2016: As we prepare to bid2015 goodbye and look forwardto 2016, I say thanks to all whocontributed to the “CommunityNews” columns and hope it willcontinue in the new year. Beinga part of your day is like sun-shine on a rainy day.

SELECTED: The executivedirector of CONTACT RapeCrisis Center in Huntingtonsince 2001 is the new presidentof the board of directors of WestVirginia Foundation Rape andInformation Services. SharonPressman, volunteer for Contactin the 1990s, serves a two-yearterm.

NATIONAL: Airing at 9 p.m.today on the New Year’s Eveepisode of the Cooking Chan-nel’s “Sugar Showdown,” TinaFrancis, owner of Fannie’s SweetConfections of Huntington,and employee, Zach Davis, gonational with “Rock and RollCupcakes.” The bakery andcaterer in the Kmart Plazaowner and employee are testedwith grapefruit as a surpriseingredient in the eliminationround before competing for the$10,000 prize.

TROOPER: Joshua C. Craft,originally from Portsmouth,Ohio, where he graduated fromPortsmouth East High in 1999and State Highway patrol troop-er at Ironton Post since April2011, was recently chosen as thedistrict’s 2015 trooper of the yearfor his outstanding service. The34-year-old is a five-time recipi-ent of Division’s Criminal Patrolaward each year since begin-ning and was recognized forOVI enforcement efforts in 2012,2013, 2014 and 2015. The trooperreceived the Division’s ACEAward in 2014 when he recov-ered over five stolen vehiclesthat led to successful prosecu-tions. Craft has served six yearsin U.S. Air Force and currentlyserves with Air National Guard.He and wife, Christina, residein Scioto County with their twodaughters, Bryna and Sophia.

YOUNGER? Kathyrn “Kathy”Bowen Christian DeWitt, first-born daughter of the late Marianand Lenval “Blackie” Bowen ofHuntington, is 69 “years young”today, as her late Daddy wouldsay. As she celebrates the lastof the 60s, may it be filled withhappiness, good memories, love,family and friends.

SENIORS: Three PutnamCounty outstanding high schoolseniors were nominated byU.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito,R-W.Va., as service academynominations. They includeBryce Nathanial Graley, U.S.Air Force; Zane Jerrat Kessler,U.S. Military Academy; andNoah Allen Kessler, U.S. NavalAcademy.

TOP: One of the 2015 “Top 10

Public Accounting ProfessionalRising Stars” in West Virginiaselected by National Academyof Public Accounting Profes-sionals is Charles MatthewMorris, certified public accoun-tant with Hess, Stewart &Campbell PLLC in Huntington.The summa cum laude graduateof Marshall University has abachelor’s degree in account-ing, minor in economics and amaster’s in accountancy. He alsoreceived the Certificate of MeritAward in 2010 from West Vir-ginia Society of Certified PublicAccountants for attaining thehighest average grade in passingall subjects of the CPA exam. Heis a member of WVSCPA andAmerican Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants.

THOUGHTS: Willie Banks Jr.,precious friend of Carolyn ByrdWilliamson, passing away earli-er this month, would have cele-brated a birthday Friday, Jan. 1.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: GingerLynn Plumley, Tina Clapper,Tommy McComas, MarkKessinger, Kimberly Deering,Jackie Krieger, Haley Withers,Roger Wireman gets closer tothe middle 50-mark at 54.

TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES:Leslee and Jeremy Martin, Lar-ry and Sharon Methax (1986),Gene and Irene Clagg celebratetheir 74th.

FRIDAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Hol-lyanne Bundy, Tom Russell,JoAnn Johnson, William Cox,Krista Whitt, Irene Saxton,Patty Peckham, Phyllis Jeffrey,Charles Racer starts the newyear at 65, Chuck Woods, JodyDean, Wilma Joyce, Mary Mor-ris, Mary Hanrahan, RobertBuckovan.

FRIDAY’S ANNIVERSARIES:Sandy and Howard Pullin, Louand Ken Morris, Amber andDaniel Pemberton, the Rev. Fredand Pat McCarty, Earnest andWanda Davis, Rossie and MarlaWhite of Lesage celebrate 56years of marriage.

CHUCKLE: When a speedingdriver was pulled over by apoliceman, he asked, “Why wasI pulled over when I wasn’t theonly one speeding.” The policereplied, “Have you ever beenfishing?” The man then said,“Yes.” “Have you ever caught allthe fish?” asked the policeman.

Send items to Brenda Lucas,P.O. Box 596, Ona, WV 25545;fax to 304-526-2857; or emailto bklucas53@aol.com.

DEAR ABBY: A friend I reallylike has been extremely helpfulbaby-sitting my 4-month-oldson every once in a while. Theproblem is, she informed methat she rubs his gums and letshim chew on her fingers. I findthis gross and strange. Cleanfingers or not, I’d prefer shenot do this. She only has him acouple of hours at a time, and he

has teething toys.Am I overreact-

ing? If not, how doI politely informmy friend that I’drather she not puther fingers in mybaby’s mouth? Ican’t think of a wayto explain it thatwouldn’t offendher. — OFF LIMITSIN IDAHO

DEAR OFF LIM-ITS: What your

friend is doing is neither grossnor strange. She was probablytrying to soothe your teethingbaby who was showing signsof discomfort. Her fingers mayhave been more comfortableto chew on than the hard toy.However, you are the parentand if you prefer no more fin-gers in your baby’s mouth, youshould tell that to your friendand she shouldn’t take offense.

DEAR ABBY: I often havethought about cooking foodand taking it to neighbors whenthey experience a death in thefamily or a new baby, etc. Iknow when my parents passedaway, kind relatives and neigh-bors brought us so much foodwe didn’t know what to do withit all. But it was greatly appre-ciated and helped us more thanthey could ever know.

My problem is I tend to over-think this and then not followthrough. (What if they don’t eatmeat? What if they’re on spe-cial diets? What if they alreadyhave a lot of food or are aller-gic to something?) How can I

offer something useful withoutknowing their eating habits? Ihave considered giving a restau-rant gift card, but that doesn’tseem as personal.

It seems years ago peoplenever put so much thought intomaking a dish and taking it tothe neighbors. Can you giveme some insight? — WANTS TOHELP IN MICHIGAN

DEAR WANTS TO HELP: I don’tthink you are overthinking atall. The questions in your mindare intelligent ones. That’s whyyou should pick up the phoneand tell the families that youintend to bring them a gift offood, but before you do, youwould like to know if they haveany dietary restrictions. (Per-haps they already have a freezerfull of cakes, pies and cookiesand would enjoy somethingmore solid — like a casserole?)I am sure your thoughtfulnesswould be appreciated if youcalled to offer your condolencesand asked what they could use.

CONFIDENTIAL TO MY READ-ERS: A word to the wise: Ifyou plan to toast the New Yeartonight, please appoint a desig-nated driver. And on this nightespecially, designated driversshould remember to drivedefensively. To one and all, ahappy, healthy New Year! —LOVE, ABBY

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, also knownas Jeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, Pau-line Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

Ashlandn Blood drive, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 1. Central FireStation, 1021 Carter Ave,Ashland. Visit www.redcross-blood.org. Free.

Huntingtonn First Day Hike, 12 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 1. Ritter Park, Hun-tington.Visit www.ghprd.org.

n Mother’s Day Out,9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Jan.1. Westmoreland BaptistChurch, 3401 Hughes St.,Huntington. Accepting chil-dren from 15 months through4 years old for child care.Cost, $15 per day. Call direc-tor Kathy Bailey at 304-617-9547. The program followsthe Wayne County schoolschedule.

n Needles and Pins, 9:30a.m. Friday, Jan. 1. GallaherLibrary, 368 Norway Ave.,Huntington. Knitters andcrocheters handcraft itemsfor local charities. Instructionsand materials available, aswell as light refreshments.

n Secure your part ofScouting history, Friday,Jan. 1. The Buckskin Councilof the Boy Scouts of America,Huntington. Call 340-3663 orJeffrey.Purdy@scouting.org.

Miltonn Manga Club, 4 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 1. Milton Library,1140 Smith St., Milton. Dis-cussions, activities, videogame tournaments andMoricon planning.

Salt Rockn Knitting Circle, 10

a.m. Friday, Jan. 1. Salt RockLibrary, 5575 Madison CreekRoad, Salt Rock.

Waynen Whatever the Weather

5K run/walk, 10 a.m. Friday,Jan. 1. Wayne High School,Wayne. Cost, $25. Proceedsbenefit Wayne High SchoolLaw/Public Safety. Visit www.tristateracer.com.

EntertainmentCheck our online TV listings at www.herald-dispatch.com

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NBC NightlyNews (N)

Wheel ofFortune (N)

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A Toast to 2015! A New Year’s Eve celebration thatpresents stories and events of 2015. (N)

NBC’s New Year’s EveGame Night with AndyCohen (N)

WSAZNewsChannel 3 (N)

NBC’s New Year’s Evewith Carson Daly NewYear’s Eve. (N)

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Rules(TV14)

Rules “Zy-gote”

The Office(TV14)

The Office(TV14)

The Mentalist “RedGold” (TV14)

The Mentalist “RedQueen” (TV14)

How I Met How I Met(TV14)

CougarTown

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Hot inCleveland

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EyewitnessNews at 6(N)

ABC WorldNews (N)

Judge JudyLandlord.(R)

EntrtainmntTonight (N)

Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Evewith Ryan Seacrest 2016 “Part 1" (N)

Dick Clark’s New Year’sRockin’ Eve 2016 “Part2" (N)

EyewitnessNews at 11(N)

Dick Clark’s New Year’sRockin’ Eve 2016 “Part1" (N)

11 WVAHFOX

2 BrokeGirls “Melt-down”

2 BrokeGirls (TV14)

Big BangTheory

Big BangTheory

Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution “Part One” (TV14)(N)

Eyewitness News at 10Nightly news report. (N)

Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution “PartTwo” (TV14) (N)

13 WOWKCBS

13 News at 6pm (N)

CBS EveningNews (N)

13 News at7pm (N)

InsideEdition (N)

Big BangTheory (R)

Life inPieces(TV14) (R)

Mom “Tur-key Meat-ball” (R)

2 BrokeGirls (TV14)(R)

Elementary “Nutmeg”The scent of nutmeg. (R)

13 News at11 pm (N)

(:35) The Late Show withStephen Colbert SharonStone. (R)

25 WKASPBS

BBC World Bus. Rpt (N)The PBS NewsHour (N) Live from Lincoln Center “Parisienne”French compositions. (N)

A Salute (R) Michael Feinstein NewYear’s Eve (R)

News Masterpiece “A Study inPink” (R)

29 WLPXION

Saving Hope “Consent-ing” (TV14) (R)

Saving Hope “HeartSick” (TV14) (R)

Saving Hope “Bea Again”(TV14) (R)

Saving Hope “Beginning”“Cold feet.” (R)

Saving Hope “Conta-gion” (TV14) (R)

Saving Hope “Ride Hard”Last resort. (R)

SavingHope (R)

30 WQCWCW

Anger “HotNerd”

Anger(TV14)

Mike &Molly

Mike &Molly

iHeartRadio Music Festival “Night 1" (TV14) (R) WSAZ News at 10:00O’Clock (N)

Family Guy Family Guy AmericanDad!

33 WPBYPBS

BBC World Bus. Rpt (N)The PBS NewsHour (N) Live from Lincoln Center “Parisienne”French compositions. (N)

A Salute (R) Michael Feinstein NewYear’s Eve (R)

Charlie Rose (N) TavisSmiley (N)

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Maldonado CrefloDollar

Jewish John Hagee(N)

Parsley 2015 Hillsong Conference Speakers& singers.

Blessed Edge New Level Kenneth Life Today(R)

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2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Michigan State Spartans vs Alabama Crimson Tidefrom AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (Live)

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ESPN2 (4:00) 2015 Orange Bowl (Live) Sports 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic: Michigan State vs Alabama (Live) Sports 60FS1 Best of UFC 2015 UFC’s Top 5 UFC Reloaded “UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor” FOX Sports Live TMZ Sports

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All the Best, All theWorst 2015 (R)

New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin Co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin wel-come 2015 from Times Square.

FOXN Special Report (N) Year in News (R) The Five (N) (R) Countdown to 2016 Countdown to 2016 All American New Year (N)

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FAM aaa Enchanted (‘07, Fantasy) Amy Adams. Princess trans-ported to New York. (PG)

aac The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (‘04, Com-edy) Anne Hathaway. Princess’ suitors. (G)

The 700 Club (N) (R) aa Herbie(‘05) (G)

FOOD Chopped Pairs. (R) Chopped (R) Chopped (R) Chopped (R) Chopped (R) Chopped (R) Chopped

HALL aaa On the Twelfth Day of Christmas (‘15, Holi-day) Brooke Nevin. Holiday spirit.

aac Family for Christmas (‘15, Romance) LaceyChabert. Career over family. (NR)

The Middle The Middle Christmas Land (‘15, Holiday) NikkiDeloach. (NR)

HGTV Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R) Life (R)HIST American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers AmericanNICK Alvin (R) Alvin (R) Alvin (R) Sponge TeenNick Top 10 (N) The Zoo Keepers Friends FriendsTLC Life Mysteries (R) Life Mysteries (R) Life Mysteries (R) Dateline on TLC (R) Life Mysteries (R) Life Mysteries (R) Mysteries

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The First 48 “Kiss ofDeath” (TV14) (R)

The First 48 “SoldierDown;” (TV14) (R)

The First 48 “Trust NoOne” (TV14) (R)

The First 48 “RockyRoad;” (TV14) (R)

The First 48 “House ofPain” (TV14) (R)

The First 48(R)

BET (5:00) BET Awards 2015 Entertainment. (R) BET’s Top 20 of 2015 (R) 106 & Party (N)

BRAVO Real Housewives of Or-ange County (R)

Real Housewives of Or-ange County (R)

aaaa It’s a Wonderful Life (‘47, Holiday) James Stewart. A man discov-ers the value of his life. (NR)

aaaa It’s a Wonderful Life (‘47,Holiday) James Stewart. (NR)

CMTV Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Pickler Pickler Pickler Pickler Jamie FoxxE! Kardashians (R) Kardashians (R) aaac Superbad (‘07, Comedy) Jonah Hill. (R) Superbad (‘07, Comedy) Jonah Hill. (R)

FX aaa The Hangover Part II (‘11, Comedy) BradleyCooper. Thailand turmoil. (R)

aaa Horrible Bosses (‘11, Comedy) Jason Bate-man. Murdering employers. (R)

aaa Ted (‘12, Comedy) Mark Wahlberg. Man’s teddy bearthreatens relationship. (R)

LIFE (5:30) ac Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (‘93,Comedy) Whoopi Goldberg. (PG)

ac Madea Goes to Jail (‘09, Comedy) Tyler Perry.Misfits in prison. (PG-13)

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor(‘13) Jurnee Smollett-Bell. (PG-13)

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MTV Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous RidiculousSPIKE Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R) Cops (R)

TBS (5:30) aac New Year’s Eve (‘11, Comedy) HalleBerry. Love is sought. (PG-13)

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Conan Movie cast.(TV14) (R)

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TNT (4:30) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (‘02,Fantasy) Elijah Wood. (PG-13)

aaaa The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (‘03, Fantasy) Ian McKellen. One Ring’s influ-ence on hobbit increases as he nears end of his journey. (PG-13)

Mummy(PG-13)

TRUTV Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Billy On Billy On Jokers Jokers

USA NCIS “Crescent II” Copy-cat killer. (TV14)

NCIS “Page Not Found”Delilah help.

ModernFamily

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VH1 (5:00) The Goonies (‘85) (PG) The Breakfast Club (‘85, Drama) Emilio Estevez. (R) Sixteen Candles (‘84) Molly Ringwald. (PG) Rock StarWGN Blue Bloods (TV14) Elementary (TV14) Elementary (TV14) Elementary (TV14) How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met

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