Division of Culture and His-tory is an Equal Opportunity/Af-firmative Action Employer.

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“ANOTHERTHANKSGIVING ”Thought for the week: Be careful for nothing; but in everything by

prayer and supplicationwith thanksgiving let your requests bemadeknown unto God.Philippians 4:6 (KJV)

This cool November morning all is soooooooo quiet outside mywindow, the sky blue, the sun shining as I watch a single leaf driftpeaceful to its final resting place on earth... The fall season is windingdown as we have celebrated our week set aside for Thanksgiving.

How many say thank you GOD for a new morning, for eyes to seeyour new day, to smell your world of fall leaves, fireplaces, to hear thequietness of rustling winds and noise of laughing children, to feel thebreath of God, to know you are with us all the time, through any typeof situation we encounter in this life.

Thanksgiving, is a time to be thankful for all Gods beauty andbounty, a special day.

We set aside once a year to observe, gather and gives thanks withusually family and a feast; we could have thanksgiving every day. Hegives us the same amount of hours each week.

While visiting with my dear ninety-five-year-old neighbor yester-day, we reminisced of past Thanksgivings

Memories of growing up on the farm during fall season, after all thevegetables were harvested and preserved and all tucked up on the cel-lar shelves; the men and neighbors of the family took care of provid-ing the meat for winter’s storage. This consisted of butchering twohogs always on Thanksgiving Day - all meat was used in some wayfrom this animal - lard was rendered, hams were hung, and baconlay in large slabs and salted. Sausage was made into balls and cannedand rinds of pork baked in ovens.

Neighbors and relatives all participated in this early morning ritualon Thanksgiving Day.

My dear mother not only cooked the huge dinner for all helpers andfamily, but she also had to organize the proper care of the meat pro-cessing. She had two stoves, one with two ovens, and a warmer, an-other to cook the daily meals on, both were used full force. I know restwas welcomed at the ending of this day - as she literally fell into bedthat night from sheer exhaustion.

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

We may eat alone, or go to a restaurant with others, or have the tra-ditional family feast

Still, it is the time to give thoughts and thankfulness to our heav-enly father for providing us with another Thanksgiving Day. Include inyour prayer the homeless, drug addicted, those in nursing homes,hospitals, abuse centers, our military, your neighbors and so muchmore.Prayer: Thank You, Our Father in Heaven, for another day to say

thank you for all you freely give us.Amen.

Martin Luther King Jr. “Living theDream”Nominations Open

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

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

The Living the Dream awardcategories are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The West Virginia Division ofCulture and History is an agencywithin the West Virginia Depart-ment of Education and the Artswith Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Sec-retary. The Division, led by Com-missioner Randall Reid-Smith,brings together the past, presentand future through programsand services focusing onarchives and history, arts, his-toric preservation and museums.For more information about theDivision’s programs, events andsites, visit www.wvculture.org.The Division of Culture and His-tory is an Equal Opportunity/Af-firmative Action Employer.

Extras stretchWestVirginiaState Park gift cards use

SOUTH CHARLESTON - It’s atradition with many. Gift cards asgifts are everywhere. “There isgood reason,” says Sissie Sum-mers with West Virginia’s stateparks. “Gift cards convey to therecipient that a person knowsyou or your family interests. Thecard becomes an experiencewhen redeemed.” West VirginiaState Parks gift card sales en-courage recipients to visit a statepark to camp, stay in a lodge,play golf or participate in an ac-tivity that requires some form ofpayment.

For the Christmas and holidayseason, gift card purchases of$100 or greater in value receive“extras.” Purchases from Nov. 1to Dec.17, 2012 automaticallyhave eight extras included thatcan stretch gift card value, ac-cording to Carol Stewart. “A pur-chase of $250 would receive twosets of eight, a purchase of $400would receive four sets and soon.” Stewart processes gift cardorders and helps customers withsuggestions for parks to visit orhow to surprise family andfriends.

“There is no magic word or

code to ask for to receive the ex-tras,” Stewart explained. “It’s away to thank people for buyingor giving the gift cards and to en-courage them to enjoy the parksnext year.” Standard groundUSPS shipping service is in-cluded in gift card sales.

The ‘extras’ included in cardsales from Nov. 1 to Dec. 17 are:

• Whittaker Wednesdaysat Cass Scenic Railroad that rec-ognizes a youth passenger with afree trip in June, July, and August,2013.

• “Three times, SinglePrice Camping” is a card forcamping at Twin Falls ResortPark. The bearer of the “extra”may camp three nights for theprice of one night through May20, 2013 or in September 2013.

• A “Wonderful West Vir-ginia” magazine T-shirt whensubscribing to the state maga-zine

• Two Island Belle Stern-wheeler rides for single ride costto Blennerhassett Island Histor-ical State Park.

• Disc Golf or Tram Ridefor Two at Pipestem Resort for asingle price rate.

• “I Need a Break Rate” atBeech Fork State Park includes20 percent off and a third orfourth night free stay in Januarythrough March 2013 or Novem-ber to December 2013.

• “Play a Round” 18-holegolf greens fee with rental of amotorized golf cart at Pipestem,Twin Falls or Cacapon.

• $15 off of Gift Shop pur-chase of $100 or more at Black-water Falls, Twin Falls, Cacapon,North Bend or Tygart Lake stateparks in 2013.

A ninth card is the “mysterygift” that when returned the cus-tomer will receive a State Park“something” in the mail. Stewartadds that while supplies last,each order will receive a StatePark zipper pull. “They were verypopular last year and I’ve hadpeople ask for them again thisyear. They are pretty and they tellthe mission statement of thepark system.”

The “extras” are included onlywith online gift card purchasesor by calling 304-558-2764, ext.51828. The online address iswww.wvstateparks.com; click“Gift Card Purchase.”

Give the Gift ofWestVirginia

Tennant offers Tips onWise CharitableGiving; Holidays andHurricaneMayCreate Perfect Storm For Fraud

CHARLESTON - West VirginiaSecretary of State Natalie E. Ten-nant is reminding citizens to becautious when donating to char-ity this holiday season.

The holiday season combinedwith the impact of HurricaneSandy may make for a perfectstorm for fraudulent organiza-tions to take advantage of gener-ous West Virginians.

“There are thousands of peo-ple, some right here in our state,who will struggle to provide ahappy holiday for their familybecause of the damage done byHurricane Sandy,” Secretary Ten-nant said. “My concern is thatpeople who are running fraudu-lent organizations will call WestVirginians and try to get them todonate money by making themfeel like they have to donatemoney. People in West Virginiaare truly caring people, and theinformation on our website canhelp citizens protect themselvesand not let dishonest people takeadvantage of them.”

There are currently 3,248 char-itable organizations registeredwith the Secretary of State’s Of-fice. The online database can befound by going to the Secretaryof State’s website atwww.wvsos.com and clicking on

the “Wise Charitable Giving” linkat the top of the page. The onlinedatabase will show the charity’stotal contribution, the moneycontributed by West Virginians,and how the charity disbursedtheir funds, and how much of thefunds were disbursed in WestVirginia.

“The best thing you can do ifyou’re contacted by a charity youthink isn’t legitimate, is to ask asmany questions as you can. Askwhere the charity is located,where the money will be going,and if they could send you litera-ture. The legitimate charities willwelcome all of those questionsbecause they have nothing tohide,” Secretary Tennant said. “Ifyou think the charity who calledyou isn’t legitimate, and they arenot on our online database, callthe Secretary of State’s Office at(304) 558-6000 or 1-866-767-8683.”

The Secretary of State’s GuideTo Wise Charitable Giving hasseveral tips to help citizens pro-tect themselves from fraudulentcharities:

- Know your charity: Nevergive to a charity that you knownothing about and who refusesto answer questions about whereyour money will go.

- Don’t yield to pressure: Don’tfeel as though you must donateimmediately.

- Demand identification: Askfor identification from both thesolicitor and the charity. If thesolicitor refuses, hang up imme-diately.

- Beware the name game: Bewary of crooked charities thathave a name similar to a well-re-spected charity.

- Be prudent when giving yourcredit card number: Write acheck and use the charity’s fullname. That way you have arecord of the contribution andexactly where your money went.

- When in doubt, do research:Check the Secretary of State’ssearchable database.

Not all charities are found onthe Secretary of State’s database.The Red Cross, for example, ismonitored on the federal level.The Salvation Army is not listedon the charities database be-cause as a religious organization,it is exempt and not required tobe registered. Only charities thattake in more than $25,000 in acalendar year must register withthe Secretary of State’s Office un-less the charity uses a profes-sional fundraising counsel orsolicitor.

Nominations sought forSmall Business Awards

CLARKSBURG - Judy K. Mc-Cauley, director of the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration’s WestVirginia District Office recentlyannounced that nominations arebeing accepted for West Vir-ginia’s “Small Business Person ofthe Year” for 2013. The award re-cipient will compete for the na-tional title during National SmallBusiness Week in Washington,D.C. in May 2013. Nominees arealso being sought for variousother SBA Champion and Spe-cial Award categories. The dead-line for nomination submissionsis Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.

This is an excellent opportu-nity to promote your small busi-ness, a client or even anemployee. It’s time to be recog-nized for your entrepreneurialspirit and hard work. The nomi-nee and nominator will both re-ceive recognition through theawards program.

Small Business Person of theYear nominees will be judged ona variety of criteria, includingstaying power, growth in em-ployment and sales, innovation

of product or service and evi-dence of contributions to thecommunity.

Small Business Championawards are presented to personswho have used their professionalor personal talents to further thepublic’s understanding andawareness of small business.Candidates must have taken anactive role in creating opportuni-ties to promote the interests ofsmall business.

Champion award categoriesinclude: Financial Services,Home-Based Business, Minority,Veteran and Women. Special

awards include: Family-OwnedSmall Business, EntrepreneurialSuccess, Small Business Ex-porter, and Young Entrepreneur.

Nominations can be made byindividuals or organizations. Allnominations must be receivedby the SBA West Virginia DistrictOffice no later than Friday, Dec.7, 2012.

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

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Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty

Dear Christin,Holidays are always a little depressing forme.My kids are older,with

families of their own, and now this will be the first season I have beensingle in five years. I know that there is noway to avoid the holidays al-together, but do you have any suggestions as to how I canmake it a lit-tle more bearable?Sincerely,Blue ChristmasDear Blue,Being single during the holidays can be tough, especially if you

have spent them with a significant other in recent years. If you findyourself unable to deal with the memories of holidays' past, there areways to deal with it.

First, use this time to create new memories and traditions, insteadof dwelling on the old ones. Go out and get yourself some new dec-orations, try a new recipe, or go to a local holiday event that you havenever been to before. I don’t care what it is, just try something new!Change can be a wonderful thing if you let it. Transforming your hol-iday routine could not only help to chase away your blues, but it couldultimately change the way you perceive the season entirely.

Second, do something nice for yourself. Go to a concert, read abook, take an exercise class, maybe even go on a mini “vacay.” What-ever makes you happy, do it! Anytime I feel down in the dumps dur-ing the holidays, I remember to put myself on the “gift list.” What girldoesn’t feel better after receiving a nice gift, even if it is from herself?People spend so much time during the holidays trying to pleaseeveryone else; they often forget to enjoy it themselves.

My third and final suggestion is probably the most important, sopay attention. Stay away from negative people and negative situa-tions. There are millions of people out there that are affected by de-pression during this time of year.You are not alone! However, try yourbest to stay away from those people! I’m not saying that there is any-thing wrong with feeling sad from time to time. But I know from first-hand experience that misery loves company; and anyone who isfeeling miserable will make sure that the people around them arefeeling it too.

I must also add, for all my readers, that not only do people tend tobecome more depressed during this time of year, but they also aremore likely to turn to drugs and alcohol in order cope with stress, andthe pain of loneliness. Because holiday parties seem to be aroundevery corner, the temptation to drink may be overwhelming. Do your-self a favor and try to limit your drinking during these social gather-ings. Not only could this save you the embarrassment of being wastedin front of friends, family, or co-workers, (drunk + sad = disaster), butit could also help prevent you from getting a DUI, which is also com-mon during this time of year. Just think of it this way, if you thinkyou're depressed now, try spending the holidays in jail. And if you dochoose to have a little too much, always, always, ALWAYS have a des-ignated driver!

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyonecan start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard

Got a problem? Need some answers? Contact me at christin@thep-utnamstandard.com.**The opinions of this column are solely the opinions of this indi-

vidual writer and are not the opinions of the Putnam Standard orCabell Standard newspapers.**

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organization offers goods andservices to the blind and visuallyimpaired.

Some services that the organi-zation offers are: transportation,computer training, rehabilitationservices, and mobility instruc-tion.

CWAB is having a fundraiser

for the holidays. It is sellingpeanut butter and chocolatefudge for $6 and chocolate fudgewith nuts for $7.

For more information aboutCWAB or to purchase fudge, call(304) 522-6991 or visitwww.cwab.org.

Paul and Suzanne Slone stand outside the Paul Slone Activities Building at theCabell-Wayne Association of the Blind in Huntington. They are joined by theirnew furry family members Whiskey and Babe. These two Sharpei mixes camefrom Little Victories Animal Rescue, in Ona, and are now being trained to be-come therapy dogs. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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PipeSounds presents“A Christmas Spectacular”Sunday, December 2, 2012PipeSounds, and the Putnam

County Bank as sponsor, willhost Rodney L. Barbour, a nativeof Huntington, to perform “AChristmas Spectacular”, on Sun-day, December 2, 2012 at 3:00p.m. at Forrest Burdette UnitedMethodist Church, 2848 PutnamAvenue in Hurricane.

This will be Barbour’s fourthperformance on the world-classHarrah Symphonic Organ. Rod-ney is an accomplished per-former and his career has takenmany directions since complet-ing extensive courses includinghis Doctorate at the University ofCincinnati.

He has performed music withthe Holiday on Ice Orchestra, theRingling Brothers-Barnum andBailey Circus and has held theposition of official organist of theCincinnati Reds at RiverfrontStadium as well as organist forseveral prestigious churches.

Rodney’s credentials are wideand varied, but one of his best at-

tributes is his personality to con-nect with the audience and in-clude them in the performance.During the Christmas, 2010 con-cert, he pleasantly surprisedthose attending when he ap-peared as “Santa” himself for thesecond half of the concert.

Tickets will be available at the

door: Adults, $10.00; Students,$5.00; children under Five, Free.There will be a reception follow-ing the performance. Directionsto the church are available atwww.forrestburdette.com.

More information and pictureavailable at www.pipesounds.org

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Zoey Grace says“HelloWorld!”

My name is Zoey Grace Adkinsand I arrived into this world onTuesday, November 6th at 7:57p.m. weighing in at 5 pounds, 10ounces and was 19 inches long. Iwas born at Cabell HuntingtonHospital in Huntington.

My very proud parents areHeather Hutchison and Donny

Adkins.My proud grandparents are

Buzzy and Thelma Hutchinsonof Milton & Joan and Donald Ad-kins of Hurricane, WV.

My great-grandmother, Flo-rence Ball of Milton, plans onspoiling me rotten!

MountaineersdefeatHerd inClayCenterArtCompetitionMarshall Artist named exhibit

MVPCHARLESTON - The fans have

voted, and the final score is in.Members of the WVU art facultyhave defeated their counterpartsfrom Marshall in the “Gallery Di-vided” art exhibit at the ClayCenter. Though not on the win-ning team, Marshall artistMiyuki Akai Cook ran away withthe exhibit MVP award.

It was a close match-up as theMountaineers and ThunderingHerd battled for bragging rightsin the first-time exhibit, whichincluded paintings, drawings,sculptures, photographs andeven video. Visitors voted fortheir favorite team and artistfrom August through November,and the Mountaineer team ofDylan Collins, Alison Helm,Erika Osbourne, Michael Sher-win and Nijun Zhang came outwith the win.

Marshall fibers professorMiyuki Akai Cook took home theMVP award in a landslide vic-tory. Cook had three pieces ondisplay, which were made fromeveryday objects like coffee fil-ters, paper, Styrofoam andthread. The fan favorite seemed

to be her “Fly Away,” a piece cre-ated specifically for this exhibi-tion that included dozens oforigami cranes suspended onpieces of thread.

Cook’s teammates were Mar-shall faculty members Ian Ha-garty, Daniel Kaufmann, NatalieLarsen and Brent Patterson.

Arif Khan, the Clay Center’sMary Price Ratrie curator of art,said working with the universi-ties was a great experience.

“Playing off the rivalry be-tween the schools was fun, andit brought a lot of new people tothe art gallery,” he said. “Frommeeting the artists to putting theexhibit together to talking withfans and alumni, everyone had agreat time. This is definitelysomething we’d like to do again.”

For more information on allClay Center exhibits, programsand events, visit www.theclay-center.org or call 304-561-3570.

Pictured is MVP artist Miyuki Akai Cook in front of “Fly Away,” a piece she cre-ated specifically for this exhibit.

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ONA- Cabell Midland has won13 games in a row, but each ofthose have lead up to the comingfinal step: battling for a statechampionship. The Knightspunched their ticket to WheelingFriday night, coming from be-hind to outlast the MorgantownMohigans 35-28 in the Class-AAAsemifinals at Knights Field inOna.

“We've believed from day onethat we were going to play for astate championship,” CabellMidland head coach LukeSalmons said, “There's a lot ofthings that made it possible andit's an awesome feeling.”

Since its creation in 1994, Mid-land has never been in a statechampionship game. The pro-gram was 0-3 in state semifinalmatch-ups, losing in 2000, 2001and 2005.

History was not to repeat itself.“When we came here two years

ago, that was our mindset,”Salmons said, “The players soldout to what we taught them, andit's all about them.”

Midland beat the drum on theopening drive, driving it steadily65 yards before fullback LowellFarley punched in a 5-yardtouchdown.

Morgantown answered the callscreaming. On their first playfrom scrimmage, Mohigans run-ning back Shane Commodorebusted loose on a 60-yard touch-down up the middle. On the fol-lowing drive linebacker AlexWeidman picked off Knightsquarterback Coy Petitt and re-turned it 31 yards for the score.Kicker Megan DeBastini's PATfailed, but Morgantown hadscored 13 while running one of-fensive play.

Running back David Gaydoszagain played delivery boy for theKnights, and a 63-yard run byhim set another another shortyardage touchdown for Farleyfrom a yard out. Chris Molina'sPAT put the Knights ahead 14-13late in the first.

Turnovers would prove tohandcuff both teams at time. TheMohigans drove to the 9 yard linebut Commodore fumbled intothe back of Midland's endzone,giving the Knights possessioninto the second quarter. Midwaythrough the second, Petitt threwhis second interception which setup a 44-yard bomb from Mor-gantown quarterback Mark John-son to Blaine Stewart.

Gaydosz was stuffed at the Mo-

higans goal line as time expiredand for the first time all season,Midland trailed at the half 21-14.

“We've been a second halfteam all year,” Salmons said,“We've beat teams in the thirdand fourth quarters all year. It's ateam effort.”

For the 13th time this season,Midland would own the secondhalf. The defense hung tough andallowed the offense to sweep run-ning back Kasey Thomas in for a6-yard score, tying the game earlyin third. Morgantown aimed tomake this a shootout, driving tothe Knights 9 yard line beforecoughing up yet another fumbledeep in Midland territory.

Gaydosz made themquickly pay.

On the first play from the Mid-land 4, the lightning-fast backshot through the defensive on a96-yard touchdown with aminute left in the third. Gay-dosz's 59-yard run late in thefourth set up another 1-yardtouchdown for Farley, putting thegame firmly in Midland's com-mand with time running fast.He finished with a jaw-dropping317 yards and a touchdown on 22carries.

The Mohigans drove fast andfullback Jalen Thomas scored a 2-yard touchdown with seconds re-maining, but it was too late forMorgantown to hope for any-thing realistic.

The Knights recovered a des-perate onside kick and sealed the

first shot at the title in school his-tory.

“It means everything,” defen-sive end Tyler Hayes said, “I wantto bring home the first statechampionship for Cabell Mid-land.”

#1 Cabell Midland (13-0) willface the #2 Martinsburg Bulldogs(12-1) at Wheeling Island Sta-dium in Wheeling. Martinsburgscored 63 points against GeorgeWashington in their semifinalsvictory and is gunning for a third-straight state title.

“We're up for it,” Hayes said.

Kickoff is Saturday Dec. 1 atnoon.

Midland defeats Morgantown,heads to first state championship

Photos by Jim Parsons

By Bishop Nash

For The Cabell Standard

Knights All State LB Josh Baisden (70) follows through on a right cross to thehead of Mohigans DB Josh Campbell (86). Wait a minute. This is football, notboxing !

Knights RB David Gaydoez,(2), picks up 4 yards and is stopped by Mohigans LBJalen Thomas (35)

The Cabell Standard Outdoors Tuesday,November27,2012–Page11

The West Virginia Division ofNatural Resources will be holdingits Physical-Agility Test for any-one interested in applying to be-come what we used to callconservation officers, but now is

called Natural Resources PoliceOfficer.

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

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

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

If you can't complete any partof the test, you are disqualified.

Candidates should bring longpants and a shirt for the swim-ming test and another change ofclothing for the running test.

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

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

every 3 seconds. Sit-ups are oneevery two seconds.

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

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

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

Normally, I can swim that dis-tance easily and coming up for

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

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

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

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

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

DNR holding Physical tests foraspiring Conservation Officers

David Payne Sr.

Column by David Payne Sr.

davidpayne@theputnamstandard.com

West Virginia Wildlife Centerpartially reopens

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

Gene Thorn, the wildlife biolo-gist in charge of the center, said“The snowstorm of October 30-31 that swept through the Ap-palachians in the aftermath ofHurricane Sandy dumped morethan two feet of heavy, wet snowin French Creek, bringing downnumerous trees and branches.Unfortunately, our facility suf-fered extensive damage. We areworking diligently to clean up thearea and make repairs, but theprocess will be lengthy.”

The center's staff has removeddowned trees and limbs from theroad the loop trail. People are al-lowed to walk the trail for now,but it will later be shut down tothe public as the staff repairs in-frastructure. There will be notours until reconstruction is

completed. The parking lot androad to the picnic area will re-main open for walkers.

The center does not operatewith tax dollars and private do-nations are appreciated.DNR: Keep your feeders cleanBackyard bird watchers need

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

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

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

“This negative impact may beavoided if bird enthusiasts willspend a few minutes each weekcleaning their feeders. Regularlycleaning feeders greatly reducesthe risk of disease transmission

as birds and other animals movefrom place to place seekingfood,” Bailey said.

Feeders should be cleanedevery two weeks and rinsed witha 10 percent bleach solution andthoroughly dried before refilling.Hulls should be raked up orcleared with a wet-dry vacuumand disposed of regularly. This isparticularly important with feed-ers containing thistle seed, asthis is the food that pine siskinsand their close relative, theAmerican goldfinch, stronglyprefer.

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

postponedConsidering the persistent

shellacking anglers and huntershave been taking in recent years,outdoorsmen should be payingclose attention to what's goingon at the federal level and lettheir representatives know howthey feel.

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

This historic legislation providesfor increased access, habitat con-servation and improved fish andwildlife management.

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

Here' is the Web address: keep-americafishing.salsalabs.com/o/6394/p/dia/action/public/?ac-tion_KEY=4086 or you could justgo to keepamericafishing.organd click on news.

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chambers11. Core12. Knock (hyphenated)14. Double-reed wood-

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store a broken chair25. Excellent in all respects28.Wading birds with long

slender down-curved bills32. Faust author34. Everlasting35. Expert36.Victim of homicide37. Food38. Strong light brown

paper (pl.)39. Run43. Coldest season45. Flea market deal46. Breakfast order47. Character preceding a

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SOUTH CHARLESTON -Physical Agility Tests (PAT) havebeen scheduled for anyone in-terested in applying for NaturalResources Police Officer (NRPO)positions that are openstatewide, according to Lt. TimColeman of the Law Enforce-ment Section of the West Vir-ginia Division of NaturalResources (WVDNR).

All candidates for NRPO posi-tions are required to pass a PAT.Applicants should report to thelobby of the South CharlestonCommunity Center at 601 Jef-ferson Street either Friday, De-cember 7, at 8 a.m., or Saturday,December 8, at 9 a.m. Walk-onswill be accepted.

NRPOs in the WVDNR LawEnforcement Section are re-sponsible for the prompt, or-derly and effective enforcementof all laws and rules of the state

and have full law enforcementauthority statewide. Of primaryimportance is the protection ofWest Virginia’s wildlife to the de-gree that they are not endan-gered by unlawful activities

To be considered for this po-sition, candidates must be will-ing to relocate and work in anycounty in the state; must bewilling to work all shifts and beon call; and understand thatthis is a statewide position, andas such, that the county of as-signment may not be guaran-teed.

Minimum qualifications in-clude graduation from an ac-credited four-year college oruniversity with preference givento majors in natural sciences,law enforcement, criminology,or criminal justice, or candi-dates may substitute previousemployment as a law enforce-

ment officer under certain cir-cumstances.

The PAT consists of threeparts: a 37.5 yard swim; anagility test consisting of com-pleting a minimum of 18 push-ups in proper form in oneminute and completing 27 sit-ups in proper form in oneminute; and a 1.5 mile run in 15minutes, 20 seconds or less.Failure to satisfactorily com-plete any part of the test iscause for disqualification andwill eliminate candidates fromfurther consideration. Candi-dates should bring long pantsand a shirt for the fully clothedswimming test (no jeans orsweatpants) and a change ofclothing for the running test.

Directions: From the east,take I-64 Exit 54, MacCorkle Av-enue. Turn left at the bottom ofthe ramp and turn left again at

the next traffic light onto Jeffer-son Road (Bob Evans Restaurantis on the corner). From the west,take I-64 Exit 54 and make tworight turns onto Jefferson Road.The South Charleston Commu-nity Center is an eighth of a mileon the right.

Full details about the job de-scription and an online job ap-plication form can be found atwww.wvdnr.gov, Law Enforce-

ment / Employment. For moreinformation, contact theWVDNR Law Enforcement Sec-tion at 304-558-2784 or emailDNR.Law@wv.gov .

The Cabell Standard Obituaries Tuesday,November27,2012–Page13

MICHAEL LEE ADKINSVIRGILW.BOWLING, SR.SANDRA LEA CREMEANSFREDERICK JOE FLOWERSCHRISTIE DAWN EVANS-

NUCE

MICHAEL LEE ADKINSMichael Lee Adkins, 55, of

Scott Depot, W.Va., passed awayat home on Nov. 17, 2012. Fu-neral services were conductedMonday, Nov. 19, 2012, atWallaceFuneral Home & Chapel, Bar-boursville, by Pastor PhillipBower. Entombment followed atValley View Memorial Park inHurricane.

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

He is preceded in death by twobrothers, Gary Adkins & MarkAdkins. He is survived by his wifeof 25 years, Carol Adkins; a son,David (Heath) Marion of Milton,W.Va.; and four daughters, Star-lah and her husband JeremyWilcox of Hurricane, W.Va., EricaAdkins Harper of Beckley, W.Va.,Daphne Adkins of Scott Depot,W.Va., and Talisha (Till) and herhusband Paul Allen Lycans ofFort Gay,W.Va.; 11 grandchildren,Brandon, Bryce, Gavan, Michael,Tevan, Tyler, Trey, Mattie,Nicholas, Cassidy, & Whitney.Also survived by sister, Tena Gue& her husband Timmy of Branch-land, W.Va.; brother, MillingtonAdkins III of Beech Fork, W.Va.;sisters-in-law, Vicki Adkins ofMetamore, Mich., Rebecca Smithof Culloden, W.Va.; brothers-in

law, Richard and wife RitaGuthrie of Cross Lanes, W.Va.,Dana and wife Theresa Guthrie ofPoca,W.Va., andWarrenWingo ofSt. Albans, W.Va. Also survived bymany special friends and family.

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

Mike touched many lives andwill be greatly missed.

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

VIRGILW.BOWLING,SR.

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

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

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

A tribute to the life of VirgilBowling was held Tuesday No-vember 20, 2012 at Gatens-Hard-ing Funeral Home Chapel with

Rev.Willard Beller officiating. En-tombment followed at Haven ofRest Memory Gardens in RedHouse, West Virginia.

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

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Bowlingfamily.

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

SANDRA LEACREMEANS

Sandra Lea Cremeans, 48, ofGlenwood, W.Va., went home tobe with her Lord on Sunday, No-vember 18, 2012, at Pleasant Val-ley Hospital.

She was born January 23, 1964,in Elgin, Illinois, a daughter ofCharles Edward Cremeans andJudith Ann Duffer Cremeans ofGlenwood, W.Va.

Sandra was a homemaker andgraduate of Hannan High School.

In addition to her parents sheis survived by a brother Greg Cre-means of Glenwood; one nieceAmy (Chris) Huddleston of Gal-lipolis Ferry,W.Va.; two nephews,Shane and Josh Cremeans ofGlenwood; two great-nieces; andseveral aunts and uncles.

She was preceded in death by asister-in-law, Hope Cremeans.

A funeral service was heldWednesday, November 21, 2012,at Wilcoxen Funeral Home inPoint Pleasant with Rev. RonaldLong officiating. Burial followedin the Pete Meadows Cemetery atGlenwood, W.Va.

Online condolences may be

made at www.wilcoxenfuneral-home.com.

FREDERICK JOEFLOWERS

Frederick Joe Flowers, 78, ofHuntington, W.Va., went to bewith the Lord on Wednesday,Nov. 14, 2012, at his residence.

Funeral services were con-ducted Saturday, November 17 atthe Reger Funeral Chapel by Rev.Tim Lester and Rev. DougBooten. Burial followed in SpringValley Memory Gardens, Hunt-ington.

He was born Oct. 14, 1934, inCabell County, W.Va., a son of thelate William and Alma OverbyFlowers.

Frederick was a veteran of theU.S. Army having served duringthe Korean War. He was a retiredemployee of Mountaineer GasCompany and was a member ofthe Washington Baptist Churchand attended the Rt. 60 FreewillBaptist Church of Kenova.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by hiswife, Dolores J. Flowers; brother,Ray S. Flowers; and sister, BillieFaye Rakes.

Survivors include a son anddaughter-in-law, Frederick Keithand Lori Flowers of Huntington;two daughters and sons-in-law,Cathy and Jim Dabney of Milton,W.Va., and Debbie and MikeDonahoe of Danville, W.Va.; fourgrandchildren, Jason Donahoe,Bridgett Freeman, Sheri Taylorand Brett Dabney; five great-grandchildren, Candra andCaiden Freeman and Peyton,Faith and Natalie Taylor; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jan-ice and Toby Shy, Judy and Jim

Bledsoe, Joan and ThurmanTomblin, and Gladys Flowers;and a host of nieces andnephews.

The Veterans Honor Guard ofAmerican Legion Post 16 ofHuntington conducted militarygraveside rites.

Condolences may be made tothe family at www.regerfh.com.

CHRISTIE DAWNEVANS-NUCE

Christie Dawn Evans-Nuce, 39,of Macungie, Pa., formerly fromHuntington, W.Va., passed awayon Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.

Funeral services were held onMonday, Nov. 19, 2012, at BeardMortuary with Pastor RonBurnsworth officiating. Burialfollowed at Woodmere MemorialPark.

Christie was born on Feb. 3,1973, daughter of Henry Evans ofHuntington, W.Va., and the lateMary Adkins Evans. Christiegraduated from Marshall Univer-sity, and was actively involved inShoemaker Elementary PTO.

She is survived by her hus-band, Andrew Nuce; one son,Samuel Nuce; very close friend,Ruby Freeman; and one niece,Alyssa Rose Freeman; very spe-cial brother, Charles Evans; onesister, Francis Call; and twobrothers, Mickey Call and PaulCall.

Contributions may be made tothe Christie Evans-Nuce Memo-rial Fund, for the raising and ed-ucation of Christie's son, Samuel.

Online condolences may beconveyed to the family atwww.beardmortuary.com.

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All Saints Anglican ChurchSt. Mary’s Convent Chapel, 11a.m. Sundays.

Barboursville First UnitedMethodist Church - Corner ofMain and Water Streets, Bar-boursville. Phone 304-736-6251.Website www.gbgm-umc.org/bfumcwv/. Each Sun-day: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School(Nursery provided); 11:00 a.m.Worship Service. Rev. JudyFisher, Pastor. Trina Smith,Music Director, Becky Baldwin,Organist.

Barker Ridge United BaptistChurch -Ona,WV, 25545. Pastor- Rev. Roger Smathers. Services– Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day Worship 11 a.m.; EveningservicesWednesday and Sunday7 p.m.

Bethel Baptist Church - 1033Shaw Ave., Milton, WV. DavidTaylor, Pastor. Sunday School 10a.m.; MorningWorship 11 a.m.;Evening Service 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m. BibleStudy. Youth Service: Last Sun-day of month, 7 p.m., BrookLunsford & Dale Vickers, YouthLeaders.

Beulah AnnMissionary BaptistChurch - Howell’s Mill Road,Ona. Sunday School 10 a.m.;Sunday Morning Worship andChildren’s Church 11 a.m.; Sun-day Evening Worship and AllStars for Jesus 7 p.m.; Wednes-day Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.;Youth Meetings Sunday 6 p.m.and Wednesday 7 p.m. PastorPaul R. Meadows., Phone 304-743-5854. Web site: beula-hann.org.

Bias UBI Church - Dry RidgeRoad, Milton, WV. RonnieBrown, Pastor. Services – Sun-day School 10 a.m.; SundayWorship 11 a.m.; Sundayevening service at 7 p.m.;Wednesday evening service at 7p.m. Everyone welcome.

BowenRidgeChurch-GreenVal-ley Rd., Huntington,WV.Sunday School 10 a.m.; SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Satur-day Live Broadcast Service on107.9WEMMRadio 7 p.m.

Pastor Jesse Lacy. Home - 304-522-1128;Church–304-529-4855.

Chestnut Grove IndependentBaptist Church - Dry RidgeRoad, Milton. Sunday School 10a.m., Sunday Morning Worship11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Wor-ship 7 p.m.WednesdayWorship7 p.m.; Wednesday night Kids 4Truth Program, 7 p.m. Pastor,Mark Hesson. Phone 304-562-9448.

Church in the Valley - TheChurch in the Valley, located at1173 James River Turnpike, Mil-ton, has Sunday School at 10a.m. Sunday morning worshipbegins at 11 a.m. (nursery pro-vided). Sunday evening wor-ship begins at 6 p.m. ChildrenandYouthmeet Sunday eveningat 6 p.m. Wednesday BibleStudy begins at 7 p.m. Ron Page,Interim Pastor. Church phone304-743-4500. Everyone is wel-come.

Community Holiness ChurchOhio River Road, Lesage, WV,25537 Sunday School 10:00 a.m.;Morning service 11:00 a.m.;Evening service 6:00 p.m.Wednesday – 6 p.m. Pastor:Hewlett Trogdon.

Community of Grace UnitedMethodist Church - 225 28th

Street (corner 3rd Ave. & 28th St.),Huntington, WV 25702. Phone304-525-3581. Pastor: Rev.Steven B. Hamrick; AssociatePastor: Rev. Keith Leap; YouthDirector: Josh Webb. Times ofServices: Sunday Early Worshipin Chapel 8:30 a.m.; Coffee Fel-lowship 9:15 – 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Worship – Sanctuary 10:00a.m.; Sunday School 9:15 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.; Sunday YouthMeeting 5:00 p.m.; WednesdayBible Studies 1:00 p.m. and 5:30p.m. (with snack supper).

Cooper Independent ChurchCooper Ridge Road, Milton,WV25541. Pastor – Dale Henson.Sunday morning – 10:00 a.m.;Sunday evening – 6:00 p.m.;Wednesday evening – 7:00 p.m.“Come, worship with us” -Everyone welcome.

Evergreen Hills IndependentFundamental Missionary Bap-

tist Church - 435 Heavens HillDrive (Rt 60 to Lee’s Creek Road)Culloden. Pastor, Doug Bragg.ServiceTimes: Sunday School 10a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.; Sundaynight Youth Fellowship 6 p.m.;Adult worship 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Youth & Adults 6:30p.m. worship service. Church:743-8447 or for Bus service.Pastor: 743-8055. Everyone wel-come.

Good Hope Baptist Church -Kilgore Creek Road, Milton.Sunday School at 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdayevening 7 p.m.Youth groupwithleaders Tracy Woodard andKenny Shull – Wednesdays at 7p.m. Everyone welcome. Pastor:Chad Clark.

Greenbottom Missionary Bap-tist Church - 8110 Ohio RiverRoad, Lesage,WV, 25537. PastorDavid Blake. Sunday School 10a.m.; MorningWorship 11 a.m.;Sunday EveningWorship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Evening Worship 7p.m. Phone 304-416-1164 or304-762-2651.

Hall’s Chapel E.U.B. Independ-ent Church - Hall’s ChapelEvangelical United Brethren In-dependent Church, 4166 BlueSulphur Road, Ona, holds Sun-day services at 10 a.m. and 3p.m. No weekday services areheld.

Highlawn Full Gospel AssemblyChurch - 2485 Fourth Avenue,Huntington, WV 25703. Sundaymorning10a.m.; Sundayevening6 p.m.;Wednesday 7 p.m.

Lawrence Chapel Church - LeftFork of Barkers Ridge Road,Glenwood,WV. SundayMorningServices 10 a.m.; SundayEvening Services 7 p.m.;Wednesday Evening Services 7p.m. Pastor – Mr. George Sur-geon. Phone 304-762-2693.Everyone welcome.

Lower CreekMethodist ChurchThree miles out Newman’sBranch Road, Milton. SundaySchool 10 a.m.; Morning wor-ship 11 a.m.; Evening service 7p.m.; Wednesday Bible StudyandYouth Group 7 p.m. Pastor –Jeff Dailey. Everyone welcome.

Milton Apostolic Church -Mil-ton Apostolic Church, 1502WestMain St. Milton. Sunday schoolevery Sunday at 10 a.m., Sundayevening service at 6 p.m. andThursday Bible study at 7 p.m.

Milton Baptist Church - CornerChurch & Pike Street, Milton,WV 25541, 304-743-3461. AllenStewart, Senior Pastor; TracyMills, Associate Pastor Sunday:1st service 9:30 am - Contempo-rary - Nursery provided. Secondservice 11:00 am - Traditional -Nursery provided. Sundayevening 6:00 pm Wednesdayevening Bible Study 6:30 pmNursery provided. Wednesday7:30 pm -8:00 pmMilton BaptistWorship service on Website:miltonbaptistchurch.net. Any-one can access many items atany time on this site. Children’sprograms: Sunday 5:30 p.m.AWANA; 6:00 Youth. e-mail...mltnbapt@verizon.net

Milton Church of Christ - 17022nd Street. 304-743-8045. Sundayservices: Bible Study 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.;Evening service 6:00 p.m.Wednesday – Bible Study 6 p.m.Minister – Bud Lucas.

Milton United MethodistChurch - Milton UnitedMethodist Church, corner ofSmith & Church Streets, Milton.Sunday School for all ages at9:45 a.m. Traditional Servicewith nursery provided - Sundayat 11:00 a.m. Bible Study -Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. All arewelcome to come and beblessed to serve others. Pastor:Rev. Lynn Cartwright. ChurchPhone: 304-743-6461.

MountOliveMissionaryBaptistChurch - Buff Creek Rd. Hurri-cane, WV. “Helping the hurt getout of the dirt” Service Times-Sundaymorning 10:00 am; Sun-day eve. 6:00 pm;Wed. Eve Biblestudy 7:00 pm. Special meeting4th Saturday eachmonth at 7:00pm. All area Churches welcome.Heaven is obtainable, Hell isavoidable. We still preach TheBook, The Blood and, TheBlessed Hope. Pastor ErnieSpence – 304-617-2752.

OakHill UBI Church - 7243OakHill Road, Lesage, WV, 25537.Pastor: James JeffersonMorningServices: Sunday School 10 a.m.;Church 11 a.m. Evening Serv-ices: Wednesday 7:00; YouthServices 7:00 p.m. (Youth & Jun-ior Youth Director – DaveReynolds); Sunday evening 7:00p.m.

Olive Missionary BaptistChurch - 6286 Little Seven MileRoad, Huntington. Sundayschool 9:55 a.m.; Sunday morn-ing worship service 10:55 a.m.;Sunday evening service 7:00p.m. Wednesday “Prayer Timeand Bible Study” 7:00 p.m.AWANA Program 6:20 til 8:00p.m. Wednesday evening,classes for two years old upthrough the 6th grades. Teenswill help with the younger chil-dren. Gordon Rutherford, Pas-tor and Russ Browning, Assoc.Pastor/Youth Minister. PH: 304-736-6150.

PleasantValley Freewill BaptistFudges Creek Road, Ona, WV.Sunday School 10 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship 11 a.m.; Sun-day Evening Worship 6 p.m.,Wednesday Evening PrayerService 7 p.m. Pastor: LarrySaunders. Everyone welcome.

River Cities CommunityChurch - Rt 60/Eastern HeightsSunday morning 9:30 a.m./11:15 a.m.Wednesday service at7 p.m. Pastor Larry Greene.Phone 304-736-8197.

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

Spurlock Creek Baptist ChurchSpurlock Creek Road. SundayMorning 10 a.m. Evenings:Tuesday & Friday 7 p.m. Pastor –Harvey Langdon (304-576-2643).

Sunrise Temple Baptist ChurchPrichard Road, Ona. SundaySchool 10 a.m.; Sundaymorningworship 11 a.m.; Sundayevening service 6 p.m.Wednes-day evening Bible Study at 7p.m. Pastor Mark Finley and thecongregation invite YOU to“Come, worshipwith us”. Every-one welcome.

26th St. Church of Christ - 10126th Street, Huntington,WV.Sunday Bible Study: 9:45 Sun-dayWorship: 10:30 & 6:00Wednesday: 7 p.m. Minister:Alan Cole. (304) 522-0717.

Union Baptist Church - 1295James River Turnpike, Milton,WV, 25541, 304-743-0405. Sun-day School 10 a.m.; Morningworship 11 am. (Nursery pro-vided). Wednesday Bible Studyand All Stars for Jesus 7 p.m.Youth Mid-High School SundayandWednesday 7 p.m.

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Photography 101:Sunset on Kanawha River

ISO: 100Shutter: 1/50Aperture/F-stop: 25Flash: NoneIt’s awesome to photograph a

sunset, but even better to makethe sun come to life in your pic-ture. To get an attention-grab-bing shot of the sunset, there area few rules to follow.

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Local Cabell CountyWish Kid enjoys Dayof ShoppingBlake’s Wish Made Reality by Make-A-Wish®

Earlier this month, 15-year-old Blake, of Milton, W.Va., wasgranted his wish to go on ashopping spree. Blake, who isdiagnosed with medulloblas-toma, received his wish on be-half of Make-A-Wish®Southern West Virginia.

On the morning of Blake’swish day, a slick and sleek limoawaited him outside of hishome. Excited to start theshopping spree, Blake and hisfamily hopped into the limoand, feeling like celebrities, theywere on their way to the firststore on Blake’s list, Best Buy.While there, Blake was morethan thrilled as he purchasedsome brand new electronicitems. After shopping in BestBuy, as well as a few otherstores, Blake and his family hadworked up quite an appetiteand were ready for lunch atO’Charley’s. For more informa-tion about Blake’s wish or

Make-A-Wish, please contactMarisa Pedro at (304) 342-9474.

The most common miscon-ception about Make-A-Wish isthat we only provide wishes fordying children. On the con-trary, Make-A-Wish believesthat a wish is an experience thatfills children and their familieswith a feeling of hope and in-vigorates them with a joy for liv-ing. Nearly 80 percent of ourwish children are still alive.

Make-A-Wish® GreaterPennsylvania and SouthernWest Virginia is a non-profit or-ganization that grants wishes tochildren, aged 2 ½ to 18, withlife-threatening medical condi-tions. Currently, the local chap-ter is one of the most active inthe country, having fulfilledmore than 13,000 wishes. Formore information, please callMake-A-Wish at (800) 664-9474or visit its Web site atwww.wishsouthwv.org.

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