A2 A1 LOG ONTO WWW.COALVALLEYNEWS.COM FOR ARCHIVE • GAMES • FEATURES • E-EDITION • POLLS & MORE Coal Valley News Madison, West Virginia LOCAL WEATHER COLUMNS ONLINE Scott baseball team Mostly sunny. Fighting the EPA Busy? Find loses in extra in- High, 87. Low, 64. .... Page A4 us online, nings..... Page B1 anytime at: coalvalleynews.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013 $1.00 Former student charged with terror threats Allegedly threatened to ‘relive the Newton shooting’ at Sherman High School Fred Pace County Sheriff’s Depart- tors, the incident occurred place on a social media site school that I graduated [email protected] ment. Monday evening, May 20, and were very specific and from nice lets relive the Linville was taken into 2013, as a threat relayed disturbing. The student Newtown shooting but in- A Raleigh County man custody and charged with from Linville to an un- brought the threats to the stead its gonna be in Seth was arrested last week Threats of a Terrorist named student at Sherman attention of the staff at the wv so watch your back and charged with making Act, a felony punishable High School. school on Tuesday, May I’m coming for you b****! terrorist act threats to a by not less than one (1) “The threat was to ‘re- 21, 2013, who immedi- Hope your ready to die.” student at Sherman High or no more than three (3) live the Newtown shoot- ately contacted the Deputy Investigators spent the School. years in prison. He was ing’ and was specific to Sheriff who is stationed at latter part of Tuesday try- David Henry Linville, arraigned in front of a Ra- Sherman High School,” ac- the school.” ing to identify Mr. Linville, 26, of Shady Spring, was leigh County magistrate cording to a press release According to investiga- according to Barker. arrested Wednesday eve- and released on bond this from Boone County Chief tors, Linville threat stated “Once Linville was iden- ning, May 22, 2013, in morning. Deputy Chad Barker. “The (misspelling included), Beckley by the Boone According to investiga- communications took “Oh you go to my old See THREATS | A2 David Linville Fred Pace | CVN This was Hundreds attended the Sherman Tide’s 85th Commencement the 19th Exercise Thursday evening inside the school’s gymnasium. year that cadets of the Boone Sherman Tide rolls Com- posite Squad- ron through graduation! contin- ued its Fred Pace classmates as she and her Memo- [email protected] fellow senior class officers rial Day performed the ceremonial tradition SETH – “We did it!” “changing of the tassels” that was Those were the words to signify they were official begun Sherman High School’s high school graduates. by a for- Class of 2013 president Tay- mer CAP lor Hendricks said to her See TIDE | A9 cadet, Jason Garret- son. Fred Pace | CVN Fred Pace | CVN Van Junior Senior High School had its 84th Commencement Program on Friday. Boone Co. hosts Memorial Day ceremony Fred Pace 24 hours by the local cadets to and two members of the VFW [email protected] honor the Boone County veter- hanged a wreath on the railing in Van has emotional ans who gave their life in service front of the memorial statue on MADISON — The annual Me- for their country. Regardless of the courthouse lawn. TAPS was morial Day ceremony took place heat, cold, rain or sun, the cadets then be played by the VFW, and graduation ceremony Monday, May 27, at the Boone march, beginning at midnight everyone present takes time to County Courthouse. Sunday night and concluding at reflect on the ultimate price that Fred Pace make their way to their This was the 19th year that midnight on Monday night. many have paid to protect Ameri- [email protected] senior year in high school cadets of the Boone Composite The cadets were joined by mem- ca’s freedoms. with the same group of Squadron continued its Memorial bers of VFW Post 5578 at noon on The Boone Composite Squad- VAN – Those growing friends. Day tradition that was begun by the front lawn of the courthouse ron of the Civil Air Patrol has up in a small community “In 2001, our dear friend a former CAP cadet, Jason Gar- to remember, by name, each sol- like Van usually start out been in operation for 56 years, in pre-school together and retson. dier who died defending our free- serving Boone County and the See VAN | A9 The Memorial Day Honor doms. state of West Virginia by provid- Guard, fashioned after the Honor Each name was read by a cadet ing cadet leadership training, Guard at the Tomb of the Un- and, at the conclusion of the read- known, is marched non-stop for ing, the CAP Cadet Commander See MEMORIAL | A9 Rotarians welcome WWII veterans Janet Yeager pan—officially bringing For The Coal Valley News the U.S. into World War II. Sanders spoke about MADISON — The Mad- some of the experiences he ison Rotary Club was hon- had during and after the ored to have as their guests horrific attack. He said, last Thursday three World however, “There are some Fred Pace | CVN War II veterans, Bob Peal, Scott High School had the school’s 89th Annual Commence- things I just can’t talk ment on Saturday at the Athletic Complex. Wetzel Sanders, and Fred about.” Duty. Sanders (in center Sanders is 90 years old with Peal and Duty), is a now, but memories of his survivor of the Pearl Har- life are still vivid in his bor bombing by the Japa- mind and he shared many Scott graduation full nese on December 7, 1941. of them with the Rotarians He enlisted in the Army who enjoyed his interest- when he was only 17 years Photo | Janet Yeager ing program. of pride and success old and was immediately The three vets were guests of Rotarian Jim Cooke, at left. Thanks to all our vet- sent to Hawaii for boot erans who bravely served Fred Pace His daughter, Bethany camp. in wars, and our current It was there on that fate- States Naval Base at Pearl damaged, and more than [email protected] Buckner, and 146 others troops, for their service walked across the stage as ful day—four months after Harbor resulted in more 188 U. S. aircraft de- to preserve our freedoms. his 18th birthday — when than 2,400 Americans stroyed. graduating seniors of the Let’s remember them this MADISON – “I am the Class of 2013 for Scott the surprise attack by the dead, over 1,200 injured, The following day, the Memorial Day, and every 21 ships either sunk or U.S. declared war on Ja- proudest daddy in the Japanese on the United day. world,” said Mike Buckner. See SCOTT | A9 A2 A2 ★ WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013 COAL VALLEY NEWS Tomblin: 2013 is ‘American Cancer Society Year’ From Staff Reports CAN has worked with the legislature to pass a ciga- CHARLESTON — In rette tax, legislation to ban honor of the American those 14 and under from Cancer Society’s 100th using a public tanning bed, Birthday, Governor Earl and cancer screenings. Ray Tomblin officially pro- “We thank Governor claimed the year 2013 as Tomblin for his commit- the 100th anniversary of ment to the fight against the American Cancer So- cancer by proclaiming May ciety in West Virginia and 22 as American Cancer urged all residents of West Society Day,” said Brown. Virginia to join together “The American Cancer So- to finish the fight against ciety’s 100th birthday is an cancer. opportunity to get active The American Cancer in the battle to end cancer. Society was established in We’ve never been more 1913 as the American Soci- ready to work together to ety for the Control of Can- put the American Cancer cer, and after 100 years, Society out of business.” has achieved many mile- Today, two out of three stones in the fight against people with cancer survive cancer. To commemorate for at least five years after the birthday, the Society’s diagnosis. The Society and advocacy affiliate, theACS CAN have contrib- American Cancer Society uted to a 20 percent de- Cancer Action Network cline in cancer death rates (ACS CAN), worked with in the United States since the governor’s office to se- the early 1990s – helping cure the proclamation. to save nearly 1.2 million “Over 100 years of sav- lives during that time. In ing lives and creating more fact, more than 400 people birthdays, the American a day in the United States Cancer Society has led the are celebrating birthdays way in transforming can- that would have otherwise cer from deadly to treat- been lost to the disease. able and from treatable to In 1944 the Society pri- preventable,” said Hersha oritized funding cancer Arnold Brown, state gov- research, and since then ernment relations director has funded 46 Nobel Lau- for ACS CAN. “Silence reates and is now the larg- won’t finish this fight – ac- est nongovernmental, not- tion will. As the American for-profit funder of cancer Cancer Society continues research. The Society has to invest in cancer re- played a role in nearly ev- search and provide sup- ery cancer research break- Submitted Photos port and information for through in recent history. American Cancer Society Day is meant to inspire people in the community to look for ways to get involved in the fight against cancer. people with the disease, Each year, they help can- ACS CAN is working with cer patients everywhere elected officials and grass- get the help they need roots advocates to make when they need it.