HURRICANE - The MarshallUniversity men’s soccer teamgrabbed a crucial ConferenceUSA win over South Carolinaafter two first half goals pro-pelled the Thundering Herd to a2-1 win at Hurricane HighSchool on Saturday night.

The victory is Marshall’s 10thon the season (10-1-1) and sec-ond in C-USA play (2-1), whileSouth Carolina’s loss drops theGamecocks to 4-7-2 overall and1-4-1 in the conference.With thewin Marshall catapults SouthCarolina in the C-USA standingswith six points to the Game-cocks’ four.

Junior Zach Hunter and fresh-man Nick Edginton scored thegoals for the Herd in the 11thand 22nd minutes respectively,as Marshall cruised to an early 2-0 lead.

Hunter’s strike, his first of theseason, came via a free kick from20-yards out, while Edginton’sgoal was volleyed home off anAndrew Ferguson corner kick.

The two set-play scores were

enough to put Marshall up 2-0heading into halftime, but SouthCarolina came out fired-up inthe second half as it tallied 14shots compared to the Herd’sthree. One of those strikes, an 18-yard blast from South Carolinamidfielder Braeden Troyer,found the back of the net in the

77th minute to cut the Herd leadin half.

It was just the fourth goal thatMarshall’s senior goalkeeperDanielWithrow has given up thisseason, but urged the Game-cocks forward as they continuedto mount the pressure on theHerd defense.Withrow made five

saves on the night, while juniordefender Travis Brent clearedtwo South Carolina shots off theline as Marshall clung to its slen-der lead in the dying minutes.

“It was a nail-biter and a goodresult,” said Marshall head coach

STAFF REPORTWINFIELD -- Ten Putnam

County schools have beennamed 2012-13 ExemplarySchools by the West Virginia Of-fice of Education PerformanceAudits.

Confidence, Eastbrook, Hur-ricane Town, Mountain View,Poca, Scott Teays, and WestTeays are the elementaryschools in Putnam County toearn this distinction.

Poca Middle, Hurricane High,and Winfield High are the dis-

trict’s secondary schools to earnthe honor.

Exemplary status means thata school has met a series of rig-orous standards as monitoredby the Office of Education Per-formance Audits.

Those standards includebeing among the top schools inthe state in the areas of assess-ment (WESTEST2) and gradua-tion rate, among othermeasures.

Only 58 West Virginia schoolsobtained exemplary status this

year because of strict federalguidelines from the No ChildLeft Behind Act.

Putnam County and KanawhaCounty were tied for having themost schools recognized at 10each.

Putnam County Schools Su-perintendent Chuck Hatfieldsaid he is pleased that Putnamschools did so well on academicand other measures and be-lieves that the district’s empha-sis on work ethic andcommunication skills will cause

students to achieve even betterin the future.

“It is gratifying to know thatour students continue to beamong the best in the state andare recognized for their hardwork,” he said. “With BASESand The Leader In Me, we be-lieve we can help all schools andstudents achieve to those samelevel of excellence.”

For more information aboutthe Exemplary Schools pro-gram, visithttp://oepa.state.wv.us/.

Ten Putnam schools recognized as exemplary

Monday,Oct. 15, 2012

HOW TO REACH USPHONE: (304) 743-6731FAX: (304) 562-6214

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WINFIELD – Tuesday, Oct. 16,is the last day to register to votein the Nov. 6 General Election.

Following Tuesday’s deadlineto register, early voting will beginin Putnam County on Wednes-day, Oct. 24.

The complete early votingschedule is as follows:

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 8 a.m. to4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 8 a.m. to 7p.m.

Friday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 5

p.m.Monday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m. to 4

p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m. to 4

p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to

4 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to 7

p.m.Friday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to 5

p.m.All early voting will take place

on the second floor of the court-house in Winfield.

On election day, Nov. 6, pollswill be open from 6:30 a.m. to7:30 p.m. and voters will vote attheir individual precinctsthroughout the county.

For more information, contactthe Putnam County Clerk's Of-fice at (304)586-0202 or visitwww.putnamelections.com.

LOCAL TEACHER TO APPEAR ONWHEEL OF FORTUENE.

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Marshall men’s soccer team wins game played at HurricaneTuesday is thedeadline toregister to vote

By Jack Bailey

jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

EXTRAONLINE

EDITION

DemocraticWomen tohold October Luncheon

MeetingThe Putnam County Chapter

of theWestVirginia Federation ofDemocratic Women will hold itsOctober Luncheon Meeting -Saturday, October 20, 2012,Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, 12:00Noon. $10.00 per person. Pro-gram – “Help Our NomineesWin.” Bring a door prize and afriend. All Democrats welcome!

For more information and toRSVP call President, Dot Turley304-562-9886.

Brighterside Quartet atMt. SalemUMChurchBrighterside Quartet will be

singing Sunday, October 28, 2012at 1:30 P.M. - ?? at Mt. Salem UMChurch (4743 US 60 4 1/2 mileseast of Hurricane across fromcovered bridge on the left).Singing starts at 1:30 P.M. EVERY-ONE WELCOME!!!!

2013 Pool Discounts(25% off Wave Pool and

County Pool Passes) October 15– December 21, 2012.

This Holiday Season the Put-nam County Parks & RecreationCommission is giving a 25% dis-count on 2013 Season Passes. AGreat Stocking Stuffer!

To purchase Season Passescontact the Putnam CountyParks and Recreation Office byDecember 21 at 562-0518 Ext. 10.

The Brown Sisters toPerform at Nitro Senior

CenterOctober 20, 2012 at the Nitro

Senior Center’s monthly CountryWestern Dance the Brown Sisterswill be providing the entertain-ment for the evening.

The dance begins with a con-cession that will open at 5:00p.mand the music and fun starts at6:00p.m. We ask you to comedressed for Halloween, and wewill have a prize for the best cos-tume.

The Senior Center is locatedon 21st Street and 2nd Avenue inNitro. Admission is by donationand all proceeds go directly tothe Senior Activities.

There will also be Door Prizes

and a 50/50 drawing.

Halloween Party/DancePutnam County Parks & Recre-

ation is hosting a HalloweenParty/Dance Oct. 19, 2012 from 7– 11 p.m. for adults 21 years andover in the Valley Park Commu-nity Center (Wave Pool).

Costumes are optional. Prizesfor the best male, female & cou-ple.

For more information, pleasecall the office at 562-0518 ext. 11.

25th Annual BuffaloOctoberfest 2012

Saturday, October 20th - 9 amTo 5 pm - Town of Buffalo (Put-nam)

Looking for good old fashionfamily fun, food & entertain-ment? - Plan now to attend: Oc-tober 20th, 9a – 5p, in Buffalo(Putnam) the 25th Annual Buf-falo Octoberfest – And… It’s StillGrowing! Held on the 5-acregrounds of Buffalo ShoppingCenter, off RT. 62, next to BuffaloHigh School, one mile “North” ofthe Toyota Plant. Come enjoy“Good Times” to be had by ALL –from KIDS to SENIORS at little toNo cost! Admission, Parking,Many Kids Activities & Ex-hibit/Booth Space all FREE!Come Enjoy the Day! Call Now:304–937–2747.

SC Library to holdMonthly Meeting

The South Charleston PublicLibrary Board will hold its regu-lar monthly meeting on Monday,October 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. Theagenda is available at the library.

The public is welcome to at-tend.

Waves of TerrorPutnam County Parks & Recre-

ation is sponsoring a hauntingHalloween held at the Wave Poolin Hurricane on October 19, 20,26 & 27, 2012. Come out if youdare where the unknown willhappen. 7 to 11 p.m. For more in-formation, please call the officeat 562-0518 ext. 11.

Come and have the scariesttime of your life.

Clothing Give-Away!Not a flea market, not a yard

sale… but a … CLOTHING GIVEAWAY!! Sponsored by TylerMountain/Cross Lanes Commu-nity Services at Cross LanesUnited Methodist Church Fel-lowship Hall, Frontier Drive,Cross Lanes – October 20, 2012from 9 am to 2 pm.

Rotary PancakeBreakfast

The Putnam County RotaryClub will have a pancake break-fast on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8a.m. to 10 a.m. at Applebee's inTeays Valley. The cost is $5. Allproceeds go to the Putnam Ro-tary Club to the End Polio Nowcampaign. To purchase tickets,see any Rotary Club member, orcontact Rotary Club PresidentTina McComas at (304) 638-3493.

Winfield CommunityChurch hosts Food

PantryWinfield Community Church

offers a Food Pantry to assistthose in and around the commu-nity. New hours of operation are10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 3rd Sat-urday of each month at thechurch office, 3680 WinfieldRoad, Suite B, Winfield.

For more information pleasecall the church office at 304-586-1146, M-F from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Winfield Community Churchis located at 144 Rocky Step Roadin Scott Depot. Sunday worshipbegins at 10:45 a.m.

St. Francis BingoSt. Francis Church at 525 Hol-

ley Street, St. Albans holds Bingoevery Monday evening begin-ning with Early Birds at 5pm.Concessions are available.Please call (304) 727-3033 formore information.

Times set forTrick-or-Treat

Eleanor: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 30.

Hurricane: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 30.

Putnam County: 6 to 8 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Zumba Gold atHansford Senior CenterA new Zumba Gold class is of-

fered at Hansford Senior Centerin St. Albans every Tuesday andThursday from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Zumba Gold is recommendedto beginner and senior partici-pants. Low impact and fun

dance workout. Cost $5, no pre-vious registration. You can con-tact instructor Edith Bourne at304-881-7564, or atwww.zumba.com.

Food PantryThe Food Pantry at Scott

Depot Christ Fellowship onTeaysValley Road is open from 9-11 a.m. on the 3rd Saturday ofeach month. For more informa-tion, call 304-757-9166.

Program offers help toProblemGamblers

The Problem Gamblers HelpNetwork of West Virginia, theprogram that operates thestatewide 1-800-GAMBLER help-line for problem gamblers andtheir loved ones, is offering asupport group in Teays Valley tohelp individuals struggling witha gambling addiction.

The agency, in conjunctionwith Fred Clark, offers therapygroup sessions for one and a halfhours a week for the duration ofthree months. Clark, a longtimemental health therapist and Na-tionally Certified GamblingCounselor, will facilitate thegroup.

Through the 11 years of oper-ating the 1-800-Gamblerhelpline, the Problem GamblersHelp Network of West Virginiahas received nearly 10,000 callsfrom problem gamblers andtheir loved ones. One of the mainreasons Teays Valley was chosenas a site for this type of treatmentis the helpline receives manycalls from the Cabell, Kanawha,and Putnam county areas. Kath-leen O'Neil, coordinator of thisproject for the Problem Gam-blers Help Network of West Vir-ginia said, "Teays Valley is inclose proximity of where we re-ceive calls from this three-countyarea."

Anyone who thinks they or aloved one may have a gamblingproblem is urged to call 1-800-GAMBLER to find out more.

Volunteers NeededNeeded:Volunteers for various

help at Hometown Senior Center– call 304-586-2745.

Breast CancerSupport Group

A Breast Cancer SupportGroup meets in the educationroom at CAMC Teays Valley Hos-pital every 4th Monday from 6:30– 8 p.m. For further information,please call CAMC Family Re-

source Center at 304-388-2545.

Silver Sneakers ClassThe Tri-County YMCA in Scott

Depot hosts the Silver SneakersMuscular Endurance Class from11 to 11:45 a.m. on Monday,Wednesday and Friday.

Move to music through a vari-ety of exercises designed to in-crease muscular strength, rangeof movement and activity fordaily living skills. Hand-heldweights, elastic tubing with han-dles and a ball are offered for re-sistance, and a chair is used forseated and/or standing support.Certified instructors lead classes.

For more information, call304-757-0016.

Adda Baptist Churchoffers Free Clothing

BankAdda Baptist Church has a free

clothing bank for those withclothing needs from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. on the last Saturday of eachmonth.

PCTC Adult LearningCenter provides

Academic RemediationStudents prepare for various

types of testing including ACT,GED, and LPN. Hours are 8 a.m.to 3 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day, and 8 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. onFriday. For more info. call 586-2411.

Looking for Good OldFashion Family Fun, Food

and Entertainment?Can’t Find It? Then, come

enjoy the 25th Annual BuffaloOctoberfest, October 20th, from9am to 5pm, in Buffalo (Putnam)– and, it’s still growing! Enjoycrafts, food, apple butter, greatmusic, living history, S.T.A.R.S.Family Fun Fest: a FREE event forkids/teens w/a huge inflatableselection! Entry/Parking/BoothSpace – IT’s all FREE!! Call: 304-937-2747.

Huntington's DiseaseSupport Group FormedA peer-led Huntington's Dis-

ease Support Group has beenformed in Charleston for pa-tients, families, caregivers andthose at risk. The meetings areheld on the second Saturday ofthe month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.at Saint Francis Hospital.

For more information, call304-549-3266 or debarm@sud-denlink.net.

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MORGANTOWN -- More thanthree-fourths of West Virginianssuffering from diabetes also havetwo or more chronic conditions,making educational opportuni-ties on prevention and manage-ment, like West Virginia DiabetesSymposium and Workshop:Bridging the Gap with Education,more important than ever.

The symposium takes placeOct. 17-19 at Embassy Suites inCharleston and is sponsored bythe West Virginia University Ex-tension Service and the West Vir-ginia Diabetes Prevention andControl Program.

With nearly 12 percent of thestate’s population having a diag-nosis of diabetes, WVU Exten-sion’s Diabetes Expert CindyFitch says the need for educationand training in management iscrucial.

“This isn’t a problem that’sgoing to solve itself,” said Fitch,who serves as the director ofWVU Extension’s families andhealth programming. “We knowthat conditions such as hyper-tension, kidney disease, and oralhealth are directly related to dia-betes, but more importantly, weknow that the best means ofhelping to save lives is to preventthese diseases in the first place.”

Fitch said that the Symposium,now in its 12th year, has long

served as a way for the state’shealthcare professionals tostrategize and discuss effectivemeans for preventing diabetesand related diseases in their com-munities. The conference in-cludes presentations andround-table discussions from na-tionally renowned speakers, likeAndy Narva, M.D., director of theNational Kidney Disease Educa-tion Program at the National In-stitute of Diabetes and Digestive

and Kidney Disease.Other hot-topic items include

a presentation on managing de-pression in diabetes patients.Fitch said that nearly 20 percentof West Virginians with diabetesrarely, if ever, receive emotionalsupport.

“This disease goes beyondphysical problems,” she said.“We’re faced with the social im-plications of a condition that forso many feels insurmountable

and overwhelming. And yet,through diet, exercise and educa-tion, we can provide hope and amore positive prognosis.”

Continuing education creditsare available for some disciplines.For more information on this,topics, speakers and registration,visit the Diabetes Symposiumwebsite at www.dsw.ext.wvu.edu.

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BUFFALO -- The next BusinessAfter Hours sponsored by thePutnam County Chamber ofCommerce will take place at Toy-ota Motor Manufacturing WV,Inc., from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. onThursday, Oct. 25.

The Chamber asked thatguests arrive at least 15 minutesearly.

Business After Hours providesa social, but professional venuefor business people to make newcontacts and expand their pres-ence in the business community.Toyota is located at 1 Sugar MapleLane in Buffalo.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests.

The cost to attend is $15 perperson, RSVPs are required andpre-payment is appreciated.

There will be a cash drawingsponsored by BB&T valued at$1,000, but you must be presentto win.

Food and refreshments willalso be included in a relaxed so-cial setting.

Additionally, the Chamberidentifies future Business of theMonth winners from the callingcards of those in attendance.

RSVPs are required by Oct. 23.To obtain membership informa-tion or to make reservations,please contact the Chamber at(304) 757-6510 or chamber@put-namcounty.org.

Business After Hours set for Oct. 25 at Toyota

Chamber, Standardteam up to sponsorCandidate Forum

STAFF REPORTHURRICANE -- The Put-

nam County Chamber ofCommerce, Generation Put-nam and The Putnam Stan-dard are hosting a CandidateForum on Wednesday, Octo-ber 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00p.m. at Sleepy Hollow GolfClub.

“The Chamber of Com-merce does not endorse can-didates, but does encourageits members and the publicto acquaint themselves withthe candidates in order tobecome better informed vot-ers,” said Marty Chapman,Chamber of Commerce Pres-ident.

Candidates for all con-tested State Legislature andPutnam County offices havebeen invited to address thepublic and respond to ques-tions taken from the audi-ence attending the forum.

Reservations are requestedand seating is limited.There is a $15 charge forlunch.

For more information or toRSVP, please contact theChamber office at 304-757-6510, Chamber@putnam-county.org or visitwww.putnamchamber.org to

Bob Gray. “People don’t realizehow good South Carolina is.They’ve played the seventhtoughest schedule in the coun-try, so a win like that will be hugefor our RPI. They beat some goodteams earlier in the year and area tough team that doesn’t quit.We played very well in the begin-ning but kind of sat on our leadat the end and they got back intoit. Either way, though, this is animportant win for us, especiallysince our leading scorer, TomJackson, didn’t play. Three pointsin this league is huge and nowwe’ve got to prepare for anotherbig match on Wednesday.”

Indeed, things don’t get anyeasier for the Herd as it finishesits regular season with five moreconference matches, two ofwhich are on the road.

Up next are the visiting Ken-tucky Wildcats, who will faceMarshall at Hurricane HighSchool this Wednesday at 7 p.m.

MarshallWomen Closes OutHome Schedule with 1-0 LossHURRICANE -- Marshall

women’s soccer senior day wasspoiled Sunday at HurricaneHigh School as the SMU Mus-tangs defeated the ThunderingHerd 1-0.

Marshall lost its secondstraight Conference USA matchand fell to 6-9-1 (2-5-1 C-USA)on the season. SMU improved to7-6-3 (3-2-3 C-USA).

Mustang sophomore Olivia El-liott scored the match-winninggoal in the 21st minute. AfterMarshall goalkeeper LindseyKerns was forced to move for-ward for a clearance, Elliott man-aged to come away with theloose ball and score from roughly30 yards out, lifting a shot overthe outstretched hands of thesenior goalkeeper. It was theonly shot of the game taken byElliott and one of only three SMU

put on goal as a team.Kerns, who faced 16 total

shots, made two saves. SMUgoalkeeper Lauryn Boddenmade four saves, facing a total ofseven shots from Marshall’s of-fense.

For Marshall’s seven seniors –Erin Blakely, AnnabelleBramwell, Lindsey Kerns,Chelsey Maiden, Paige Oechsle,Sarah Vinson, and RobinWaskowski – it was the finalhome game experience of theircareers.

The Herd will return to actionnext weekend for matchesagainst Southern Miss and UCF.

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Symposium to raise awareness of diabetes

Putnam County Schools –Menu – October 2012

Putnam County Schools –Child Nutrition Breakfast/LunchMenu

Monday, 10/15: Pizza BagelLUNCH: BEEF RIBLETS,

Mashed Potatoes, Sugar SnapPeas, Warm Apple Crisp, Milk

Tuesday, 10/16: Chicken & Bis-cuit

LUNCH: PORK BBQ ON ABUN, Baked Beans, Sliced Cu-cumbers w/Dip, Fresh Banana,Milk

Wednesday, 10/17: Egg &Cheese on English Muffin

LUNCH: SLICED HAM, Maca-roni & Cheese, SteamedSpinach/Strawberry Cup, WheatRoll, Milk

Thursday, 10/18: Pumpkin

Chocolate Chip Muffin, Yogurtw/Granola

LUNCH: GRILLED CHICKEN& CHEESE RANCH SNACKWRAP, Baked Potato, OrangeWedges, Milk

Friday, 10/19: Belgian WaffleSticks

LUNCH: CHEESE STUFFEDBREADSTICK W/MARINARA,Corn on the Cob, Diced Peaches,Orange Sherbet/Milk

Monday, 10/22: Mini FrenchToast

LUNCH: CHICKEN & NOO-DLES, Green Beans, Tossed Salad

w/Romaine, Fresh Grapes, Corn-bread, Milk

Tuesday, 10/23: Breakfast PizzaLUNCH: SCRAMBLED

EGGS/SAUSAGE PATTY, DicedHashbrown Potatoes, Apple-sauce, Biscuit, Milk

Wednesday, 10/24: SchoolMade Wheat Cinnamon Roll

LUNCH: SHRIMP POPPERS,Caesar Salad w/School MadeCroutons, Steamed Peas, FruitCocktail/Yogurt Cup, Milk

Thursday, 10/25: Oatmeal Cin-namon Toast

LUNCH: PEPPERONI ROLL,

Steamed Broccoli, MarinatedBlack Bean Salad, Grapefruit Sec-tions, Milk

Friday, 10/26: Biscuit w/GravyLUNCH: HAMBURGER ON A

BUN, Lettuce/Tomato/Cheese,Crinkle Cut Fries, OrangeWedges, Milk

Monday, 10/29: Breakfast BitesLUNCH: BREADED CHICKEN

STRIPS, Quick Baked Potato,Steamed Carrot Coins, Apple-sauce/Choc Chip Cookie, Milk

Tuesday, 10/30: Egg & CheeseBurrito

LUNCH: SPAGHETTIW/MEATSAUCE, GardenSpinach Salad, Sliced Peaches,Garlic Toast, Milk

Wednesday, 10/31: PumpkinBar

LUNCH: TURKEY & CHEESEON A BUN, RomaineLettuce/Tomato, Steamed Zuc-chini Squash, Fresh Kiwi Slices,Milk

Thursday, 11/1: Chicken & Bis-cuit

LUNCH: ROAST BEEFW/GRAVY, Mashed Potatoes,Green Beans, Sliced Pears, WheatRoll, Milk

Friday, 11/2: Blueberry Muffin,Yogurt w/Granola

LUNCH: GRILLED CHICKENON A BUN, RomaineLettuce/Tomato, Baked Beans,Fresh Grapes, Milk

Putnam County Schools October breakfast and lunch menus

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LOCALDIRECTORY

Frontier Days Weekend set at Museum in the ParkSUBMITTED REPORTLOGAN – Generals Robert E.

Lee and Thomas Jonathan“Stonewall” Jackson, the reveredConfederate commanders, alongwith Francis Pierpont, known asthe “Father of West Virginia,” willmake special appearances at Mu-seum in the Park at Chief LoganState Park on Thursday, Oct. 18,and Friday, Oct. 19, during“School Days” activities that are aprelude to the annual FrontierDaysWeekend event on Saturday,Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21.

At 11 a.m. Thursday, TravisHenline, site manager at WestVirginia Independence Hall inWheeling, will portray Pierpont,a Monongalia County native andVirginia lawmaker who foughtagainst secession. He was gover-nor of the Restored Governmentof Virginia during the Civil War,governor of Virginia during thefirst years of reconstruction, andlater a state delegate representingMarion County, W.Va.

The West Virginia Humanities

Council’s History Alive! programwill bring the two Confederategenerals to the Museum in thePark. At 1 p.m., Thursday, Lee,portrayed by Al Stone of Hinton,will discuss his adventures ascommander of the Army ofNorthern Virginia.

Friday’s program begins at 10a.m. with Jackson, portrayed byDoug Riley of Tunnelton, whowill lead kids and other visitors ina mock Civil War battle. Riley willrepeat his History Alive! charac-terization of “Stonewall” Jacksonat noon if time permits.

Reservations must be made inadvance for the Friday programs,due to the highly structured ac-tivities in coordinating the bat-tles. Call the museum at (304)792-7229 to register your class.

The History Alive! programbrings historical characters to lifethrough portrayals by presenterswho have conducted scholarlyresearch on their character. Thepresentations consist of threeparts, beginning with a mono-

logue in which the character in-troduces the historical, social andpolitical issues of the era, fol-lowed by the character initiatinga discussion with the audience,allowing time for questions, de-bate and disagreements with thecharacter. The program wraps upwith the presenter breaking char-acter to answer questions as a re-searcher.

The West Virginia HumanitiesCouncil History Alive! program isbeing hosted by The Museum inthe Park.

On Saturday and Sunday, visi-tors can learn how early fron-tiersmen, Native Americans, CivilWar soldiers and craftsmen lived.This will allow participants to seethe changes in clothing, lifestyles,firearms, weapons and crafts overa period of time. Participants canwatch gunsmiths break downand rebuild firearms, and ob-serve re-enactors as they set offcannons and fire flintlock guns.

Every fall as part of FrontierDaysWeekend, local and regional

re-enactors create an encamp-ment on the museum’s groundsand demonstrate different tech-niques used by settlers to surviveand be comfortable in earlyAmerica. Sutlers, who were civil-ian merchants who sold provi-sions to soldiers in the field, incamp or in quarters, also will beon hand with historic and tradi-tional-themed goods for sale.

Activities will run from 10 a.m.until 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Visitors also are invited to tourtwo special exhibits at the mu-seum. The History of Guns andFirearms shows the changes inguns from early wheel locks andflintlocks to the revolvers and re-peating rifles used during theCivil War. A private collection ofdolls and toys from the mid-1700s through 1800s is on dis-play. The exhibit shows thechanges in toys from simplehandmade rag and yarn dolls tothe mass market toys thatevolved through the assembly

line manufacturing of the Indus-trial Revolution.

Other current exhibits includeThe Buffalo Creek Disaster ex-hibit, which has artifacts that sur-vived the 1972 flood; Railroadand Coal Mining of SouthernWest Virginia, which features amodel train; a general store com-mon to southern West Virginia inthe early to mid-20th century;Blenko Glass from the West Vir-ginia State Museum collection;and an exhibit of pottery shards;early settler and Native Americanartifacts from the late Ron Mox-ley collection; photographs andbiographies of West Virginia Van-dalia Award winners from 1981-2011; Industrial Art, which haspaintings of railroads, trains andcoal and railroad industry build-ings; and props and costumesfrom the 2006 movieWe Are Mar-shall.

All activities for the Civil WarSchool Programs and FrontierDays Weekend are free. For moreinformation, call (304) 792-7229.

HUNTINGTON – The MarshallRecreation Center is inviting kidsto get ready to get active in aspooky Halloween setting as ithosts the 4th annual “HauntedRec” event from 6 to 8 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 23. The event is free andopen to the public.

The recreation center is part-nering with the Huntington Re-gional Chamber of Commerce’sYoung Professionals Committeeto encourage kids to be activethrough the Healthy Kids,Healthy WV initiative.

The goal of the Healthy Kids,Healthy WV initiative, a programcreated by Generation WV, is touse the members of young pro-fessionals organizations to in-spire communities across thestate to make environmentalchanges that will reverse the cur-rent rise in childhood obesityrates. Community members cancome to “Haunted Rec,” theHuntington area’s Healthy Kids,Healthy WV event, for entertain-ment and education, and leavewith message points and motiva-tion to make a difference in the

community.At “Haunted Rec” kids can take

on an opponent as they tacklethe haunted obstacle coursewhich will include howling hur-dles, creepy ladder drills, horrify-ing hula hoops, bone-chilling boxjumps and much more. By popu-lar demand, the Rec Center isalso bringing back the HauntedHouse. The spooky house is fullof surprises lurking around every

corner.All participants will be able to

take part in the Rec’s “Eat ThisNot That” challenge with aspooky, Halloween twist. Theycan test their food knowledgeand make the most healthfulchoices as they decide what toeat and what to avoid.

Every participant will leave theRec with a goody bag full oftreats, not tricks! Participants are

asked to wear costumes.For more information call Mar-

shall Recreation Center Assistant

Director Michele Muth at 304-696-2943 or e-mailpallante1@marshall.edu.

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Marshall rec center sponsors healthy kids event

Putnam Rotary Club learns about relief work in HaitiTEAYS VALLEY -- Most of the

time, Shelly Hodges labors dili-gently for Fruth Pharmacy inNitro. But one week each year,Hodges packs up medicinesgenerously provided by Fruthand donates a week to theFriends of Fort Liberte, a non-profit West Virginia mission toHaiti.

Fort Liberte is a town ofabout 8,000 people on thenorth coast of Haiti.

Nearly 40 years ago Dr.Robert Weaver, of the First Bap-tist Church of St. Albans, hostedPastor Andre Jean, a recentseminary graduate ministeringin Fort Liberte.

Pastor Andre had a growingcongregation in need of abuilding.

J. D. King, an architect in theSt. Albans church, heard aboutPastor Andre's work, and hesent work crews to build theJerusalem Baptist Church inFort Liberte.

Word spread about the mis-sion to Haiti, and other groupsfrom West Virginia began workon a new building for PastorAndre's Eben-Ezer School Theschool which had its start in the1960s with a kindergarten pro-gram now serves 1,200 childrenat all grade levels. Teacher pay

is about $40 a month.Through a teacher-buddy

program operated by Friends,Eben-Ezer teachers are pairedwith various groups in West Vir-ginia -- individuals, Sundayschool classes, civic groups --for supplies and assistance.

The lunch program at Eben-Ezer is supported by the "FeedMy Lambs" project. Any dona-tions marked "food" go intothis program to feed hungrychildren.

A farm on land donated tothe church is beginning to pro-duce food for the community.

Several families raise gardensand keep animals on the land,assisted by a resident farmerwith a college degree in agricul-tural science.

Friends also replaced an or-phanage building, the KingCenter, which now houses 50children. A medical clinic isstaffed all year by a few nurses,and a doctor visits one week-end each month.

As interest and involvementgrew in the work in Haiti, theFriends of Fort Liberte formallyincorporated in Elkins, W.Va.,in 1993.

The mission is trans-denom-inational, Hodges told the Put-nam Rotary Club at the group'sOct. 9 meeting. The chairmanof the organization since 1993is Annette Crislip of Clarksburg,a member of the first workgroup to Haiti from St. Albansback in 1975.

All work for the organizationis donated and all labor is vol-unteer, Hodges said. None ofthe directors are paid. Trips toFort Liberte are funded by theworkers themselves.

"Every penny given goes toPastor Andre Jean's children inthe Eben-Ezer School and theKing Orphanage,” she said.

Hodges, herself, felt the mis-

sion call five years ago.She will make another trip in

February for a volunteer weekat Fort Liberte. Four medicalstudents, with several nursesand helpers will join the Nitropharmacist for a mission tripfrom the First PresbyterianChurch of South Charleston.

The website calendar forFriends through June showsmission trips scheduled fromClarksburg and Huntingtonand also from other states --Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee andNew Jersey.

The Putnam Rotary Clubjoined the Fort Liberte reliefmission earlier this year withdonations to the food programand the King Center orphanageconstruction fund. The PutnamRotary Club also sponsors Wal-nise St. Julien, a student at theEben-Ezer School, with foodand school supplies. Eight-year-old Walnise is in the sec-ond grade.

The impact of the Friendsmission is evident, Hodgessaid. Building construction isunder way. Residents are taughtto raise modular sections so thework continues when missionteams are not on site. Thechurch farm is beginning toproduce food, and most chil-

dren now receive at least onemeal every day. Trash and litterwas once a big problem, butnow Fort Liberte has its owngarbage truck.

Hodges is looking forward toher next trip to Haiti in Febru-ary.

"The children are so appre-ciative and orderly," she said."We served 1,627 patients dur-ing our last team visit. Theywere lined up on the porch ofthe medical center when we ar-rived in the mornings."

The team is restricted in itsluggage allowance, and most ofwhat it carries are medicinesand medical supplies. Giftpackages are usually mailed toPastor Andre.

"The packages are waiting forus when we arrive," saidHodges.

A graduate of the WVUSchool of Pharmacy, SallyHodges has 23 years of profes-sional experience as a pharma-cist. She is a counselor at theSouthern District 4-H HorseCamp in the summers, again asa volunteer.

She and husband, Jim, maketheir home in Cross Lanes.

For more information aboutPutnam Rotary, visit www.put-namrotary.com.

Shelly Hodges speaks to the PutnamRotary Club about relief work she hasbeen involved with in Haiti. Courtesyphoto

Page6–October9-13,2012 Obituaries The Putnam Standard

PATRICK "PAT" MACKAY AN-DERSONELICIA FAITH NICHOLAS

BIASMASTER SERGEANT

WILLIAMDALE CARTEDONALD F. CHANEYSHERRY LYNN CROUCHFREDM.DUNHAMMARY ELLENHAZELWOODBILLY LEE HENDERSONDIXIE "MOMMYD" KIDDROBERT "BOB" L.MILLERCATHY RANSOMBEULAHMELISSA ROLLINSDORISEDITH JONESSKEENSARLIE EDWARD SUTPHINANDREW JOSEPH SWAMP

PATRICK "PAT"MACKAY ANDERSON

Patrick "Pat" Mackay Ander-son, 88, of Fraziers Bottom, for-merly of Huntington, passedaway peacefully Monday, Octo-ber 1, 2012, at his home, sur-rounded by his loving family,after a long and courageous bat-tle with Alzheimer's disease.Patrick was born August 19, 1924,and was the only child of the lateJames H. Anderson and ElizabethMackay Anderson. He graduatedfrom South Charleston HighSchool in 1942 and enlisted in theU.S. Army. He was accepted intothe U.S. Air Cadet Program andreceived his pilot training at Lod-wick School of Aeronautics. Heproudly served his country as aP47 fighter pilot during WorldWar II with the 9th U.S. Army AirForces in the European Theaterof Operations, flying 81 success-ful missions and receiving nu-merous honors, including theDistinguished Flying Cross andeight Air Medals, and achievingthe rank of first lieutenant. Afterthe war ended, he attended col-lege on the G.I. Bill at CarnegieInstitute, near Pittsburgh, latertransferring to Marshall College,now Marshall University, gradu-ating with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in chemistry. While at-tending college he met class-mate, Mary Lou Anderson. Theymarried on December 31, 1955,and made their home in Hunt-ington, residing there for 55years.

Patrick was employed first as achemist with Allied Chemical,but spent most of his career withNovamont Chemical-Aristech,later purchased by U.S. Steel, re-tiring with 25 years of service. Heloved to tinker with electronicsand was quite gifted at it. He en-joyed traveling and hiking, iden-tifying wild flowers and birdwatching. He was an avid readerand coin collector.

In addition to his parents,Patrick was preceded in death byhis nephew, Stanley Lee Frazier.Left to cherish his memory arehis beloved wife of 56 years, MaryLou Frazier Anderson; niece,Catherine M. Frazier Akers andhusband, Danny; nephew,William "Gary" Frazier and wife,Karen; and nephew, Joseph Fra-zier; great-niece and nephewsand great-great-nieces and

nephews; and many other familymembers and friends.

A memorial service was heldFriday, October 5, at Fraziers Bot-tom Church of God.

The family requests that dona-tions are made to HospiceCare,1606 Kanawha Blvd. W.,Charleston, WV 25387.

Reger Funeral Home providedcremation services for Patrick perhis request.

Online condolences may bemade to the family atwww.regerfh.com.

ELICIA FAITHNICHOLAS BIAS

Elicia Faith Nicholas Bias, 47, ofOna, went home to be with herLord on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.

Elicia had a sweet, sweet spirit,a warm and inviting smile, andwas a Godly inspiration to every-one who knew her.

She is survived by her mother,Pat Nicholas of Milton. She waspreceded in death by her father,Emzy Nicholas; and her brother,Larry Conner.

Survived by her husband, DavidBias of Ona; and her two beautifuldaughters, Carlie Nichole Biasand Cara Elizabeth Bias, who bothloved their mommy very much.She is also survived by hernephew, Kevin Conner of Milton;his wife Charity Conner; and theirchildren, Josh and Emily Conner,who affectionately called Eliciatheir Aunt Sha Sha.

She is also survived by a host ofspecial aunts, uncles, cousins, sis-ters-in-law, and many, many spe-cial friends.

Elicia was an active member ofBethesda United MethodistChurch of Ona, where she hadmany Christian sisters and broth-ers that she loved deeply. Sheloved to sing praises to her Godwith her beautiful alto voice, andhonored God with her "servantheart." She was the ultimate"giver," and always looked out forthe needs of others before herown. Before she was married, shespent her youth and youngeradult life as a very active memberof Union Baptist Church of Mil-ton, where she came to know herLord, and was loved and men-tored by her many church friendsand family. She also served herGod through participation in theKairos of W.Va. prison ministryand also through the AshlandArea Emmaus Community. Sheimpacted countless lives with herministry and service.

Elicia had two education de-grees from Marshall University.Before children, she taught inboth the Cabell and PutnamCounty school systems, with mostof her time at Hurricane MiddleSchool. After children, she was apreschool teacher at the Pea RidgeBaptist Church Preschool.

A celebration of life memorialservice was held Monday, Oct. 8,2012, at Bethesda UnitedMethodist Church by Rev. J.Williams St. Clair and RobertNicholas. Burial followed inWhiteChapel Memorial Gardens, Bar-

boursville.Please send a donation to the

Bethesda United MethodistChurch in support of the youthministries of her church. Condo-lences may be expressed to thefamily atwww.timeformemory.com/wal-lace.

MASTER SERGEANTWILLIAMDALE CARTEMaster Sergeant William Dale

Carte, 89, of Gordon, passedaway at CAMC Teays Valley aftera long illness on October 7, 2012.He was preceded in death by hiswife, Vera Vee Carte, in August ofthis year. They were married onDecember 24, 1953, in Hampton,Va., where he was stationed atLangley Air Force Base. He wasborn November 13, 1922, inCharleston. He served for 26years before he retired on August31, 1968. He was in the 385thbomb group during World War IIas a B17 top gunner and partici-pated in 17 missions over enemy-occupied Europe before crashingin Switzerland, where he washeld prisoner for nine months.

He was also preceded in deathby his brothers, Charles andDaniel.

He is survived by his sons, Nor-man Earl Carte of Costa Mesa,Calif., Joseph Daniel Carte of Cul-loden,William Carte Jr. of Lincol-nton, N.C., Jeffery B. Carte ofGordon and Martin J. Carte ofGordon; nine grandchildren;brother, Jonnie Carte; sister, Min-nie Catherine Prouty; and onebrother-in-law, Franklin Linvilleof Charleston.

Mass of Christian Burial washeld Friday, October 12, at TheCatholic Church of the Ascen-sion, celebrated by the Rev. HarryN. Cramer. Burial followed inMemory Gardens, Boone County.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

Please visit allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

DONALD F. CHANEYDonald F. Chaney, 72, of Hurri-

cane, went to be with the lord onOctober 5, 2012 to leave all hisworldly pain behind.

Donald grew up in Hamlin, theyoungest son of Vergil and MarieGibson Chaney who precededhim in death. He leaves behindhis wife of 50 years BarbaraNichols Chaney; son, GregChaney M.D. and his wife Susanof Kenova. Daughter, KimberlyChaney (His Buddy) of Hurri-cane; two brothers, WilliamChaney and his wife Anna andArthur Chaney and his wife Joyceof Hamlin. Granddaughter Jor-dan Chaney of Portsmouth,Ohio.; grandson, Colby Chaney ofBarboursville; step- granddaugh-ter, Nichole Bishop of Hunting-ton and his beloved dogs.

Don was a construction workerworking out of several localunions. He retired from Hobet

Coal Mines (Patriot Coal) at Ju-lian. Don attended Ethel BaptistChurch at Sweetland, W.Va.

The family would like to thankthe Emogene Dolin Jones Hos-pice House of Huntington fortheir care and understandingthrough a very difficult time, allof our friends and our Church.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, October 9, at Allen Fu-neral Home with Rev. Buck Ad-kins and Rev. J. R. Stewardofficiating. Burial followed inForest Memorial Park in Milton.

Allen Funeral Home, Hurri-cane, was in charge of arrange-ments.

Please visit allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesand condolences.

SHERRY LYNNCROUCH

Sherry Lynn Crouch, 60, ofChesapeake, died October 2,2012, at Hubbard Hospice House,Charleston, with her family andfriends by her side.

Sherry fought her battle withcancer with ferocity and humil-ity. We are glad she is finally atpeace and we will continue to beinspired by her strength. There isnobody quite like our Sherry.

She was a devoted employee,working the last 17 years at Edge-wood Summit in Charleston. Sherarely missed, firmly believingnobody could fill her shoes. Weare grateful for the ongoing sup-port and kindness from her manybuddies there.

She was preceded in death byher parents, Marvin and WandaMcClure Crouch.

Surviving are her sons, Shawn(Theresa) Hudnall and their chil-dren, Jay and McKenzie, of CabinCreek and Greg (Casey) Hudnalland their children, Brooke, Syd-nee and Starr, of Ronda; daugh-ter, Nicole (Greg) Adams andtheir children, A.J. and Avery, ofClayton, N.C.; sisters, Marva LeeCrouch of Chesapeake and JeanAnn (Harry) Allred of FraziersBottom; brother, Wade M.(Sherry Ann) Crouch of DryBranch; and best friend, CarolMoore.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, October 5, at Leonard John-son Funeral Home, Marmet, withPastor David Wall officiating.Burial followed in Kanawha Val-ley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow.

Donations may be made toHubbard Hospice House, 1001Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV25311.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at leonardjohnsonfu-neralhome.com.

FREDM.DUNHAMFred M. Dunham, 87, of Buf-

falo, passed away Monday, Octo-ber 8, 2012, at Teays ValleyCenter, following a short illness.He was a World Word II veteran,retired from the General MotorsCorporation and was a memberof the United Auto Workers

Union.Born September 19, 1925, he

was the son of the late Earl M.Dunham and Florence MillerDunham. In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death byhis wife, Carol Broadman; andgrandson, Daniel Bakston.

Survivors include his daughter,Bonnie L. Dunham of Ashland,Ohio; son, Fred M. Dunham Jr.;brother, Ray Dunham; sisters,Jean Nichol and Irene Thomas;and grandchildren, Bob Bakston,Michelle Bakston and Deb Chap-man. Fred is also survived by fivegreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldThursday, October 11, at RaynesFuneral Home, Buffalo, with Pas-tor David Panaro Jr. officiating.Burial followed in Buffalo Memo-rial Park, Buffalo.

Online condolences may besent to the Dunham family, andthe online guestbook signed, byvisiting www.raynesfuneral-home.com. Raynes FuneralHome, Buffalo, was in charge ofarrangements.

MARY ELLENHAZELWOOD

Mary Ellen Hazelwood went tobe with the Lord on October 3,2012, at the Hubbard HospiceHouse, where she was greeted bythe angels and her husband of 59years, Charles.

She was born on October 22,1926, in Smithers, to Opie Sr. andCecil Nutter.

In addition to her parents, shewas also preceded in death byher sisters, Juanita Cundiff,Teresa Willis and Ermalee Spur-lock; brother, Opie Nutter Jr.; andbeloved husband, Charles Ed-ward Hazelwood. She worked asa clerk for 17 years at Pepsi-ColaBottling Co. and until her retire-ment at Putnam County Voca-tional School in Eleanor.

She loved the nature and theoutdoors.

She enjoyed bird watching,poetry and walks in the woods.She loved to quilt and crochetand giving her handiwork tofamily and friends.

She was a former member ofEleanor Presbyterian Church,where she was a church treasurerand choir member. She was amember of Teays Valley Presby-terian Church and, when she wasable, attended Dunbar Presbyte-rian Church. She was a wonder-ful friend, wife, mother and "meemaw" who will be sadly missedby all who knew her.

Those left to cherish her mem-ory are her daughters, Judi fromCharleston, Phyllis (Raymond)Wilcox from Bel Air, Md., andDebbie (Lieven) D'huyvetterfrom Columbus, Ohio; grand-children, Eric D'huyvetter fromColumbus, Ohio, and Allison(Scott) Heineman from Colum-bus, Ohio; sisters, Hope June(Bobby) McKnight from FallsView, Mona Lord from Bull Head,Ariz., and Betty Dent fromDanville; brother, Samuel Nutterfrom Cleveland, Ohio.

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The family would like to give aspecial thank you to her care-giver, Angela Daniel, and thewonderful caring staff from Hos-pice Home Care and HubbardHouse for giving her love, respectand dignity; you were truly a giftfrom God.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, October 6, Chapman Fu-neral Home, Hurricane, with theRev. David Bush officiating. Bur-ial followed in Montgomery Me-morial Park, London.

BILLY LEEHENDERSON

Billy Lee Henderson passedaway on October 3, 2012. He was94 years of age and at his homewith his family by his side. Hewas born July 2, 1918, (he had 93½ wonderful years in greathealth).

He graduated from HurricaneHigh School where he playedbaseball and football.

Billy was a World War II vet-eran.

After his military service hecarried mail on horseback, in1949 started his own insuranceagency, Henderson Insurance.He was a founding member ofSleepy Hollow Golf Course. Hewas a lifelong member of FirstBaptist Church of Hurricane.Billy loved people, and he lovedplaying golf in his younger years.

He is survived by his wife of 72years, Evon Henderson; daughterChristy (Jim) Garthee ofGreenup, Kentucky; son, Scott(Connie) Henderson of Hurri-cane; four grandchildren andseven great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank ourGod sent caregivers, BeckyPorter, Debra Scites, NicoleBevins, Donna Brock, BrendaBlack and Dottie Bevins. Thanksto all the visitors he had duringhis illness and thanks to LoriCarter, his hospice nurse. All theabove are angels.

The family asks that donationsare sent to Hospice, 1606Kanawha Blvd, Charleston, WV25302.

Funeral services were heldMonday, October 8, at First Bap-tist Church of Hurricane, withRev Dr. James Lutz and Mr. JamesMcGehee officiating, burial fol-lowed in Hurricane Town Ceme-tery.

Visit www.allenfuneral-homewv.com to share memoriesor to express condolences.

DIXIE "MOMMYD"KIDD

Dixie "Mommy D" Kidd, 78, ofAlum Creek, went home to theLord peacefully Friday October 5,2012 after a long illness.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Hurshel (Hurk)Kidd; father and mother, Andrewand Susan Purdue Turley;brother, Toy Turley and sister,Louise Elkins.

She was a homemaker, a giverof love, and a member of theAlum Creek Church of Christ.

She is survived by her son,Todd (Tammy) Wheeler of Hurri-cane; sisters, Elsie (Ray) Pauley ofAlum Creek and Margaret Jack-son (Norman) of Dunbar; grand-children, Latasha, Shyenna andBella, also she is survived by EllenSowards who was known as thedaughter she never had and herchildren, Aaron and MicahSowards.

She touched many lives.Services were held Sunday, Oc-

tober 7, at Curry Funeral Home,Alum Creek with MinisterRichard Runyan officiating. Bur-ial followed at Forks of CoalCemetery Alum Creek.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.curryfuneralhome.org.

The family requests donationsare made to the Teays ValleyNursing Home, 590 North Popu-lar Fork Road, Hurricane, WV25526.

ROBERT "BOB"L.MILLER

Robert "Bob" L. Miller, 54, ofEleanor, passed away October 7,2012, at Hubbard Hospice House,after a massive heart attack onSeptember 20, 2012.

He leaves behind his wife,Carla Miller; four sons, AdamMiller and Josh Conley of Eleanorand Timmy and Shaun Miller ofChicago, Ill.; six grandchildren,Christopher Thrift and Katie andJoey Danberry of Sissonville andEvan Miller, Kayonna and Kay-dence Narducy of Chicago; twosisters, Lorraine (Ray) King andBarbara Miller, both of OrlandPark, Ill.; and his brother, Marty(Patricia) Peterson of St. Albans.He is also survived by a host ofnieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death byhis mother, Betty Peterson; andbrother, Dwayne Miller.

He was in the U.S. Army andreceived an honorable discharge.Bob was employed by EleanorFoodland, where he made manyfriends and customers who willreally miss him. Bob's boss andbest friend, Jeremy Fellure ofEleanor, saved his life by per-forming CPR on him right afterhis heart attack. We appreciateJeremy and Becky Holston verymuch.

Bob will be highly missed.A tribute to the life of Robert

"Bob" Lewis Miller was heldTuesday, October 9, at RiversideBaptist Church with Pastor MikeHanna officiating. Private burialwill follow at a later date.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted Miller fam-ily.

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

CATHY RANSOMCathy Ransom, 60, of

Charleston, passed away October5, 2012, at her residence.

Cathy was a nurse at CAMCMemorial Hospital, and had heldseveral hospital supervisory po-

sitions throughout her career.She was a member of St. Francisof Assisi Church.

She was preceded in death byher father, Gerald "Gerry" Ran-som.

Surviving are her mother, An-gelina "Angie" Ransom of St. Al-bans; brothers, Gary Ransom ofCharleston, and Greg Ransom ofCharlotte, N.C.; special cousins,Kaven and Liz Ransom; specialfriend, Mike Donohoe; life-longfriends, Anne, Brenda, Janet andMary Anne.

The family requests memorialsin Cathy's name to St. Francis ofAssisi Church, 1023 6th Ave., St.Albans, W.Va. 25177.

A Mass of Christian burial wascelebrated Tuesday, October 9, St.Francis of Assisi Church with Fa-ther Patrick McDonough officiat-ing.

Burial followed in Cunning-ham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Online condolences can besent to the family at cpjfuneral-home.com.

Cunningham-Parker-JohnsonFuneral Home assisted the Ran-som family.

BEULAHMELISSAROLLINS

Beulah Melissa Rollins, 85, ofBeckley, formerly of PutnamCounty, returned to her Lord andSavior Jesus Christ on Tuesday,October 2, 2012.

Born April 13, 1927, in Liberty,she was the daughter of Franklinand Hazel Bowling.

While a retired housekeeper bytrade, she will always be remem-bered as a loving wife, sister,mother, and grandmother.

Beulah was a member of theFirst Church of the Nazarene inBeckley.

Those left to celebrate the lifeand memory of Beulah includedaughters, Ramona Dent ofNitro, Mary Scott and husband,Don, of Leon; and sons, RickRollins and wife, Joyce, MikeRollins and wife, Jody, both ofBeckley. Also celebrating her lifeare seven grandchildren and 16great-grandchildren: Phil Bowl-ing of Ohio, Mark Adkins and hiswife, Denise, of Burlington, Ky.,Carrie Bell and husband, Joe, ofTaylor Mills, Ky., Ricky Rollinsand wife, Alexis, of Beckley,Stacey Myers and husband, Mike,of Charlton Heights, Joe Rollinsand wife, Brandi, from Danielsand Joshua Rollins, also of Beck-ley. Beulah also leaves behindthree sisters, Myrtle Priddy, Oth-enia Higginbotham, and RuthThornton, all of Putnam County.

Beulah will be reunited withher husband of 59 years, Denver,who passed away in 2010.

Also awaiting Beulah's arrivalwill be her parents, Franklin andHazel; sisters, Lola Persinger,Dorthea Thornton, Carol Scott,Violet Thornton; and her broth-ers, Woodrow, Lawrence, andHerman; and great-granddaugh-ter, Elizabeth Dent.

The family would like to ex-tend a special offer of gratitude to

Dr. Ayne Amjad and staff, thestaff of Beckley Appalachian Re-gional Hospital third floor andICU, and her loving caregivers,Jamie Holtzapel and family,Chelsea Avis and family, LisaWebb and family, Betty Dirick-son, Monique and Anna, and theentire staff of the Raleigh CountyCommission on Aging.

Services were held Sunday, Oc-tober 7, at First Church of theNazarene, Beckley, with PastorRichardWagoner officiating. Bur-ial followed in Blue Ridge Memo-rial Gardens of Beckley.

Online condolences and otherinformation can be sent to thefamily by visiting www.blueridge-funeralhome.com.

Blue Ridge Funeral Home,Beckley, was in charge of thearrangements.

DORIS EDITH JONESSKEENS

Doris Edith Jones Skeens, 74, ofRed House, passed away onWednesday, October 3, 2012.

Doris was preceded in deathby her parents, John and LauraJones; daughter, Holly RobinSkeens; two sisters; and eightbrothers.

She is survived by sons, FredSkeens of Payson, Ariz., and ChrisSkeens of Red House; daughter,Ena Gagne of Mesa, Ariz.; threesisters, June Eastes of Winston-Salem, N.C., Naomi Wegert ofZephyrhills, Fla., and PriscillaShamblin of Poca; 11 grandchil-dren; and several great-grand-children.

A tribute to the life of DorisSkeens was held Saturday, Octo-ber 6, at Gatens-Harding Chapelwith Pastor Craig Culbertson of-ficiating. Entombment followedat Haven of Rest Memory Gar-dens, Red House.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca, assisted the Skeensfamily.

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

ARLIE EDWARDSUTPHIN

Arlie Edward Sutphin, 79 ofChesapeake, WV died October 2,2012 at Golden Living Center, St.Albans.

He was born May 29, 1933 atChesapeake, WV to Thomas Arlie"Tommy" Sutphin and CatherineLeMaster Sutphin. Arlie gradu-ated from Marmet Junior HighSchool on May 26, 1948.

He attended East Bank HighSchool 1949-1951.

He served in the U.S. MarineCorps 1951-1954 where he servedin Korea.

He then served in the activeand inactive Reserves 1954-1965.Upon his discharge from theMarines, Arlie returned to EastBank High School and graduatedon May 26, 1955.

Arlie enrolled at Morris HarveyCollege (now the University ofCharleston).

Further education at West Vir-

ginia State University and TheWV Police Academy.

He received a Bachelor of ArtsDegree from West Virginia StateUniversity in May 1993.

He retired as a KanawhaCounty Deputy Sherriff on June21, 1988, after being employedthere since 1965 in the wholespectrum of law enforcement.

Arlie married the love of his lifeCharlotte Harless Sutphin onJanuary 26, 1967 at Reynolds Me-morial United Methodist Churchin Marmet, WV.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by Motherin Law: Mary Z. Harless.

In addition to his wife, he isalso survived by: Son: Larry Allen(June) Harless of Caldwell, OH;Sisters: Mary Jane (Jim) Stephen-son of St. Albans, Barbara Ellen(the late Kenneth W.) Witwer ofLancaster, PA; Nephews: JohnStephenson and Dr. KennethWitwer II and Nieces: CathyJacob and Nina Mitchell.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday October 6, 2012 at LeonardJohnson Funeral Home, Marmetwith Rev. Dr. James C. Abner, co-worker with Kanawha Co. Sher-riff's Department officiating.Burial followed in Marmet Ceme-tery.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at leonardjohnsonfu-neralhome.com.

ANDREW JOSEPHSWAMP

Andrew Joseph Swamp, 75, ofWinfield, formerly of Fayetteville,N.C., passed away at home onSaturday, October 6, 2012.

Born February 12, 1937, in Ho-bart,Wis., he was a son of the lateAndrew and Mary CooperSwamp.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by hiswife, Gaynelle Swamp; and sons,Richard Swamp and AndrewSwamp Jr.

Mr. Swamp retired from theUnited States Air Force with therank of staff sergeant and at-tended Teays Valley MissionaryBaptist Church, Hurricane.

He is survived by his daughterand son-in-law, Teresa "Terry"and Jeff Mozingo of Winfield,with whom he made his homeover the last several years; threegranddaughters, Kathlyn, Elisa-beth and Emily Mozingo, all ofWinfield; and several nieces andnephews inWisconsin and SouthCarolina.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, October 13, at Teays ValleyMissionary Baptist Church, Hur-ricane, with Dr. John D. Smith of-ficiating.

Graveside services, with mili-tary honors, were held Monday,October 15, at Riverview Memo-rial Gardens, Spring Lake, N.C.Burial followed in the memorialgardens.

Chapman Funeral Home, Hur-ricane, assisted the Swamp fam-ily.

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MountOliveMissionary BaptistChurch ~ Buff Creek Rd. Hurri-cane, WV. "Helping the hurt getout of the dirt" Service Times-Sunday morning 10:00 a.m.;Sunday eve. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. EveBible study 7:00 p.m. Specialmeeting 4th Saturday eachmonth at 7:00 p.m. All areaChurches welcome.Heaven is obtainable, Hell isavoidable. We still preach TheBook, The Blood and, TheBlessed Hope. Pastor ErnieSpence – 304-617-2752.

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

TeaysValley Church of God ~4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6:00 p.m.Evening Discipleship. Wednes-day’s: 6:45 p.m. Evening Disci-pleship. Pastor Melissa Pratt.

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

Mt. Salem UM Church ~ 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt. 60across from covered bridge, onleft. Sunday: Morning worship9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night first Wednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

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

Buffalo Church of God ~ Cornerof Rt 62 & Church Street, Buffalo(Putnam Co.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11:00 a.m.Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m.Evening Worship. Wednesday:7:00 p.m.Mid-week Service. Pas-

torWayne Burch. 304-937-3447.

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

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

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene~ 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering, Chil-dren & Teen Programs. Last Sat-urday of each month; ClothingCloset from 9 a.m. until noon.Free clothes for everyone!Pastor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

First Baptist Church~ “Connect-ing People to Jesus Christ” 2635Main Street, Hurricane, WV,25526 – 304-562-9281. Dr. JamesE. Lutz, Senior Pastor. Sundayservices: 8:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,6:30 p.m. Sunday School – 10a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.www.fbcoh.com

Good Hope Baptist Church ~Turkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Ascension Catholic Church905HickoryMill Rd., Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-562-5816.Services: Saturday evening 5:30p.m. Sunday morning 8:30 a.m.& 11:00 a.m.Rev. Neil R. Buchlein, Pastor.www.ascensionwv.com

Cross ofGrace LutheranChurch~ 30GraceDrive, Hurricane,WV,25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday - 10:45 a.m. MorningWorship Pastor Jerry Kliner, STS.“Where people discover Jesusand grow in Faith”. www.cog-lutheran.com

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship

~ 4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166.

Pastor Dr. Rod Taylor.Sunday School 9 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship 10 a.m.; Sun-day EveningWorship 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Mid Week Service 7p.m. www.thedepotlive.com

Teays Valley Baptist Church ~Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor.3926 Teays Valley Road, Hurri-cane, WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio ProgramWEMM8:30p.m. Thursday.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church ~2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m. Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Buffalo Nazarene Church ~Rt. 62, Buffalo,WV, 25033.Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.;Sunday night Worship Service 6p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

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

Manilla Chapel ~ Manilla RidgeRoad, Robertsburg,WV.SUNDAY: Morning service 10a.m.; Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUESDAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Way of Truth Tabernacle ~900 Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor, WV.Services: Sunday morning 10:00a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.;Wednesday 7:00 p.m. PastorNathan Morris (304)543-8053. Anew beginning on the old path.

Bethel Baptist – Upper MudRiver Road, Sias, WV. Services:Sunday morning 10 a.m.; Sun-day night 6 p.m.; Wednesdaynight 7:00 p.m.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God ~121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,

25526.Adult & Children’s Service Sun-day 10:30 a.m., Sunday EveningWorship 6:00 p.m., WednesdayMidweek Service 7:00 p.m.Church Phone 304-562-3074.Pastor: Rebekah Jarrell. Asst.Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Winfield Presbyterian Church ~Winfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore, Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.;MorningWorship - 11:00 a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”?Wewould like to be thatplace.

Pine Grove Church of Christ ~4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday EveningWorship Service6:00 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7:00 p.m.Tm Jorgensen, Minister.

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

Winfield Church of theNazarene ~ 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; SundayWorshipService 10:45 am; Sunday PraiseService at 6:00pm; WednesdayKidz & Teens 7:00 pm; Wednes-day Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm.Pastor Robert Fulton, 304-586-2180.

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

KanawhaValley Baptist Church~ 949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt.62), Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone

304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740.Services: 3:00 p.m. Sundays and6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

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

Providence Baptist Church ~Rocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sun-day morning Worship 11 a.m.;Sunday night 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev.Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Gateway Christian Church ~Weekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m. Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. For more informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net. SeniorMinister: Dave Stauffer. LOVEGOD – LOVE PEOPLE – SERVE.

Lakeview Christian Church ~108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: Jeff Maynard. Phone304-562-9265.

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

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

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INSTITUTE – West VirginiaState University Extension Serviceis seeking coffee drinkers andmushroom eaters for a one-dayworkshop on growing oystermushrooms in used coffeegrounds. The workshop will takeplace at the Rock Lake Commu-nity Life Center in SouthCharleston Thursday, Oct. 25,from 10 a.m. until noon.

Oyster mushrooms are amongthe most commonly cultivatedand widely eaten mushrooms inthe world.“They are a great sourceof protein,” says Brad Cochran,WVSU extension associate, “andcan be easily grown entirely withused coffee grounds.”

The workshop will illustrate themethod for growing mushroomsin coffee grounds and offers aunique option for recycling some-thing commonly discarded afteruse.

“Used grounds still have resid-ual nutrients,” says Cocrhan.“They hold moisture well, whichprovides a solid environment inwhich mushrooms and otherfungi can grow.”

Attendees will receive a kit con-taining everything needed tobegin growing mushrooms athome. Registration is required,along with a $30 fee to cover the

cost of materials. Registrationmust be received by Oct. 15. CallBrad Cochran at 304-541-3301 ore-mail bcochran2@wvstateu.eduto register.

The Rock Lake Community LifeCenter is located at 801 LincolnDrive in South Charleston.

WestVirginia State University isa public, land grant, historicallyblack university, which hasevolved into a fully accessible,racially integrated,andmulti-gen-erational institution, located in In-stitute,WV. As a “living laboratoryof human relations,” the universityis a community of students, staff,and faculty committed to aca-demic growth, service and preser-vation of the racial and culturaldiversity of the institution. Its mis-sion is to meet the higher educa-tion and economic developmentneeds of the state and regionthrough innovative teaching andapplied research.

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SALT ROCK – Salt Rock Elemen-tary School first grade teacher JessiPierson will appear on an upcom-ing episode of the popular televi-sion game showWheel of Fortune.

The episode featuring Piersonwas filmed in August and will airduring the week of Oct. 22.

Pierson cannot reveal how shedid on the show prior to its broad-cast later this month, other than tosay she was pleased with the way itturned out. Local viewers can findWheel of Fortune on WSAZNewsChannel 3 weekdays at 7p.m.

“I have always wanted to be onthe show and have watched it withmy Nana since I could read,” saidPierson. “She is the one who in-spired me to tryout.”

Pierson tried out for the showlast spring, when a traveling“Wheel Mobile” made a stop inWest Virginia at the Mardi GrasCasino in Nitro. She said that sheand several other people went tothe local audition and filled outapplications to appear on the pro-gram.

At the local auditions, peoplewere picked at random to comeup on stage and play the game.Pierson said that she wasn'tpicked and thought her chances of

appearing on the show were over.However, a few months later,

producers contacted Pierson by e-mail and asked her to come for anaudition.

“One thing on my applicationform that I think caught the eye ofthe Wheel of Fortune staff is that Iwas MissWestVirginia USA 2009,”said Pierson, who went on thatyear to place in the Top 10 in theMiss USA Pageant, while also win-ning Miss Photogenic.

At her audition to appear on theshow, Pierson said that she wentthrough an intense process.

“We had to take a timed quizthat was graded upon how many

puzzles we could solve within thetime limit,” she said. “After theygraded the quizzes they made acut. Then, we went through sev-eral cuts after auditioning in frontof the panel. We were judged onour puzzle solving skills as well asour enthusiasm, talking clarity,knowledge of the game, ability tocall appropriate letters to solve thepuzzle, our speaking skills whenintroducing ourselves, amongother things. It was pretty intense.”

Following the audition, produc-ers told Pierson that she would benotified by mail within two weeksif she had made the cut to appearon the show.

“I didn't get my letter until al-most 3 weeks later, after I had al-ready given up hope that I hadmade it,” Pierson said.“When I gotthe letter I was with my sister,mom, and nephew and I wasscreaming and jumping so in-sanely that I broke a board on myfront porch.”

After receiving word that shehad been selected to appear onthe show, Pierson travelled to Cal-ifornia in August to tape herepisode.

“I went to tape the show at thebeginning of August right beforeschool started,” Pierson said.“Theshow taped Aug. 10. My mom,Kristi Pierson, and grandma"Nana", Wanda King, made thetrip with me.”

Despite the excitement of trav-eling cross country to appear on anationally syndicated televisionshow, the trip was not all smoothsailing.

“Our flights were delayed sev-eral times and by the time we fi-nally got to Los Angeles I got lessthan 2 hours of sleep before get-ting up and ready for the taping,”Pierson said. “Other than that, thetrip was awesome.”

While Pierson had watchedWheel of Fortune many timesthrough the years, actually beingon the set of the popular televisionshow still contained a few sur-prises.

“The stage was much smallerthan I expected,” she said. “Thewheel was also much smaller thanI expected, yet much heavier thanI expected. I was actually sore thenext day from spinning that heavything.”

Pierson said that she had a greattime taping the Wheel of Fortuneepisode, and was impressed bylong time host Pat Sajak and hispartnerVannaWhite.

“Vanna is so much tinier than Iexpected and she was also somuch more down to earth than Iexpected as well. She was supersweet,” Pierson said.“I actually gotPat and Vanna's personalized au-tograph to me and they were sohappy to give it.”

Another surprise that Piersonencountered on the set was thatPat andVanna tape a weeks’ worthof shows in one day.

“I was also surprised to learnthat they tape all the shows for theweek all in one day. So, Pat andVanna work 4 days a month whichsounds great,” she said.

Now back at home, the 25-year-old Ona resident is enjoying herfourth year as a teacher in the firstgrade classroom at Salt Rock Ele-mentary.

“I absolutely love being ateacher,” she said.“It is so reward-ing and fun and is definitely whatI was called to do in life. I lovegoing to work every single day.”

By Jack Bailey

jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

Local teacher to appear on Wheel of Fortune

Salt Rock Elementary first grade teacher Jessi Pierson (far left) will appear onan episode of Wheel of Fortune that is set air the week of Oct. 22. Here, her firstgrade class offers words of encouragement. Courtesy photo.