CHARLESTON – PutnamCounty's unemployment raterose slightly to 6.7 percent in Jan-uary, but remained ahead of theoverall state unemployment rateof 7.8 percent, according to datareleased last week by WorkForceWest Virginia.

Overall, 46 counties in West

Virginia reported increased un-employment rates in January,compared to six that reported de-clining unemployment rates.

The five highest county unem-ployment rates in January wereCalhoun (13.2 percent),

Roane (12.9 percent), Wirt(12.4 percent), Wetzel (12.1 per-cent), and Mason (12.0 percent).The lowest county unemploy-ment rate in January was

Monongalia (5.2 percent), fol-lowed closely by Jefferson (5.8percent).

In Putnam County, unemploy-ment was up slightly from the 6.4percent rate reported in Decem-ber 2011. Year over year, PutnamCounty's unemployment rateimproved more than a full per-centage point as it stood at 8.3percent in January 2011.

Overall, PutnamCounty's total

nonfarm payroll was 19,570 peo-ple in January, compared to19,050 in January 2011. PutnamCounty had 3,900 people work-ing in the goods producing sec-tor, while 15,670 worked inservice industries, according toWorkForceWest Virginia.

Statewide, West Virginia’s un-employment rate climbed four-

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STAFF REPORTHUNTINGTON – A pair of Put-

nam County natives lead thesigning class of theMarshall Uni-versity men's soccer team an-nounced this week.

Tommy Trupo of Scott DepotandTrevor Starcher of Hurricanewere among seven signees an-nounced by the ThunderingHerd men's soccer team thisweek.

The class is head coach BobGray’s 18th since he becameleader of the Thundering Herdprior to the 1995 season, andcontains players from the WestVirginia, national, and interna-tional soccer scenes.

The class is headlined byTrupo, a two-time West VirginiaGatorade Player of the Year thatled the state in scoring this pastseason playing for CharlestonCatholic. An NSCAA High SchoolAll-American andmember of theODP Regional squad, Trupo isdescribed by Gray as a playerwith “tremendous upside andloads of speed.”

Trupo is the son of Frank andGail Trupo and plans to major inbiology – pre-dentist when heenrolls at Marshall.

Starcher is described by Grayas a strong, physical player whopossesses the versatility to play inmultiple positions on the field.He is a two-time First-Team All-State midfielder and was named2010 AAA Midfielder of the Yearplaying for Hurricane HighSchool. He is the son of John andDee Starcher. He plans to majorin sports management at Mar-shall.

The other player to sign withtheHerd fromWestVirginia is Ian

Lovern.Lovern never played high

school ball, instead opting toplay club soccer with theRoanoke Star. Like Starcher,Lovern is a versatile player, andwill be vying for time out on thewing. “Trevor is a big, strong, ag-gressive kid with an edge to hisgame that I like,” said Gray, “andIan is a tremendously passionateplayer with a high level of fitnessthat will let him move up anddown the field without tiring.”

“Overall, we’re thrilled to getthree quality players from ourown state,” said Gray. “It’s beenawhile sincewewere able to snagWest Virginia kids who can playat this level, but I strongly believeall three of these guys are morethan capable.”

The other two Americansignees are JackHopkins of Birm-ingham, Ala., and Bijan Glostonof Clarksville, Tenn. Hopkins, a

Putnam players sign to play soccer at Marshall

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WINFIELD – Putnam CountyClerk BrianWood said that he isin need of poll workers for theupcoming May 8 primary elec-tions.

Wood said that he needs bothRepublican and Democrat pollworkers.

“Anyone interested shouldplease contact my office,”Woodsaid. “This being a presidentialelection we would like to have astockpile of workers to drawfrom.”

Wood said that he needs pollworkers both to work the pollsthe day of the primary electionand also to man informationbooths that he plans to set up inhigh traffic voting areas. Woodsaid that he thinks the informa-tion booths are necessary be-cause of recent redistrictingchanges so that voters know theproper places to vote.

“We can use all of the peoplewe can get,”Wood said.

In order to be eligible to be apoll worker, Wood said that youmust be a resident of PutnamCounty, must be 18 years of ageand registered to vote.

A training session is providedfor poll workers before the pri-mary election,Wood said.

In addition to performing acivic duty, Wood said that poll

County inneedofpollworkers forMay8election

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NoticeOn March 5, 2012, council for

the City of Hurricane approvedchanges to the water and sewertariffs to adhere to the West Vir-ginia Public Service Commis-sion’s Rules and Regulationsconcerning the city’s water andsewer rates. The approvedchanges are to increase waterand sewer rates by 19.8% for res-idential, commercial, industrialand other customers.

Anyone wishing to review thetariff may contact the utility of-fice at 562-5896.

St. Francis SchoolOpen Enrollment

St. Francis School, 525 HolleyStreet, St. Albans is accepting reg-istrations for the 2012-2013school year for grades preschoolthrough fifth. St. Francis offers ahigh-quality academic programin a safe, Christian environment.

Three-year old and four-yearold preschool programs are li-censed by DHHR and focus onsocialization, language develop-ment, and fine and gross motorskills.

Students in grades K-5 receiveinstruction in the core subjects aswell as computer, music, art,physical education, Spanish, andcharacter education.

Extra curriculum programs in-clude basketball, theater arts,choir, chess and 4th and 5thgrade band.

St. Francis offers before andafter school care programs forchildren in all grades.

Registration forms may be ob-tained on the school websitewww.sfswv.com, or by calling theschool office at (304) 727-5690.

Order YourEaster Eggs NOW

The United Methodist Womenof Forrest Burdette UnitedMethodist Women are taking or-ders for ½ pound Easter Eggs,available in vanilla, coconut,cherry nut, maple nut and themost favorite of all, peanut but-ter. Each egg is hand decorated.Cost $3.50.

The eggs will be available forpick on Saturday, March 31st,2012, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. atForrest Burdette United

Methodist Church, 2848 PutnamAvenue in Hurricane. Also, onthat day, books, crafts, bakedgoodies and hot dogs will be onsale for the Spring Festival.

To place an order, call Jan, 304-562-2053 or email your order tojrowsey593@aol.com with thesubject Eggs!

Election WorkersNeeded

If you are registered to vote inPutnam County and would liketo work as an election worker inthe May 8, 2012, primary elec-tion, please contact the office ofthe Putnam County Clerk at 304-586-0202, by March 30. Workerswill be placed on a first comebasis. Both evening and daytraining sessions will be avail-able.

Easter EggsThe women of St. Paul's United

Methodist Church in Nitro aremaking candy Easter eggs in thefollowing flavors: peanut butter,cherry nut; maple nut, coconutand butter cream. All eggs arehalf-pound and cost $4.00 each.To place an order please call 304755-3561. Orders must be placedby March 21st.

Putnam County VoterRegistration DeadlinePutnam County Voter Registra-

tion deadline is April 17th, 2012.For more information contactthe Putnam County Clerk’s officeat 304-586-0202.

First Baptist Church,St. Albans, Preschool

EnrollmentFirst Baptist Church Weekday

Preschool, 523 Second Street, St.Albans is enrolling children forFall 2012. The 5-day program isfor 4-year-olds. Tuition is $100 amonth. There is also a 3-day pro-gram (Monday, Wednesday, Fri-day) for 3-year-olds. Tuition is$80 a month.

Classes are 8:30 a.m. to 11:30am. With arrival as early as 7:30a.m. We offer “at the door” deliv-ery and pick-up of your child forparents with babies or disabili-ties.

Our teachings focus on the“Readiness Skills” for reading,

math, language arts and science.Your children will enjoy learningin a caring, Christian atmos-phere.

Please call 304-727-4661 formore information.

University of Charlestonannounces upcoming

SpeakersThe University of Charleston

Speaker Series announces thefollowing schedule:

Energy: Who’s Got the Power??March 27 – “The Power of

Coal” – with Kevin Crutchfield,CEO of Alpha Natural Resources

April 12 – “Global Power Plays”– with Barry Worthington, Execu-tive Director, U.S. Energy Associ-ation

All events begin at 6:30 p.m. inGeary Auditorium, RigglemanHall, and are free and open to thepublic. No tickets needed. De-tails, photos, and speaker biosare available on our website,www.ucwv.edu/speakerseries.For more information, pleasecontact:

University of Charleston Officeof Communications, (304) 357-4716; communications@ucwv.edu.

Rummage Sale atSt. Paul's United

Methodist ChurchWhen: Saturday - March 17th Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Where: 20th St, Nitro The youth will be selling hot-

dogs.

SpeakEasy Singlesannounces March

EventsSaturday Morning Bike Rides:March 17th, 24th, and 31st - Bi-

cycle Riders – Meet Jerry & Keith@ University of Charleston @10:00am for a casual bike ridethrough Kanawha City - stopalong the way for yardsales...Maybe have lunch atCracker Barrel and ride backdown the back roads by the sce-nic Kanawha River. Keith @ 304-395-0182 or Jerry @304-965-1458.

Game Night: Tuesday, March 27th - 6:00pm-

8:00pm at Sandi Kay's Cottage inKanawha City, WV. Fee: $1.00 (tocover cost of rental). Please RSVPVicky @ 304-205-4329 orspeakeasysingles@suddenlink.net.

We will either have Trivia, Mex-ican Train Game or LCR on thisnight!! Check the web site -www.speakeasysingles.com formore information.

DIRECTIONS: Facility is lo-cated in Kanawha City inCharleston, behind the KanawhaMall. Take 50th Street across rail-road tracks to Chesterfield Av-enue, turn left on Chesterfield, goapproximately 1/2 mile. We arelocated at 5701 Chesterfield Av-enue (beside South East BibleMissionary Church). Building iswhite with red trim.http://www.speakeasysingles.co

m/photos/sandikaycottageEven if you do not want to

sponsor an event for the club,please come out and support theperson that does sponsor anevent.

That person spends a lot oftime, money and puts a lot effortinto making their event a successand it's a disappointment to thatperson if nobody shows up afterall their hard work :-). Meet Peo-ple, Make Friends, and Have Fun!

Find out more aboutSpeakEasy Singles by visitingtheir Website:http://www.speakeasysingles.com, by Voice mail 304-345-7810 forinformation on activities or youcan email speakeasysingles@suddenlink.net. SpeakEasy Sin-gles is also on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakEasySingles/.

Civil War WeekendHeld at Valley (Wave Pool)

Park, Hurricane March 23, 24 &25, 2012

This is going to be the biggestevent of the year. You don’t wantto miss it. There will be Story-telling, Night firing, Parade Drills,Ladies Tea, Historical LanternTour, a Military Ball, Sutlers andRe-enactors who will commem-orate the skirmish of HurricaneBridge and the Battle of ScaryCreek. These are just a few of theactivities going on. For more in-formation call Putnam CountyParks (304)562-0518 ext. 10 orVisitors Bureau at (304) 562-0727.

Pool & ProgramManager Needed

Putnam County Parks andRecreation Commission is seek-ing a qualified individual to fillthe position of Pool and ProgramManager. The position is a fulltime salaried position with bene-fits. The successful applicantmust be CPO certified and haveprior pool management experi-ence. Experience in program andactivity management is helpful.

To obtain a job description andapplication form, visit our website at www.putnamcounty-parks.net or come to the Admin-istrative Office located at #1Valley Park Drive, Hurricane, WV25526 or call 304-562-0518 ext.10. The completed application,cover letter, resume and refer-ences are to be mailed or deliv-ered to the park office by 3 p.m.on Friday, March 30, 2012.

Ladies Tea - Civil WarWeekend

March 24, 2012You are cordially invited to be

our guest at a Ladies Tea. Allladies eight years of age andabove are welcome to attend.You may bring your favorite teacup. Three o’clock in the after-noon held in the Valley ParkCommunity Center. Tickets onsale at the Putnam County CVBoffice (304-562-0727).

Sobriety Checkpoint setfor Saturday, March 17th There will be a Sobriety Check-

point conducted on Saturday,March 17, 2012 at approximately2000 hours on West VirginiaRoute 34 near the Chapman Fu-neral Home in Teays Valley, WV.

The purpose of the checkpointwill be the detection and appre-hension of suspected drunkendrivers, as well as the enforce-ment of the traffic laws of theState of WV.

The checkpoint will be oper-ated from 2000 hours until 0200hours for a total of 6 hours.

Civil War Weekend 2012Dinner & presentation with

Abe Lincoln - March 22, 2012 - atthe Commons of Putnam Countyat 6:30pm.

Tickets on sale at the PutnamCounty CVB Office - $20 adults;$10 children 10 & under - or call304-562-0727.

"Colesmouth" presentsSt Paddy's Day concert on

Saturday, March 17The Bayer CropScience

Colesmouth Concert Series, pop-ularly known as "Colesmouth"presents a St Paddy's Day concerton Saturday, March 17, featuringa "Wee bit of the Celtic Isles in thehills of West Virginia" with thepremiere Irish and Celtic supergroup, the Appalachian CelticConsort.

The Appalachian Celtic Con-sort performs traditional Scottishand Irish music in the foothills ofthe Appalachian mountains ofWest Virginia.

Their music catches the energyof the Celtic ceili, where musi-cians would gather just for thecraic (Craic – pronounced “crack”but meaning “great fun”).

Coming to Colesmouth Satur-day, May 16, an evening ofrockin' hot Blues with ChazHumley & The Effects

Tickets are $10 at the door foradults and $7 for students. Doorsopen at 7pm, Show starts at 7.30.

Colesmouth is supported byBayer CropScience, sunvalley-musicgroup, the St. AlbansMonthly, the Colesmouth volun-teers and the arts enthusiaststhat attend the shows.

For more info on the Ap-palachian Celtic Consort, go to:http://acelticconsort.com.

For more info on theColesmouth Concert Series, findus on Facebook.

OH-KAN CoinClub Show

What: OH-KAN Coin ClubShow

Where: Quality Inn (formerlyHoliday Inn), Rt. 7 North, Gal-lipolis, OH 45631

When: Sunday, April 1, 2012from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Parking and admission arefree.

For additional informationplease call 740-992-6040.

Winfield, West Virginia, USPS 451-160The Putnam Standard (ISSN, 451160) is published weeklyat P.O. Box 179, Winfield, WV 25213. Yearly subscriptionrates: In-County $22.00; In-State $38.00; Out-of-State$48.00. Bill Unger, Publisher. Periodical Postage paid atMain Post Office, Winfield, WV, and additional mailing of-fices under the act of March 3, 1979. Postmaster: Send Ad-dress changes to the Putnam Standard, P.O. Box 179,Winfield, WV 25213. We reserve the right to accept or re-ject and to edit all news and advertising copy.

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three-year starter for VestaviaHills High School, has tallied 59goals and 31 assists in his tenurethere, and was named to the Ala-bama All-State team in 2011.

Gloston is the Herd’s lone goal-keeper signee for the upcomingyear, and hails from ClarksvilleHigh School where he was All-District and All-County from2008-11. A member of FC Al-liance – one of the top club teamsin Tennessee – Gloston is a three-time state and premier league

champion as the team’s startinggoalkeeper.

The final two incoming fresh-men are Jesus Mafouta and Bran-dyn Murray of Beaumont,France, and the Caiman Islands,respectively.

The sevenfold class will arriveat Marshall this August withhopes of improving the team’s 8-8-1 record from a season ago.Until their arrival, the Herd willplay in seven spring matches thissemester.

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tenths of a percentage point to7.8 percent in January, Work-Force West Virginia reported. Thenumber of unemployed state res-idents rose 2,400 to 61,600.

Statewide, total nonfarm pay-roll employment declined 16,100,with losses of 3,400 in the goods-producing sector and 12,700 inthe service-providing sector.

Within the goods-producingsector, employment declineswere led by a seasonal loss of2,700 in construction. Manufac-turing employment dropped 700,while employment in mining andlogging was unchanged. Withinthe service-providing sector, de-clines included 4,100 in govern-ment, 3,800 in trade,transportation, and utilities,1,900 in educational and healthservices, 900 in leisure and hos-

pitality, 900 in professional andbusiness services, 500 in otherservices, 400 in financial activi-ties, and 200 in information.

Since January 2011, total non-farm payroll employmentstatewide has risen 19,200, withgains of 5,800 in the goods-pro-ducing sector and 13,400 in theservice-providing sector. Em-ployment gains included 5,300 ingovernment, 3,600 in leisure andhospitality, 3,400 in educationaland health services, 3,200 in min-ing and logging, 2,900 in con-struction, 1,700 in professionaland business services, 300 inother services, and 300 in trade,transportation, and utilities.

Employment declines in-cluded 1,200 in financial activi-ties and 300 in manufacturing.Information employment wasunchanged over the year.

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workers are also paid for theirservices.

Workers receive $50 for at-tending the training session andthen $150 for working on elec-

tion day.Wood said that anyone who is

interested in becoming a pollworker should contact his officeas soon as possible at (304) 586-0202.

ELECTION FROM PAGE 1

Early voting set to begin April 25 in Putnam

SUBMITTED ARTICLESCOTT DEPOT -- The next

Business Before Business hostedby the Putnam County Chamberof Commerce will take place atHusson’s Pizza sponsored byEmployers’ Innovative Network,LLC from 7:30 to 9 a.m. onThursday, April 5.

Husson’s Pizza is located at4040 Teays Valley Road in ScottDepot.

Business Before Business pro-vides an early morning social,but professional venue for busi-ness people to make new con-tacts and expand their presencein the business community.

Participation is open to allChamber members and theirguests. This event is FREE toChamber members, RSVPs arerequired. There will be a drawingfor a free e-Billboard. Breakfast

will also be included. RSVPs are required by

Wednesday, April 4. To obtainmembership information or tomake reservations, please con-tact the Chamber at304.757.6510 or chamber@put-namcounty.org.

You can also visit the Chamberwebsite at www.putnam-county.org for up-to-date infor-mation on the Chamber events.

Business Before Business event set for April 5

SUBMITTED ARTICLEELEANOR -- The Putnam Ca-

reer & Technical Center is spon-soring a Career Day for highschool students, adult studentsand community members onThursday, March 29, at the PCTCin Eleanor.

Area employers, labor unionsand post-secondary school rep-resentatives will be in attendanceto discuss career opportunitieswith all participants.

All community members whoare seeking employment and/orpost-secondary training are en-couraged to attend.

Times will be 8:50 a.m. until11:00 a.m. and 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

It is suggested that partici-pants dress appropriately andbring resumes with them for po-tential employers.

There are no fees for this serv-ice which is a School-to-Work ac-tivity.

Putnam Tech Center hostsCareer Day on March 29 WINFIELD – Early voting for

the May primary election willbegin in Putnam County onApril 25, according to a sched-ule released last week by Put-nam County Clerk Brian Wood.

The voter registration dead-line for the May 8 primary isTuesday, April 17, Wood said.

Early voting will begin onWednesday, April 25, and willtake place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.that day.

Early voting will continue asfollows:

• Thursday, April 26,

from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.;• Friday, April 27, from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m.;• Saturday, April 28,

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;• Monday, April 30, from

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;• Tuesday, May 1, from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m.;• Wednesday, May 2,

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;• Thursday, May 3, from

8 a.m. to 7 p.m.;• Friday, May 4, from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m.; and• Saturday, May 5, from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, May 5, will be the

last day for early voting, Woodsaid.

All early voting will take placeon the second floor of the Put-nam County courthouse inWinfield.

On Election Day, May 8, vot-ing will take place at individualprecincts throughout thecounty from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30p.m.

Wood said that anyone withany questions should contacthis office at (304) 586-0202.

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS– CHILD NUTRITION BREAK-FAST/LUNCH MENU

Monday, March 19: Yogurt &Granola

LUNCH: Beef-a-Roni, CaesarSalad, Fresh Melon Cup, WheatRoll/Milk

Tuesday, March 20: PotatoRounds/Toast

LUNCH: Chicken & CheeseQuesadilla, Lettuce/Tomato,Mandarin Oranges, Spanishrice/Refried Beans/ Milk

Wednesday, March 21: Waffle

SticksLUNCH: Salisbury steak

w/Gravy, Mashed Potatoes,Honey Carrot Coins, KiwiSlices/Fruit Cocktail, WheatBreadstick/Milk

Thursday, March 22: Egg &Cheese Burrito

LUNCH: Turkey & Cheese on aBun, Romaine Lettuce/Tomato,Quick Baked Potato, Strawberries& Bananas, Royal Brownie/Milk

Friday, March 23: Sausage Bis-cuit

LUNCH: Pizza, Spinach Salad,Pineapple Tidbits, SugarCookie/Milk

Monday, March 26: BreakfastPizza

LUNCH: Hamburger on a Bun,R o m a i n eLettuce/Tomato/Cheese, SlicedPeaches, Baked Beans, CarrotCake/Milk

Tuesday, March 27: Bagelw/Cream Cheese

LUNCH: Chicken TeriyakiNuggets, Macaroni & Cheese,Steamed Kale, Fresh Strawber-ries, Cornbread Muffin/Milk

Wednesday, March 28: Scram-bled Eggs, CanadianBacon/Toast

LUNCH: Beef & Cheese Bur-

rito, Lettuce/Tomato, Corn, FreshGrapes, Tortilla Chips &Salsa/Milk

Thursday, March 29: BananaMuffin/Yogurt

LUNCH: Lasagna, CaesarSalad, Fresh Orange Wedges,Sliced Pears, Wheat Roll/Milk

Friday, March 30: French ToastSticks

LUNCH: Ham & Cheese on aBun, Potato Wedges, Carrots &Celery w/Dip, Warm sliced Ap-ples/Milk

DAILY BREAKFAST CHOICES- ASSORTEDC E R E A L / J U I C E / F R E S HF R U I T / Y O G U R T / W WTOAST/MILK DAILY LUNCH CHOICES – AS-

SORTED FRESH FRUITS/VEG-ETABLES ON THE SALAD BAR

MENU ITEMS ARE ALWAYSSUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

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Thelma HutchinsonSharon MorrisonAndy “A.J.” JonesSheila RolfeMary AdkinsDewey LewisCorinthia Cunningham – (March 9th)Judy Hicks (March 12th)Kim Zimmerman (March 12th)Marissa SargentDennis BowenArron Chapman

If you - or someone you know - will be celebratrating a birthday in the coming months...

Call 304-743-6731 and give us their name- OR just email the information to

trudyblack@theputnamstandard.com

March Birthdays!Happy Birthday to ALL

Happy Belated 2nd Birthday Chelsea Grace SetliffArron ChapmanAustin Morrison

Ed AdkinsWalter Meadows

Shirley RolfeClyde Bess Jr.

Joyce BosticJanit BowenAlvie ClarkChad Clark

Rebecca CopleyCookie Easter

Mona Evans

SUBMITTED ARTICLECHARLESTON -- The Univer-

sity of Charleston has offeredthe Welch Colleague scholarshipto 33 high school students, in-cluding several from PutnamCounty.

Welch Colleagues are studentswho explore individual leader-ship styles, working toward a

goal of designing and imple-menting community changeprojects.

Fifteen of these students willbe chosen, gaining the opportu-nity to work with peers whohave similar concerns as well asleaders in nonprofit organiza-tions.

The students who have been

offered the scholarship are:• Laura Dent, senior at Hurri-

cane High School in Hurricane;• Gregory Rooper, senior at

Hurricane High School in Hurri-cane;

• Angela Burt, senior at TeaysValley Christian School in ScottDepot;

• Makenzie Hamrick, senior at

Winfield High School in Win-field;

• Andrea Hart, senior at Win-field High School in Winfield.

The University of Charlestonis an independent, coeduca-tional, comprehensive univer-sity located in the heart of WestVirginia, serving approximately1,400 students from 37 states

and 22 countries.The University offers 22 aca-

demic undergraduate majors,three master's degrees, and adoctorate in pharmacy.

The University's mission is toeducate each student for a life ofproductive work, enlightenedliving, and community involve-ment.

Local students earn scholarships from University of Charleston

Putnam County breakfast, lunch menus for March

HUNTINGTON – LivingShield,a home service company basedin Bluefield, W.Va., has estab-lished an endowment throughthe Marshall University Founda-tion that will assist students liv-ing in Putnam and surroundingcounties.

Jeff Livingston of Bluefield, abusinessman, contractor, entre-preneur and owner of Living-Shield, initiated the fund.

“I want to be able to helpyoung students afford college,”Livingston said. “And, I wanted togive back to the people that gaveto us.”

The first LivingShield scholar-

ships will be awarded in time forthe fall 2012 semester.

Recipients will be full-timestudents with financial need,with first preference going to stu-dents in the College of Business.

“With 73 percent of our under-graduates applying for financialassistance, the Marshall Univer-sity Foundation is grateful whenbusinesses see the importance ofgiving back to the areas in whichthey operate and work,” saidKristi Arrowood, director of foun-dation development and strate-gic programs. “Marshall iseducating the next generation ofemployees, employers and entre-

preneurs. We are thrilled that Liv-ingShield recognizes that by edu-cating students today, they areensuring a strong and capablework force for the future.”

To qualify to receive the schol-arship, students must have grad-uated from a high school inCabell, Kanawha, McDowell,Mercer, Putnam, Raleigh or Sum-mers counties in West Virginia;Lawrence County in Ohio; orBoyd County in Kentucky.

Endowment established at Marshall for local students

LivingShield owner Jeff Livingston,second from right, and Marshall Pres-ident Stephen J. Kopp, right, sign theguidelines for the LivingShield En-dowment.

CHARLESTON -- U.S. Sen. JayRockefeller, D-W.Va., has an-nounced that Google, at his invi-tation, will hold a one-dayworkshop in Charleston nextweek to provide access to a freewebsite and other tools designedto help small businesses in WestVirginia establish an online pres-ence.

This Google-led program,called "West Virginia Get YourBusiness Online," is dedicated todriving economic growth by pro-viding West Virginia businesseswith the tools and resources toget online and grow. It will givebusinesses access to a free and

easy-to-build professional web-site from Intuit; a free cus-tomized domain name andhosting service for one year; alocal business listing; and freetools, resources, and trainings.

The workshop is scheduled for10 a.m. on Monday, March 19 atthe Clay Center in Charleston.

The event is the latest in a se-ries of small business eventsRockefeller has hosted this year,part of a renewed emphasis onhelping West Virginia's businessowners expand their markets,find new opportunities, and cre-ate jobs.

"This is an exciting opportu-

nity for West Virginia small busi-nesses. One of the many thingsI've learned in talking with smallbusiness owners across West Vir-ginia is that they face hurdles ingetting online," Rockefeller said.

"Helping West Virginia's smallbusinesses grow and hire is oneof my top priorities, and this isan extension of that effort. Es-tablishing a successful website isanother way to help companies

grow and succeed, and I'mthankful Google is coming hereto lend a hand."

Small businesses interestedcan find more information atWestVirginiaGetOnline.com.

CHARLESTON -- A CrossLanes woman is alleging a familylaw judge abused his authority byordering her eviction from herhome, and custody of her chil-dren reverted to her ex-husbandafter she sought medical treat-ment for her daughter.

Angela Basham on Feb. 27 fileda writ of prohibition againstFamily Law Judge Robert Mont-gomery in Kanawha CircuitCourt.

In her writ, Basham, asked thatJudge James C. Stucky prohibitenforcement of Montgomery'sFeb. 23 ex parte order grantingtemporary occupancy of herhome, and custody of her threechildren to their father, GeorgeBasham, after she kept herdaughter home from school formedical reasons.

According to the writ,

Basham's daughter, Emily, wasbrought before Kanawha Magis-trate Ward Harshbarger for a pre-emptive truancy hearing at NitroHigh School on Feb. 9 "due to[her] absences during the 2011-12 school year."

The hearing was held threedays after Chief Circuit JudgeLouis H. "Duke" Bloom an-nounced Harshbarger would bereplaced as the juvenile refereefor comments he made aboutsexting on Jan. 27 to an assemblyat nearby St. Albans High School.

A juvenile referee is one mag-istrate in each county designedto hear juvenile matters includ-ing truancy. Traci Caper-Strick-land replaced Harshbarger inthat role.

During the hearing, Harsh-barger ordered Emily not missanother day of school "excusedor unexcused, for the remainderof the year." Additionally, he in-structed Genel Austin, the

Kanawha County Board of Edu-cation's attendance supervisor,to notify the court if Emily wasabsent again, and informedEmily she would be removedfrom Basham's home if she was.

According to the writ, Bashamkept Emily from school Tuesday,Feb. 21 and Wednesday, Feb. 22due to an unspecified "recurrentmedical condition."

On Thursday, Feb. 23, RenaSeidler, the court-appointedguardian ad litem, moved for anemergency change of custodyfearing Angela's violation ofHarshbarger's order would makeEmily a ward of the state.

In her motion, Seidler reportedEmily was absent from schoolnot only on Feb. 21 and 22, butalso Monday, Feb. 20.

No classes were held that dayin observance of President's Day,a federal holiday.

Though Angela was able toprovide a note from Emily's doc-

tor as to the reason for the ab-sences, Montgomery on Feb. 23granted Seidler's motion, and or-dered her to vacate her home onBrier Road so that George, wholived on Brannon Street in EastBank, could move in, and assumecustody of Emily and their twoother children.

According to the writ, Angelawas forced to move out on only30 minutes notice.

On Friday, Feb. 24, Angela's co-counsel, Brian R. Swiger, at-tempted to reach Montgomery,unsuccessfully, as his office. Thefollowing Monday, Swiger at-tempted to schedule a motion forreconsideration.

Because of his "extraordinarilycongested" docket, Mont-gomery's secretary informedSwiger a ruling on his motionmight not be available for up to20 days. Nevertheless, the writstates a hearing was scheduledfor March 12.

Until then, Basham askedStucky to grant her writ so shecould return to her home asMontgomery's order left hertemporarily homeless. Also, sheasked that the writ also prohibitAustin from taking any more ac-tions related to Harshbarger'sorder.

Records show, Stucky held ahearing on the writ on Feb. 29.Earlier that day, Montgomeryfiled a response in which he said,among other things, Swiger, andBasham's other attorneys,Jonathan P. Floyd and Julia Shal-houp, filed the writ prematurelyas he instructed his office to givethem the options of for a motionfor reconsideration in the form of"an evidentiary hearing, a tele-phonic hearing or a ruling with-out the necessity of a hearing."

As of presstime, Stucky had yetto issue a ruling.Kanawha Circuit Court case

number 11-MISC-124

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The workshops “Business Fun-damentals” and “SustainableGrowth” are part of the West Vir-ginia Small Business Develop-ment Center (WVSBDC) new

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by learning the structure andservices provided by WVSBDC.This first step is accomplished byviewing a video located on theagency’s web site, www.wvs-bdc.org.

Entrepreneurs and businessowners can then attend one oftwo workshops held each

month. One workshop is de-signed specifically for start-upsand new businesses and theother for existing and maturebusinesses.

The workshops are:• 9 a.m. to noon: “Business

Fundamentals” is designedspecifically for people who arethinking of starting a business, orhave had a business for one yearor less. The workshop providesessential information on what anentrepreneur needs to know tostart a business successfully.There is a $35 per person fee perworkshop.

• 1 to 4 p.m.: “SustainableGrowth” is designed for existingand mature businesses in opera-tion for a year or more. Theworkshop provides essential in-formation for what a businessowner needs to know to build,expand or refresh a business.There is a $35 per person fee perworkshop.

Both workshops will be held inthe Putnam County Chamber ofCommerce, 5664 State Route 34,Winfield.

To register, call Dreama Wolf-ingbarger at (304) 957-2083 oremail dreama.l.wolfing-barger@wv.gov. Registration isrequired at least two days in ad-vance.

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TEAYS VALLEY -- "You can'tjust go to Cuba because you wantto go on a tourist trip," saysCharleston entrepreneur MattColeman. "You have to have areason."

This largest Caribbean island,100 miles from Key West, Florida,and some 200 miles from Miami,has few tourists from the UnitedStates. A blockade against Cubahas been in place since 1960when its government "national-ized" American properties in thecountry.

"There are no electronic trans-actions," Coleman told the Put-nam County Rotary Club at arecent meeting. "No credit carduse. Cell phones don't work. Youcan't get e-mail through thehotel's internet service."

Coleman recently joined sev-enteen fellow members of theYoung Presidents Organizationfor a three-day visit to Havana,

Cuba's largest city and its capital."Our reason for going would

have to be educational, artistic.In our case, it was 'medical.'

"We took over-the-countermedications to Cuba, and wetook a couple of hundred pounds

worth."We had them shipped to

Miami and then we had a bagthat we put in each piece of lug-gage. You could take sevenpounds each -- or eight -- how-ever it worked out.

"Cuba has a great need formeds that they just can't get.They might produce pharmaceu-ticals for export, but they don'tusually have access to Tums.

"Why did I go? It seemed like achance to go and see what wasthere and what this embargo isabout.

"Cuba is inching toward freeenterprise," Coleman said."Small private enterprises arestarting to grow.

"And the people we met, thepeople on the street -- very, verypleasant.

"The governments may notknow how to communicate, butthe people do.

"English starts in the thirdgrade there as a primary lan-guage. They have Spanish andEnglish throughout the educa-tional process.

They spend a lot of time andeffort on education," he said."They export physicians. Theyexport athletes. They exportpharmaceuticals."

In a roundabout way, accord-ing to Coleman, Cuba does bil-lions of dollars worth of businesswith the United States.

"We sell them food products --grains and wheat." But it has tobe hard currency, cash up front.

"You've got to come get it withsomebody else's boat because aCuban boat can't come to theUnited States anymore than a USshipping flag vessel can deliver toCuba. It's a weird relationship.

"They control the exchangerate. You give them a hundred USdollars, they give you back $87.

There is a 13 percent charge. Andif you want your money backwhen you leave, it's three percentmore.

"Everyone you talk to who hasbeen [to Cuba] has gone throughCanada or Mexico or from Euro-pean countries. We took a directflight from Miami on a 737.

"We went with a planeload ofCuban-Americans who havemuch more freedom now to goback and forth, and to transferfunds.

"They need the embargolifted," said Coleman, "because,in my opinion, they're missingout on tons of opportunities.

"If the embargo were lifted to-morrow, they couldn't handle theamount of tourist dollars thatwould flow from the UnitedStates.

"Things are steadily changing,but very slowly. They have somuch opportunity."

Speaker tells Putnam Rotary about visiting Cuba

Charleston entrepreneur Matt Colemanrecently spoke to the Putnam RotaryClub about his experiences visitingCuba.

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SCOTT DEPOT – The UpperVandalia Historical Society haspublished a new pictorial historyof Putnam County.

Called “We Love to Tell the Sto-ries – A Pictorial History of Put-nam County” the book came outin late February and has alreadysold several hundred copies.

“We started talking about thisover a year ago,” said CherylWintz Withrow, president of theUpper Vandalia Historical Soci-ety. “And the more we talkedabout it we decided, 'We can dothis. We have to do this.'”

The Upper Vandalia HistoricalSociety was co-founded by With-row's father, and 2011 markedthe 50th anniversary of the soci-ety. The book began as part of thesociety's 50th anniversary cele-bration.

In all, the 150 page book fea-tures 275 black and white photo-graphs from all around PutnamCounty.

Pamela Pierce-Simms editedthe book and performed the leg-work necessary to bring it all to-

gether.She said that she started with

approximately 1,500 photo-graphs and worked throughthem all to make sure that a goodcross section of the county andits history were represented.

“The book starts at the court-house, and then goes alphabeti-cally by town through PutnamCounty,” Pierce-Simms said. “I

started by bringing a scanner tothe Society's quarterly meetingsand scanning photographs thatmembers brought in.”

From there, Pierce-Simmsbegan taking road-trips through-out the county.

“I have met lots of interestingpeople in putting this together,”Pierce-Simms said. “There arelots of interesting people in Put-

nam County with such good sto-ries to tell, and people are just sowilling to talk if you just ask.”

Pierce-Simms said that shecollected so many interestingstories that she is already plan-ning on putting together a sec-ond book.

“I've learned so much aboutPutnam County. It has just beenso interesting,” she said.

From the start at the court-house, the book features photo-graphs from Bancroft, BlackBetsy, Buffalo, Confidence,Eggleton, Eleanor, Frazier's Bot-tom, Hurricane, Liberty, Midway,Morgan's Landing, Nitro, Para-dise, Pliny, Plymouth, Poca, Ray-mond City, Red House,Robertsburg, Rock Branch, ScottDepot and Winfield.

The Society worked with ThePrinting Press in Charleston whodid the printing work for thebook. Working with a localprinter gave them the flexibilityto print shorter runs of the bookon an as needed basis. A first runof 200 copies of the book sold outquickly, and a second order of200 additional copies was pickedup last week. The book sells for

$15.“We Love to Tell the Stories” is

available at several locationsaround Putnam County includ-ing the Buffalo Diner in Buffalo,the gift shop at CAMC Teays Val-ley Hospital, Hurricane City Hall,Charleston Blueprint, Beth'sMassage in Hurricane, Nitro CityHall, Town & County Feed andSeed in Rock Branch, GatensHarding Funeral Home, Cut 'NCurl in Poca, Mr. Holeshots inPoca, Teays Valley Hardware,Crede Lawn and Tractor,Kitchens Unlimited in ScottDepot, Gunters Logoworks inWinfield, Roy Kuhl Sports in Win-field and First Hair Care in Win-field. The book is also availabledirectly from Withrow. She canbe reached at (304) 760-2121.

The Upper Vandalia HistoricalSociety meets quarterly (January,April, July and October) at thePutnam County Board of Educa-tion office in Winfield.

The meetings are held the lastSunday of the month and beginat 2 p.m.

For more information, visithttp://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vandalia/.

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New book tells the history of Putnam County in picturesBy Jack Bailey

jackbailey@theputnamstandard.com

(From left) Pamela Pierce-Simms and Cheryl Wintz Withrow display a copy of thenew book “We Love to Tell the Stories – A Pictorial History of Putnam County.”The new book was published by the Upper Vandalia Historical Society and re-tails for $15. Photo by Jack Bailey