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Home, Farm & GardenThe Pocahontas Times––May 12, 2011––B

Jaynell GrahamStaff Writer

It has been said that if youhave a job you love, you willnever work a day in your life.

That statement fits Willard Wil-son, Jr. to a tee.

Junior and his wife, Vada, lovetheir job and put in 10 – 12 hours aday, seven days a week to makesure that it is done right.

They are the caring owners ofWilson’s Greenhouse, which couldmore aptly be described as Wil-son’s oasis. The results of theirlong hours are positively breath-taking.

The Wilsons have found the rightformula for taking seeds to fullbloom. Junior equates the requiredtime, attention and love to raisingchildren, and they have done that,as well.

In their 48 years of mar-riage they have raised fourchildren and now haveseven grandchildren.

When your kids areyoung and are outsideplaying, that’s whereyou need to be. Youcan’t be in the housein front of the TVor computer, youneed to be watch-ing your kids, Wil-son said. That’sthe same waywith plants. Idon’t go in thehouse even 10minutes early, be-cause I know thereis something I canbe doing out here.

In response to acomment about theoverall high qualityof the flowers, Vadasaid they “get a badflower every now andthen and we have to fig-ure out what it needs.”

That response mirrors Ju-nior’s comparison of plants andchildren.

Junior is more than willing toshare his knowledge of gardening,such as his secret to good toma-toes. He uses a mixture of Epsomsalt and bone meal.

That recipe calls for one cupEpsom salt in a coffee can of bonemeal. He recommends putting a ta-blespoon of that mixture in the holebefore placing the tomato plant.

Another bit of advice concernsthe amount of work it takes for asuccessful greenhouse business.

“Don’t get into this for a living,”Junior said. “You’d better enjoy

doing it. Neglectmeans your plants gobad.”

The Wilsons obvi-ously enjoy the workwhich began this yearon February 7. Eachplant and flower wasstarted from a seed orplug. The pansy houseis now a plethora ofcolor and the 138 footlong, 60 foot wide veg-etable and beddingplant greenhouse is fullof life in many ways.

There is alwaysmusic in the air.

“They say thatmusic is

goodfor plants,but the music is really for me,”Junior laughed.

He recently discovered that oth-ers enjoy those tunes, as well.

Junior looked up from his workone morning to find Tom andDreama Burns, of Marlinton,“dancing to the oldies” just insidethe greenhouse.

Adding to the bright atmosphereare huge fans circulating the air and

1,000,000BTUs ofp r o p a n eh e a t e r snurturingevery vari-ety of plantand flowerimaginable –

46 varietiesof tomatoes,

14 varieties ofpeppers, water-

melons, straw-berries, herbs and

even celery. Youname it, they’ve got

it. For the long-termgarden there is rhubarb

and asparagus.The health of the plants de-

pends on water. Junior watersthem three to four times a day. Theplants flourish and Junior got abonus in that he has lost 17 poundsin the process.

Although Junior’s eye is alwayson his plants, he keeps an eye outfor his neighbors, as well.

An elderly couple makes the tripfrom Staunton, Virginia, to getwhat has become a rarity - “old-timey yellow hanover plants.”

Though they are rare, the

Wilsons don’t try to profit fromthat fact.

“This is the fourth year withouta raise in prices,” he said.

With the economy the way it is,older folks can’t afford to cut backbecause of price. If they need 24tomato plants, they shouldn’t haveto get by with six because of highprices, he added.

A recent article in The Recorder,the Bath and Highland County Vir-ginia newsaper, has increased thetraffic from Virginia.

On Thursday, two ladies fromStaunton spent more than twohours at the greenhouse. As theydeparted with their plants and flow-ers they said they would be back.

“The quality of the plants andthe prices are better than anythingwe can find in Staunton,” they said.

Junior was instrumental in bring-ing about the Marlinton FarmersMarket, working with DougBernier and Larry Lucas. He canbe found there most Saturdaymornings with his plants andshrubs, but not his vegetables.

The only thing better than goodplants and prices at the greenhouseis being Wilson’s neighbors.

They put out a big garden,which last year included 86 tomato

plants, but none of that extra pro-duce makes it to the Farmers Mar-ket. It is, instead, given to theirneighbors who can no longer tendto a garden themselves.

And what do they receive in re-turn?

“Their smiles are enough forme,” Junior said.

Given the amount of time and ef-fort one growing season takes, youwould think that the Wilsons wouldbe relieved when it was all said anddone.

But that is not the case.They started the greenhouse

business 17 years ago.“It started small and it just gets

bigger and bigger,” Vada said.And it might get bigger still.Junior has found a new interest –

low-tunnel gardening.His vision is for folks to become

self-sufficient with year-round gar-dening. His excitement is palatableas he talks about a low-tunnel at-tached to the end of the house, get-ting sun every day and heated bythe home’s source of heat.

Sitting in the midst of beautifulplants, flowers and shrubs, even anovice can see that as a possibility.

For Junior Wilson, it is morelikely a probability.

GardenLove blossomsin the home and

THE PANSY HOUSE at Wilson’s Greenhouse is a crown for the hard work ofdoing a job you love. At left, Junior Wilson is totally “at home” as he waters theplants up to four times a day. His job may be in jeopardy when folks find out hehas lost 17 pounds since February. J. Graham photo

CHECK IT OUT! Stroll through and buy – seven days a week at Wilson’s Greenhouse on Stony Creek. It is a goldmine for garden enthusiasts and a sanctuary for stressrelief for those who have no green thumb. J. Graham photo

Drew TannerStaff Writer

With the arrival ofwarmer weather,home insulation

might not be at the top ofyour summer-time to-do list.But a little bit of time in-vested now can pay big divi-dends over the next severalyears in terms of year-roundcomfort and savings on yourenergy bills.

When people talk aboutadding insulation to an exist-ing home, the attic is usuallythe first thing that come tomind. In most homes it’s aneasy space to access and addthe most insulation. Butwhen retrofitting an olderhome, the walls should notbe overlooked. Most homesbuilt before 1930 had no in-sulation at all.

With some of the insula-tion options available today,you don’t have to tear offsiding or drywall to get to theempty stud cavities. Blown-in cellulose or chopped fiber-glass allow homeowners toadd significant insulation totheir walls through drilledholes as small as one inch.

Last summer, as I consid-ered insulation options formy family’s renovated 1920sschoolhouse, this was an im-portant consideration. Be-cause we are living in thehouse as we renovate, tear-ing out the plaster and gyp-sum board of the interiorwalls out wasn’t an option;we were already entering thelast stages of renovating theinterior. Our exterior renova-tions were only just begin-ning, so I decided we wouldinsulate the house from theoutside, using blown-in cel-lulose.

Cellulose insulation ismade from up to 85% recy-cled paper fibers. Much ofthis comes in the form ofshredded newsprint. Thefibers of cellulose insulationare much finer than fiber-glass. When cellulose isblown or dense-packed intowalls and ceilings, cellulose

takes on almost liquid-likeproperties that let it flow intocavities and around obstruc-tions to completely fill wallsand seal cracks and seams. Iteasily flows around wires,electrical boxes and pipesand conforms to odd-shapedcavities. So, in addition toadding significant insulationvalue to walls, it can stopdrafts and cold air infiltrationduring the winter months.

If you think blowing aproduct made primarily fromfinely-shredded paper intoyour walls would be a recipefor fire, you’d be wrong.Cellulose insulation istreated with a flame retar-dant—usually low-toxicityboric acid. If a fire occurs,the blown-in cellulose and itsflame retardants can actuallyslow the spread of fire andcreate a two-hour firewall.Studies by the National Re-search Council of Canadahave shown blown-in cellu-lose insulation increases awall’s fire resistance by any-where from 22 to 55 percent.

Cellulose insulation inwalls once earned a bad rep-utation for settling over timeand leaving gaps at the top of

wall cavities, but using the“dense-pack” method to in-stall it both minimizes thepotential for settling andwrings the highest r-valuefrom the insulation. Mostmanufacturers list their rec-ommendations for dense-pack installation. Typically,the method is to drill a seriesof holes along the height ofeach wall cavity, every fewfeet, and fill these workingfrom top to bottom, usingplenty of air in the blowingmachine to drive the insula-tion into the cavity.

To get the job done, you’llneed to estimate how muchinsulation you’ll need (it’stypically sold in 20-poundbales). Again, most insula-tion manufacturers have datasheets on their websites thatgive the particulars on esti-mating the amount of theirproduct needed for a project.You’ll also need to rent ablower, which is usually

available from the placewhere you’ll buy your insu-lation. Other necessary toolsand materials include eyeprotection, a dust mask, aladder, a drill, bits fordrilling the size of hole rec-ommended by your insula-tion’s manufacturer, plugsfor the holes and a nozzle tofunnel the insulation fromthe blower’s hose into thedrilled holes in the walls.Some manufacturers selltheir own nozzle kits. In mycase, I was able to get a 20-ounce drink bottle the samediameter as the hose, secureit to the hose with duct tape,and cut the tapered, cappedend of the bottle to the diam-eter of the holes I drilled inthe wall.

And doing an insulationretrofit with blown-in cello-luse means drilling holes.Lots of them. In our particu-lar case, the walls are 12 feettall, with studs on 16-inch

centers. All of our exteriorwalls have blocking in theframing—2x4s that run hor-izontally between studs—attwo and four feet from thefloor level, where the school-house’s interior wainscotingis secured. There is alsosome diagonal bracing at thecorners of the house. All ofthese odd cavities requiretheir own holes. Addition-ally, cavities that are 8’ orgreater in height should haveholes spaced every three-to-four feet along their height,with the last hole being aboutone foot from the top. Forour modest little school-house, this translated intoabout 280 1-inch holes.Thesize of the holes you drillwill depend on the insulationmanufacturer’s instructions.For the the particular brandof insulation I chose, the rec-ommendation was a 1-inchhole.

If you’re going to be re-placing your siding, you cantear it off and drill throughthe underlying sheathing. Ifyou’d like to keep your ex-isting siding, you can simplyremove one row of siding atthe height at which you needto drill your holes. Fordense-pack installation, thismeans removing at least acouple courses of siding atdifferent heights. If you havevinyl siding, most hardware

stores carry a tool that willlet you unzip a row of sidingso you can get to the nailsthat hold it in place. If youhave wooden clapboard or ashingle type of siding, youcan score or cut the row to beremoved along its top edge,where it meets the bottom ofthe next row, and carefullypry and snap it off. Whenyou’re finished with the in-sulation, you can then nailthe siding back in place, thencaulk and re-paint the cutedge.

My plan last summer wasto drill through the existingclap-board. I knew I wasgoing to replace it. I just had-n’t yet decided on a materialor method. As I drilled, Iused an untwisted wire coat-hanger or my electrician’sfish-tape to probe the cavi-ties to check for any addi-tional blocking or obstaclesthat would require additionalholes. This was also helpfulin making sure the holes Idrilled were centered in thestud cavities, so they wouldfill evenly.

A word of caution: If youhave electrical receptacles orlight switches located on ex-terior walls in your home, beextremely careful aboutdrilling near their respectivelocations from the outside.

see Walls pg 6B

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Geoff HamillStaff Writer

Pocahontas County haslots of rocks. Those ofus living higher up on

the mountains have little top-soil, but lots of rocks. Whenit comes to gardening, rocksare good for nothing, exceptfor rock gardens, and youcan’t eat rocks.

But people with rockyyards can still grow vegeta-bles with a raised bed gar-den.

As food prices continue torise, a good vegetable gardencan save hundreds of dollarsa year in grocery bills. Theprice of two plastic-wrappedtomatoes in a local grocerystore this week was $2.50. Atthose prices, a few goodtomato plants alone will saveyou a fortune.

Food from your own gar-den is as fresh as can be andthe sense of accomplishmentfrom growing your own foodis extraordinary. Even asmall, well-tended gardencan be bountiful and you willbe a neighborhood herowhen you share your extraproduce with friends.

You can put a raised bed ina rocky yard and fill it withgood soil. A raised bed offersseveral advantages. You canmix different ingredients toadjust the soil texture moreeasily with a raised bed. Inspring, soil in raised beds de-frosts more quickly than theground, allowing you towork the garden earlier. Thesoil in raised beds doesn’tget compacted as much anddrains better than an in-ground garden. If you buildyour raised bed with wood,it’s easy to attach a PVC-pipe frame for placing net-ting over your garden.

Raised beds are excellentfor growing vegetables,herbs, flowers and fruit, in-cluding strawberries, grapes,blueberries, and raspberries.

Like many county resi-dents, I have nothing butrocks in my yard, so I de-cided to build a raised bedgarden for this summer.

The first step in planning araised bed garden is to find agood spot. This will be thearea of your yard that getsthe most sunshine. Orient thebed so the long side is facingthe sun, if possible.

The easiest way to build araised bed container is withlumber, but you can use any-thing that will contain soilsix to 12 inches deep, likelandscaping blocks or rocks(rocks are good for some-

thing, after all). I decided to use pressure-

treated lumber for my bed.Pressure treated lumber nolonger contains arsenic,which was used in the past asan insecticide to protect thewood. Some people worriedabout arsenic leaching intothe soil, but that’s no longer aconcern. Alternatives topressure-treated lumber in-clude composite and cedarlumber, both of which aremuch more expensive thanstandard pressure-treatedlumber.

My first raised bed gardenwould be 10x5 feet and 15inches deep. The main con-cern with size is not makingthe container too wide to digout weeds, tend the plantsand harvest vegetables fromthe side. You don’t want towalk on top of your raisedbed and compact the soil.Many gardeners build four-foot wide beds, but I wanteda little more growing space.

The materials are fairly in-expensive, considering howmuch money you will saveon groceries and how muchfun you will have. A 10x5container requires six2x8x10s, one 4x4x8, 20 six-inch lag bolts and a couplefurring strips. The total costfor these materials at GladesHardware is about $75.

What you’re doing isbuilding a rectangular box,without a top or bottom. Two2x8s on top of each othermake the side rails. 2x8s areactually 7-and-three-quarterinches wide, so the containerwill be 15-and-a-half inches

deep. Two 2x8x10s make thelong-side rails on each side.Two 2x8x5s make the endrails on each end. Four 24-inch 4x4s make the cornersupports and legs. The 4x4sextend eight-and-a-halfinches below the rails to setinto the ground for stability.

Make the long-side piecesfirst. Use lag bolts to attach a10-foot board to a 24-inch4x4 post, flush with the topof the post. Attach the otherend of the board to another24-inch post in the samemanner and then attach an-other 10-foot board flushwith the board you have al-ready attached. That’s yourfirst long-side rail. Make an-other.

Cut your two remaining2x8x10s in half to make fourfive-foot boards. Use nails toput the end pieces on yourcontainer and secure with alag bolt. What you have nowshould look like a truck bedrailing with eight-and-a-halfinch legs at each corner.

Get some help and putyour bed into position inyour yard. Mark the pointswhere the legs touch theground and dig post holes 10inches deep. Put gravel in theholes, as necessary, to levelthe bed. If there are gaps be-tween the bottom of the railsand the ground, due to slope,use some rocks or bricks toplug the gaps to keep soilfrom spilling out (I’m sorry Iinsulted them earlier - rocksreally are useful).

Now it’s time to fill thebed with soil. A 150 squarefoot raised bed, 15 inches

deep, will require about 55cubic feet of dirt. Uh-oh,where to get topsoil in rockyPocahontas County? Ifyou’re lucky, the Division ofHighways will be doingsome digging in your areaand you can request a load oftopsoil. You might not getthe best soil but it will befree and you can add ingre-dients to make it great forgardening.

Some local farmers and

landowners sell soil but youwill have to ask around andyou might not have any luck.A 40-pound bag of topsoil atBuckeye Country Mart costs$2.49. Garden centers inneighboring counties sellgood topsoil in bulk. A gar-den center in GreenbrierCounty quoted $120 for 60cubic feet of topsoil. If youdon’t have a truck to pick it

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JEANNIE DUNHAM, THE proprietor of The CarriageHouse Inn in Huntersville, grows herbs, flowers and avariety of vegetables in raised beds, above, in her beau-tiful backyard garden. Dunham said the taste of producefrom commercial growers cannot compare to that offresh vegetables from her backyard. She is replacinglumber containers with rocks to give the garden a dif-ferent, nicer look. G. Hamill photo

THE AUTHOR’S DESIGN is a 5x10 foot raised bedwith a depth of 15.5 inches. The cost of materials for thisproject, using pressure treated lumber and 6-inch lagbolts, is about $75 at Glades Hardware. The containerrequires about 55 cubic feet of dirt, which varies in costfrom free to $120, not including any delivery charge. G.Hamill drawing.

Restoration of rareWest Virginia habitattakes teamwork and

dedication. A multitude ofagencies, non-profits andvolunteers gathered at Bar-ton Bench on Cheat Moun-tain to help restore a portionof the state’s rare red spruce-northern hardwood ecosys-tem by planting trees. “Thiskind of cooperative energy isbecoming not only morecommon, but necessary,”said Evan Burks, PartnershipCoordinator for the Monon-gahela National Forest.

The Barton Bench arearefers to a 90-acre parcel ofland mined for coal in the1970s prior to becoming partof the National Forest sys-tem. This tract is a portion ofthe 40,856 acres acquired bythe US Forest Service in thelate 1980s that has becomeknown as the Mower Tract.

The reclamation tech-niques employed by the coaloperators left the area in aless than desirable condition.To ensure stability, soilswere heavily compacted, andall disturbances were sowedwith aggressive, non-nativegrass species. After severaldecades, the area was stillcovered by only a densegrass mat which has inhib-ited native species from be-coming established. Thisseemingly permanent condi-tion is referred to as “ar-rested succession” and canbe reversed with human in-tervention. The ultimate goalof Barton Bench ecologicalrestoration project is totalnaturalization. In the shortterm, the project will provideearly successional habitat forwildlife species. In the long-term restoration will lead tohealthy watershed conditionsand native red spruce-north-ern hardwood ecosystemwithin the project area.

The project kicked offwhen The WesMonTy Re-

source Conservation and De-velopment Project, Inc., andthe Monongahela NationalForest received a $5,000Stage I grant and $12,000Stage II grant through the2010 FOCUS WV Brown-fields program to addressbarriers to revitalization ofBarton Bench EcologicalProject Area and plan formarketing implementation.

Patrick Kirby, FOCUSWV Director said, “The Bar-ton Bench EcologicalRestoration Project providesa stepping stone for restora-tion efforts at the minescarred and ecologically bar-ren Barton Bench, initiatingrestoration progress andspurring community in-volvement.”

The Monongahela Na-

tional Forest then partneredwith Appalachian RegionalReforestation Initiative(ARRI) and the Office ofSurface Mining Reclamationand Enforcement (OSMRE)to plan the site preparation. Atechnique known as ‘deeptillage’ was used in the fall of2010 to decompact soils andprepare the site for planting.This effort grew into morepartnerships with the ArborDay Foundation to fund thepurchase of native treespecies from Clement’s StateNursery and Alderson PlantMaterial Center, AmeriCorpsNCCC to provide plantinglabor, and, finally, an agree-ment with the West VirginiaDepartment of Environmen-

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JOE PIZARCHIK, DIRECTOR of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office ofSurface Mining (left) explains the importance of partnerships in restoration. ClydeThompson, Forest Supervisor of the Monongahela National Forest (middle), and JackTribble, Greenbrier District Ranger (right).

TWO YOUNGSTERS ASSIST with the reclamation atBarton Bench.

tal Protection (WVDEP) tohelp fund vernal pool cre-ation and wetland redesign.

To celebrate Arbor Dayvolunteers gathered on site toplant 4,000 native treespecies including red spruce.They were joined by OSMDirector, Joe Pizarchik andForest Supervisor ClydeThompson. Other partnersattending included represen-

tatives from the West Vir-ginia Division of Natural Re-sources, The NatureConservancy, West VirginiaDivision of EnvironmentalProtection, ARRI, US Fishand Wildlife Service, WestVirginia Water Research In-stitute, West Virginia High-lands Conservancy, WestVirginia Division ofForestry, WesMonTy RC and

D and the Central Ap-palachian Spruce RestorationInitiative (CASRI). Volun-teers enjoyed lunch providedby Appalachian Forest Her-itage Area.

This project is part of alarger effort to restore redspruce-northern hardwoodecosystems across hundredsof thousands of acres in Cen-tral Appalachia known as theCentral Appalachian SpruceRestoration Initiative(CASRI).

You don’t want to damagetheir boxes or nick the insu-lation of their wiring withyour drill bit and create a firehazard. If you know wiringenters above or below a par-ticular box, drill in the oppo-site location. And don’tforget to turn off the breakeror remove the fuse that sup-plies power to the receptacleor switch in question.

With the holes drilled,you’re ready to start blowingthe cellulose into the wall.After all the prep, this is theeasy part. With a friendbreaking up the bales andfeeding them into the hopperof the blowing machine, youplace the nozzle into the holeand fill up the cavity.

Most cellulose blowershave a sliding door in thepath of the hose connectionthat allows you to adjust theair flow that propels the cel-lulose through the hose andinto the wall. For the firstfew holes, it may take somepractice to get a feel for theright mix of air and cellulose

to keep the hose and nozzlefrom clogging.

As you fill a cavity, you’llbe able to tell that it’s gettingfull when you start feelingsome back-pressure build upand stiffen the hose. Eventu-ally, you’ll get enough re-sistance that the cellulosewill stop flowing through thehose and you can let yourhelper know to turn theblower off so you can installa plug and move on to thenext hole. The first fewtimes—as you get the hangof it—the nozzle might popoff the wall and cast a nicelittle shower of cellulose in-sulation around you andyour helper, which makes fora good laugh the first coupletimes it happens. It’s also agood reminder that youshould be wearing eye pro-tection and a dust mask.

To complete the project onour house, which is about thesize of an average ranch-style home, took two fullweekends, with a helper. Itwas four days of work that

have already made a notice-able difference in the pastfew seasons.

We use our electric base-boards—which supplementthe heat from our woodstove—about half as muchas we did last winter, andthere are far fewer cold spotsin our old schoolhouse. Thismeans the house is stayingmore comfortable for muchless money. With some ofthe warmer days we’ve ex-perienced lately, the temper-ature inside our house isconsistently cooler than itwould have been in the past.I’m looking forward to see-ing how the difference willplay out in mid-July or Au-gust.

Interestingly, there wasanother benefit I hadn’t an-ticipated. The number ofthose pesky asian lady bee-tles that found their way in-side the house this spring

was significantly less than inpast years. The insulationhas filled the cavities in thewalls where they used tospend the winter, and theboric acid used to as a flameretardant in the insulation isalso an insecticide.

If you want to read up onthe subject before tacklingan insulation retrofit, checkout the websites of a few in-sulation manufacturers.Most have data sheets andinstallation guides availableto download. And find agood book on the subject.Before doing our retrofit, Ispent a lot of time withBruce Harley’s “Insulate andWeatherize” (The TauntonPress, 2002), which containslots of detail about thedense-pack method and lotsof additional tips on control-ling temperature and airflowin the home.

Of course, as anyone

working on an old house willtell you, you’re never really“finished” with it. As wecontinue our work on the ex-terior this summer, we’ll beadding some rigid foam in-sulation over our recently in-sulated walls as we prepare

to install some new sidingand sealing up the exteriorsurface of the house.

And next summer, I mightinsulate that crawlspace sothe floors stay a littlewarmer. There’s alwayssomething to do.

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With a decent effort, yourraised bed garden will payfor itself within a year or twoand give you great satisfac-tion. Don’t forget that youcan donate some of your pro-duce to those less fortunate.For information on how todonate garden produce tofight hunger, contact CoreyBonasso with the Grow Ap-palachia project at 304-653-4891.

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If you weren’t in Marlin-ton last Saturday, youmissed some real fun. WithThe Great Marlinton YardSale, Mother’s Day and theFarmers Market, it seemedlike half the county was intown!

At the Farmers Marketfrequent “wakeup” callsfrom Maxine’s roostermade it feel like a real farmwhile folks tapped theirtoes to bluegrass music byHomer Hunter and friends.

Trevor and Corey addedmore tunes with fiddle andmandolin. Doug promisesmore live music.

There was plenty of va-riety. The cut flowers,hanging baskets and Lois’delightful quilted tote bagswere a rainbow of colors.Folks sold jams, jellies,eggs, fresh greens, salt-ris-ing bread and cookies.Corenia’s pepperoni rollswere a big hit.

The Student Seed Storeis a new addition to themarket. Kids from theMarlinton Elementary

School’s “Use Your Noo-dle” program hand-paintedseed packets which werethen filled by middle-school students. Trevor,Skylar and Kaitlyn shouldbe back at The Seed Storenext week. For one lowprice you get both seedsand original art.

Now is the time for liveplants. See Junior andDoug next Saturday. Help-ful hint: when plantingtomatoes, bury half of thestem in the ground. Thatway you’ll get a biggerplant with more fruit.

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(SPM Wire) Some shop-pers thump fresh summerfruit before buying it. Oth-ers squeeze it, sniff it orhold it aloft as they try todiscern which is the fresh-est or sweetest or juiciest.

So what’s the proper wayto pick the best summerfruits for your family?

Shoppers should remem-ber that each fruit is differ-ent. With this in mind, theexperts at FruitAndVeggie-Guru.com have put togethersome guidelines to helpsavvy consumers find thefreshest fruits for theirtable:

• Peaches: The reddestpeaches aren’t always theripest. The ones that tastethe best should give withsome pressure, have astrong aroma and no mushyor dark spots. If you need toripen peaches put them intoa brown paper bag on yourcountertop to soften overthe course of a day or two.

• Watermelons: If you

want to thump a water-

melon, go ahead, but besure it has a hollow sound.A better test of freshness isto look for one that’s heavyfor its size and that has amild yellow underside.

• Cherries: When pickingcherries, opt for ones with afirm texture and deep redcolor. Beware of ones that

are very soft or too dark.

• Cantaloupes: Thesemelons should give under

soft pressure from yourthumb and should have ayellowish tinge to theirrinds. Cantaloupes with thestem attached are immatureand won’t be the tastiest.

Be sure to wash all fruitbefore slicing into it, sinceany germs or bacteria onthe skin will enter the fruitwhen your knife goes intoit.

For more tips for choos-ing and eating fresh pro-duce, visitFruitandVeggieGuru.com.

Summer is the best timeto incorporate more fruitsand vegetables into yourfamily’s diet, since so manydifferent varieties are attheir freshest and tastiest.

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A few simple tips cantransform a cluttered kitcheninto an efficient space forcooking and entertaining.Plus, you can save money,time, energy and water in theprocess.

• Simple Changes: Smalladditions can make yourculinary life easier. Considerpainting a strip of chalkboardpaint on your kitchen wall sofamily members can main-tain to-do lists, share notesand recipes. This helps youstay organized while addingan interactive element toyour decor. Also consideradding roll-out cabinetshelves to make storing andfinding pots and pans easier.

It is no surprise that thekitchen faucet can be turnedon and off anywhere from 30to 50 times a day by a familyof four. Install a touch faucet,such as one of Delta Faucet'skitchen faucets withTouch2O Technology, whichprovides the option to startand stop the flow of waterwith a tap anywhere on thespout or handle. When handsget messy, water flow can bestarted with the wrist or fore-arm, keeping the processmore efficient while reduc-

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Make sure your kitchenfaucet is also eco-friendlyand can help you conservewater. Look for one with aMulti-Flow wand that cantoggle between spray andstream functionality. Thefunction adds conveniencebecause a simple push canincrease the flow from 1.5gallons per minute for taskslike hand washing, to 2.2gallons per minute whenmore water is needed to fillpots and vases.

"Homeowners are con-cerned about saving water,especially in areas wherewater is scarce," says KurtBacklund, Delta brand seniorproduct manager. "Yet sometasks require a higher flowfor speed and convenience.Choose a faucet that offersthe option to increase flowwhen needed while savingwater the rest of the time."

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATESThe following Estates:PHYLLIS LORENE PRITCHARD, FILE NUMBER 13143, said

Personal Representative being Betty A. Herbster, 1330 10th StreetPlace NW, Hickory, NC 28601.

EDITH ROBERTA HEAVNER, FILE NUMBER 13150, said Per-sonal Representative being Carolyn C. Doerr, 105 Cantis Hilltop Vil-las, Morgantown, WV 26505are before the POCAHONTAS COUNTY COMMISSION, MELISSAL. BENNETT, CLERK, 900C TENTH AVENUE, MARLINTON,WEST VIRGINIA, 24954, PHONE: 304-799-4549. Any claimsagainst said Estates must be filed in accordance with the provisionsof article 2 or article 3-a of chapter 44;

Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make acomplaint in accordance with the provisions of section 11, 12 or 13,article 5, chapter 41 of this code;

Any objections to the qualifications of the personal representa-tive or the venue of jurisdiction of the court must be filed with thecounty commission within three months after the date of first publi-cation or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later.

Notice is hereby given that settlement of this estate will proceedwithout reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within ninetydays after the date of the first publication such reference is re-quested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim andgood cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commis-sioner.

Given under my hand this the 9th day of May, 2011.Melissa L. Bennett, CLERK

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ACCEPTING SEALED BIDSThe Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (PCSWA) is ac-

cepting sealed bids for the processing of recyclables collected by theAuthority. The PCSWA collects approximately 9 tons of #1 plastic,9 tons of #2 plastic, 1 ton of bi-metal cans, and 140 tons of card-board and paper (including newspaper and mixed office paper) peryear at the Green Box sites throughout Pocahontas County. Noglass was collected in 2010 due to the lack of a market. Approxi-mately 74 tons of tires and 42 tons of white goods are received peryear. Bidders may bid on Proposal 1, Proposal 2, Proposal 3, orProposal 4. A separate bid is required for each proposal. Any ques-tions concerning the bids should be directed to Mary Clendenen,PCSWA Office Administrator, at 304-799-6262.

Proposal 1 - Bidders should state the amount to be paid to thePCSWA per ton for newspaper, office paper, magazines, cardboard,plastics, bi-metals cans, and glass delivered by the PCSWA to yourfacility for recycling. Please specify whether glass will be accepted.Recycling equipment owned by the PCSWA used for processingmay be leased by the successful bidder for $10.00 per year. Thelessee shall be responsible for maintenance of all equipment whileleased.

Proposal 2 - Bidders should state the amount to be paid to thePCSWA per ton for newspaper, office paper, magazines, cardboardand glass to be picked up the by the successful bidder from the fivegreen box locations throughout Pocahontas County. Bidders shouldalso state the amount to be paid per ton for plastics and bi-metalcans to be delivered at no cost by the PCSWA to your facility.Please specify whether glass will be accepted. Recycling equip-ment owned by the PCSWA used for processing may be leased bythe successful bidder for $10.00 per year. Recycling trailers forcardboard/paper can be leased from the PCSWA for $5.00 per year.The lessee shall be responsible for maintenance of all equipmentwhile leased.

Proposal 3 - Used tires to be collected from the PocahontasCounty Landfill and recycled. Bids should include the cost of pro-viding a trailer at the landfill for collection of tires.

Proposal 4 - White goods and scrap metal to be collected fromthe Pocahontas County Landfill and recycled. Refrigerant is re-moved by the Authority prior to recycling. Bids should include thecost of providing a container at the landfill for placement of whitegoods.

Sealed bids must be received by the PCSWA no later than 8:00p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to be considered, and should beaddressed to: Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority, SealedBids - Recyclables, 900C Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954. Thecontracts will be for one year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012). Bidsare good for 30 days. The PCSWA reserves the right to reject anyor all bids.

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PRE-BID MEETNGThe Pocahontas County Board of Education will conduct a pre-bid

meeting for removal of old paint and painting on the roof at Marlin-ton Middle School located at RR 2 Box 52S, Buckeye, WV, 24924.Call Darin W. McKenney, Supervisor of Maintenance, at 304-799-4505, ext. 2232, for details.

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NOTICEThe Pocahontas County Commission is seeking individuals in-

terested in serving on the Pocahontas County Emergency MedicalServices Authority. These appointments will be for three year terms,effective July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014. Please respond to the Com-mission in writing. Any individual who is eighteen years of age anda resident of, or member of the governing body of any participatinggovernment is eligible to serve as a member of the board; however,as set out in the bylaws of the EMS Authority, these appointmentswill be limited to one representative from Bartow, Frank and DurbinAmbulance Service; one representative from Little Levels Ambu-lance Service; and one representative from Cass Ambulance Serv-ice. For more information please contact the Pocahontas CountyCommission Office at 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia24954, 304-799-6063 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday through Friday.

David M. Fleming, PresidentPocahontas County Commission

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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATEThe undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority

vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated the 8th day ofJanuary, 2007, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in TrustDeed Book 293, at page 122, Charles J. Winters and Anne A.Winters did convey unto Richard A. Pill, Esq., Trustee(s), certainreal property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary

has elected to appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trusteeby a Substitution of Trustee dated March 11, 2011 and recorded inthe aforesaid Clerk’s office; and default having been made underthe aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned SubstituteTrustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclosethereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front doorof the Pocahontas County Courthouse in Marlinton, West Vir-ginia, on May 31, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock p.m. the following de-scribed real estate, together with its improvements, easements andappurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Edray District, Poc-ahontas County, West Virginia, and more particularly described asfollows:

All of the following described parcel, tract, or unit of real estate,together with all appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate, lyingand being in Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, andmore particularly described as follows:

All of Unit 412 of Soaring Eagle Lodge as shown and illustratedon that plat of survey recorded among the land records in the Officeof the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, WestVirginia, on November 30, 2006, in Deed Book No. 306, at page 62.

Together with a non-exclusive undivided 0.017319 percent inter-est in all the common elements of Soaring Eagle Lodge Associa-tion, Inc., as shown and designated on the aforesaid plat as SoaringEagle Lodge Phase One Building, together with a non-exclusive un-divided 0.010585 percent interest in all the common elements ofSoaring Eagle Lodge Master Association, Inc., as shown and des-ignated on the aforesaid plat.

This conveyance is specifically made subject to the terms, con-ditions, provisions, restrictions, protective covenants, rights, pow-ers and duties pertaining to Soaring Eagle Lodge as moreparticularly set forth in the Declaration, Plats or maps of survey andBy-Laws of Soaring Eagle Lodge Association, Inc., a West Virginiacorporation, and as, from time to time may be amended, which doc-uments are recorded in the aforesaid County Clerk’s Office as fol-lows:

DECLARATION: DEED BOOK NO. 306, AT PAGE 1DECLARATION: DEED BOOK NO. 306, AT PAGE 62PLAT OF SURVEY: HANGING FILE IThe Grantees, for and on behalf of the grantees and the grantees’

heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, by the ac-ceptance of this deed covenant and agree to pay such charges forthe maintenance of, repairs to, replacement of and expenses in con-nection with the common elements as may be assessed from timeto time by the council in accordance with the Unit Property Act ofWest Virginia, and further covenant and agree that the unit con-veyed by this deed shall be subject to a charge for all amounts soassessed and that, except insofar as section five [§ 36A-7-5], arti-cle seven of said Unit Property Act may relieve a subsequent unitowner of liability for prior unpaid assessments, this covenant shallrun with and bind the land or unit hereby conveyed and all subse-quent owners thereof.

The Grantees herein, for and on behalf of their heirs, personalrepresentatives, successors and assigns, by acceptance of thisdeed, also agree (a) to comply with all of the provisions of SoaringEagle Lodge Declaration, By-Laws and Exhibits attached thereto:(b) to abide by all of the rules and regulations adopted by SoaringEagle Lodge Association, Inc., as described in the Declaration By-Laws, and as subsequently amended; (c) to abide by all the rulesand regulations adopted by Soaring Eagle Lodge Master Associa-tion, Inc., and its By-Laws, and as subsequently amended; (d) topay and acknowledge continuing liability to pay all dues and as-sessments properly levied against the Unit by Soaring Eagle LodgeAssociation, Inc. and Soaring Eagle Lodge Master Association, Inc.,and; (e) that amendments to the aforesaid Declaration and relateddocuments which incorporate the Lot or Unit hereby conveyed intoSoaring Eagle Lodge may be prepared, and that the Grantees, theirheirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, agree thatthe subject Unit is a part of Soaring Eagle Lodge and subject to thecurrent Declaration and related documents and all amendments andmodifications thereto.

The Grantor warrants that it has no knowledge or reason to be-lieve that the subject property or its substrata contains an under-ground storage tank which is regulated by the provisions of the WestVirginia Underground Storage Tank Act, W. Va. Code §22-17-19.

This conveyance is made subject to all covenants, conditions, re-strictions, easements and rights-of-way affecting the title to the prop-erty hereby conveyed that are of record in the Clerk’s Office;provided, however, that any such covenants, conditions or restric-tions indicating a preference, limitation or discrimination based onrace, color, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, handi-cap, familial status or national origin is hereby deleted to the extentsuch covenants, conditions or restrictions violated 42 USC §3604(c).

This conveyance is made subject to all exceptions, reservationsand conditions contained in all prior deeds and to those apparentupon an inspection of the property.

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this propertywas reported to have an address of: 412 Soaring Eagle Lodge,Snowshoe, WV 26209.

The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants ofwarranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements,rights-of-way and reservations which may be a matter of record inthe aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liensand encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real es-tate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasersat the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs andalso the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost ofthe tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be re-sponsible for payment of all real estate taxes.

The subject property will be sold in "AS IS" condition. The Sub-stitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenantor person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.

TERMS: $50,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as depositwith the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.

FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal TaxLiens against the property, the United States would have the right toredeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date ofsuch sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law,whichever is longer.

Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the saleby public announcement at the time and place designated or byposting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution ofthe sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the rightto purchase the property at such sale.

SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.6108 Mid Atlantic Drive

Morgantown, WV 26508(304) 413-0044

(304) 292-2918Toll free: (888) 534-3132

Reference File No. 20-026224-105/12/2c

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATEThe undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority

vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated the 5th day ofJanuary, 2007, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in TrustDeed Book 293, at page 1, Dean H. Stanton aka Dean HowardStanton and Kimberly M. Stanton aka Kimberly Hall did conveyunto Richard A. Pill, Esq., Trustee(s), certain real property describedin said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appointSeneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution ofTrustee dated April 20, 2011 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’soffice; and default having been made under the aforementionedDeed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having beeninstructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offerfor sale at public auction at the front door of the PocahontasCounty Courthouse in Marlinton, West Virginia, on May 31, 2011at 12:00 o'clock p.m. the following described real estate, togetherwith its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto be-longing, situate in Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia,and more particularly described as follows:

All of the following described parcel, tract, or unit of real estate,together with all appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate, lyingand being in Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, andmore particularly described as follows:

All of Unit 408 of Soaring Eagle Lodge as shown and illustratedon that plat of survey recorded among the land records in the Officeof the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, WestVirginia, on November 30, 2006, in Deed Book No. 306, at page 62.

Together with a non-exclusive undivided 0.007837 percent inter-est in all the common elements of Soaring Eagle Lodge Associa-tion, Inc., as shown and designated on the aforesaid plat as SoaringEagle Lodge Phase One Building, together with a non-exclusive un-divided 0.004790 percent interest in all the common elements ofSoaring Eagle Lodge Master Association, Inc., as shown and des-ignated on the aforesaid plat.

This conveyance is specifically made subject to the terms, con-ditions, provisions, restrictions, protective covenants, rights, pow-ers and duties pertaining to Soaring Eagle Lodge as moreparticularly set forth in the Declaration, Plats or maps of survey andBy-Laws of Soaring Eagle Lodge Association, Inc., a West Virginiacorporation, and as, from time to time may be amended, which doc-uments are recorded in the aforesaid County Clerk’s Office as fol-lows:

DECLARATION: DEED BOOK NO. 306, AT PAGE 1DECLARATION: DEED BOOK NO. 306, AT PAGE 62PLAT OF SURVEY: HANGING FILE IThe Grantees, for and on behalf of the grantees and the grantees’

heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, by the ac-ceptance of this deed covenant and agree to pay such charges forthe maintenance of, repairs to, replacement of and expenses in con-nection with the common elements as may be assessed from timeto time by the council in accordance with the Unit Property Act ofWest Virginia, and further covenant and agree that the unit con-veyed by this deed shall be subject to a charge for all amounts soassessed and that, except insofar as section five [§ 36A-7-5], arti-cle seven of said Unitt Property Act may relieve a subsequent unitowner of liability for prior unpaid assessments, this covenant shallrun with and bind the land or unit hereby conveyed and all subse-quent owners thereof.

The Grantees herein, for and on behalf of their heirs, personalrepresentatives, successors and assigns, by acceptance of thisdeed, also agree (a) to comply with all of the provisions of SoaringEagle Lodge Declaration, By-Laws and exhibits attached thereto;(b) to abide by all of the rules and regulations adopted by SoaringEagle Lodge Association, Inc., as described in the Declaration andBy-Laws, and as subsequently amended; (c) to abide by all the rulesand regulations adopted by Soaring Eagle Lodge Master Associa-tion, Inc., and its By-Laws, and as subsequently amended; (d) topay and acknowledge continuing liability to pay all dues and as-sessments properly levied against the Unit by Soaring Eagle LodgeAssociation, Inc., and Soaring Eagle Lodge Master Association, Inc.,and; (e) that amendments to the aforesaid Declaration and relateddocuments which incorporate the Lot or Unit hereby conveyed intoSoaring Eagle Lodge may be prepared, and that the Grantees, theirheirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, agree thatthe subject Unit is a part of Soaring Eagle Lodge and subject to thecurrent Declaration and related documents and all amendments andmodifications thereto.

The Grantor warrants that it has no knowledge or reason to be-lieve that the subject property or its substrata contains an under-ground storage tank which is regulated by the provisions of the WestVirginia Underground Storage Tank Act, W.Va. Code §22-17-19.

This conveyance is made subject to all covenants, conditions, re-strictions, easements and rights-of-way affecting the title to the prop-erty hereby conveyed that are of record in the Clerk’s Office;provided, however, that any such covenants, conditions or restric-tions indicating a preference, limitation or discrimination based onrace, color, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, handi-cap, familial status or national origin is hereby deleted to the extentsuch covenants, conditions or restrictions violated 42 USC §3604(c).

This conveyance is made subject to all exceptions, reservationsand conditions contained in all prior deed and to those apparentupon an inspection of the property.

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this propertywas reported to have an address of: 408 Soaring Eagle Lodge,Snowshoe, WV 26209.

The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants ofwarranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements,rights-of=way and reservations which may be a matter of record inthe aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liensand encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real es-tate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasersat the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs andalso the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost ofthe tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be re-sponsible for payment of all real estate taxes.


TERMS: $22,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

POCAHONTAS COUNTY WEST VIRGINIAPRECINCT NUMBER, NAME, AND POLLING PLACE

NORTHERN

PRECINCT NO. 1 – DURBIN Durbin Fire Station PRECINCT NO. 2 – BARTOW East Fork Industrial Park

PRECINCT NO. 3 – GREEN BANK Green Bank/Elementary Middle School

PRECINCT NO. 4 – CASS Cass Fire StationPRECINCT NO. 6 – DUNMORE Dunmore Community CenterPRECINCT NO. 21 – FROST Frost Fire Station

CENTRAL

PRECINCT NO. 10 – MARLINTON Marlinton Elementary SchoolPRECINCT NO. 12 – CAMPBELLTOWN Edray Senior CenterPRECINCT NO. 13 – BRUSHY FLAT Central Union Community CentePRECINCT NO. 15 – SLATY FORK Seneca Trail Community Center

SOUTHERN

PRECINCT NO. 18 – BUCKEYE Marlinton Middle SchoolPRECINCT NO. 23 – HUNTERSVILLE Huntersville Baptist ChurchPRECINCT NO. 26 – MILL POINT Trinity Baptist ChurchPRECINCT NO. 27 – HILLSBORO Hillsboro SchoolPRECINCT NO. 29 – DROOP Mt. Olivet Church

SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATES TO REMEMBER

April 29 – May 11 - Early Voting at the CourthouseMonday – Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Saturday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 9 – Deadline to submit an application for absentee ballot

May 14 – Election Day – 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION

Saturday, May 14, 20116:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATES TO REMEMBER

April 29 – May 11 - Early Voting at the CourthouseMonday – Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Saturday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 9 – Deadline to submit an application for absentee ballot

May 14 – Election Day – 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Deadline isMonday at noon.All ads must bepaid in advance.

Legals cont. to page 9B

with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal Tax

Liens against the property, the United States would have the right toredeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date ofsuch sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law,whichever is longer.

Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the saleby public announcement at the time and place designated or byposting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution ofthe sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the rightto purchase the property at such sale.


Morgantown, WV 26508(304) 413-0044(304) 292-2918

Toll free: (888) 534-3132Reference File No. 42-005646-11

5/12/2c

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALEPursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by deed of

trust dated the 4th day of April, 2008, signed by Starlena M. Robert-son and Paul J. Robertson, wife and husband, to Vickie L. Hylton,Trustee, which said deed of trust is of record in the Office of theClerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Vir-ginia, in Trust Deed Book 307, at page 62, and R. Vance Golden, III,Trustee having been requested so to do by the Lender, and defaulthaving been made under the terms and conditions of said deed oftrust, and the provisions in said deed of trust concerning accelera-tion having been complied with by the Lender and present holder ofthe note, said Trustee will sell at public auction at 9:00 o'clock,a.m. on the 19th day of May, 2011 at the front doors of theCourthouse in Pocahontas County, West Virginia the followingdescribed real estate:

Situate in Little Levels District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia TRACT ONE: That certain tract, piece or parcel of real estate sit-

uate near Hillsboro, in Little Levels District of Pocahontas County,West Virginia, containing Ten (10) acres, more or less. A more de-tailed description may be found in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty Commission of Pocahontas County in Deed Book 90 atpage 342.

TRACT TWO: That certain tract, piece or parcel of real estate sit-uate near Hillsboro, in Little Levels District of Pocahontas County,West Virginia, adjoining the lands of John Jordan and George R.Wade, containing Fifteen (15) acres, more or less. A more detaileddescription may be found in the Office of the Clerk of the CountyCommission of Pocahontas County in Deed Book 104 at page102.There is excepted and reserved from the above tracts the fol-lowing described tracts or parcels of real estate:

RESERVATION ONE: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe set in theline of Steward and Nancy Galford, from which a corner post, a cor-ner to Galford and Gladys Holmes bears S. 05-01-50 E. 1030.40feet, thence with Galford and following a fence line N. 05-01-50 W.622.21 feet to a ½ inch iron pin pipe set in the line of Galford at afence corner from which a 1 ½ inch iron pipe on the north side ofSecondary Route 219/10 bears N. 05-01-50 W. 808.63 feet, thenceleaving Steward and Nancy Galford and cutting through the land ofGladys Holmes N. 76-15-55 E. 543.92 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe seton the West Right-of-Way of Secondary Route 219/14, in a fencecorner, from which a Transformer Pole No. SB 10 bears S. 23 W.8.75 feet, thence with the West Right-of-Way of Secondary Route219/14 S. 01-19-00 W. 648.97 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on saidRight of Way in a fence corner, thence leaving Secondary Route219/14 and cutting through the land of Gladys Holmes and follow-ing a fence line S. 77-41-15 W. 469.69 feet to the point of beginningand containing 7.24 acres, more or less, as surveyed by William E.Dilley, L.L.S., in February 1989, and as shown on a plat attached toDeed Book 202 at page 277, recorded in the Office of the Clerk ofthe County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

RESERVATION TWO: Beginning at a corner post, a corner toCharles D. Beverage and Steward and Nancy Galford thence leav-ing Charles D. Beverage and with Galford N. 05-01-51 W. 142.00feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the line of Steward and Nancy Gal-ford, thence leaving Galford and cutting through the land of GladysHolmes N. 73-54-22 E. 98.32 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set near apond beside a dead White Pine, thence N. 04-54-40 E. 174.76 feetto a ½ inch iron pipe set in the field, thence N. 66-34-56 E. 287.69feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the west Right-of-Way of Second-ary Route 219/14, thence with the said West R/W S. 01-02-36 W.299.95 feet to a point on said R/W, thence S. 10-20-23 W. 56.72feet to a point on said R/W, thence S. 21-16-16 W. 49.14 feet to apoint on said R/W, thence S. 23-56-06 W. 109.01 feet to a ½ inchiron pipe set on said R/W, in a fence line, and a corner to CharlesD. Beverage, thence leaving said West R/W of Secondary Route219/14, and with Charles D. Beverage N. 46-55-48 W. 139.78 feetto a 1 inch iron rod with a flange top in a fence corner, thence S. 74-08-09 W. 188.33 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.605acres, more or less, as surveyed by William E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dun-more, West Virginia, in June 1989, and as shown on a plat attachedto Deed Book 205 at page 465, recorded in the Office of the Clerkof the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

RESERVATION THREE: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe seat be-side a corner fence post, on the south right-of-way of SecondaryRoute 219/10, and a corner to Stewart and Nancy Galford, fromwhich a 1 inch iron pipe on the north side of Secondary Route219/10 bears N. 05-10-15 W. 45.00 feet, thence leaving Galford andwith the south right-of-way of said Road N. 55-30-31 E. 50.38 feetto a point on said R/W, thence N. 64-04-57 E. 43.94 feet to a pointon said R/W, thence N. 68-20-04 E. 231.97 feet to a ½ inch ironpipe set on said R/W, thence leaving Secondary Route 219/10 and

cutting through the land of Gladys Holmes S. 18-54-57 E. 122.93feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set, thence S. 74-26-43 W. 342.25 feet toa ½ inch iron pipe set beside the fence line in the line of Stewartand Nancy Galford, thence with Galford following the fence line N.05-10-15 W. 75.00 feet to the point of beginning and containing34,370 Square Feet or 0.79 acre, more or less, as surveyed byWilliam E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, West Virginia, in June of 1990,and as shown on a plat attached to Deed Book 209 at page 326,recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission ofPocahontas County, West Virginia.

RESERVATION FOUR: Beginning at a ¾ inch iron pipe a cornerto Lot A, and on the West right-of-way of Secondary Route 219/14,thence leaving Lot A and with said R/W S. 01-04-09 W. 265.85 feetto a ½ inch iron pipe set on the said right-of-way, thence cuttingthrough the land of Gladys Holmes S. 66-64-55 W. 421.16 feet to a½ inch iron pipe set in a field on the Galford line N. 05-01-51 W.321.31 feet along the Galford line to a point on the southwest cor-ner of Lot A thence with Lot A N. 74-54-50 E. 434.58 feet to the pointof beginning and containing 2.748 acres, more or less, as surveyedby William E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, West Virginia, in June 1989,as shown on two plats attached to Deed Book 211 at page 426,recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Pocahontas County,West Virginia.

RESERVATION FIVE: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe found onthe south right of way of Secondary Route 219/10, and being a cor-ner to the .79 acre tract owned by Romie and Margaret Hicks,thence leaving Hicks and with said right-of-way N. 70-16-49 E. 42.04feet to a point on said R/W, thence N. 79-41-18 E. 35.17 feet to apoint on said R/W, thence N. 87-04-18 E. 28.14 feet to a point onsaid R/W, thence S. 81-03-07 E. 58.14 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe seton said right-of-way and cutting through the land of Gladys HolmesS. 02-19-21 E. 100.32 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set in a wet place,thence S. 76-51-03 W. 127.26 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe found, acorner to the 0.79 acre tract of Romie and Margaret Hicks, thencewith Hicks N. 18-54-57 W. 122.95 feet to the point of beginning andcontaining 17,261 square feet or 0.396 acre, more or less, as sur-veyed by William E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, West Virginia, Augustof 1990, as shown on a plat attached to Deed Book 212 at page 5,recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission ofPocahontas County, West Virginia.

RESERVATION SIX: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe set on theWest Right-of-Way of Secondary Route 219/14, a corner to Lot Cthence leaving said Right-of-Way and with Lot C S. 76-16-37 W.585.81 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the line of Steward andNancy Galford and a corner to Lot C, thence leaving Lot C and withGalford N. 05-01-50 W. 188.01 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set in afence corner, on the line of Galford, from which a 2 inch iron pipe onthe North road bank bears N. 05-01-50 W. 347.46 feet, and a Trans-former Pole No. E0730 6F81 bears S. 25 E. 2.33 feet, thence leav-ing Galford and cutting through the land of Gladys Homes N.78-23-00 E. 424.33 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set at a fence corner,beside a water trough, from which a Power Pole No. E0730 HF62bears S. 70 E. 1.66 feet, thence leaving the fence line S. 53-26-09E. 138.58 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set in a fence line at a gate post,said gate post is the South end of the gate, thence S. 89-34-43 E.61.66 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the West Right-of-Way ofSecondary Route 219/14, thence leaving Gladys Holmes and withsaid Right-of-Way S. 03-25-20 W. 50.85 feet to the point of begin-ning, containing 2.10 acres, more or less, as surveyed by William E.Dilley, L.L.S. of Dunmore, West Virginia, in December, 1989, asshown on a plat attached to Deed Book 207 at page 96, recordedin the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of PocahontasCounty, West Virginia.

RESERVATION SEVEN: Beginning at a corner to Gladys Holmesand Steward Galford, thence N. 66-34-55 E. 133.47 feet to a cornerand a point on the line with Gladys Holmes, thence S. 04-54-39 W.174.76 feet to a corner, thence S. 73-54-22 W. 98.32 feet to a cor-ner and point on the line with said Galford, thence N. 05-01-51 W.148.90 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 0.4 acre, moreor less, as surveyed by William E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, WestVirginia as shown on a plat attached to Deed Book 208 at page 276,recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission ofPocahontas County, West Virginia.

RESERVATION EIGHT: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe foundon the West Right-of-Way of Secondary Route 219/14, a corner toJohn Goreʼs 7.24 acre lot, from which a Transformer Pole No. SB 10bears S. 23 W. 3.75 feet, thence leaving the said R/W and with JohnGore S. 76-16-37 W. 543.80 feet to a found ½ inch iron pipe in afence corner, on the line of Steward and Nancy Galford N. 05-01-50W. 274.07 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the line of Galford, anda corner to Lot D, thence leaving Galford and with Lot D N. 76-16-37 E. 585.81 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on the West R/W of Sec-ondary Route 219/14, a corner to Lot D, thence leaving Lot D andwith said R/W S. 03-25-21 W. 282.49 feet to the point of beginning,containing 3.50 acres, more or less, as surveyed by William E. Dil-ley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, West Virginia, in December of 1989, asshown on a plat attached to Deed Book 208 at page 501, recordedin the Officer of the Clerk of the County Commission of PocahontasCounty, West Virginia.

RESERVATION NINE: Beginning at a ½ inch iron pipe found ina fence corner, a corner to Lot D, and on the line of Steward andNancy Galford, thence leaving Lot D and with Galford and followinga fence line N. 04-55-19 W. 165.00 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set inthe Galford line, from which a ½ inch iron pipe a corner to Romieand Margaret Hicks bears N. 04-55-19 W. 61.70 feet thence leav-ing Galford and running past the South side of a pond and cuttingthrough the land of Gladys Holmes N. 71-50-25 E. 224.01 feet to a½ inch iron pipe set in the field, thence S. 10-19-11 E. 189.45 feetto a ½ inch iron pipe set on the line of Lot D beside a fence line,from which a ½ inch iron pipe found in a fence corner at a watertrough, a corner to Lot D bears N. 78-23-00 E. 186.87 feet, thencewith Lot D. S. 78-23-00 W. 237.50 feet to the point of beginning con-

taining 40,481 Square Feet or 0.93 of an acre, more or less as sur-veyed by William E. Dilley, L.L.S., of Dunmore, West Virginia, inSeptember 1991, as shown on a plat attached to Deed Book 215 atpage 136, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Com-mission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

It is the intention of this notice to sell the secured property byproper description as was intended to be transferred and conveyedin the aforesaid deed of trust.The above described real estate is re-ported to have a mailing address of: HC 64 Box 497, Droop,WV 24946

TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand on day of sale or within 30 daysof date of sale upon terms to be agreed upon between Trustee andsuccessful bidder, time being of the essence; payment for unpaidreal estate taxes to be assumed by the purchaser. The Trustee doesnot warrant title or fitness to this property; it is being purchased asis; this is a buyer beware sale and any buyer is advised to retaincounsel before the sale. If there is any part of the process of salewhich is found to be objectionable, the Trustee reserves the right tocancel the sale. No purchaser should take possession or make im-provements in the premises until the Trustee deed is delivered orrecorded. A third party purchaser at sale may be required to pay thepurchase price plus all recording and transfer fees.

Any sale hereunder may be adjourned from time to time withoutany notice other than oral proclamation at the time and place ap-pointed for this sale or by posting of a notice of same. Should theTrustee not appear at the time appointed for the sale and there is nonotice posted of a continuance please contact the office of theTrustee to make further inquiry. Any sale may be conducted or ad-journed by the designated agent or attorney of the Trustee. The un-dersigned is fully vested with the authority to sell said property asTrustee by instrument of record.

Should any party have any inquires, objections to the sale orprotests regarding the sale, or requests regarding the sale, pleasenotify the trustee below by one of the means of communications setforth below.

R. VANCE GOLDEN, III, TRUSTEE543 Fifth Street, P.O. Box 81

Parkersburg, WV 26102Telephone (304) 485‑3851

Fax (304) 485-0261E-mail: [email protected]

Lender: Fifth Third Mortgage Company

Processor: Liz DuboisRobertsonStarlena.ntc / Notices / agreen

5/5/2c

TRUSTEEʼS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATEThe undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority

vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated the 30th day ofJune, 2003, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in TrustDeed Book 226, at page 59, Jack B. Quick did convey unto Jack-son & Kelly, Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deedof Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint SenecaTrustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trusteedated February 17, 2011 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerkʼs of-fice; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deedof Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been in-structed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer forsale at public auction at the front door of the PocahontasCounty Courthouse in Marlinton, West Virginia, on May 17, 2011at 12:00 o'clock p.m. the following described real estate, togetherwith its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto be-longing, situate in Edray, District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia,and more particularly described as follows:

All that certain condominium residence unit situate in a multi-unitarea known as Allegheny Springs Condominium, situate and beingin the Edray District, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, as shownand designated on a map or plat thereof hereinafter mentioned,which said condominium residence unit is more particularly de-scribed as follows:

All of Residence Unit No. 328 of Allegheny Springs Condo-minium, as the same is described in the document entitled “Decla-ration Establishing Allegheny Springs Condominium At SnowshoeMountain Resort, Pocahontas County, West Virginia,” executed byIntrawest Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and recorded in theoffice of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County,West Virginia, in Deed Book 278, page 11, and on the maps referredto in said Declaration as Exhibit C and Exhibit D, also of record insaid Clerkʼs office, as amended by the “First Amendment to Decla-ration Establishing Allegheny Springs Condominium at SnowshoeMountain Resort, Pocahontas County, West Virginia,” executed byIntrawest Resorts, Inc., and plats and maps referenced therein,recorded in the aforesaid County Clerkʼs office in Deed Book 281,at page 310, to which documents, plats, and maps reference is heremade for a further description of the real estate herein conveyed.

The above conveyance is made subject to all exceptions, reser-vations, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, and rights-of-ways as contained in prior deed of conveyance for the abovedescribed parcel of real estate.

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this propertywas reported to have an address of: 328 Allegheny Springs,Snowshoe, WV 26209.

The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants ofwarranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements,rights-of-way and reservations which may be a matter of record inthe aforesaid Clerkʼs Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liensand encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real es-tate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasers



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POCAHONTAS, WV SPECIAL PRIMARY 051411: (English Version) DEM - Ballot Style #1

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIACOUNTY, OF POCAHONTAS, to-wit:

I, Melissa L. Bennett, Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and as such,do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct specimen of the Official Ballot to be voted in the Spe-cial Primary Election, said Election to be held Saturday, May 14, 2011, showing correctly all names of can-didates certified to me in my said office by Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State, State of West Virginia.

Given under my hand this the 18th day of April, 2011.Melissa L. Bennett, Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission

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POCAHONTAS, WV SPECIAL PRIMARY 051411: (English Version) REP - Ballot Style #1

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIACOUNTY, OF POCAHONTAS, to-wit:

I, Melissa L. Bennett, Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and as such,do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct specimen of the Official Ballot to be voted in the Spe-cial Primary Election, said Election to be held Saturday, May 14, 2011, showing correctly all names of can-didates certified to me in my said office by Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State, State of West Virginia.

Given under my hand this the 18th day of April, 2011.Melissa L. Bennett, Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission

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at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs andalso the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost ofthe tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall beresponsible for payment of all real estate taxes.


TERMS: $33,000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit withthe balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.

FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal TaxLiens against the property, the United States would have the right toredeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date ofsuch sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law,whichever is longer.Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee maypostpone the sale by public announcement at the time and placedesignated or by posting a notice of the same, and act by agent inthe execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trustreserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.


Morgantown, WV 26508304-413-0044304-292-2918

Toll free: 888-534-3132Reference File No. 20-000503-11 cc:

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AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICENOTICE OF APPLICATION

Notice is given that Boxley Aggregates of West Virginia, LLC hasapplied to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protec-tion, Division of Air Quality, for a Class II Administrative Update, fora non metallic mineral processing plant located on HC 64, Box 436,Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

The applicant estimates the decreased, potential to discharge thefollowing Regulated Air Pollutants will be: particulate matter by 59.71tons per year and particulate matter – 10 by 28.51 tons per year.

Startup of operation is planned to begin on or about the 30th dayof June, 2011. Written comments will be received by the West Vir-ginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Qual-ity, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304, for at least 30calendar days from the date of publication of this notice.

Any questions regarding this permit application should be directedto the DAQ at 304- 926-0499, extension 1227, during normal busi-ness hours.

Dated this the 6 th day of May, 2011.

Boxley Aggregates of West Virginia, LLCAbney S. Boxley, III

PresidentP.O. Box 13527

Roanoke, Virginia 240355/12/1c

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West VirginiaIf You Are Or Were An Owner Of West Virginia Property That

Had An Underground Propane Gas Line Or a Propane Gas Linethat Should Have Been Buried Underground on Your Propertyand You Received Propane Services From AmeriGas PropaneOr Columbia Propane At Any Time From October 18, 1994 ToDecember 31, 2005, A Pending Class Action Lawsuit May Af-fect Your Rights

A settlement class action lawsuit has been certified against Ameri-Gas Propane, Columbia Propane, and others. The Court in chargeof this lawsuit is the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Vir-ginia. The name of the lawsuit is Samuel J. Swiger, Brenda Swiger,Joseph Shawn Swiger, Frank Yablonsky, Cheryl Hall, Ken Bonnette,Vince Opalinski, Andrew Sorine, Grafton Church of God, ElizabethQuintana, Pamela Nelson, and Russell A. Irwin, vs. AmeriGasPropane, Inc., AmeriGas Propane, L.P., James Walters, NiSource,Inc., Columbia Energy Group, and Columbia Propane Corporation,Civil Action No. 98-C-298.

What is the Case About?The lawsuit claims that AmeriGas and Columbia breached their

agreements with its customers and also violated the West VirginiaConsumer Credit Protection Act by improperly and unsafely in-stalling, operating and maintaining propane systems on customer'sproperty, including by misrepresenting that the propane systemswere safely installed, maintained and serviced. The Class alsoclaims that AmeriGas and Columbia's conduct created a nuisance,was negligent and intentional, and that these Companies were alsopart of a conspiracy.AmeriGas Propane and Columbia Propanedeny that they did anything wrong.

Who is a Class Member?You are a Class Member and part of this lawsuit if you: 1. Were

a customer of either AmeriGas or Columbia Propane during the timeperiod from October 18, 1994 up to and including December 31,2005, and either, a)Had a propane system with an undergroundline or a line that was supposed to be underground on their West Vir-ginia property during that time period that was owned, used, oper-ated, installed, fueled, serviced or maintained, by either AmeriGasor Columbia,1 or b)You are also a member of the Class if you hadan upright propane cylinder without an underground line but thatcylinder was either moved or converted to an underground line dur-ing 2000 through 2005 as a result of a physical inspection.

What Are the Terms of the SettlementCash Payment: AmeriGas and NiSource have agreed to pay

$20,832,000 to pay for remediation of propane systems needing re-burial, riser protection and/or conduit sealing, if conduit was used,damages for aggravation & inconvenience, class representative in-centive awards, and attorney fees for class counsel; litigation ex-penses and claims administration fees will be paid separately.Additional monies had already been paid by AmeriGas to previouslyremedy over 3,000 propane installations. The availability andamount of cash payments to Class Members will depend upon var-ious factors, including, but not limited to, the total number of ClassMembers participating and the type of claims filed. The exactamount of individual cash payments cannot be determined at thistime, but estimates are available in the full Notice which can be ob-tained by seeking additional information from the Ed Gentle, ClaimsAdministrator, appointed by the Court at his address or toll free num-ber listed below or from the website, www.wvamerigasclassac-tion.com.

Who Represents Me?The Court has appointed David J. Romano of Romano Law Of-

fice, Clarksburg, WV, to represent the Class. You may hire your ownattorney, if you wish. However, you will be responsible for your ownattorney's fees and expenses.

What Are My Legal Rights?*If you wish to stay in the Class, you do not have to do any-

thing. However to receive a payment you will need to complete avalid claim form obtained from the Claims Administrator atwww.wvamerigasclassaction.com and file it before the deadline ofJune 30, 2011. If you miss this deadline your claim may be denied.If you remain a Class Member, you will however give up the right tosue AmeriGas and Columbia Propane and the other Defendantsabout the claims in the lawsuit.

• What if I have questions? You may obtain further information,a copy of the certain Court documents and the Settlement Agree-ments by visiting the website www.wvamerigasclassaction.com orby requesting information from the Ed Gentle, Claims Administratorby writing at the address below or calling the toll free number listedbelow.

• If you do not wish to be a member of the Class, you mustsend a letter requesting to be excluded. Your request must be post-marked no later than June 30, 2011

.• Can I object to the settlement? If you are a Member of theClass, you may object to the settlement by notifying the Court ofyour intent to object. You must set forth the grounds for your objec-tion. You may object to the fairness, reasonableness, or adequacyof the settlement by mailing your intent to object to: Ed Gentle,Claims Administrator and the Court Clerk at the addresses providedbelow by sending a letter postmarked on or before July 15, 2011which must be received by the Court on or before July 20, 2011.

• You can Appear in the Lawsuit if you do not exclude yourself.To appear in the lawsuit, you must request to do so by sending a let-ter to the Court, counsel and the Claims Administrator at the ad-dresses listed below, which letter must be postmarked on or beforeJuly 15, 2011 and received by the Court on or before July 20, 2011.The Court fairness hearing will be held on August 10, 2011 at 10:00a.m. in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, WV, located at 243High Street, Morgantown, WV 26505.

More information about how to file a claim, exclude yourself orappear in the case is available in the full Notice of Proposed ClassSettlement which you may request from the Claims Administratorby mail, or call the toll free number listed below, or obtain from thewebsite listed below.

Claims AdministratorEd Gentle

P.O. Box 361730Birmingham, AL 35236

Plaintiffs' Class CounselDavid J. Romano

B––The Pocahontas Times––May 12, 2011


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363 Washington Ave.Clarksburg, WV 26301

Circuit Court of Monongalia CountyAttn: Clerk of Court

243 High Street, Room 110Morgantown, WV 26505

Defendant AmeriGas CounselJay Varon Foley & Lardner3000 "K" Street, Suite 500Washington, D.C. 20007

Defendant NiSource CounselYvette HarmonMcGuire Woods LLP1345 Avenue of the Americas, 7th FloorNew York, NY 10105-0106

For More Information, including a Copy of the Full Notice ofProposed SettlementCall Toll-Free: 1-855-637-5538, orVisit:www.wvamerigasclassaction.com

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONOF WEST VIRGINIACHARLESTON

CASE NO. 11-0248-SWF-TNICHOLAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY,

Calvin, Nicholas County, Tariff filing to add a C&D rate to current tariff.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF TARIFF FILING

Notice hereby is given that Nicholas County Solid Waste Author-ity, a governmental agency that operates a publicly owned solidwaste facility, Calvin, Nicholas County, filed a tariff with the Com-mission, pursuant to Tariff Rule 19, to add to its existing tariff a ratefor construction and demolition (C&D) solid waste. The Authorityproposed a rate of $37.50 per ton, which includes an $8.25 as-sessment fee. The filing does not propose to increase existing rates,but proposes only to add a rate to be charged for the disposal ofC&D waste only.The Authority serves only one customer class. Therequested rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject tochange (increases or decreases) by the Commission in its review ofthis filing. Any increase in rates and charges will not become effec-tive until authorized and approved by the Commission. (If a hear-

ing is scheduled, notice will be given of the time and place of hear-ing.)Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a writtenprotest or notice of intervention within 50 days from the publicationdate. Failure to timely protest or intervene can affect your rights toprotest any rate increases and to participate in future proceedings.All protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reasonfor the protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must complywith the Commission’s rule on intervention set forth in the Commis-sion’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. All protests and interven-tions should be addressed to Executive Secretary, Public ServiceCommission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston West Vir-ginia 25323.A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as arepresentative of the Authority to provide any information requestedconcerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers,or their agents at the Authority’s office at Calvin, Nicholas County,West Virginia. A copy of the proposed rates is available for publicinspection at the office of the Executive Secretary of the PUBLICSERVICE COMMISSION at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, WestVirginia 25301.

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FFOROR SSALEALE

FOR SALE - ‘95 Blazer. Runsneeds some work. Good for parts.304-799-4855 after 5 p.m. 5/12/2p

FOR SALE - Two-year-old Hot-blast wood furnace, $200. 304-799-5468. 5/12/1p

FOR SALE - Utility trailer withfold-down ramp. New tires. FortKnox gun vault with three dead-bolts. 304-456-4266. 5/12/1p

FOR SALE - 1997 GMC Safarivan, AC, 20-22 mpg, clean. 304-799-7280. 5/12/1c

FOR SALE - Top soil. Marlintonarea. Call 304-456-3434. 5/12/2p

FOR SALE - To a good home. Six-month-old Brindle male Boxer,AKC and CKC registered. $100.Call 304-572-1069. 5/12/1p

FOR SALE - 40 mpg, 1998 HundaiAccent, 67,000 miles. $2,900. 304-799-6501. 5/12/1p

FOR SALE - Two white Persiankittens. Seven-weeks-old. $35 each.304-799-6569. 5/5/2p

FOR SALE - Gravely walk-behind$200. 304-799-6569. 5/5/2p

FOR SALE - 1900s four piece bed-room suite, good condition, $700firm; new AB Circle Pro exercisemachine, $90 firm. Call 304-799-4776. 5/12/1p

WOOD FOR SALE - Round $145;split, $180; logs, $260. Call ChrisJordan, 304-799-7186, for more in-formation. 5/5/2p

FOR SALE - 1986 Monte Carlo SSin good shape. Asking $4,500; 1985Kawasaki Vulcan 700 shaft drivenmotorcycle. Garage kept. Asking$1,250. If interested call 304-799-7221. 4/28/4p

REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS,Calving Ease and Stock Bulls avail-able. Guaranteed breeders and freedelivery. Ginseng Angus, 540-474-5137. 4/21/tfnc

BOOKS - Thousands of good usedbooks. Buckeye Bend, Rt. 219,Buckeye. Thursday, Friday, Satur-day, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 304-799-2272.

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HAPPY JACK LIQUIVIC®:Recognized safe and effectiveagainst hook and roundworms byUS Center for Veterinary Medicine.Bear Hollow Dog Feed, 304-653-4853. www.kennelvax.com

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Stop scratching and gnawing. Pro-mote healing and hair growth.Stamp out ITCHAMCALLITS!Shampoo with Happy Jack® ItchNo More, apply Skin Balm®, addTonekote® to diet. SOUTHERNSTATES 304-799-6523. www.ken-nelvax.com 4/21/4c

FOR SALE - Oil tank. $25. 304-653-8574, after 6 p.m. 3/17/tfn

RREALEAL EESTATESTATE &&MMOBILEOBILE HHOMESOMES

HOUSE FOR SALE - Located on10th Avenue, Marlinton. Out of theflood zone. Two-story home withnew vinyl siding and shutters. Threeporches, four bedrooms, two bath-

rooms, and an outbuilding. Homeheated with electric baseboard orpropane gas. Estate of DorothyMcLaughlin Bowles. If interestedcontact 304-799-4910. 5/12/7p

TRAILER FOR SALE - Snow-shoe. Call 304-653-4736. 5/5/2p

WE NEED TRADES - Giving topdollar. Call for your free appraisalvalue. Clayton Homes, Elkins, 304-636-6900. 5/5/2c

Zero down on homes to storm vic-tims. 1-888-636-6900. 5/5/2c

FOR SALE - 113 + acres with cus-tom log home and matching garage.All sides border national forest.Private, gated entrance. Green Bankarea. Call 304-456-5150.

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FISHERMAN’S ANDHUNTER’S PARADISE - Threebedroom, one and 1/2 bath, threelots, chain link fence, paved drive-way. 20 Ellen Street, Richwood,WV 937-875-1161. 4/14/8p

FFOROR RRENTENT

FOR RENT - One bedroom, fur-ished apartment at the base ofSnowshoe Mountain. Starting at$600/mo., based on term of lease.All utilities provided, includinglocal phone, DSL, and Dish TV. CallPat, 304-572-3000. 5/12/2p

FOR RENT - Two bedroom house,Arbovale. Newly remodeled, secu-rity system. References/security de-posit required. 304-457-1898.

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FOR RENT - Recently renovatedGreenbrier Building duplex apart-ment. Rent includes water/sewerand trash for one person. $275.Cable TV, cable Internet, Maytagwasher/dryer. Available at discountprice. Call 304-646-4322. 5/5/2c

FOR RENT - Newer, 2 bedroomcondos w/dish. Furnished. Close toSnowshoe. HUD accepted. $550.304-642-9051 4/28/tfnc

FOR RENT - Marlinton, threebedroom, two bath home, $425; permonth. 304-799-4440, ask for Oak.

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FOR RENT - Efficiency apartmentin Durbin. 304-456-4915. 4/14/tfnc

APARTMENT FOR RENT - Onriver next to Red Oak Realty; twobedroom, one bath, $300/mo. $300security deposit. Call: 904-270-1050or [email protected]

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FOR RENT - Apartments in Mar-linton. 304-799-3919. 7/16/tfnc

HOUSE FOR RENT or Sale -Owner financing with small downpayment. 304-799-4167. 1/14/tfnc

SSERVICESERVICES

SERVICES - Will do trimming,painting, yard work and other oddjobs. 304-653-4360. 5/12/4p

SERVICES - Garden tilling. 304-653-4568. 5/12/2p

A & A PAINT AND STAIN - Forall your cleaning and painting needs,call us. Free estimates. No job toosmall. 304-799-4353. 5/12/2p

BUYING junk cars and trucks, pay-ing $100/vehicle. Must have title.

Will haul. Call 304-456-4505.5/5/tfnc

SERVICES - Lawn mowing andlawn care, weedeating. All lawncare needs. Call Donald Sharp, 304-799-2275. 3/10/21p

POCAHONTAS PAMPEREDPETS - Grooming on Monday andThursday. Boarding available 24/7.Call 304-645-1476 for grooming;304-799-4416 for boarding.

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COMPUTERS-R-US - Problems?We can help. Home or business.Call Christine Rebinski - 304-456-3244, or Terry Gett - 304-456-4353.

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Tilt-In insulated replacement win-dows by GROSECLOSE SIDING& WINDOWS. Free estimates.Call Dick or Jesse at 304-799-4956.WV040416 5/7/tfnc

HHELPELP WWANTEDANTED

COMMUNITY ACTION OFSOUTH EASTERN WEST VIR-GINIA RIGHT FROM THESTART PROGRAM has openingsfor RNs and Licensed Social Work-ers for Pocahontas and Randolphcounties. Required credentials varyaccording to position. Desired Qual-ifications - RNs - community nurs-ing experience, goodcommunication skills, willingness totravel, ability to organize and in-struct classes; Licensed SocialWorkers - good communicationskills, willingness to travel, and abil-ity to work independently. Positionsinvolve home visitation with perina-tal families. Applicants will alsoteach all aspects of prenatal care forchild development. Applicationswill be accepted at CASEWV RightFrom the Start Program, 402 MainStreet, Rainelle, WV through May16, 2011. Call 304-438-5810 for ad-ditional informatio. We are anEOE/AA Agency.5/12/1c

HELP WANTED - Housekeeper,Hillsboro area. Call 304-653-2039.

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LPN POSITION - Part-time maylead to full-time. Shifts will vary.Excellent pay and benefits. Applica-tions can be picked up at the Poca-hontas Center, Stillwell Park Road,Marlinton. EOE/AA 4/21/4c

CNA POSITIONS - Full-time onday or evening shift. Excellent payand benefits. Applications can bepicked up at the Pocahontas Center,Stillwell Park Road, Marlinton.EOE/AA. 4/21/4c

DIETARY POSITION at the Poc-ahontas Center nursing facility. Ap-plications available at the center.Stillwell Park Road, Marlinton,WOE/AA. 7/15/tfnc

HELP WANTED - Part-timehandyman help required. Call 304-536-3111. 4/21/5c

NNOTICESOTICES

FARMERS MARKET, May 14, 9a.m. - 1 p.m. First Avenue, Marlin-ton. Tickets on sale for Lois Young’sbright, new quilted table runner.

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NOTICE - Opening May 13,Gray’s Greenhouse, beside SmithLumber Sales, Huntersville. Mon-day through Saturday, 9 a.m. - 7p.m. Tomato and pepper plants for

sale. Stop by and check us out.5/12/4p

ARC - Ribs and pizza. OpeningMay 12. Call-in orders. Menu innext week’s paper. 5/5/2p

BBAKEAKE/Y/YARDARD &&MMOVINGOVING SSALESALES

HILLSBORO COMMUNITYYARD SALES - June 4; 9 a.m. - ?.Watch for signs. Rain date: June 11.

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OPEN HOUSE SALE - June 24and 25; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 800 10th Av-enue, Marlinton. Furniture, antiques,trinkets, Avon cologne collectibles,and much more. Estate of DorothyMcLaughlin Bowles. 5/12/7p

HUGE YARD SALE - Saturday,May 14; 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wilson’sGreenhouse, Campbelltown.5/12/1

GARAGE SALE - Friday and Sat-urday, May 13, 14; Woodrow Road.Clark Galford residence. 5/12/1p

GARAGE SALE - Five miles outBeaver Creek. May 13 and 14; 9a.m. - ? 5/12/1c

THREE FAMILY YARD SALE -Saturday, May 14; 8 a.m. - ?, 1-1/2miles past Cass Firehouse on Route66 West. Watch for signs. Rain date,

May 21. 5/12/1p

FFREEREE

FREE - Two bedroom, all electric,

unfurnished 1977 house trailer. Lo-cated at Handley hunting and fish-ing area. Very good shape.304-727-0996 or 304-541-1966.

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MARKET REPORTGreenbrier Valley Livestock Market

Lewisburg, WVMay 6, 2011

464 Head of Livestock sold,amounting to $270,610.34

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Composting is like a lotof things. There aredifferent difficulty

levels depending on howmuch effort and time you arewilling to dedicate to the artof making your own soil.

Dunmore resident FredFromhart has learned overthe years the best techniquefor making compost.

He began with a composttumbler.

“Those are great if youwant to spend a lot of extratime on the materials, butthere is so much you have todo with the materials beforethey go in the tumbler,”Fromhart said.

With a compost tumbler,all the scraps you add to themix have to be finelychopped up first. An extrastep Fromhart saw as a waste of time.

“If I want to put scraps of grass inmy compost mix, I don’t want to sitdown and chop it up after I’ve mowedthe lawn,” he said.

The up side to using the tumbler andchopping up the materials is that thecompost if ready to use within months.

After just a year of working with thetumbler, Fromhart changed to a morelaid back approach with his compost.

“Now, I have a pile in the yard thatI throw everything onto,” he said. “Igo out and add blood meal, green sandand rock phosphorus, mix up every-thing and let nature take its course.”

Blood meal – actual dried animalblood – green sand and rock phospho-rus can be found and any garden sup-ply store. These materials assist in thebreakdown of raw materials like grass,coffee grounds and table scraps.

Making a large compost pile and

using all sizes of scraps leads to alonger waiting period for thecompost. Fromhart said it couldtake up to a year for the com-post to be ready, but the ben-efits you reap are worth thewait.

“Compost is the best,richest soil you can use onyour garden,” he said.

Whether you have a veg-etable garden or flower gar-den like Fromhart, compostwill increase the health andsize of your plants.

Now, the next time you hear thenursery rhyme, “Mary, Mary, quitecontrary, how doesyour gardengrow?” you cananswer confi-dently, “with com-post.”


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FRED FROMHART’S FLOWERS add sprinkles of bright color all over his yard.With the help of a rich compost, the flowers are heathier and more abundant. Aboveand right are several colors of tulips and below, a vibrant red peony opens up to thebright sun rays. S. Stewart photos