Tomblin’s Three-Pronged Approach to Education
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin entered this recent Legislative session aiming to improve the state’s education system and pushed through the Governor’s Education Reform bill, which he signed into law.
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin education reform bill has spawned three executive orders addressing the needs of youth from birth to high school graduation.
Last Week, Tomblin announced his third executive order in as many months: the Early Childhood Education Task Force. Hallie Mason, Tomblin’s director of public policy, said it completes the governor’s three-pronged approach to reforming education.
The first executive order created the Governor’s Commission on Middle Grades, and appointments are still being made to that group. They’ll be charged with raising student achievement in grades five through eight.
“This will give a task force the opportunity to review common standards that are necessary for high school readiness, eliminating programs and policies that have failed to improve student achievement,” Mason said.
“We have found that students determine they are going to drop out of high school in middle school.”
The task force also will be charged with finding ways to improve teacher expertise in all subject areas, especially math and science.
The second executive order reinstituted the state Workforce Planning Council, whose goal is to prepare high school students to pick a college degree that can be turned into a job in West Virginia. For those not heading to college, the aim is to move them toward a career or technical program that provides job skills.
Mason said the challenge for the council is to drive partnership between schools and businesses.
“We want to make sure that we’re communicating so that the schools are preparing the workers for businesses in West Virginia,” she said.
This week’s executive order focused on children from birth to pre-K. The task force will prioritize the programs across the state that help parents with early education and identify the costs. The panel is scheduled to meet for the first time this week.
All three groups are charged with reporting to the governor and the lawmakers no later than the end of the year. That gives Tomblin and his administration time to evaluate recommendations and create any legislative action that needs to take place during the 2014 session.
~~ Jennifer Smith ~~
Darrell McGraw and Jorea Marple Honored
The West Virginia Citizen Action Group honored Darrell McGraw and Jorea Marple at its annual banquet Friday night in Charleston for their outstanding community service.
Marple, former state superintendent of schools, was awarded the Don Marsh Public Award, named in honor of the late editor of the Charleston Gazette.
Marple said it was an honor to receive an award named after such a great guy.
“He was an intellectual, fearless warrior for the rights of the people and he understood very clearly the importance of education in terms of how everything turns out,” said Marple.
Marple’s husband, Darrell McGraw, longtime state attorney general and Supreme Court justice, was awarded the Si Galperin, in Defense of Democracy Award, a tribute to former legislator Galperin’s lifelong dedication to election reform and civil rights advocacy.
During the event, time was taken to highlight the accomplishments of both Marple and McGraw over their long careers both in politics and education. Marple said the night was ultimately about the kids.
“I think it’s a time for all of us to recommit to using our voice and our advocacy to put in place what our children need in this state,” said Marple.
Marple added that the event was a pleasant change for the two of them, who have had some obstacles to overcome since November. McGraw lost his bid for a sixth term as attorney general in November and Marple was fired abruptly by the state Board of Education from her state superintendent position in the same month.
Marple has since sued the board over the incident and that case is still pending in federal court.
“It is always a good thing to take the time to be with friends and to celebrate an honor like this,” said Marple.
The West Virginia Citizen Action Group is celebrating its 39th year as the oldest consumer advocacy organization in the state. The group was formed in 1974.
~~ Travis Brinks - WVMN ~~
State Record Rainbow Trout Caught in Berkeley County
A state record rainbow trout was recently caught by Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown, WV, according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the Division of Natural Resources.
Corbin caught the 30.5-inch, 17.31-pound fish from a private pond in Berkeley County on May 02, 2013.
He caught the record rainbow using a swimbait on 10-pound test line.
Corbin’s catch establishes a West Virginia record for weight.
The previous weight record for rainbow trout was a 15.65-pound fish caught by Aaron Propps from another private pond in 2005.
The state record length remains a 31.7-inch rainbow caught by John P. Arnett in 1993 at Stonecoal Lake.
Anglers who believe that they have caught a state record fish should check the record listing in the 2013 Fishing Regulations brochure.
The brochure also outlines the procedure to follow for reporting their catch.
This information is also available online at www.wvdnr.gov.
Recalls - 05.17.13
BEAN BAG CHAIRS
Powell Company is recalling Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs sold nationwide from June 2012 to February 2013.
Bean bag chairs without a permanent zipper closure allow young children to unzip, ingest or inhale the small beads inside of the bean bag chair, posing a suffocation and strangulation hazard.
Recalled colors include purple item 199-B004), chocolate item 199-B005), bayou blue item 199-B006), pink item 199-B007), lime green item 199-B008), denim item 199-B009), black and white item 199-B012), striped black and white item 199-B014), natural item 199-B016.and camo item 199-B017).
The item number is printed on the product packaging and Powell Company is printed on the label on the bean bag chairs.
Consumers should contact Powell Company at 800.622.4456 from 8 AM to 5 PM PT or online at www.powellcompany.com to receive a free Safety Enhancement Repair Kit.
POPCORN MAKERS
Avon is recalling Microwave Popcorn Makers sold nationwide from October 2012 to February 2013.
When cooked too long, the popcorn can overheat in this popcorn maker and ignite, posing a fire or burn hazard.
This recall involves Avon’s Microwave Popcorn Maker sold in the U.S. with item number 474-105 in Avon’s brochures and website.
“DO NOT REMOVE WITH BARE HANDS. HOLD UNIT WITH GLOVES” is molded into the plastic of the lid and “USE IN MICROWAVE OVEN ONLY” is molded into the underside of the bowl.
Consumers should contact Avon to receive a copy of the updated instructions on how to safely use the microwave popcorn maker.
Consumers can also contact Avon Products; 800.367.2866 from 8 AM to 8:30 PM ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.avon.com.
CHILDREN’S SWEATSHIRTS
Zulily Inc is recalling Deezo boys and girls zip-up hoodies sold nationwide from August 2012 to March 2013.
The sweatshirts and jackets have drawstrings through the hood which pose a strangulation hazard.
This recall involves a Deezo brand boys’, girls’, and toddlers’ zip-up hoodies made of 65% polyester and 35% cotton.
The following model numbers are included in the recall: 12501, 2502, 12503, 12504, 12505, 12506, 12507, 12508, 12509, 12801, 12802, 12803, 12804, 12806, 12807, 12808, 12809, 12810.
Consumers can remove the drawstrings to eliminate the hazard or return the garments to Zulily for a full refund.
Consumers can also contact Zulily, Inc. at 877.779.5615 between 6 AM and 8 PM PT Monday through Friday, and between 6 AM and 6 PM or Saturdays or online at www.zulily.com.
PORTABLE HEATERS
Optimus is recalling Portable Infrared Radiant Quartz Electric Space Heaters sold nationwide from October 2011 to December 2012.
The heater design can fail to prevent ignition of nearby combustible materials that come in contact with the unit, posing a fire hazard.
This recall involves two models of Optimus Infrared Quartz Radiant heaters with model numbers H.5210, produced in 2011 and H.5211, produced in 2012.
The model number and the year of production appear on a label on the back of the heater.
Consumers should contact Optimus at 888.672.5832 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 3 PM PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.optimusent.com to request a free replacement heater.
Weekly Horoscope: 05.19.13 - 05.25.13
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) - Personal changes should be put into play on the 19th and 20th. Discussing your plans and executing them precisely will lead to compliments. Keep your emotions in check. Business or emotional relationships are highlighted on the 21st and 22nd. Have conversations that will allow you to forge ahead in either aspect of your life with the confidence that you are heading into greater stability. Take control on the 23rd and 24th when it comes to financial, legal or contractual matters that need to be addressed. Negotiate shrewdly and you will gain respect and get what you want. A financial gain is heading your way on the 25th. Invest in your future. Spend frugally and budget wisely.
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) - Mingle make offers and network all you can on the 19th and 20th. Striving to increase your income or to better your skills will pay off. Take action and control your destiny. Rely on past experience on the 21st and 22nd to help you make better choices now. What you learn by observing others will give you the advantage you need to get what you want. Emotional ups and downs can be expected on the 23rd and 24th if you don’t see eye to eye with someone you are in a partnership with. Whether it’s personal or business you will have to compromise. Emotional deception is apparent on the 25th. Don’t commit to something you cannot do or rely on someone else to honor a promise.
Gemini (May 21-Jun 20) - Avoid excess on the 19th and 20th. Too much of anything will lead to setbacks, emotional upset and regret. Focus more on accomplishment and working toward a creative or physical goal. Stretch your imagination on the 21st and 22nd and consider alternatives that will help you with work and personal improvements. Love is in the stars and romance should be scheduled. Taking responsibility regarding work on the 23rd and 24th will improve your chance to advance. Mixing business with pleasure will pay off. Be honest about the way you feel on the 25th regarding a relationship. Discuss your concerns and offer suggestions as to how you make improvements.
Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) - Fix up your home or make a move to a more suitable dwelling on the 19th and 20th. A creative or unique pastime will help you meet new people. Focus on what you can do on the 21st and 22nd not what you cannot. Check out what’s required for you to take on a position or branch out in a new direction. Look for ways to diversify the skills and services you already offer. Explore new avenues on the 23rd and 24th. Getting involved in groups or courses that interest you will lead to greater opportunities personally and professionally. A change will do you good on the 25th but regardless of what you do or where you go stick to the rules and regulations.
Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) - Pay close attention on the 19th and 20th regarding excess and moderation. Stick to a budget and a set plan. Keep emotional matters under control. Too much of anything will lead to trouble. Enjoy the company of friends or work along side someone you share values with on the 21st and 22nd. Love is in the stars. Plan a romantic outing and you’ll enhance your personal life. The help you offer others on the 23rd and 24th will make you feel good but it may cause a rift with someone who feels that charity begins at home. A short trip on the 25th will lead to interesting prospects. The more interest you show in what someone is doing the more you will get out of your encounter.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) - Put your plans into motion on the 19th and 20th. Less talk and more action will help you bypass interference. Don’t believe everything you hear. Keep a close eye on work related matters on the 21st and 22nd. Someone may submit false information in order to challenge you. Rely on the information you receive first hand before you make a move. Engage in travel on the 23rd and 24th if it will help you get ahead. Doing a physical job or activity will revitalize you. Don’t allow anyone to come between you and your goals. An emotional situation on the 25th must not affect your productivity. Keep working at a steady pace. Success will be the sweetest revenge.
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22) - The information you pick up on the 19th and 20th will give you the confidence to make the changes you’ve been thinking about for some time. Love is highlighted and a personal relationship can benefit. Take advantage on the 21st and 22nd of an opportunity that can improve your resume or help you raise your earning potential. Good fortune is in the stars. Make your money work for you on the 23rd and 24th. Protect your assets and budget wisely. Look and you’ll find ways to profit using a skill or service you can offer. Travel plans or visiting someone you enjoy spending time with will enhance your day on the 25th. Speak up let everyone know exactly how you feel.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) - You may be called upon to help others on the 19th and 20th. Keep in mind that charity begins at home and although you can offer suggestions you are best to keep your time and cash to assist loved ones. Share your emotions on the 21st and 22nd. It’s important to let the people you deal with most know exactly how you feel and what you want to do. Socializing on the 23rd and 24th will bring about interesting conversations and potential opportunities that can help you benefit financially. Keep an open mind. Past experience will help you make a decision or negotiate a deal better on the 25th if you look at parallel situations that left you at a loss financially or emotionally.
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) - Make personal changes on the 19th and 20th that will improve your lifestyle or living arrangements. A partnership or sharing responsibilities will ease stress. You’ll have some great ideas on the 21st and 22nd but that doesn’t mean you should take on chores that don’t belong to you. Be prepared to delegate whatever needs to be done to others so you can take care of your own personal business. Emotion will surface on the 23rd and 24th if you feel someone is withholding information or you are trying to be secretive about your whereabouts. Make necessary changes on the 25th in order to achieve peace and happiness. Honesty may hurt but it will resolve issues.
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) - Avoid impulsive or unpredictable people on the 19th and 20th. Fend for yourself and work toward your goals. Time spend developing your plans will pay off. Separate what you have to offer on the 21st and 22nd from that of any competition you face. Your ability to take whatever you do one step further will ensure your success. Protect your reputation someone is likely to cause you grief on the 23rd and 24th or cost you financially if you let down your guard. Don’t donate lend or borrow. Mix business with pleasure on the 25th and you will be able to improve your relationship with colleagues, peers and superiors. Visiting an unfamiliar place will be inspirational.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) - Mull over your concerns as well as the changes you feel you should make on the 19th and 20th that will help improve your personal life and relationships. Signing legal documents or elaborating on a plan that will enhance your living quarters on the 21st and 22nd will bring good results. Financial contractual and medical issues can be addressed. Don’t get angry on the 23rd and 24th when dealing with friends relatives or neighbors. It’s in your best interest to listen, evaluate and do what’s best for you. Use your charm on the 25th and you will get what you want. Greater opportunities are apparent if you network, socialize or take part in challenging activities.
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) - Emotional self-deception is apparent on the 19th and 20th. Rethink your situation before you make an assumption or blame someone for something that is just as much your fault. Having an open mind on the 21st and 22nd regarding the way you live and how you get along with those you live with will make all the difference to the outcome of your current arrangements. Look over your personal papers on the 23rd and 24th and you will find a way to improve your assets and cut your liabilities. Contracts and legal matters should be resolved. Stick to the truth on the 25th. Exaggerating or getting involved in gossip or secret activity will not turn out well. Protect your reputation.
G-Comm™: Hoppy’s Commentary - Musical Chairs Among House Democrats
Four Democratic members of the West Virginia House of Delegates could be considered front runners to succeed Rick Thompson as Speaker. Thompson announced Thursday that he’s stepping down next month to take a state job as Secretary of Veterans Assistance.
The four are House Judiciary Committee Chairman Tim Miley from Harrison County, House Finance Committee Chairman Harry Keith White from Mingo County, House Majority Leader Brent Boggs from Braxton County and Delegate Doug Skaff from Kanawha County.
The Thompson announcement took House Democrats somewhat by surprise and the candidates for his replacement have not yet had time to fully flush out the leadership race. However, Miley, White and Skaff did gather last night in Charleston for a meeting. It’s notable that Boggs was not invited.
That meeting may produce a decision among the three as to which will be the candidate for Speaker, with Boggs in the race regardless of what Miley, White and Skaff decide. With that in mind, here are four possible scenarios:
–Miley as the Speaker with Skaff as Majority Leader and White staying at Finance and Boggs as the odd man out. That also opens up the Judiciary Committee Chairmanship, which could go to Marion County’s Tim Manchin. It also likely takes Miley out of a 2014 challenge to state Senator Sam Cann.
–Skaff as Speaker with Miley as Majority Leader and White at Finance. Again, that leaves Boggs out of the top tier, but Skaff would be inclined to find a leadership spot for him, possibly as Judiciary Chairman.
–White as Speaker and Skaff as Majority Leader with Miley staying at Judiciary. That opens up the Senate Finance Chairmanship. Under this scenario, Miley would more seriously consider running for the state Senate in 2014.
–Boggs as Speaker with perhaps Randy Swartzmiller from Hancock County as Majority Leader. Since it appears to be Boggs vs. Miley/Skaff/White, this scenario leaves Boggs in a position to build support by promising the chairmanships of the powerful Finance and Judiciary Committees.
This will play out over the next several weeks. Thompson will resign June 15th, and the House must be called into session within ten days to choose a new Speaker. No doubt allegiances will shift many times between now and the end of the June.
It’s also possible that if a majority of the four cannot come to some agreement and hard feelings develop that they’ll have to go to another House Democrat as a compromise candidate that everyone can agree upon.
Meanwhile, the Republicans will watch with interest, hoping the selection devolves into a battle that splits the majority party. That could make it harder for the Democrats to maintain their 54-46 advantage in the 2014 election.
A Republican surge in the next election means all the maneuvering currently underway by Democrats will be moot, since it will be the GOP that will have to make key leadership decisions.
But for now, all the drama is with the House Democrats.
NATIONAL and Local FEEDER & STOCKER CATTLE SUMMARY - WEEK ENDING 05.17.2013
RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total
This Week 207,700 48,500 2,300 258,500
Last Week 177,100 22,100 48,500 247,700
Last Year 164,700 46,200 3,000 213,900
Compared to last week, yearling feeder cattle sold mostly steady with some major markets wavering in either direction but rarely more than 2.00.
Steer and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00 lower with the Southeast and surrounding areas posting the only good test as production areas farther north and/or west simply don’t do enough fall calving to test new-croppers this time of year, and old-crop stockers are long gone.
More favorable weather conditions for hay and row-crop farming had many producers busy in the field which limited calf demand.
Upper Midwestern Corn Belt farmers gained tremendous ground on this year’s late planting as the seasons turned straight from winter to summer with frost and snowflakes replaced by record heat.
Places like Omaha, NE and Sioux City, IA posted unseasonal triple digit temperatures along with Sioux Falls, SD as corn planters in these areas ran day and night.
Despite the continued lack of support from the CME Feeder Cattle contracts, cash yearling feeder prices showed some support late in the week as order buyers were still filling orders in late-week auctions as receipts are expected to turn sharply lighter.
Mitchell, SD reported an active market on Thursday with a good test of top quality 8 weight steers averaging 840 lbs. at 133.68 and over 550 head of 900-1000 pounders at 950 lbs. and 123.67.
Friday’s cattle-on-feed report could be seen as neutral to slightly bearish with May 1st inventories very near expectations at 96.6% of a year ago and fed marketings in April at 102.2%.
However, April placements were larger (115.1%) than already lofty expectations (112.1%) in comparison to very light placements the same month a year ago.
This is not surprising as April nationwide auction receipts were also 15% heavier than last year.
There has been much discussion about these data being gathered only from feeding operations of 1000 head or more.
Some folks believe the smaller facilities have gone by the wayside while others think they have increased in the Northern Plains with more availability to distillers grains.
More likely, confinement operations of less than 1000 head have grown or returned to production but mostly for backgrounding calves or lighter yearlings into big feeders weighing over 850 lbs.
These cattle growers are more confident in their ability to put weight on cattle than their ability to deal with packers on such a small scale.
Feedlots continue to lose market position by cashing-in on the positive basis that cash is running to the June Board which lingers under 120.00.
The Southern Plains reported light sales .50 to mostly 1.00 lower from 125.00-125.50 while Northern trade was not established Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Choice boxed beef cut-out values posted all-time record highs again this week near 209.00 while poultry values are also near record highs.
This week’s reported auction volume included 58% over 600 lbs. and 45% heifers.
AUCTION RECEIPTS: 207,700 Last Week: 177,100 Last Year: 164,700
Buckhannon Stockyards, Buckhannon, WV
Weighted Average Report for Wednesday May 15, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 72
Slaughter cows made up 33% of the offering,
replacement cows 1%, and feeders 65%.
The feeder supply included 43% steers, 55% heifers, and 2% bulls.
Near 34% of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 420-420 420 140.00 140.00
1 460-460 460 157.50 157.50
7 572-575 574 135.00-139.00 136.14
4 642-645 644 131.00-135.00 133.00
3 650-650 650 129.00 129.00
2 705-730 718 125.00-126.00 125.51
Medium and Large 2
2 612-612 612 117.00 117.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 395-395 395 125.00 125.00
2 438-438 438 130.00 130.00
9 450-492 484 127.50-131.00 127.97
1 505-505 505 127.50 127.50
4 568-568 568 119.00 119.00
4 579-579 579 125.00 125.00 RWF
1 635-635 635 123.00 123.00
Medium and Large 2
2 668-668 668 110.00 110.00
2 795-795 795 101.00 101.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 475-475 475 117.50 117.50 RWF
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 860-860 860 725.00 725.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1470-1470 1470 68.00 68.00 Low Dressing
Boner 80-85% Lean
12 1010-1390 1210 71.00-84.00 78.77
4 1145-1260 1225 84.50-88.50 86.41 High Dressing
2 1480-1505 1493 80.00-82.00 81.01
3 1445-1720 1570 85.00-85.50 85.18 High Dressing
1 2015-2015 2015 80.50 80.50
Lean 85-90% Lean
1 1340-1340 1340 68.00 68.00
Cow calf pairs M&L 1 M&L 2
Head Age range price range
7 2-8 yrs old w/ calf under 250 lb 1460.00-1770.00 1125.00
Weston Livestock Marketing, Weston, WV
Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 11, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 240
Slaughter cows made up 41% of the offering, slaughter bulls 6%,
replacement cows 1%, other cows 1%, and feeders 51%.
The feeder supply included 39% steers, 43% heifers, and 18% bulls.
Near 47% of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 330-330 330 177.50 177.50
1 495-495 495 126.00 126.00 RWF
1 560-560 560 110.00 110.00
2 615-630 623 110.00-117.00 113.46
3 693-693 693 145.00 145.00
4 710-710 710 143.00 143.00
4 786-786 786 125.00 125.00
2 823-823 823 110.00 110.00
1 1220-1220 1220 89.00 89.00
Medium and Large 2
1 310-310 310 180.00 180.00
1 370-370 370 140.00 140.00
1 435-435 435 145.00 145.00
1 495-495 495 145.00 145.00
3 553-590 565 139.00 139.00
1 645-645 645 126.00 126.00
2 945-945 945 110.00 110.00
Holstein Medium and Large 3 - 4
1 385-385 385 90.00 90.00
5 540-540 540 102.00 102.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 365-365 365 120.00 120.00
4 469-469 469 125.00 125.00
1 530-530 530 127.00 127.00
3 620-648 639 116.00-119.00 116.97
5 668-668 668 122.00 122.00
2 735-745 740 110.00-112.00 110.99
Medium and Large 2
1 345-345 345 120.00 120.00
3 391-391 391 127.00 127.00
3 410-448 435 124.00 124.00
3 423-423 423 147.50 147.50 Value Added
4 465-495 486 123.00-133.00 128.57
3 450-450 450 140.00 140.00 Value Added
2 583-583 583 115.00 115.00
1 690-690 690 108.00 108.00
3 788-788 788 115.00 115.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-450 450 135.00 135.00
1 580-580 580 131.00 131.00
1 605-605 605 110.00 110.00
3 763-765 764 95.00-98.00 96.00
1 925-925 925 90.00 90.00
Medium and Large 2
4 505-515 510 125.00-133.00 128.26
1 580-580 580 110.00 110.00
2 643-643 643 125.00 125.00
1 715-715 715 91.00 91.00
1 820-820 820 107.00 107.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 940-940 940 710.00 710.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Aged
1 1055-1055 1055 900.00 900.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1320-1340 1330 78.00-80.50 79.26
4 1405-1715 1550 78.00-84.00 80.86
Boner 80-85% Lean
20 945-1385 1178 77.50-85.00 81.71
3 1085-1350 1227 85.50-86.50 85.84 High Dressing
1 1085-1085 1085 73.00 73.00 Low Dressing
8 1400-1750 1521 76.00-84.00 79.99
4 1435-1545 1466 85.00-93.00 87.46 High Dressing
Lean 85-90% Lean
19 845-1355 1116 72.00-82.00 77.72
4 1100-1385 1280 84.00-86.00 84.70 High Dressing
3 880-1050 988 67.00-70.00 69.11 Low Dressing
4 1410-1620 1471 76.00-84.00 79.76
Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1085-1085 1085 97.00 97.00
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1280-1490 1368 90.00-97.00 93.90
1 1455-1455 1455 99.00 99.00 High Dressing
3 1540-2100 1888 93.50-97.00 95.38
Baby Calves Dairy Beef
Head Age Range Avg Price
2 Newborn to 4 weeks 275.00-300.00
1 100-150lbs 275.00
1 150-200lbs cwt. 147.50
Cow/Calf Pairs M&L1 M&L2
Head Age Range Price Range
6 2-8 yrs old w/calf under 250lbs 1425.00-1600.0 935.00-1310.00
2-8 yrs old w/calf over 250lbs
6 Over 8 w/calf under 250lbs 1200.00 925.00-1175.00
1 Over 8 w/calf over 250lbs 1250.00
Goats
Head Type Sel1 Sel2 Sel3
1 Sm Billies 107.50
2 Sm Nannies 85.00-90.00
Rams
Head Wt Range Price Range
3 200-250 26.00-34.00
Feeder Lambs
Head Wt Range Price Range
7 20-40 132.50-150.00
1 40-60 125.00
Slaughter Lambs
Head Wt Range Price Range
2 100-120 118.00
Boars
Head Wt Range Price Range
1 750-800 18.00
Jackson County Regional Livestock, Ripley, WV
Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 11, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 182
Slaughter cows made up 16% of the offering, slaughter bulls 5%,
replacement cows 6%, and feeders 73%.
The feeder supply included 19% steers, 51% heifers, and 30% bulls.
Near 44% of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 410-445 427 140.00-148.00 145.63
8 478-495 482 149.00-152.00 150.12
3 513-513 513 148.00 148.00
1 660-660 660 124.00 124.00 RED
1 765-765 765 122.00 122.00
1 815-815 815 122.00 122.00 Smoke
1 860-860 860 120.00 120.00
1 950-950 950 114.00 114.00 RED
Medium and Large 2
2 585-585 585 118.00 118.00
Holstein Medium and Large 2
2 337-337 337 86.00 86.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 315-320 317 117.50-126.00 123.14
1 390-390 390 115.00 115.00
3 465-475 472 120.00-122.00 121.34
1 495-495 495 118.00 118.00 RED
2 532-532 532 118.00 118.00
3 571-571 571 122.00 122.00
12 635-645 644 117.00-125.50 124.80
6 665-696 683 117.00-121.00 120.01
2 655-655 655 119.00 119.00 RED
2 687-687 687 112.00 112.00 RWF
1 670-670 670 112.00 112.00 Smoke
11 702-736 711 117.00 117.00
5 755-755 755 115.00-115.50 115.40
1 980-980 980 106.00 106.00
Medium and Large 2
1 315-315 315 118.00 118.00
1 415-415 415 115.00 115.00
2 450-450 450 121.00 121.00
2 485-485 485 105.00 105.00 RED
1 540-540 540 104.00 104.00
5 556-570 562 101.00-111.00 108.16
2 625-625 625 105.00 105.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 290-290 290 142.50 142.50
7 415-445 432 137.00-140.00 139.02
4 501-505 502 126.00-129.00 128.25
2 505-505 505 121.00 121.00 Smoke
10 580-590 582 121.00-123.00 121.90
1 590-590 590 111.00 111.00 RED
4 601-615 605 113.00-127.00 123.44 Smoke
1 755-755 755 117.00 117.00
1 880-880 880 98.00 98.00
1 955-955 955 87.00 87.00
1 1150-1150 1150 104.00 104.00
Small 1
1 505-505 505 120.00 120.00
1 700-700 700 105.00 105.00
Medium and Large 2
1 230-230 230 130.00 130.00
2 450-450 450 132.00 132.00
2 640-640 640 112.00 112.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1005-1005 1005 999.00-1100.00 1100.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1465-1465 1465 999.00-1550.00 1550.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1505-1505 1505 999.00-1400.00 1400.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1180-1180 1180 999.00-1300.00 1300.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged
1 825-825 825 825.00 825.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1160-1160 1160 999.00-1025.00 1025.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1420-1420 1420 999.00-1275.00 1275.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1190-1190 1190 999.00-1125.00 1125.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Aged
1 820-820 820 575.00 575.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
1 1070-1070 1070 800.00 800.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
Medium 1 - 2 Young
1 1030-1030 1030 999.00-1050.00 1050.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1345-1385 1365 73.00-79.50 76.20
4 1125-1395 1268 79.00-81.00 79.90 High Dressing
3 1450-1520 1488 73.00-77.00 75.70
Boner 80-85% Lean
1 880-880 880 74.00 74.00
5 1075-1300 1174 74.00-76.00 74.99
8 1105-1370 1269 77.50-90.00 83.50 High Dressing
4 1115-1280 1208 68.00-72.00 70.96 Low Dressing
2 1520-1535 1528 72.00-73.00 72.50
1 1405-1405 1405 78.00 78.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1120-1485 1290 88.00-96.00 91.77
1 1485-1485 1485 101.00 101.00 High Dressing
3 1560-2025 1828 92.50-94.00 93.20
2 1720-1750 1735 101.00-102.00 101.50 High Dressing
Slaughter Cattle
Head
8 840-1390 95.00-121.00
Baby Calves
Head Dairy
8 Newborn 40.00-130.00
Cow Calf Pairs
Head
6 2-8 yrs old w/calf under 250lbs 1375.00
over 8 yrs w/calf under 250lbs 860.00-1275.00
Goats
Head
18 sel1 sel2
Sm billies 110.00 80.00
Big billies 145.00-150.00 82.50-117.00
Sm Nannies 110.00
Big Nannies 62.00-87.00
Kids 10.00-19.00
Rams
HEad
1 41.00
Ewes
Head
1 26.00
Boars
Head
1 21.00
Slaughter Hogs
Head
1 61.00
Bon Appétit: Almond Bear Claws
Ingredients:
Recipe makes 24 pastries
1/3 cup almond paste
2 3/4 cups ground almonds
1/2 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
3 pounds puff pastry
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
3 tablespoons sliced almonds, for garnish
3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Directions:
In a large bowl, beat almond paste with an electric mixer to break it apart.
Add the almonds, sugar, and salt; continue to mix until the almond paste is no longer lumpy.
Stir in the butter, egg whites, almond extract and amaretto liqueur on high speed until its as fluffy as you can get it.
Set aside.
Using half of the dough at a time, roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle that is about 8 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick.
Trim the edges of the dough.
Cut the dough in half lengthwise to make two 4 inch wide strips.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Fill a pastry bag halfway with the almond filling and pipe a stripe of filling down the center of each strip.
Whisk together the egg and water.
Brush onto one edge of each strip.
Fold each strip over the filling and press gently to seal it.
Brush each piece with egg wash and sprinkle sliced almonds over the top.
Cut into 3 to 4 inch pieces, then cut 1/2 inch slits into the sealed edge to make the ‘'claws’‘.
Place the bear claws at least two inches apart on baking sheets.
Refrigerate and repeat with the second half of the dough.
Bake in the preheated oven until almonds are toasted and pastry is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool and dust with confectioners’ sugar right before serving.
Flashback: What Happened on May 19, ....
• 1877 The Broaddus Female College, located at Clarksburg, was incorporated in West Virginia by the following: Daniel Boughner, Jasper Pew, Joseph F. Osborn, J. R. Boggess, Lee Haymond, Jasper Y. Moore, Nathan Goff, Jr., John J. Davis, W. P. Holden and Company, E. J. Willis, M. C. Bell, C. C. Zinn, Hezekiah Hoskinson, M. G. Holmes, W. S. Sumner, G. D. Camden, Luther Haymond, Alexander Duff, E. A. Peck, A. H. Osburn, all of Clarksburg; James M. Lyon, A. J. Garrett, James M. Mines, James C. Garrett, J. W. Lynch, Truman Elliott, B. Wilson, M. V. Hurst, James Monroe of Harrison County; and Henry Langford of Lewis County.
• 1921 Governor Morgan placed Mingo County under martial law and organized the Mingo Militia.
• 1973 A new public swimming pool complex, the largest in southern West Virginia, opened at Coonskin Park in Charleston.
• 1978 2,000 West Virginia coal miners were laid off and the work hours for an additional 2,500 were reduced.
• 1981 Governor Rockefeller signed a $71 million teacher pay raise bill into law.
• 1987 Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., orders state agencies to slash spending because of $65 million revenue shortage.
Ask the Doctor: Syndrome Is Terribly Agonizing
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 82. I have had something wrong with my tongue for months.
I went to my family doctor, and he thought it was a yeast infection.
He sent me to a specialist, who called it black tongue.
He sent me to a store that sells colloidal silver and tea tree.
They helped.
I thought I was cured, but about three weeks later my tongue started burning terribly.
The medicine no longer works.
My daughter looked on the Internet and said I have burning tongue syndrome.
I started taking vitamin B-2.
I don’t know where to turn.
- R.R.
ANSWER: Papillae cover the tongue.
They’re tiny projections that look like miniature icicles when viewed with a magnifying glass.
Some contain taste buds.
In black tongue, those papillae are elongated and turn a dark color.
Left alone, the color usually disappears.
Gently brushing the tongue with a toothbrush gets rid of it faster.
Burning tongue is dreadfully painful, and the burning sensation sometimes can be felt on the gums, roof of the mouth and inner cheeks.
Post-menopausal women are the primary targets.
As soon as you can, consult your dentist.
You need a thorough exam of your mouth.
Deficiencies of the B vitamins - thiamine, riboflavin, folate and B-6 - might be responsible, but such deficiencies are rarely seen in well-fed populations.
Iron deficiency is another possibility.
A dry mouth leads to burning tongue, and it can be remedied with artificial salivas, sugar-free chewing gum and sometimes medicines.
In most people, a cause is never found.
Some home remedies include rinsing your mouth with cold apple juice.
Or you can make a mouth rinse consisting of equal parts Kaopectate and Benadryl elixir, both readily found in all drugstores without a prescription.
Swish it around in your mouth at least three times a day, and then spit it out.
Some people find that adding four or five drops of Tabasco sauce in a spoonful of water is an effective mouth rinse.
Definitely spit this out after rinsing.
If it causes great pain, don’t pursue the treatment.
Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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Stargazing - 05.19.13
M13, the Hercules Cluster, stands in the east at nightfall, in the constellation Hercules.
To the eye alone it looks like a small, hazy patch of light.
Small telescopes reveal hundreds of the cluster’s individual stars.
M13
Just because an astronomical object is big and bright doesn’t mean it can’t maintain some mystery. The objects known as globular clusters, for example, are the biggest agglomerations of stars in the galaxy — hundreds of thousands of stars packed into a tight ball. That makes them quite easy to see and study. Even so, astronomers are still unsure how these balls of stars were born.
The Milky Way is home to fewer than 200 globulars. One of the best known is M13, the Hercules Cluster. It’s well up in the east at nightfall, in the constellation Hercules. Small telescopes reveal hundreds of its individual stars.
Globulars are the oldest objects in the galaxy. Their stars were born when the universe was quite young. Their most massive stars burned out a long time ago, leaving a population of stars that are no more massive than the Sun.
Despite decades of work, though, astronomers still haven’t agreed on a mechanism for making these clusters. In most globulars, the stars seem to have formed all at once. That means that a giant cloud of gas collapsed suddenly, giving birth to a gaggle of stars within just a few million years. But why such a cloud would collapse remains uncertain.
And a few globulars have more than one generation of stars, which means there was more than one round of starbirth. Again, though, no one is certain just why that’s the case.
So M13 and the other bright, giant balls of stars will retain a little of their mystery for some time to come.
TRUTH OR TRADITION? – #222
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God.” 2 Timothy 3:16
The Bible – A Rare And Unique Book.
In the Library of Congress, in Washington, DC, there are over 22 million catalogued books. If you could read one book per hour, and spent a 10-hour day, 365 days per year, it would take you more than 6,000 years to read them all. That’s a lot of books! Of all those books, The Bible (if it’s allowed in there) is the only book that tells who we are, where we came from, where we are going, and how to get there. It’s the only book that tells us what life is really all about and how to live it. The Bible alone tells us how to prepare for death and offers a valid promise of life after death.
The Bible – A Most Misunderstood And Abused Book.
Never has a book been so misunderstood and abused as The Bible. Through the ages men have sought to destroy it, still it stands. Those who have rejected it have faded into history, but The Bible is still the world’s best seller. It promises great blessings to all those who believe and obey its holy message, and pronounces a curse on all who would tamper with its sacred contents. Why do men hate it so?
The Bible – The Only Book Inspired Of God.
As the above text notes, all scripture is given by inspiration of God. The Greek word for inspiration (THEOPNEUSTOS), literally means “God breathed”. So when we are reading the scriptures, we are reading the mind of God. The Apostle Peter said it this way: “Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:21) . The Spirit of God led these men to write what God wanted written. No other book can make that claim.
Evidences Of Inspiration.
Is our faith in the Bible as the inspired Word of God a blind leap in the dark? Have we any reason for believing that it is indeed the Word of God, and not the work of men? Is there any valid evidence for the inspiration of the scriptures? Yes, we do indeed have valid evidence for inspiration. We have both internal and eternal evidence.
Internal Evidence. Unbelievers like to argue that you cannot go to The Bible itself to prove it is inspired of God. “You cannot prove a thing by itself. That is not valid evidence.” But that line of thinking borders on the ridiculous. If blood is found at the scene of a crime, how can you best determine if it is human or animal blood? Would you not take the blood itself to a lab to test it? If you found a white granular substance and wanted to know if it were salt or sugar, would you not test the substance itself? The most valid evidence would be to test the thing itself.
In future articles in this column we want to examine The Book itself for internal evidences of its inspiration. Later we will look at some external evidences.
Steer Creek Church of Christ, 3466 Rosedale Road, Stumptown WV 25267
Minister: Gene H Miller, 3281 Rosedale Road, Shock WV 26638-8410.
Phone: 304.462.0384 E-Mail: “ghmiller@rtol.net” Web Site: steercreekchurchofchrist.org
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The writer’s “Internal Evidence” is one of the lamest pieces of sophistry I have ever seen.
To us the bible as proof of its own inspiration is, in logic, a classic example of circular reasoning. It is like saying “I’m right because I say I am”.
The writer confuses evidence with proof.
In the case of the blood, the blood is only the evidence; it is the scientific knowledge of blood that is the proof. The white granular substance is only the evidence; the lab test is the proof.
With regard to the bible, we have been testing the “thing itself’ through higher criticism for a century and a half and the “thing itself” does not pass the tests.
Bringing you the truth in love.
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Hugh Clinton “Jack” Metz
Hugh Clinton “Jack” Metz
Age 72, of 1446 Loveberry Run Road Weston, WV passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Weston following a brief illness.
He was born in Copley, WV on January 29, 1941: son of the late Claud S. Metz and Leona (Radcliff) Metz.
On October 15, 1960, he married Elsie (Dean) Metz, who survives.
Jack is also survived by one sister: Pauline Niday of Walker, WV, one ½ sister: Debra Posey of Weston, 2 ½ brothers: Greg and Kevin Metz both of Weston and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by one brother: George Bernard Metz.
Jack was a retired construction foreman with Reliable Construction Company of Millersville, MD. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and loved running all types of machinery. He also loved to farm. Jack was quite a jokester and will be remembered as one who enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest!
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home 730 N. Main Avenue Weston on Monday, May 20, 2013 from 4:00-8:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 AM from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Carl Mouser officiating.
Interment will follow services in the Weston Masonic Cemetery.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston is honored to serve the family of Hugh Clinton “Jack” Metz.
Cecil Emerson Boram
Cecil Emerson Boram
Age 86, of 149 John Street Weston, WV passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital of Weston following a brief illness.
He was born in Weston, WV on October 14, 1926: son of the late Ralph Cecil Boram and Garnet (Penninger) Boram.
On May 26, 1948, he married Naomi Lee (Steele) Boram, who preceded him in death on February 13, 2011.
Mr. Boram is survived by one daughter: Terry Given of Weston, one son: Daniel Boram and fiancé Amy White of Beebe, AR, two grandchildren: Chris Conrad and Byrnn Yvette Boram and great grandchild: Harper Grace Conrad. He is also survived by one sister: Betty Jean Steinbrook of Columbus, OH and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife Naomi, Cecil was preceded in death by two sons: John David Boram and Ralph Stephen Boram, two sisters: Helen Nayler and Jane Pratt and one brother: Robert Boram.
Mr. Boram was a machinist for Danser Hardware and Supply Company of Weston for 33 years. He later went to work for the West Virginia Glass Specialty Company of Weston.
Cecil was member of the First Baptist Church of Weston.
He was also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1976 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles both of Weston.
Cecil was a member of the Weston Masonic Lodge #10 A.F. & A.M. where he was extremely active over the years. He was past master of the lodge for several years, a coach for hundreds of new candidates of the lodge and was active several years with the funeral rites at the cemetery for fellow masons.
Cecil was also a veteran of the United States Army from April 20, 1945 until December 24, 1946 with Company C 47thEngineer Construction Battalion. He received several medals including the Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon and the WW II Victory Medal and was in Okinawa during his deployment.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home 730 N. Main Avenue Weston on Monday, May 20, 2013 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:00 PM from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Kenneth Miller officiating.
Interment will follow services in the Peterson Cemetery of Weston, WV.
Weston Lodge #10 A.F. & A.M. will conduct Masonic graveside rites.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston is honored to serve the family of Brother Cecil Emerson Boram.
05.19.13
WayBackWhen™: May 19
Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
Thought for Today: “We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.“ — Carson McCullers, American author (1917-1967).
Today’s Highlights in History:
On May 19, 1943, in his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country’s full support in the fight against Japan. That same day, top U.S. and British officials meeting in Washington reached agreement on May 01, 1944 as the date for the D-Day invasion of France (the operation ended up being launched more than a month later).
On this date:
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.
In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part of Canada in the early afternoon.
In 1909, the Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets), under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev, debuted in Paris.
In 1913, California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the Webb-Hartley Law prohibiting “aliens ineligible to citizenship” from owning farm land, a measure targeting Asian immigrants, particularly Japanese.
In 1921, Congress passed, and President Warren G. Harding signed, the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants.
In 1935, T.E. Lawrence, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia,“ died in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday to You” to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
In 1964, the State Department disclosed that 40 hidden microphones had been found in the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
In 1973, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, the second of his Triple Crown victories.
In 1981, five British soldiers were killed by an Irish Republican Army landmine in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
In 1993, the Clinton White House set off a political storm by abruptly firing the entire staff of its travel office; five of the seven staffers were later reinstated and assigned to other duties.
In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.
Ten years ago:
WorldCom Inc. agreed to pay investors $500 million to settle civil fraud charges.
The Supreme Court dealt a defeat to the drug industry, ruling 6-3 that a state (in this case, Maine) may try to force companies to lower prices on prescription medications for the poor and uninsured.
A Palestinian woman blew herself up during a security check outside a mall, killing three Israelis in the fifth suicide bombing in 48 hours.
Five years ago:
Chinese stood still and sirens wailed to mourn the country’s nearly 70,000 earthquake victims.
Democrat Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, less than a week after Hillary Rodham Clinton overwhelmingly won the state’s primary.
Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox shut down Kansas City 7-0 for the first no-hitter of the season.
One year ago:
President Barack Obama and other G-8 leaders held economic talks at Camp David, where they declared that their governments needed to both spark growth and cut debt.
Chen Guangcheng (chehn gwahng-chung), a blind Chinese legal activist, was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
I’ll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the Preakness, two weeks after claiming the Kentucky Derby. (However, a tendon injury forced I’ll Have Another into retirement on the eve of the Belmont Stakes.)
Today’s Birthdays:
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 79
TV personality David Hartman is 78
Actor James Fox is 74
Actress Nancy Kwan is 74
Actor Peter Mayhew is 69
Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend (The Who) is 68
Concert pianist David Helfgott is 66
Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 64
Singer-actress Grace Jones is 61
Rock musician Phil Rudd (AC-DC) is 59
Actor Steven Ford is 57
Rock musician Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) is 51
Actress Polly Walker is 47
Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 43
Rock singer Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) is 41
Country/rock singer Shooter Jennings is 34
Actor Drew Fuller is 33
Christian rock musician Tim McTague is 30
Rock musician James Richardson (MGMT) is 30
Actor Eric Lloyd is 27
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HHS Announces Actions to Improve Safety and Quality of Child Care
Helping to answer President Obama’s call to ensure quality early education for every American child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed today a new regulation for public comment that will better ensure children’s health and safety in child care and promote school readiness. Under the proposed rule, states, territories and tribes would be required to strengthen their standards to better promote the health, safety and school readiness of children in federally funded child care.
Millions of working parents depend on child care and assume certain safety requirements are already in place for their children, but standards vary widely across the states. Many states do not enforce even basic standards such as fingerprinting, background checks and first aid training for providers. This puts our children at risk.
“Many children already benefit from the excellent care of high-quality child care providers who are meeting or exceeding the proposed requirements,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “However, too many children remain in settings that do not meet minimum standards of health and safety. These basic rules ensure that providers take necessary basic steps to shield children from an avoidable tragedy.”
The proposed rule would only apply directly to child care providers who accept Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds. More than 500,000 providers serve about 1.6 million low-income children through CCDF. Many more children would benefit, however, because the providers also serve non-CCDF children.
Under the proposed rule, states would require that all CCDF-funded child care providers:
• Receive health and safety trainings in specific areas
• Comply with applicable state and local fire, health and building codes
• Receive comprehensive background checks (including fingerprinting)
• Receive on-site monitoring
The rule would also require states to share information with parents through user-friendly websites about provider health, safety and licensing information. While some states already post health and safety reports online, the new rule would bring all states up to this standard.
“Parents know the needs of their own children,” said Shannon Rudisill, director of the Office of Child Care. “However, parents don’t always have enough information to help them make the right choice when choosing a child care provider. This proposal would give parents the necessary tools to choose quality care that fully meets their needs.”
While the proposed rule establishes new minimum standards, it also recognizes the need for innovation and flexibility and allows states and communities to tailor their specific approaches to best meet the needs of the children and families they serve. The rule would not change or impede a state’s ability to license child care providers as they see fit.
The administration continues to work with Congress to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant, which was last reauthorized in 1996. This rule does not take the place of reauthorization, but rather proposes long overdue reforms to better ensure that low-income working families have access to safe, high-quality child care that is essential for healthy early childhood development.
HHS is requesting the public’s input on this proposed regulation. The comment process, which lasts for 75 days, allows for feedback on the proposed rule.
The proposed rule will be on public display today at www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection. Once it is published in the Federal Register, the public can view it and submit comment at: www.regulations.gov.
For more information about HHS’ child care programs, please visit www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ.
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Your government ‘sells’ this sort of stuff to make you feel good, when in actuality, its just more invasion into your life, causes bigger government, and in the end you have less input and they have more control?
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National Safe Boating Week Promotion Aims to Increase Safety Certifications
National Safe Boating Week, which begins Saturday, May 18, 2013 provides a not-to-be-missed opportunity for boaters to get their boating safety certification, said leading online educator BOATERexam.com. To encourage boaters to sign up before summer boating season, BOATERexam.com is lowering the cost of its online boating safety course by 33% during National Safe Boating Week, which runs until May 24, 2013.
“Recent statistics confirm that education significantly lowers the risk of a serious boating accident or fatality,” said Kerry Moher, vice president of BOATERexam.com and a member of the NASBLA Education Standards Panel. “To get more boaters to complete a safety course before summer, we’re lowering the cost of our online course for National Safe Boating Week.”
Students who register at BOATERexam.com between May 17-25 and complete their course by the end of May will receive 33% off their online boating safety certification. BOATERexam.com is encouraging state agencies, marinas, and other boating organizations to spread the word about the campaign.
OddlyEnough™: Eating Insects Could Help Fight Obesity
The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a U.N. report published on Monday said the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity.
More than 1,900 species of insects are eaten around the world, mainly in Africa and Asia, but people in the West generally turn their noses up at the likes of grasshoppers, termites and other crunchy fare.
The authors of the study by the Forestry Department, part of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said many insects contained the same amount of protein and minerals as meat and more healthy fats doctors recommend in balanced diets.
“In the West we have a cultural bias, and think that because insects come from developing countries, they cannot be good,“ said scientist Arnold van Huis from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, one of the authors of the report.
Eva Muller of the FAO said restaurants in Europe were starting to offer insect-based dishes, presenting them to diners as exotic delicacies.
Danish restaurant Noma, for example, crowned the world’s best for three years running in one poll, is renowned for ingredients including ants and fermented grasshoppers.
As well as helping in the costly battle against obesity, which the World Health Organization estimates has nearly doubled since 1980 and affects around 500 million people, the report said insect farming was likely to be less land-dependent than traditional livestock and produce fewer greenhouse gases.
It would also provide business and export opportunities for poor people in developing countries, especially women, who are often responsible for collecting insects in rural communities.
Van Huis said barriers to enjoying dishes such as bee larvae yoghurt were psychological - in a blind test carried out by his team, nine out of 10 people preferred meatballs made from roughly half meat and half mealworms to those made from meat.
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I can just picture pans of them in the showcase at the local grocery store.
Not sure the effect it would have on this community. Doubt the store would have to reorder often.
By lol on 05.18.2013
Some store already have them on premises. All they have to do it to capitalize.
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Superstorm Sandy Agriculture Assistance Package Announced for West Virginia
West Virginia will be among 12 states eligible for $209 million in federal funding to help farmers, landowners and communities recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, according to West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Helmick.
“The general public doesn’t always see the damage that natural disasters do to rural agriculture and forestry operations in West Virginia,” said Commissioner Helmick. “But these industries are vital to our state, and I’m pleased that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing funding to help our farmers recover from this historic disaster.”
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in West Virginia has been collecting data from locally elected County Office Committees (COC) since the event to determine the types and extent of damage, according to State FSA Director Alfred J. Lewis.
Approximately $700,000 has been approved through the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) based on information already collected from the counties. The majority of the funding will go to remove tree debris from farmland and fence lines. FSA has received more than 100 applications so far for individual assistance, and expects several more applications before the May 31, 2013 deadline.
Eligible counties in West Virginia include Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Barbour, Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster, Lewis, Upshur and Boone. FSA will begin providing assistance immediately to eligible landowners.
ECP participants receive cost-share assistance of up to 75% of the cost to implement approved emergency practices. Qualified limited-resource producers may receive cost-share assistance of up to 90%.
More information on limited-resource eligibility is available at www.lrftool.sc.egov.usda.gov/LRP_Definition.aspx, or by visiting a local FSA office and picking up
“form 217.”
States included in the disaster declaration are Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information on eligibility requirements and applications, producers may visit a local FSA county office or the FSA website at disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
For information on Presidential Disaster Declarations, visit www.disasterassistance.gov.
Where are the Nonviolent Alternatives to the Nine Proposed Military Bases in Afghanistan?
Earlier this week, Hamid Karzai confirmed that the United States will build nine new military bases in Afghanistan, including a strategic base at the border with Iran, with Whitehouse spokesman Jay Carney assuring us that these nine new bases will not be permanent. Their role will mainly be to strengthen and train the Afghan military; our only question is whether they even entertained any non-military options? With our media, it’s hard to tell.
One of the disservices done to the American public by the corporate media is the framing of this recent decision. As in numerous other reports, we are fed a series of top-down decisions like this one with language suggesting that they are in the best interest of American families and the strength of the nation, and that they are not open to discussion. As usual, the implicit bias from the top is that we citizens are ignorant and powerless; if they do not provide a violent, armed, militarized solution, the US has nothing else to offer. But it is their ignorance and powerlessness that we are seeing, not our own.
There is a Zen saying about a reed in the wind, how it bends while a ‘strong’ tree can break. This truth is echoed by the prolific folksinger, Ani Difranco when she notes in her inimitable way that “buildings and bridges are made to bend with the wind/ what doesn’t bend breaks.” It’s practical wisdom, and very pertinent. As more everyday citizens become interested in exploring nonviolent solutions worldwide, this short-sighted and deadly dichotomy between violence or passivity of the U.S. government exposes its fatal flaw—an inability or an unwillingness adapt and evolve with the growing consciousness of people around the world. Structures simply have to evolve as people grow in consciousness if they do not want to face obsolescence; we created them to serve us, after all, and we are an adaptive species. In other words, if our systems are rigid and violent, it is our responsibility to see that they adapt, or step aside. There is a growing consciousness of a co-creative, life sustaining spectrum that encourages empathy and solidarity and makes everyone safer. Our growing awareness of our interconnection, if only through technology and climate/ecological understanding, points a way out to us from destruction to restoration, from harming to healing, and from profiteering to peacebuilding. Acting on this consciousness of nonviolence, and creating institutional structures to serve it will be a major step forward for everyone; and it is more than just a reprioritization of our values: it’s a rediscovery of who we are.
Just as the consciousness of separation and force is embodied in military systems, with their ever more fantastic equipment and trained (that is, unfortunately, desensitized) men and women, the consciousness of peace and human solidarity is beginning to be embodied in cross-border ‘peace teams’, truth and reconciliation commissions, international courts, peace communities (like the few who are holding on right now in Colombia), peace research institutions, and more. If you haven’t heard about them, we are not surprised—they are not the stuff of today’s media. Or today’s policy.
But they are working. Behind the scenes, peace teams, for example, are bringing children abducted by paramilitary units back to their families, protecting the lives of threatened individuals or whole villages, monitoring historic peace agreements (as recently in Mindanao), and stanching rumors—those prolific causes of intercommunal violence. What if our government were instead to set up nine peace operation centers in Afghanistan, at a cost of just nine percent of the proposed bases, with training and jobs available for nonviolent conflict intervention? What if it were to create nine centers for women’s empowerment instead of forcing many Afghan women into prostitution, as inevitably happens around military bases? They could happily employ retrained military people who sense this far nobler use of their courage along with the veteran peacekeepers of Nonviolent Peaceforce, Peace Brigades International, and the other groups—all still at a small fraction of the cost of the proposed bases. What if, with the rest of those resources, we were to set up nine high-tech, free hospitals, nine Afghan-centered universities and libraries, and throw in nine hundred village schools into the bargain, still totaling less than nine military bases with US arms and trainers?
Economist Kenneth Boulding was one of the great pioneers of peace research, and he often communicated his important findings with a sense of humor. According to Boulding’s First Law, “if something exists, then it is possible.” Our privilege and responsibility as citizens is to uphold the possible and bring these alternatives to the attention of the media, of policymakers, and everyone we can get ahold of. It is our duty to our country—if not to the rest of humanity—to make it perfectly clear that if our key institutions do not bend in this direction they will surely break.
~~ Stephanie Van Hook & Michael N. Nagler ~~
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Where are all you War Protesters that were so vocal when Bush was President?
Barry got your tongue? You give your politics away with your silence.
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G-Comm™: Hoppy’s Commentary - Tomblin’s Window of Opportunity
A recent survey by Republican pollster Mark Blankenship found that Governor Tomblin is riding a remarkable crest of popularity.
Tomblin’s job approval rating is at 69%, unchanged from March. That’s higher than Senator Joe Manchin (63%) and Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (54%).
Perhaps more importantly, voters don’t blame Tomblin for the state’s economic problems, and the Governor can thank President Obama for that. When asked who is most responsible for job losses in West Virginia, nearly half said the President. Fifteen percent said the West Virginia Legislature, ten percent said Congress and only three percent blamed Tomblin.
That’s amazing, especially since West Virginia has lost jobs over the last year and Republicans criticized Tomblin and the Democratic majorities in both houses for not doing more this past session for job creation.
So, Tomblin has this bank of political capital. What’s he going to do with it?
One challenge for the Governor is to figure out a way West Virginia can take full advantage of the enormous Marcellus Shale reserves. The gas boom has cooled a bit because of over-supply and the drop in prices, but West Virginia is going to be pumping gas for years to come.
The key to maximizing the economic benefit to the state is to make sure that industries that use natural gas as a feedstock locate here. How do we do that? Tax reform? Tort reform? A better infrastructure for natural gas shipping and storage?
The state has made progress on the tax front in recent years with the lowering of the corporate net and the elimination of the business franchise tax, but there is still work to be done. West Virginia has an onerous personal property tax on the inventory machinery and equipment of a business that could be eliminated (Republicans have been pushing for that).
Tomblin could tackle the state’s crumbling roads and bridges. The state’s gas tax no longer keeps up with highway construction and repair needs. Taxes and/or fees would have to be raised. Tomblin may be reluctant to go there, especially in 2014 since many Democrats, who are most likely to support an increase, will be up for re-election.
The Governor will also face pressure next legislative session to raise teacher salaries. The teacher unions believe they are due, especially after they compromised on the Governor’s major education reform legislation this year.
The trick will be finding money for a raise, while also paying the rest of the state’s bills, including rising Medicaid costs. Tomblin has kept in his back pocket a cigarette tax increase. West Virginia’s per pack tax (55 cents) is among the lowest in the nation, and sin taxes are usually the easiest to raise.
Tomblin had a couple of significant accomplishments in the last session, including education reform and a new law to relieve prison overcrowding. He has an opportunity to do more, but that window will close quickly.
Next year, politics will play an even bigger role under the capitol dome because it will be an election year and Republicans believe they have a chance to take over the House of Delegates.
And it won’t be long afterward that lawmakers will begin to see Tomblin, who cannot run again in 2016, as a lame duck.
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A Minute with Jay: National Police Week
Senator Rockefeller marks National Police Week, a time to honor the men and women who serve our communities as police officers, thank them for their hard work, and remember the families of those who have lost loved ones.
Ask the Doctor: Leg Pain Is a Sign of Disease
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: About four to six months ago, you wrote about pain in the calves.
I suffer from this problem. Would you repeat the information for me? - V.G.
ANSWER: The topic was peripheral artery disease, also called peripheral vascular disease.
“Periphery,“ when used here, refers to the arms and legs (mostly the legs).
The buildup of plaque - cholesterol, fats and other materials - within leg arteries obstructs the flow of blood to leg muscles.
The result is pain on exercise, since exercise requires an increased blood supply.
Obstructed arteries can’t provide it. It’s as though a tight tourniquet is tied around the legs.
Pain arises in areas downstream of the obstruction.
If an artery high up in the legs is blocked, then the pain is felt in the buttocks, hips or thigh.
If the obstruction is lower in the thigh, pain is felt in the calves, and that’s where many patients have their pain.
When doctors examine the legs of people with peripheral artery disease, they can’t feel a pulse, as they can in normal people’s legs.
One good test is blood pressure measurement at the ankle.
Ordinarily, it should be the same as blood pressure in the arm.
If ankle blood pressure is much lower than arm blood pressure, that’s evidence of leg artery obstruction.
The same kind of diet that people with blocked heart arteries follow should be the kind of diet for those with peripheral artery disease - one low in fat, high in grains, fruits and vegetables, and low in red meat.
An exercise program is essential.
People start out modestly by walking for five or 10 minutes.
Walk to the point of pain, stop and then start again when the pain leaves.
Progressively increase the time and pace of the walk.
Aspirin, Pletal and Plavix are medicines frequently prescribed for this condition.
Blood pressure and cholesterol have to be controlled.
Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Flashback: What Happened on May 18, ....
• 1885 The charter of the Wheeling Female College, with C. D. Hubbard as president, was extended for twenty years.
• 1896 The West Virginia Humane Society was formed.
• 1948 WKOY - AM radio went on the air in Bluefield, Mercer County.
• 1973 Ground was broken for a new $750,000 Farmers Building and Loan bank building in Ravenswood (Jackson County).
• 1973 The State Board of Education banned soft drink machines from school cafeterias.
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Stargazing - 05.18.13
Hercules is in good view in the east and northeast at nightfall and soars high overhead during the night.
The most prominent portion of the constellation is the Keystone, a group of four stars that forms a lopsided square.
Hercules
One of the most famous characters in the night sky takes a prominent position at this time of year. The character is known by his Roman name, Hercules. His constellation is in good view in the east and northeast by the time it gets dark, and soars high overhead during the night.
In Greek mythology, the strongman was the son of a mortal woman and Zeus, the king of the gods. To appease his jealous wife, Hera, Zeus named the boy Heracles, which means “glory to Hera.” But Hera definitely was not appeased, and she tormented Hercules. He killed his family while under her spell, so he was forced to perform 12 labors of strength and courage to atone for the crimes. The list included killing a lion and a snake, which also stand in the stars.
The most prominent portion of Hercules is the Keystone — four stars that form a lopsided square. It’s above the northeastern horizon as darkness falls.
Along the line connecting the two stars that rise first, at the top of the Keystone, look for a beautiful globular star cluster known as M13. In dark skies, it’s visible to the unaided eye as a faint smudge of light. Binoculars reveal a swarm of stars, while small telescopes reveal many more. In fact, M13 contains hundreds of thousands of stars packed into a tight ball. These stars are among the oldest in the galaxy. We’ll have more about M13 tomorrow.
Again, look for Hercules ascending the sky beginning at nightfall, and soaring high overhead after midnight.
G-MM™: Meditation Moment - 05.18.13
There are many other things that Jesus did …
We stand in the final days of the Easter season. The Lenten-Easter cycle that began with Ash Wednesday in mid-February comes to completion with tomorrow’s Pentecost Sunday. Today we hear the final words of John’s gospel: if all Jesus’ words were written down the world could not contain the books that would be written. There are many other things Jesus did and continues to do in our lives and in the life of the world.
These final words of John’s gospel are in some ways an invitation to us to continue to be a ‘living gospel’ through which others come into contact with the person of Jesus Christ. It is the challenge of allowing Easter to truly come alive in us so that we might be everyday witnesses to the Resurrected Christ.
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord. Ps 10(11):4-5, 7. John 21:20-25.
Jack F. Reed
Jack F. Reed
Heaven has gained a greeter, Jack F. Reed, age 69, of Ellenboro, WV, died at his residence on May 16, 2013.
Jack was born February 14, 1944, in Parkersburg, WV, the son of the late Hosea and Virginia Ferrell Reed.
He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Thailand and the Philippines. He was a former referee of football and basketball, deputy sheriff of Ritchie County, Cairo policeman and Ritchie County constable. He retired from the Ritchie County Department of Highways.
He was a member of Hursher’s Run United Methodist Church and was the official greeter of the town of Ellenboro, where he also served as an honorary fireman.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Davis Reed; sons, Jack Ferrell Reed Jr. (Unhui) of Sellersburg, Ind., Brian Douglas Reed (Brenda) of Leon, WV, and Sgt. Jeffrey Lynne Reed (Pam) of San Antonio, Texas; daughter, Sherri Jean Slaven (Charlie) of Ellenboro; special friend, Steven H. Riddle of Ellenboro; brother, Lawrence W. Reed of Virginia; sisters, Lorraine Lardo of Virginia and Viola Hurley of Akron, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Glen Reed.
Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Monday at Raiguel Funeral Home, Harrisville, with the Rev. Mike King officiating.
Burial will follow in Ellenboro Cemetery.
Friends may call 4:00-8:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
Dana Gail Crawford
Dana Gail Crawford
Age 83, of 702 Roanoke Street, Crestline, Ohio, died Monday, May 06, 2013 at Crestline Nursing Home in Crestline, Ohio.
He had been seriously ill the past two-years.
Dana Gail was born in Weston, WV on April 15, 1930: son of the late L. Arthur and M. Alice (Smith) Crawford.
He married Clara L. Lewis on February 17, 1952, and she survives him.
Dana Gail attended the First United Methodist Church in Crestline.
He lived in Crestline, Ohio since 1962. He was employed by PPG Industries as a line operator for 30-years until his retirement in 1992. He worked tirelessly to provide for his family He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Dana Gail was a true music lover. He played the guitar and loved to record music, long before it was “fashionable.“ He enjoyed retirement and spent time on his pontoon boat on Clearfork Lake. Dana Gail was very proud of his family.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three sons, Lonny G. Crawford of Houston, Texas, Gary W. and Vickie Crawford of Highland Heights, KY, and Danny Crawford of Crestline, Ohio; his two daughters, Kathy and Clifford Dick of Johnsville and Debbie A. Crawford of Crestline, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Jessie and Jason Tipton, Emily and Scott Taylor, Rachel Crawford, Ryan Crawford, Molly Renee Crawford, Gary and Kathy Hanna, Laurie Hanna and Sharon and Bruce Willmon; eight great-grandchildren, Ty Hanna, Zachery Hanna, Brandy Hanna, Rusty Hanna, Gabriel Hanna, Marcus Willmon, Jordan Willmon and Skylar Willmon; his brother, Howard Bill and Irene Crawford of Crestline; and his brother-in-law, A. Fred Gross of Galion; sister-in-law, Joyce Crawford of Galion; sister-in-law, Winnie McKissic Radcliff of KY; brother and sister-in-law, Junior and Fay Lewis of Parkersburg, WV.
He was preceded in death by his brother, James Frank Crawford; and his sister, Millie Gross; sister and brother-in-law; Mabel and Smitty Smith; and brother-in-law, Mac McKissic.
Friends called Thursday from 2-4 PM, and 7-9 PM, on Thursday at the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home of Crestline, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 PM, on Friday, May 10, at Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home in Crestline, Ohio with Rev. Nathan Nordine officiating.
Burial followed in Crawford County Memory Gardens of Crestline, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association in care of the funeral home.
05.18.13
GCPSD: Boil Water Advisory for Sand Fork, Dusk Camp Area Has Been Lifted
The Boil Water Advisory for the Sand Fork Extension has been lifted.
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Can we be certain that the children at Sand Fork are NOT drinking and washing their hands in the bad water?
By the way—-
What is the status/outcome of Superintendent Blankenship standing in defiance of the Health Department Order to close the Sand Fork School in April when there was not water, and the unsanitary conditions that resulted?
Has there been any testing of students and staff to determine if any hepatitis or other disease issues have resulted in the defiance of Health Department Order?
By GC citizen on 05.17.2013
It is the job of the Principal to make sure the drinking fountains are covered, water to the sinks turned off while providing hand-sanitizer and drinking water plus make sure any water used for meals or dishes has been boiled. Did they do it? Last time someone was too busy looking down their nose with a do what I want attitude. Last time they had no water at all.
By Reason for Concern on 05.17.2013
The boil advisory was lifted on Friday. Today, Sunday in Stouts Mills Area the water is brown and muddy! Is it safe to drink it? Should the advisory have been lifted so soon?
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Child Abuse Cases Rising in WV after Brief Decline
West Virginia child-welfare officials say the number of active abuse and neglect cases has been climbing the past two years, but they are handling fewer than they were five years ago.
The Department of Health and Human Resources took action on 1,569 cases in March.
That is down from an average of 2,300 cases per month in 2007.
The decline may be the result of a more comprehensive three-step system the state began using in 2010 to review complaints.
Kathie King of the Bureau for Children and Families says there may be fewer duplicate referrals now.
The state is also investing more in prevention.
And King says some cases that used to be handled in-house are now contracted out if children aren’t in any immediate danger.
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Anyone know if there is a relationship in these cases to the rise in meth usage?
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WV: Who’s Next as WV Speaker of the House?
There will soon be a new leader of the state House of Delegates. As of now, though, it is not clear who the next Speaker will be.
The early frontrunners for the position appear to be House Majority Leader Brent Boggs, House Finance Committee Chairman Harry Keith White, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Tim Miley and Kanawha County Delegate Doug Skaff.
“Any one of us is more than capable of leading the House and we just need to figure out what’s the best direction for the House of Delegates,” said Miley, a delegate from Harrison County.
Miley admitted he has been considering a run for the state Senate in 2014. Now, he says he has to look at the possibility of being House Speaker. “I can’t say that I don’t have an interest,” he said.
Boggs, after serving in the House for 17 years, said he’s interested in serving as Speaker as well.
“I believe that I’ve certainly acquired the tools to take on the position, but we have a lot of good, qualified people out here,” Boggs said.
Kanawha County Delegate Doug Skaff said he considered running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Second District next year, but has now abandoned that idea to focus on being a part of the reworked House leadership team.
“It obviously changes my focus completely,” Skaff said. “I think you’ll hear a lot of people talking, over the next few days. I’m honored to be on that list, to have my name mentioned as a possible replacement for Rick Thompson.”
Miley, Boggs and Skaff were guests on Thursday’s MetroNews “Talkline.” Delegate White is scheduled to be a guest on Monday’s MetroNews “Talkline.”
Other Democrats have indicated an interest in being considered for the Speaker’s role as well.
Republican leaders in the House say the name of House Minority Leader Tim Armstead or another Republican should be included on the list of possible Speakers since the 46 Republicans in the House would likely support them.
That’s more votes than the other Democrat Speaker candidates have right now.
House Speaker Rick Thompson will resign from the role he has held for seven years on June 15th to become the state Secretary of Veterans Assistance.
~~ Shauna Johnson ~~
Nominees Are Sought for WV’s ’Women in Ag’ Program
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture wants to know about extraordinary women in agriculture or forestry.
The department is seeking nominations for the 2013 West Virginia Women in Agriculture program.
The program was created to recognize women who have made significant contributions in farming, forestry or specialty crops.
Nominations are due by June 01, 2013.
Submissions should include good detail on why the nominee should be considered.
Nomination forms can be found on the department’s website: www.wvagriculture.org.
Gilmer and Lewis County Men Sought by WV State Police
West Virginia State police is looking for Robert E. Carpenter of Gilmer County, WV and Michael W. Radcliff of Lewis County, WV.
Both men are scamming local businesses along I-79, according to West Virginia State Police.
Please call the Lewis County detachment of the West Virginia State Police at 304.269.0500, if you have any information about the location of these suspects.
Robert E. Carpenter Michael W. Radcliff
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University of Delaware-Led Study: EPA Standards Overestimate Poultry Pollution
A University of Delaware-led study has found that decades-old federal standards overestimate current poultry industry contributions to water pollution.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports that researchers found that nitrogen levels in poultry house manure are 55% lower than the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards.
Efforts to eliminate waterway dead zones and algal blooms nationwide have focused on pollution from manure.
The EPA said a committee has been formed to settle the issue and officials hope data will show that nutrient reduction efforts are getting results.
The agency says the Chesapeake Bay Program, a federal-state partnership that coordinates bay restoration efforts, will decide how the information will be used.
Delmarva Poultry Industry’s Bill Satterfield says the standards are not relevant to how chickens are raised today.
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New License Plate Honors WV’s 150th Birthday
Drivers can now show their state pride with a new license plate marking West Virginia’s 150th birthday.
The Division of Motor Vehicles is offering the tag to the owners of passenger vehicles throughout the year.
The DMV says drivers can exchange their current license plate at any regional office or by mail at the time of renewal.
They can exchange sooner for a pro-rated registration fee.
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin says he appreciates the DMV’s commitment to the state’s heritage.
West Virginia split from Virginia during the Civil War.
Activities commemorating the state’s birth are scheduled throughout the spring, culminating in a big celebration in Charleston from June 20 through June 23, 2013.
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