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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 OOREFIELD XAMINER MVOLUME 125 - NUMBER 31 TWO SECTIONS • 16 PAGES 94¢ E USPS 362-300 and Hardy County News Community Rallies Behind Its Littlest Member By Jean A. Flanagan Chessie said. “She was supposed ducing labor early. “Basically, if tal Intensive Care Unit, Ava went Moorefield Examiner to be five pounds. The doctors at they took her early, they could re- home with a pulse-oximeter, com- Petersburg sent us to Morgantown pair her heart earlier,” Josh said. monly known as a pulsox moni- Ava Lee Vetter cries when she’s and they ran a ton of tests. That’s Ava had other ideas. She was tor. They were told to monitor her hungry or needs changing. She fin- when they told us she had a Con- born on Jan. 13, at 36 weeks. She heart rate and blood oxygen levels. ishes her bottle in no time at all genital Heart Defect. They also weighed 4 pounds, 6 ounces, not all Everything went well for a time. and then takes a nap. Ava is just told me I wasn’t going home until that far away from a normal birth “When Ava was 6 weeks old, we a little smaller than your typical after she was born.” weight. had our first scare,” Chessie said. 6-month old, and for good reason. This was in mid-December 2015. “None of the things they told us “Her pulsox was low and wouldn’t Ava was born with a Congenital Chessie is a teacher at Moorefield came true,” Chessie said. “They come up, so we took her to Mor- Heart Defect. Her pulmonary ar- High School and Josh is a Hardy said she’d be blue, but she was gantown. They gave her sildenafil, tery is very small and was not con- County Sheriff’s Deputy. They pink. They said we wouldn’t be which is the main ingredient in nected to her heart. have a home and two other chil- able to hold her, but Josh was able Viagra, to expand her arteries. A Ava’s parents, Chessie and dren, ages 8 and 4. Staying in Mor- to hold her. They said she would week later, she coded and they put Joshua, found out their third child gantown was an inconceivable op- have to go immediately to surgery her on life support.” was going to have problems late in tion. “I stayed one night and the and that didn’t happen. They re- The doctors at West Virginia Chessie’s pregnancy. next day we came up with a plan evaluated her condition and said University Ruby Memorial Chil- The Vetter family including Chessie, Josh, Bradey, Madelynn and “They did an ultrasound when so that I could go home,” Chessie she probably wouldn’t need surgi- dren’s Hospital offered the Vetters Ava. I was 31 weeks and told us she said. cal intervention for a year.” very little hope for Ava’s survival. weighed about two pounds,” There was discussion about in- So, after 11 days in the Neona- Continued on page 7 WVU President Visits County ing east to Wardensville. There he stopped by The Star Mercantile, the Lost River Trading Post and the War- densville Farm Market. “The university takes pride in every county in the state,” Gee said. “During the sum- mer, I try to visit every county and see new and neat things. I’ve never been to the Poultry Festival before, so it is cer- tainly new and neat. “The poultry industry is growing in West Virginia. It’s great to tour around and see and learn how the university can impact the state.” Javier Reyes, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business and Economics, graduated from Monterey Tech in Mex- ico City, before entering the graduate program at Texas A&M. After earning his doc- torate, Reyes taught at the University of Arkansas, led WVU President Gee talks with contestants at the Poultry the honors program and es- Photo by Carl Holcomb Week Barbecue Chicken Cooking Contest. tablished the college’s online program. He has only been By Jean A. Flanagan ty. E. Gordon Gee, president in West Virginia a few weeks Hot Weather Roasts Poultry Moorefield Examiner of West Virginia University, and is already impressed by along with an entourage of the beauty and culture he Poultry Week usually Student Government repre- sees here. Week, Still Rains on the Parade brings a variety of special sentatives and two deans, vis- “I like building things,” visitors to Hardy County, but ited the Poultry Week Youth Reyes said. “I saw Dr. Gee’s From sweltering temperatures nearing 100 to several inches of rain, this year’s Poultry Festival had something for none so colorful as the presi- Day activities at Moorefield passion and was fortunate to everyone. For more pictures, see page 8B. dent of our flagship universi- Middle School, before head- Continued on page 8 Ambulance Sheriff’s Department Strengthens K-9 Unit By Jean A. Flanagan meth through the mail,” Shipe Authority Talks Moorefield Examiner said. “The package looked le- git, but she indicated there were The two newest members of drugs and, sure enough, there the Hardy County Sheriff’s De- were.” With Potential New partment were hired to strength- Izzie is a 7-month-old blood- en the law enforcement efforts hound currently certified in in the areas of search, rescue, tracking. Medical Director drug detection and patrol. Their “She can find lost or missing names are Veeda and Izzy. people,” said handler Deputy Ja- By Lon Anderson Veeda is a 3-year-old Dutch son Rohrbaugh. “In the spring Special to the Examiner Shepherd who is certified in drug she’ll be certified for patrol.” detection and patrol. Izzie is just learning the ropes, At its July meeting, the Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Au- “She’s already helped us a lot but has already been called for thority moved closer to hiring its candidate for Medical Director, Dr. in drug detection,” said handler backup in Grant County. Carmen Rexrode. The HCEAA voted in June to invite her in to discuss Sgt. Jim Shipe. “She compliments “Both of these dogs benefit the the position. Rue, our other drug dog. Having entire Hardy County law enforce- Having a Medical Director is important for the HCEAA because, as two dogs means we can have cov- ment community,” said Sheriff Dr. Rexrode noted, “You won’t have a license (to operate) if you don’t erage on multiple shifts.” Bryan Ward. have a Medical Director.” Shipe said the drug detection “As far as Izzie is concerned, Dr. Rexrode indicated strong interest but said she needed more infor- dogs are often called to assist oth- this is something the county has mation and answers to important questions including how much liability er agencies such as the West Vir- never had and will benefit the insurance would be provided for her before she could take the position. ginia State Police and the Town entire regional law enforcement She also expressed concerns about tightening up some of the opera- of Moorefield. efforts. In the past, if there was tional details. “The big problem I see is that there is no mechanism to Photo by Jean Flanagan Just last month, Veeda was a lost or missing person, we had track what employees are doing”, and most particularly, how to do the From left are Sgt. Jim Shipe and K-9 Veeda, Deputy Jason Rohrbaugh called to assist the U.S. Postal to rely on resources from either Continued on page 6 and K-9 Izzie. Inspector. “People were sending Continued on page 8 CONNECT www.MoorefieldExaminer.com WEATHER Source: National Weather Service On Facebook On Twitter @MoorefieldExaminer News: @MoorefieldEx Sports: @HardyCoSports AWARDED for GENERAL EXCELLENCE in ADVERTISING — 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 & in EDITORIAL—2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 2 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, August 3, 2016 OPINION Visit the Fair Dear Editor, this new concept and have utilized Risks; Alzheimer’s and Dementia; with managing their health for a Over the past few years, the our Community Health Needs As- Child Abuse Prevention; Healthy hopefully more balanced lifestyle. This week the Tri-County Fair is going full blast in term Population Health Manage- sessment to identify opportunities Eating While on the Road; Hy- This is one of many initiatives ment (PHM) has become some- to improve the health and life- dration; Prescription Drug Abuse; that allow the Hospital to reduce Petersburg. Youngsters in 4-H and FFA, cooks from thing of a buzz-word. As a com- styles of our residents. One key CORE; Pain Medications Are the cost of health care while im- their kitchens, and farmers from their fields and barns munity hospital and lead agency initiative that we implemented to Safe and Effective When Used as proving care. As we advance our will all be showing you how it’s done…or how it should for healthcare, the concept of this begin to support our primary care Directed; Skin Cancer Awareness, Population Health Management type of patient centered manage- practices is a monthly program Kids Eat Right; Importance of efforts with programs such as our look when done well. ment is often unclearly defined identified as Healthy Saturday. Knowing your Family Health His- Healthy Saturday, GMH will con- Demonstrations, farm animals, food, agriculture and even less well understood. At This special “Saturday”occurs tory; Billing Questions/Answers; nect everyone throughout the care Grant Memorial, we are aware the first Saturday of each month. Fruit and Vegetables- More Mat- cycle—clinicians, care managers, products, fruits, vegetables, flowers and plenty of the that our role is changing from Our community citizens can ters; Your Healthy Happy Heart; patients, family members, phar- best from the cooks in Hardy, Grant and Pendleton an institution for the sick and in- visit GMH for blood screen- Colon Cancer Awareness; Breast macists—so the right information firmed to a community outreach ing and educational opportuni- Cancer; and Osteoporosis.