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Jim Workman Sarah Tincher Ann Ali @wvstatejournal West Virginia Ski OGOCLN&;GE Pages 8-9 Page 14 Page 17 Page 3 Page 2 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 River Museum Honors 2 Captains MARKET SNAPSHOT The Point Pleasant River Museum and At a Glance: Dollar General Corp. WEST VIRGINIA STOCK INDEX Learning Center recently honored two local na- tives who spent years in the river industry. The 85 DECEMBER 1: NOVEMBER 24: two were given the museum’s fi rst Lifetime 80 Achievement awards. Jack Fowler, executive di- rector of the museum, said the awards are the fi rst 75 140.19 139.59 of what will become a traditional honor. DOW INDEX: 171.03 DOW INDEX: 170.31 The lifetime achievement awards will be be- 70 190 stowed on people who have had outstanding careers 185 and made signifi cant contribution to the industry. 65 180 The fi rst two awards went to Captain Steve 175 60 Pearson and Captain Les Grimm. 170 Pearson knew he was destined to be a river 50 165 man when his father, Landis Pearson, took him 160 on his work boat at the age of 5. Following gradu- 1/1/15 2/4/15 6/3/15 7/7/15 /13/15 1/18/15 2/21/153/10/153/27/154/13/154/30/155/17/15 6/20/15 7/24/158/10/158/27/159 9/30/15 11/3/15 155 ation from high school and serving a tour of duty 11/28/1412/15/14 10/17/15 11/20/15 150 in the Navy, the younger Pearson came home to ■ Headquarters: Goodlettsville, Tenn. decorations, toys, small electronics, W.Va. Index begin his career in the river industry. ■ Stock symbol: DG greeting cards, prepaid phones, gar- 145 He worked for White Brothers, Amherst Mad- ■ Number of employees: 105,500 dening supplies, hardware products, 140 Dow Index ison, M/G, B&C Towing, Ingram Barge Co. and ■ In the news: Dollar General Corp., and automotive and home offi ce sup- 135 AEP. He quickly moved to the pilothouse and be- a discount retailer, provides various plies. Stores also offer home products 130 came one of the best pilots on the inland rivers, merchandise products in the south- consisting of kitchen supplies, cook- 12/1/14 3/1/15 6/1/15 9/1/15 12/1/15 Fowler said. He created his own maps and will- ern, southwestern, midwestern and ware, small appliances, light bulbs, The West Virginia Stock Index is compiled by the Center for Business and Economic Research at ingly shared his knowledge with aspiring young eastern United States. The company storage containers, frames, candles, Marshall University. It tracks the top 25 publicly tra ded companies that operate in West Virginia as weighted by number of employees. This index accounts for more than 60,000 workers crew members. As captain, Pearson was recog- offers consumable products, includ- craft supplies, bed and bath soft throughout West Virginia. Individual company stock prices are weighted by their portion of the nized and respected for his professionalism and ing paper and cleaning products; goods, as well as apparel for children, employment total. Companies included in the index are (in order of employment): Wal-Mart, the way he looked after his boat and crew. He packaged food products; perishables women and men. As of Oct. 30, 2015, Alpha Natural Resources, Kroger, Consol Energy Inc., Patriot Coal Corp., Lowe’s, Mylan Inc., encouraged them to seek opportunity to learn and consisting of milk, eggs, bread, fro- it operated 12,396 stores in 43 states. American Electric Power Co. Inc., El DuPont de Nemours, Sears Holdings Corp., Pilgrim’s Pride advance, Fowler said. zen meals, beer and wine; snacks, The company was formerly known as Corp., FirstEnergy, CSX Corp., Rite Aid Corp., Bob Evans Farms Inc., Frontier Telecommunications, Orbital ATK Inc., Eldorado Resorts Inc., Dollar General, Darden Restaurants, BB&T, Dominion Grimm is a third-generation river captain with including candies, cookies, crackers J.L. Turner & Son Inc. and changed its Transmission Inc., Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV and Quad/ more than 40 years of service in the river industry. and carbonated beverages; health and name to Dollar General Corp. in 1968. Graphics. This index compares current stock prices to the same data beginning Jan. 5, 2004, and His career began as a deckhand working summer beauty products; pet products; and to- Dollar General Corp. was founded in is compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the same time period. For information about vacations and holidays while a student at West bacco products. It also offers seasonal 1939. this index, call Christine Risch at 304-528-7226. Virginia University earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration. While working in the WEST VIRGINIA UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN PROGRESS (2015-16) family business with his father, Captain Everett “Gilly” Grimm, he obtained his license as an op- erator of uninspected towing vessels and acquired Offi cial Name County Coverage Goal Nov. 30 % of a tankerman’s endorsement. He later became Goal upgraded to a fi rst class pilot of steam and motor United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan $800,000 $187,310 23% vessels of any gross tons and then to a master of United Way of Central West Virginia Inc. Kanawha, Putnam, Clay, Boone and Logan $2,200,000 $783,439 36% towing vessels on the western rivers. United Way of Southern West Virginia Inc. Raleigh, Nicholas, Fayette, Summers,Wyoming, Mercer and McDowell $850,000 $538,420 63% Grimm operated vessels up to 10,500 horse- United Way of Greenbrier Valley Greenbrier, Pocahontas and Monroe $250,000 $82,493 33% power with tow sizes greater than 40 barges while County United Way Inc. Hampshire and Mineral $25,000 $8,701 35% navigating the western river system. After joining Ingram Barge Co. as a captain, he became opera- United Way of Harrison County Inc. Harrison $842,000 $593,901 71% tions manager overseeing the fl eet operating on the United Way of Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur County Gilmer, Lewis and Upshur $75,000 $40,602 54% Ohio and Monongahela rivers. He later served as a United Way of Marion County Marion $435,000 $263,785 61% senior operations manager with additional respon- United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, Wood counties, W.Va. and $800,000 $282,633 35% sibilities regarding tow sizes and crews. His last po- Athens and Washington counties, Ohio sition with Ingram before retiring in January 2015, Mineral County United Way Inc. Mineral $100,000 $10,469 10% after 30 years of service, was director of marine United Way of Monongalia & Preston Counties Monongalia and Preston $1,540,000 $1,375,700 89% associate support and development. He assisted United Way of Randolph County Randolph $155,000 $71,007 46% with offi cer license renewal, managed the steers- United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Brooke counties, W.Va. and Belmont County, Ohio $808,000 $411,245 51% man program and facilitated training at Seaman’s Weirton United Way Inc. Hancock $260,000 $174,751 67% Church Institute Center for Maritime Education. United Way of the River Cities Inc. Throughout his career, Grimm remained loyal Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln and Mason counties, W.Va. and Lawrence County, Ohio $1,000,000 $154,803 15% to his home community, helping many area people TOTAL $10,140,000 $4,979,259 49% obtain employment in the river industry, Fowler said. Please help support your local community by giving through United Way. Local people meeting local needs with local support. LIVING UNITED for our communities’ benefi t. — Jim Ross

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BIC, which is made up of the State Republican leaders say a Primary opposition to the state’s major business trade bill to allow carrying concealed previous bill came from law en- associations, will outline its leg- weapons without a permit forcement offi cers, who were islative agendas, discuss issues — informally known as con- concerned the legislation did to grow the state’s economy stitutional carry — will be re-in- away with the background and interact with state policy troduced early in the upcoming checks and training course leaders during the event. legislative session. currently required to get a con- “We are witnessing a sea- “It will be cealed weapons permit. change in the make-up and done in an expe- “The Sheriffs’ Association is philosophy of the state Legis- dient fashion,” looking at it from a safety stand- lature,” said Chris Hamilton, said Sen. Craig point,” said Miller, a former two- chairman of the WV Business Blair, R-Berke- term sheriff with more than 33 and Industry Council. “New op- ley. years in law enforcement. “They portunities to move West Vir- Blair co-spon- still think that folks should be ginia forward are presenting sored a similar trained in using a fi rearm.” themselves and the employer bill last year that Moms Demand Action for community is actively engaged; ultimately was Gun Sense in America, a na- Blair working with our policy leaders vetoed by Gov. RUSTY MARKS / The State Journal tional organization advocating for the betterment of the state. Earl Ray Tom- stricter gun laws in the wake “This event will bring to- blin. lawmakers approved during the adult to carry a handgun in the of the Sandy Hook Elementary gether West Virginia’s major House Speaker last session. woods for self-defense, whether School shootings in 2012, also industries — health care, gas, Tim Armstead, “It passed by an overwhelm- concealed or not. came out against the bill. automotive, coal, power gen- R - K a n a w h a , ing majority in both houses,” Seven states — Alaska, Ari- “ … It’s just common sense eration, retail and the list could said legislative Blair said. “The bill will be in- zona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, that violent criminals and peo- go on — to discuss the issues leaders are still troduced as it was left off last Vermont and Wyoming — cur- ple who haven’t been adequately important to them, as well as to working out the year.” rently allow citizens to carry trained shouldn’t be able to discuss the pursuit of joint initia- timing and de- Tomblin spokesman Chris St- concealed handguns without carry hidden, loaded guns tives such as job development, tails of their leg- adelman said the governor will a permit. Constitutional carry around our children and in Tomblin legal and workforce fairness, islative agenda, likely veto the bill again if it laws went into effect in Kansas our communities,” Dee Price, infrastructure improvement and but said consti- passes the Legislature in a form in July and Maine in October. a volunteer with the West Vir- fi scal responsibility.” tutional carry is similar to the previous legisla- “It’s a growing trend,” Blair ginia chapter of the organiza- Hamilton said representa- on the list of bills tion. said, adding that 22 states are tion, said during debate over tives of the Legislature along expected to be in- Under provisions of the bill, expected to introduce consti- the bill. with administrative branch of- troduced. state residents older than the tutional carry legislation this U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, fi cials will attend the event, “We plan to age of 21 would be allowed to year. D-W.Va., also opposed the leg- and legislative leaders will out- work with our carry a concealed handgun Keith Morgan, president of islation, calling the bill “irre- line their agendas during an caucus and col- without a permit. the grassroots lobbying group sponsible and afternoon panel. A policy and leagues in the A state resident is currently the West Virginia Citizens De- dangerous to the business leader reception will Senate over the Armstead allowed to openly carry a gun, fense League, said group mem- people of West take place at the conclusion of coming month to but must get a permit to carry a bers already have been in touch Virginia.” the event, from approximately fi nalize how we will move for- concealed pistol or revolver. The with House and Senate leader- During the last 4:30-6:30 p.m. ward on this and other pieces of permit process requires passing ship about re-introducing the legislative ses- An agenda will be announced legislation,” Armstead said. a criminal background check, bill. sion, members of shortly, but content will revolve The previous bill, which undergoing a training course The Citizens Defense League the Citizens De- around the challenging issues passed the House of Dele- and paying a fee. was formed to lobby for ex- fense League and facing our state and strate- gates with a vote of 71-29 and The constitutional carry bill panded gun rights within the others suggested gies to address them. State and the Senate with a vote of 32-2, would do away with the permit state. Morgan said the group has the sheriffs were Manchin national experts and legislative was vetoed by Tomblin in requirement, although a per- a membership of about 2,000, more concerned leaders will discuss a variety of March. His veto was too late mit still would be needed for with about 8,000 more people about losing the fees collected topics, to include: economic de- for the Republican-controlled West Virginians to carry a con- who support the organization from concealed weapons permit velopment, taxation, legal and Legislature to override, but cealed weapon in more than 30 but are not paid members. applications. Sheriffs in many workforce fairness, energy and Blair said the bill will be re- states with which West Virginia During the upcoming leg- West Virginia counties rely on substance abuse. introduced early enough when has concealed carry reciprocity islative session, “We’re gen- pistol permit fees to help plug Hamilton said the event is the Legislature reconvenes in agreements. Those states rec- erally going to be focused on holes in their budgets. open to BIC members, legislative January to override any po- ognize West Virginia concealed permitless carry,” Morgan said, Miller disagrees, adding that representatives, business leaders tential veto, or to have time to weapons permits, and West Vir- although he expects additional the Sheriffs’ Association was and invited guests. Visit wvbic. work out a compromise that ginia recognizes permits from gun legislation to be introduced not opposed to doing away with org for a link to register for the might be acceptable to get the those states. during the session. the fees as a compromise mea- conference. The cost to attend is bill signed. The constitutional carry bill But Rodney Miller, executive sure. $50 and includes lunch and the Blair said the bill will be re- passed last year also would director of the West Virginia “It’s more about the safety evening reception. introduced in the same format allow a hunter, hiker or other Sheriffs’ Association, remains than the money,” Miller said.

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But good news has come to the Mountain State as a result of bad sit- uations — tens of thousands of West Virginia residents recently endured catastrophic events that forced the state to be more ready than ever for the next event. A derecho in late June 2012, Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012 and a water crisis caused by a chemi- cal leak in the Elk River just upstream from a vital West Virginia American Water supply in January 2014 wreaked havoc across the state in epic propor- tions and tested its fortitude. The damages were staggering. The derecho left roughly 4.2 million people throughout 12 states without electricity. It resulted in $2.9 billion in damages and claimed 28 lives. About 63 percent of West Virginians were without power after the storm, making the Moun- tain State the hardest hit. Maryland was second, with 33 percent of homes with- out power. FEMA paid almost $27 mil- lion in West Virginia alone for derecho clean up and restoration costs. Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey the hardest, but the storm’s reach stretched across a wide path on the eastern seaboard that included West Virginia. Initially, a total of 8.5 million people were without power and $65 bil- lion was estimated in overall damages. What became known simply as “the water crisis” affected about 300,000 JIM WORKMAN / The State Journal West Virginia American Water custom- At the Joint Operations Center at the West Virginia National Guard headquarters in Charleston, Derek Haltom, knowledge manager, ers in nine counties, as a state of emer- monitors a wide variety of activity using the latest in technology. gency was declared by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and residents were told not to Industry, government and the West to (replicate) a widespread event like “Right now, we are sitting on 80 gen- use their tap water for several days. Virginia National Guard all are work- Hurricane Sandy,” Peal said. “We had erators that range from 10kw to 200kw Perfecting Preparations ing together to ensure the state is not massive power outages but also infra- in the event of the next severe power only prepared for an event, but also look- structure closed and buildings that outage,” Peal said. “We understand State offi cials agree having gone ing to stay ahead of an event, whether started to collapse.” to run a water plant and run a sewer through those events has made West it’s weather related or a potential act of Establishing a mobile joint opera- plant, what size (generators) we need.” Virginia a more prepared place. terrorism, Peal said reassuringly. tions center, a centerpiece of such exer- Is the strategy to get services back to “We are (more prepared),” said Col. “We’re ready,” he added. “Our trans- cises, provides offi cials the same tools the largest number of people the quick- Joseph Peal of the West Virginia portation guys are always on standby. in the fi eld as they have back at their est? National Guard 35th Civil Support We do communications drills every headquarters. “It is, but there are many factors,” Team. “Every lesson learned, we con- single week.” “Our goal is to have communications Peal answered. “Input from each county tinue to build upon that.” The 2012 derecho drove home the on the go,” Peal said. is key. The greatest concern for life gets As a result of the derecho, a generator need to look more closely at utilities, Information can be forwarded to priority. We get numbers of people af- team made up of licensed electricians, according to Jimmy Gianato, direc- mobile phones and promptly erected fected, and that starts to drive what we a military trained generator team and tor of the West Virginia Division of satellites. Communications can be es- respond to with water, food ... .” a group of leadership and communi- Homeland Security and Emergency tablished in about 30 minutes, just as it Power Sources cations experts was created, Peal said Management. is in the JOC at National Guard head- while standing in the Joint Operations “We try to make sure that we are quarters, according to Peal. Communication is just as important Center at the West Virginia National prepared as possible,” Gianato said. “(The National Guard) has a lot of for the affected citizens who need to be Guard headquarters in Charleston “We’ve done assessments on most of assets, and lot of personnel and a lot of aware of ongoing situations. where monitoring goes on 24-7. the critical infrastructures to identify equipment and smart folks that have Appalachian Power spokesperson “We monitor; any time it gets cloudy what their needs would be in the event the training,” he added. Phil Moye said recently implemented we go through preparations,” said Peal. of a long duration power outage.” In the past couple of years, West Vir- mobile alerts will allow AEP customers “Whether we execute or respond, we Ongoing Exercises ginia has picked up a lot of generators just prepare. There is always a moni- that were federal surplus. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 toring system.” Preparedness comes from learning Dark skies and high winds are just from past events, planning ahead and part of the monitoring. Awareness of also participating in regular exercises Power Grids terrorist activities plays a role, too. that mimic real-life events, according There is no national power grid. “Our processes stay the same,” Peal to Peal. There are actually three power grids operating in the 48 contiguous states: the Eastern Interconnection said. “We have our own intelligence sec- Seamless communication among all (generally for states east of the Rocky Mountains); the Western Interconnection (from the Pacific Ocean tion. It’s a group that monitors all ac- parties is crucial, he said. to the Rocky Mountain states); and the Texas Interconnected System. tivity — whether it’s outside the United “It is all about communications, in These systems operate independently of each other for the most part, although there are limited links States or within the United States. They everything that we do,” he said. “Every between them. Major areas in Canada are interconnected with our western and eastern power grids, assess, evaluate and provide updates. quarter, we facilitate an exercise for while parts of Mexico have limited connections to the Texas and the western power grids. In If we have people traveling outside the power generation.” Alaska and Hawaii, several electrical systems cover areas smaller than the U.S. they go through briefi ngs. The last exercise was completed in states, such as the interconnections serving Anchorage, Fairbanks and the “We do as much on the threat piece to October at North Bend State Park Kenai Peninsula in Alaska and the individual islands in Hawaii. West Virginia as we do to weather situ- in Ritchie County. More than 100 peo- — U.S. Department of Energy ations.” ple from various agencies, including Peal said that level of engagement the National Guard, the Division of is taking place 24-7, with intelligence Homeland Security and Emergency being presented and offi cials looking at Management, the Division of Natural what it means to West Virginia. Resources and even the Department “If something happened in Paris, what of Corrections participated. does it mean to West Virginia?” he said. “These exercises make these agencies Western “What does it mean to the United States? talk,” Peal said. “We want to bring them Interconnection ERCOT What does it mean to our travelers? What together. We know from (events in) 2012 Interconnection Eastern does it mean to our service members? where we needed to be. Things are going Interconnection “We start to deep dive and look for to happen again. We’re going to have is- trends. If we have a name or an orga- sues. So, how do we communicate?” nization, are there any links back (to Another similar exercise is sched- West Virginia) or where our service uled for March. members are going to be?” “With the next exercise, we want December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 5

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 event and allow resources to be distrib- uted to the most vulnerable fi rst. to receive the latest information about “We talk to people about simple outages via text and email. things — like drinking water, heat and “The alerts provide information such canned food,” Peal said. “The larger as the outage cause and estimated res- population areas will likely come back toration time,” Moye said. “Over the up (with power) within about three past fi ve years or so, we’ve placed in- to fi ve days. The more rural, it takes creased emphasis on building strong a while longer. If you’re prepared, it lines of communication between our takes the nervousness out.” company and local and state offi cials. Gianato suggested visiting ready. “We have employees dedicated to wv.gov to be sure families are pre- serving as a direct point of contact for pared. emergency management agencies. This “People in West Virginia tend to be enhances two-way communication on more resilient,” he added. “They’re critical infrastructure issues.” more able to take care of themselves A system upgrade will help too, Moye than people in more urban areas.” said. Bob Keller is the owner of Keller’s “We are in the midst of transitioning Survival, a retail store in Cross Lanes. to an Incident Command System struc- He caters to those who already know ture for storm response,” he said. “This the need for preparedness. is the same structure used by local to “A lot of what I do is (like) insur- federal government agencies for crisis ance,” he said. “But it’s not diffi cult to response. take a step back in technology and take “One advantage of moving to ICS care of yourself and your family.” is that our employees are ‘speaking According to Keller, when he opened JIM WORKMAN / The State Journal the same language’ as government re- his store at 4926 Washington St. W. in sponders with whom we often work Step one for emergency preparedness is having an ample supply of potable water, ac- 2012, his was “the third brick and mor- closely in a storm response effort. An- cording to Bob Keller, owner of Keller’s Survival in Cross Lanes. tar store in the country that focused other advantage is that Appalachian on preparing people for these types of Power’s six sister companies across an Help in Crisis free download on the Apple App Store emergencies,” Keller said. “There are 11-state area are also moving to ICS.” The American Red Cross is one of and Google Play, by searching Red thousands now.” Moye said the company has always the most recognized agencies when it Cross Emergency. It has information Keller sells water purifi cation sys- been swift in calling in extra line comes to disaster relief. regarding 35 different severe weather tems, outdoor gear, fi rst aid kits, bulk workers to help restore power, but the Erica Mani, American Red Cross and emergency situations and provides food, MREs and other survival items. ICS structure will allow AEP to more chief executive offi cer of the West Vir- alerts. Keller, a former professor at West Vir- readily move in personnel from sister ginia region, said many people look at Information for individuals also is ginia University Institute of Tech- companies to help manage the infl ux of the organization as only a disaster re- available at RedCross.org. Organi- nology, also teaches classes in various workers and material. sponse organization. zations can be sure they’re disaster areas of prepping and survival. His Appalachian Power also goes through “But really, we focus on a full disas- prepared by accessing information at Facebook community on his “Keller’s regular preparation drills, he said. ter cycle of services,” she said. “The ReadyRating.org, Mani added. Survival” page consists of almost “We conduct drills and exercises fi rst part of it is preparedness, but it Needed items for an emergency pre- 12,000 people, primarily West Virgin- using realistic scenarios,” Moye said. also includes response and recovery.” paredness kit should be gathered in ad- ians, he said. “This year alone Appalachian Power It is important for people to be aware vance, Mani said. “We focus on serving our state, our has held training on our new ICS struc- of how to prepare for disasters such as A battery operated radio or a hand community and our people,” Keller ture, conducted a tabletop exercise to power outages, Mani said, adding that cranked radio is an important tool too, said. “We’ve been here through the test our knowledge of it and conducted a people should prepare to have their she said. derecho, the Hurricane Sandy and the full-functional exercise to test our effec- needs covered for at least three days, if “When the power goes out, that’s how water crisis.” tiveness in responding to a major event.” not longer. most people will get their information.” The greatest lesson Keller learned Moye also said preparations against “That’s what we most often tell peo- A “power outage checklist” is avail- through those events? cyber attacks also are in AEP’s preara- ple — to make sure they have food, able from Red Cross. It includes cau- “You’re never as prepared as you tion equation, saying only, “Using a va- water, medications, their baby care, tions about preserving food, using think you are,” he answered quickly. riety of methods, we regularly test the pet care, all of that prepared in a kit at generators safely and avoiding carbon Keller advises that one ask diffi cult security of our systems.” your home. They need to have that 72 monoxide poisoning. questions, giving an example. According to Gianato, cyber attempts hours covered at a minimum.” Basic survival kits — for homes and “We’re going to have bad weather,” take place every day. When people don’t have access to vehicles — should include a gallon of he said. “Say you get caught out on the “It’s an ongoing thing,” he said. “But warm places to sleep and essentials water per day per person, fl ashlights, a road. Do you have things in your care we are pretty well protected from those such as food and water, Red Cross opens fi rst aid kit, non-perishable food, medi- to get you through that night? There types of vulnerabilities.” shelters in hard-hit communities. cations, blankets and a radio. are a lot of little things that you can Gianato said his offi ce’s information “We do that with community part- People Get Ready do. is shared with utility companies. ners,” Mani said. “We are always “If you think ahead, then you’re “We are more confi dent than ever, working with the county and state The best advice state offi cials have going to respond (correctly). If you’re both in our ability to respond and re- emergency management centers. We for individual citizens is to prepare for not prepared, you’re going to be scram- pair storm-related damage, and in our work with churches and other commu- his own family’s particular needs. bling around, wondering what you’re ability to communicate our efforts to nity organizations to make sure they’re Not only will that ease some of the going to do. It could, very quickly, turn our customers, regulators, elected of- trained to open shelters.” discomfort of being without essential into a nightmarish situation. fi cials and emergency management American Red Cross has an emer- services, but it also will relieve some “It’s not about being paranoid prep- agencies,” Moye said. gency preparedness app, available as a of the anxieties that come with such an pers anymore.”

swer, according to the book, was they about cybersecurity for power systems. Lights Out were afraid “of having to spend money He told the committee, “Our electric that they couldn’t prove to themselves grid is particularly vulnerable to grow- Former TV news anchor Ted Koppel they would actually need to spend.” ing cybersecurity threats as the grid has been concerned about the country’s Rockefeller was wistful, Koppel re- is modernized, as distributed energy, ability to cope with an attack on any of called, about the level of bipartisan- electric vehicles and modernized digi- the nation’s power grids. Koppel wrote ship that existed before the Chamber of tal operating systems create more ac- the book “Lights Out: A Cyberattack. A Commerce intervened, with meetings cess points for cyber-attacks. Nation Unprepared. Surviving the Af- in a secure room at the U.S. Capitol Vis- “Small-scale cyber and physical at- termath,” released Oct. 27. itor Center. tacks to our electric grid are estimated The book warns readers that “A well- Big groups of generals and admirals to occur once every four days, and in designed attack on just one of the nation’s all joining former director of national over 300 cases of signifi cant cyber and three electric power grids could cripple intelligence Mike McConnell in say- physical attacks since 2011, suspects much of our infrastructure — and in the ing the United States would lose if it have never been identifi ed.” age of cyber-warfare, a laptop has become came under attack. Weber also penned a letter to Texas the only necessary weapon. Several na- “He was talking about cyberattack?” Gov. Greg Abbott Nov. 2, urging him tions hostile to the United States could Koppel asked, and Rockefeller an- to take a lead role in establishing a plan Photo courtesy of Steven Biver launch such an assault at any time.” swered “Yes.” for addressing the vulnerability of the From a chapter titled “Regulation Ted Koppel Koppel contends “the federal govern- electric grid in the Lone Star State. Gridlock,” Koppel writes, “Former sen- a number of senior Senate Republicans. ment, while well prepared for natural “The effects of a sustained loss of elec- ator John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va., “Then all of a sudden comes the disasters, has no plan for the aftermath tricity would be nothing short of cata- who has served as chairman of both Chamber of Commerce in 2011 and of an attack on the power grid.” strophic due to the loss of critical services the Senate Commerce and Intelligence some lobbyist goes back there and says, Other politicians have taken notice reliant on electric power such as water committees, has similarly given up ‘We gotta shut this thing down … over- of cybersecurity and have begun speak- treatment, food and fuel supply, health hope of enforcing tough security mea- regulation, heavy-handed government, ing about it. care, fi nancial services, communica- sures on the electric power industry.” et cetera,’” Koppel recounts in the book. U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, spoke tions, transportation and law-and-order,” There was a time, Rockefeller told Kop- Koppel asked Rockefeller what the to the Committee on Science, Space and Weber wrote. “We risk large scale loss of pel, when he could count on the support of group was afraid of. Rockefeller’s an- Technology Oct. 21 in Washington, D.C. life without these critical services.” Page 6 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015

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www.statejournal.com ENERGY December 4, 2015 • Page 7 When Opportunity Knocked, Kanawha Stone Answered By LINDA HARRIS tredge said. “It’s really a world [email protected] class, state-of-the-art water treat- Kanawha Stone president ment facility with huge environ- Tom Kittredge fi gures Ger- mental and economic benefi ts aldo Rivera deserves at least for that part of the state. There No Agreement to Keep some of the credit for changing will be multiple contractors that Century Aluminum S.C. his life. work on that job, we’re sort of the Kittredge was working his fi rst in — we’ll cut the road to the Smelter Open way up the ladder at the family site, fl atten the grade out and get (AP) — There is still no owned and operated company 35 it ready for folks to come in and agreement to keep Century years ago when Rivera, then an build the facility on top of what Aluminum’s smelter in Goose aspiring journalist, did a story we’ve done. Think of it as a pyr- Creek, South Carolina operating for ABC’s “20/20” news maga- amid — you have to have a solid with its 600 jobs, despite the zine on Mingo County’s Tank foundation if you’re building a pleas of workers. Rock and the threat it posed to pyramid. We’re the fi rst tier of the The board of the state- a mobile home community in a pyramid, so our work has to be owned utility Santee Cooper ravine far below. fl awless. Other contractors will voted Nov. 30 to reject the People took notice, Kittredge come in after us (and add to it).” company’s latest proposal, local recalls. The facility, as announced, media outlets reported. “After his story ran we got will allow Antero to treat and Century has been buying a call from the Offi ce of Sur- reuse fl owback and produce most of its power from an out- face Mining; they said they’d water rather than permanently of-state provider with Santee (heard) we did specialty blast- dispose of the water in injection Cooper providing the rest and ing,” Kittredge said. wells. When done it’s expected to transmitting the power to the OSM needed to get rid of the save the company about $150,000 plant. rock without fragments show- per well on future completion Century wants to buy all its ering down on residents and costs and eliminate 10 million power from another provider had asked DuPont, the chemi- miles annually of truck travel and pay Santee Cooper for cal giant, to suggest contractors on local roads. Once opera- transmitting it. capable of getting the job done. tional, Antero fi gures more than About 30 employees listened Neighboring Kanawha Stone 90 percent of the water it needs in disbelief as Santee Cooper’s made the company’s short list for its operations will have been board voted against the plan to based on its handling of calcium treated at the facility. allow the company to fi nd an sulfate extraction from holding “Instead of being injected into energy source from somewhere ponds on its property. the ground it will be treated on site else. As Kittredge tells it, Kanawha and then used again, so they’re not Thirteen-year Century Alumi- Stone, founded in 1973, exca- pulling water out of streams or num employee Valerie Taylor vated the calcium sulfate for use anything,” Kittredge said. pleaded with Santee Cooper as road base, but it quickly be- Kittredge said the facility president Lonnie Carter to fi nd came “increasingly evident that “will play an important role in another option. merely excavating rock from achieving important environ- “I am very much worried ponds and crushing it would not mental goals, further reducing about my job,” Taylor said. “I provide an adequate supply of truck travel as well as reliance have fi ve children. I am the stone to meet future demands.” on local water sources, and all breadwinner of my family.” Kanawha Stone, however, was Photo courtesy of Kanawha Stone but eliminating the need for un- Santee Cooper has said it surrounded by chemical plants Kanawha Stone and its subsidiary Terradon Corp. are involved in many derground injection wells for cannot agree to a rate that and traditional blasting wasn’t infrastructure projects throughout the region including the construction of wastewater disposal.” He cred- would increase costs for other an option, so the company began the Interstate 64/Route 35 interchange in Putnam County. its Antero for its willingness industrial customers. The com- using scientifi c blasting — also to work with local contractors pany has said without a new known as controlled blasting — Capon Bridge in the Eastern sector: Kanawha Stone launched whenever possible, saying the agreement, the smelter will to extract the calcium sulfate it Panhandle. Then, when tor- its energy services division in “company and its demonstrated close by the end of the year. needed without triggering a di- rential rains led to widespread 2008 and was “one of the fi rst to leadership is making a positive The plant extracts aluminum saster. fl ooding that devastated Pendle- do Marcellus work.” difference for our region.” metal from aluminum oxide by In those days mine reclama- ton and surrounding counties in “I think the fi rst well was “Our strategic plan outlines using large amounts of electricity. tion was a new fi eld and few com- 1985, by luck he managed to land drilled around then,” he said. a continued presence in oil and panies were in a position to take the biggest contract. “We saw (it) as an opportunity gas, it’s our country’s path to oil Royal Dutch Shell to Close on the challenge. But in 1980, The widespread damage to use our existing construction independence,” Kittredge said. Pittsburgh-Area Offi ce when OSM called, Kanawha prompted state offi cials to aban- skill sets — mass excavation and “We’re proud to be part of that.” Stone was ready. don the bid process “and dole grading work.” Kittredge credits Kanawha (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell is “As with many new indus- out jobs to all the contractors Energy companies needed fl at Stone’s growth over its fi rst four closing an offi ce near Pittsburgh tries, reclamation at the time with equipment in the region,” land to drill well pads, access decades to the family’s willing- next summer, but that won’t required small companies will- Kittredge said. When one of the roads, water impoundments. ness to adapt to changing mar- affect a pending decision on ing to take risks,” he wrote in survey crews sent out to assess “All of those were things we’d kets and opportunities. His whether to build a major petro- a 1997 history of the company. damage in Pendleton County done before,” Kittredge said. mother, Virginia, had joined chemical plant in western Penn- “Kanawha Stone fi t the bill. The was slow to return, they’d con- “We’d built dams, roads and her husband at Kanawha Stone sylvania. Tank Rock job proved to be a foot strued it as a sign problems pads for retail developments, in 1978, just fi ve years after it Shell Spokeswoman Kim- in the door, as many OSM jobs there weren’t that bad and as- and we saw they had the same opened. They started an engi- berly Windon told the Pitts- followed in the next few years.” signed the emergency repairs needs as our other customers neering services division, Ter- burgh Tribune-Review that Foot in the door or not, the job to the smallest of the contrac- had so we made a conscientious radon Corp., more than 25 most of the 180 workers at its was risky. The terrain was so tors, Kanawha Stone. The dam- decision to start the energy ser- years ago. Franklin Park offi ce who are in- steep and rugged that drills for the age, though, was so severe the vices division. Located in Poca, near Charles- volved in gas and oil drilling will blasting holes had to be air-lifted survey crew had needed extra “Now, we’ve done more than ton, Kanawha Stone has opera- be moved to Houston, the com- by helicopter to the top of Tank time to do its assessment and in- 300 projects in the Marcellus tions in Elkins and Clarksburg pany’s U.S. headquarters. Rock. Every morning a Kanawha stead of being the least signifi - and Utica in Pennsylvania, Ohio as well as Luray, Virginia, and Asked whether any of the Stone employee would hike two cant contract it was, in fact, the and West Virginia.” Charlotte, North Carolina. workers will lose their jobs, hours to the top of the mountain, most extensive. After winning Energy, Kittredge points out, While the Kings remain at the Windon said, “Employee reten- he said, and every evening the the contract the other compa- is essential to the West Virginia forefront of the company’s oper- tion is key to our success and same employee would hike the two nies had thought was insignifi - economy. He said his company ations, Kittredge and his sisters, we remain committed to devel- hours back to the bottom. cant, Kanawha Stone was able has been “very fortunate” to Ashley Lioi and Amelia King oping our people.” Kittredge’s stepfather, in just three weeks to triple in earn the opportunity to work Randolph, have assumed daily She also said the decision Kanawha Stone co-founder Art size and generate $1.9 million in for energy and natural gas com- leadership roles. Lioi and Ran- won’t affect ongoing efforts to King, used the fi rm’s Tank Rock sales, more than they’d done in panies throughout the region, dolph are project engineers. redevelop a former zinc plant for success to expand its capabili- all of 1984. and is currently working with “I’m incredibly proud of our possible use as a petrochemical ties as well as its manpower. “It propelled us to the big Antero Resources, which is organization and the people,” cracker plant in Potter Township. When mine reclamation proj- leagues,” Kittredge said. “It building a $275 million state-of- Kittredge said. “I look around Shell hasn’t formally com- ects dwindled, he steered the got us building roads, and then the-art water treatment facility every day and I’m amazed at the mitted to the Beaver County company into road construc- about six years ago we got into in Doddridge County. quality of people and the organi- project, but has spent millions tion, landing as its fi rst job in the bridge market.” “We’re particularly proud to zation’s commitments to making on the site. that arena the contract for the After that came the energy be working on that project,” Kit- sure projects are done right.” Page 8 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 LaunchLab Provides Young Entrepreneur Playground at WVU By CATHY BONNSTETTER vice president and commercial region For The State Journal manager. “Most students aren’t well- Students Use Real-Life Experiences to Launch Enterprises Just 18 short months ago, the resourced, and it’s not WVU’s respon- From concussion-conscious sports gear to precision “My company is based around the design for a pro- LaunchLab — an explosion of creativ- sibility to fund them. Our money takes soil samples and sports apps, Fonda Holehouse, di- tective piece of sports equipment that uses smart ity and promise for West Virginia them from A to B or B to C, wherever rector of West Virginia University’s LaunchLab, and materials,” he said. “The goal is to prevent concus- University students who dream of they are in the evolution of their idea.” David Ramsburg II, LaunchLab assistant director, are sions. Nothing will ever stop people from getting entrepreneurship — was just a vi- There will be several recipients the soundboards for any entrepreneurial venture. concussions completely in sports like football, but sion. Located deep in the labyrinth of throughout the year, Prather said. “I work with the students while they are at WVU, and hopefully this can help.” Hodges Hall on the downtown campus, The fi rst Huntington Banks recipient when they graduate the Small Business Develop- Gellner is working with WVU neurosciences and is in room after empty room became a code was Glen Dale native and WVU Statler ment Center can work with them,” Holehouse said. the process of making a prototype. He said the restraint lab, classroom, networking space and College of Engineering and Mineral Re- “We call it a soft landing place.” also has applications for the military to prevent concus- maker lab — just what bright minds sources mechanical engineering major Holehouse, a former professor in WVU’s Davis College sions for soldiers who get caught near explosions. need to bring their dreams to life. Ryan Gellner. Gellner, founder of Re- of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, teaches The restraint is worn in addition to the existing equip- “I remember I walked into this facil- active Restraint Technologies, is an entrepreneurship class at three different col- ment. It contains a material that will stiffen upon ity on June 12, 2014, and there was noth- performing initial product testing on leges in the university, and a little more than half the impact and act like a spring to keep the head from LaunchLab ventures come from students who have whipping around as a result of the impact. ing here other than some furniture,” his devices used in contact sports to taken Holehouse’s entrepreneurship class. said LaunchLab Director Fonda Hole- curb impact injuries. “I played ice hockey in high school and younger,” he “I am astonished at the work ethic of these students,” said. “I had two concussions, and both times I was house. “Matt Harbaugh hired me for The LaunchLab gives students help Holehouse said. “Our most successful students are in wearing a helmet. This restraint will act like an in- this job, turned me loose and said make with every aspect of their possible busi- really demanding curricula. They have become good visible helmet to protect you from those rotational it work.” nesses, according to the LaunchLab time managers; they are driven and focused.” forces.” Harbaugh is WVU’s associate vice website. This includes: business plans, Sistersville native Emily Wells is a graduate student in the Gellner recently received funding from Huntington president in the Offi ce of Transforma- market research, intellectual property Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and De- Bank and is a fi nalist in the West Virginia Collegiate tion. protection, introduction to experts in dif- sign, as well as the owner of Precision Agricultural Sam- Business Plan Competition. “I spent more than a decade working ferent industries, pitch development and pling Services LLC. Wells took Holehouse’s entrepreneur Another fi nalist, mechanical engineering major and in the entrepreneurial community in access to an initial round of customers. class, and while she was completing the class require- Huntsville, Alabama, native Noelle Honeycutt, also the Pittsburgh area, where many of the However, these would-be entrepre- ment, ended up with even more than a great business plan. drew upon her sports background to craft her busi- new ventures were created by recent neurs are not spoon-fed the big deci- She garnered $17,000 in start-up funding by winning the ness venture through Holehouse’s class. Until recently university graduates,” he said. “I saw sions. West Virginia Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge Honeycutt was a member of WVU’s women’s soccer a similar energy among the students “We use the Business Model Can- and West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition. team and had played since she was a child. Her com- here, as well as a desire among WVU’s vas,” Holehouse said. “It is considered “Because my business is a service, I am the busi- pany is Go Play Enterprises, a sports app company, and the fi rst app will be Go Play Soccer. faculty and administration to help our best practice, and it teaches you quite ness,” she said. “I am fully funded through the com- students gain the skills and confi dence quickly to make changes. petitions. All I need to start is a little more knowledge “The app will feature information from coaches and play- and some equipment.” ers I have contact with,” Honeycutt said. “I will work with to create their own businesses.” “We want the students to fi nd out ‘no, people who can provide that elite level of information. Holehouse, a powerhouse of a profes- this won’t work’ for themselves, but to Wells’ corporation helps farmers and landowners un- derstand the content of their soil. “I want everyone to get the best out of the soccer experi- sor in the Davis College of Agriculture, also realize that sometimes ‘no’ means ence. Maybe a child will pick it up, like I did, or maybe not.” started in fi fth gear, full-speed ahead, you just have to pivot in a different di- “The traditional method is for a farmer to take one sam- ple,” she said. “That isn’t accurate because soil varies The app will feature suggestions for parents on how to to get the LaunchLab up and running. rection and fi nd out what will work.” heavily. If you are not accounting for the variability you are work with the children, as well as information for new “We opened August 2014,” she said. “I Students then go straight to their either going to over-apply lime fertilizer or under-apply it. coaches. It will also have a calendar and messaging fea- looked at this as a start-up and decided possible customers. “Either way, it results in your wasting money and re- ture to keep everyone on the same page, and eventually, we refi ne as we go.” “The old-school model was to do a sources and degrading the soil quality.” Honeycutt hopes, a marketplace where parents can more Since then, Holehouse and assistant business plan early,” Holehouse said. Wells, who comes from a farming background, plans to easily get their children the gear they need for the sport. director David Ramsburg II have yet “We tell the kids not to worry about a move to the Eastern Panhandle after graduation to pursue “I had thought about soccer, but didn’t have that emi- to slow down. business plan or fi nancials; just go out a position in her fi eld and prepare to launch her business. nent design until I took the entrepreneur class,” she Last year just slightly fewer than 400 and fi nd their customers. Before they Glen Dale native and mechanical engineering senior says. “The class was eye-opening.” students used the LaunchLab for help do a lot of the business side, we want Ryan Gellner is another graduate of Holehouse’s en- She hopes to launch her venture in July. to plan the launch of their business our kids to know what their value is trepreneur class. Gellner is the owner of Reactive Re- “LaunchLab shows students that stuff like this is pos- ventures. This school year 150 asked and who will buy it.” straint Technologies, a venture aimed at curbing the sible — these things you dream of,” Gellner said. “I for help during the fi rst six weeks of the Holehouse and Ramsburg keep the epidemic of impact injuries on the sports fi eld. know a number of students who would have loved to year, according to Holehouse. LaunchLab focus sharp. His partner in the venture is Eric Schmitt, another have had this while they were here.” Even in this short time, LaunchLab en- “We are in the business of making WVU senior. — Cathy Bonnstetter trepreneurs have snagged a lot of start- money,” Holehouse said. “This is not a up money in competitions. Last year hobby or a class project. This is real life that number was $92,250. In fact, 72 stu- — create wealth, be successful.” “Tech ventures will still work with that, this would not be as big a success dents from LaunchLab began the 2014- Most students will not offi cially me, no matter where in the state the as it has been. So far we have partnered 2015 West Virginia Collegiate Business launch their products until after grad- student goes. We help out-of-state stu- across the university in a remarkable Plan Competition. Twenty-three of the 30 uation. Ramsburg, who has been in- dents get started by helping them tran- way.” semi-fi nalists are from the LaunchLab. volved in successful tech start-ups, as sition to the SBDC in their state.” LaunchLab is not a piece of any one Huntington Banks has also contrib- well as his own non-tech business, also In addition to the SBDC, the college within the university. The fund- uted $150,000 through the WVU Foun- serves as the innovation technology LaunchLab has several partners ing comes from the research arm of dation to be used as seed funds for the manager at the Small Business De- within the university. WVU. Holehouse said three ventures ventures. The funds will be dispersed velopment Center. This gives students “Summer 2014 I tried to fi nd as many are within weeks of launch. in pieces as entrepreneurs are selected much-needed support for their ven- partners as possible,” Holehouse said. “The entire WVU community has to receive them. tures after graduation. “The law school stepped up, as did the been thrilled with the LaunchLab’s “A lot of student ideas fi zzle because “The SBDC has a network of 18 Reed College of Media, the college of progress to date,” Harbaugh said. “The they have a great concept, but maybe coaches statewide,” he said. “Even if a business and economics, the college positive response from students has don’t have the $500 or few thousand dol- student returns home in the state, they of engineering and mineral resources been overwhelming. The LaunchLab is lars to make the prototype,” said Chad still have access because of the rela- and the agriculture college. Everyone clearly tapping into an entrepreneurial Prather, Huntington Bank senior tionship with the SBDC. just got on board. Had they not done spirit at WVU that is large and growing.”

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West Virginia University’s the most students from engineering, Virginia Collegiate Business Plan competition winners, Masters owns Allegheny Genesis with his brother LaunchLab, a one-stop shop for stu- agriculture and creative arts.” are near launch. Jared. The company’s mission is to raise awareness dents interested in entrepreneurship, With a LaunchLab already in Beck- Pubstomper Brewing, a craft beer brewing company, of sustainable, healthy eating and alternative foods. was just a possibility two years ago. ley, the university is growing the con- is owned by locals Cody Cheesebrough, a West Jared Masters was an apprentice chef at The Green- Today, it’s growing at the same time it’s cept. The LaunchLab scenario includes Virginia University graduate from the Benjamin M. brier when he and his brother began collaborating on helping WVU’s would-be entrepreneurs higher education, the Small Business Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources the Allegheny Genesis blog, a popular blog that has in chemical engineering, and Chris DeFazio, a com- received thousands of hits. grow their dreams under the guidance Development Center and a local eco- puter science and English major. of Fonda Holehouse, LaunchLab di- nomic development group. In Beck- “Every week we would showcase a dish based on sus- “Our goal is to have our beer on the shelves by June tainability and seasonal agriculture,” Jordon Masters rector, and David Ramsburg II, assis- ley, the SBDC and New River Gorge 1,” Cheesebrough said. “I am pretty confi dent we will said. “We would fi nd plants that people typically didn’t tant director. Economic Development Group have reach that goal.” use, or use parts of plants that were typically discarded.” With networking and relationship joined forces with WVU. Cheesebrough and DeFazio have learned the impor- While he completes his education, the horticulture building making up large pieces of what “That LaunchLab was built out last tance of networking. major will be taking the company in a more specifi c makes the LaunchLab a great asset to summer,” Holehouse said. “It’s the “We are contract brewing,” Cheesebrough said. “We will direction — micro greens. A micro green is an ed- the students, the operation soon will same model as is here — if anybody rent a fermenting tank from the Morgantown Brewing ible crop that is harvested prematurely. Although the move to the Evansdale campus so ev- walks in the door, they can have help. Co. to brew our beer, and then use their canning line. green is tiny, it packs a signifi cant nutritional punch eryone involved can take advantage of As soon as students get on campus next For us, this is the business model that made sense.” and fl avor. a convenient physical proximity. fall, they will be part of the mix.” Cheesebrough said in West Virginia the craft beer “They’re beautiful,” he said. “Traditionally, they have “We are moving into the new Evans- The university has just submitted a wave is just beginning. been used in high-end restaurants, but I want to bring dale Crossing building in a month or grant proposal to the federal develop- “Brewers want to be able to move large volumes, so them to the grocery stores. I want to make them more so,” Holehouse said. “We will be shar- ment authority for funds to launch a se- they go to states with a big city,” he said. “At fi rst consistent and less of a novelty.” ing a fl oor with the Reed College of ries of LaunchLabs statewide. we thought about moving to Virginia or Pennsylvania, Jordon Masters already sells micro greens to res- Media Innovation Center. It’s a cool “Our goal is to put one in the North- then we said, ‘Why not stay right here? Why not stay taurants and resorts, and is fundraising to add to his idea — entrepreneurship and innova- ern Panhandle, one in Parkersburg and home?’” $10,000 prize from the competition. He has entered into a public/private partnership with WVU for land to tion on the same fl oor.” one in the Eastern Panhandle,” Hole- Cheesebrough and DeFazio aren’t worried about West Virginia’s lack of a large metropolitan area. build a greenhouse. He plans to launch this piece of In addition to the West Virginia house said. “We will have one model Allegheny Genesis in February. “All these people who come to town for WVU football Small Business Development Center that will be implemented statewide. “LaunchLab has been the catalyst for everything,” and Reed College of Media, according We can share the resources, and it’s a games or Mountainfest, a lot of them are craft beer drink- ers, and tourists love local beer,” Cheesebrough said. Jordon said. “If I have an idea, they make it into a to its website, LaunchLab partners in- smarter way to do it.” great one and layout the footwork to go with it. They clude: WVU BrickStreet Center for In- The LaunchLab also will be mov- While Cheesebrough and DeFazio are changing what have been awesome.” people drink, Jordon Masters, a Greenbrier County novation and Entrepreneurship, WVU ing off WVU’s campus. West Vir- — Cathy Bonnstetter College of Law Entrepreneurship and ginia Wesleyan College has offered Innovation Center, WVU Writing Cen- its fi rst entrepreneurship class this fall ter and WVU U.S. Patent and Trade- and together with the Webster County vision, we are implementing this model said. “Very few of these endeavors have mark Resource Center. SBDC, they are looking for space for a statewide.” to do with extraction industries.” LaunchLab will have a large maker LaunchLab. Student success can bring diversi- Matt Harbaugh, WVU associate vice lab in the engineering building on the “We want to take this model to other fi cation to the state’s economic land- president in the offi ce of transforma- Evansdale campus and will partner institutions,” Holehouse said. “That’s scape. tion, said the LaunchLab not only helps with the Reed College of Media and the the bigger picture, and that’s a real re- “There is a lot of talk about the need students with the nuts and bolts of en- industrial engineering department on sponsibility to the state. In my fi ve-year to diversify our economy,” Ramsburg trepreneurship, but also builds leaders.

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Sponsored by Page 10 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 Clarksburg Business Owners Have Faith in Downtown’s Resurgence By JIM DAVIS “Each week I have at least three to The Exponent Telegram fi ve people who have never been in the Local entrepreneurs say they are shop before, and they came because banking on the revitalization of Clarks- they were in the courthouse,” she said. burg’s downtown and want to be part of “Overall we’ve had steady growth.” it. City Manager Martin Howe said lur- A couple of new shops and a restau- ing businesses downtown didn’t happen rant and lounge have opened downtown overnight and is an ongoing process. in the past couple of months, refl ecting One of downtown Clarksburg’s confi dence in the resurgence of the cen- strengths is affordable storefront space tral business district. for entrepreneurs with a business idea, “We have done several ribbon-cut- Howe said. tings in the immediate downtown “We’re positioned with a better busi- area over the last 12 months, which is ness climate and opportunities for more than we’ve done the last couple of smaller, boutique-style businesses with years,” said Cathy Goings, the city’s a niche market,” he said. mayor and a businesswoman in her The city offers various incentives own right. both for property and business own- “There are more small businesses in ers to offset their capital investments, the immediate downtown than we’ve Howe said. had in a long time,” Goings added. One is the facade improvement grant Paul Moses recently opened 4th JIM DAVIS / The Exponent Telegram program, Howe said. Under the pro- Street Restaurant and Nightclub. Annie Dupree, left, Brooklynn Dottellis, center, and Sara Skinner fi nish their paintings at gram, the city will cover 80 percent of “I live here, and I like to work,” Starving Artists Studio in Clarksburg. the costs of a facade improvement up Moses said of his decision to open the to $2,000. For multiple sides, the maxi- business. imity to her other business, Wyatt said. Business at the children’s clothing mum amount is $3,000. The businessman’s establishment is “I wanted to do something like this, shop has been good, Skiviat said. The city also offers low-interest loans a mix of old and new — black-and-white but it didn’t fi t into my current venue,” “The more other businesses are open, through the Urban Renewal Author- photos of James Cagney, Humphrey she said. “It’s more a matter of conve- the better I do,” Skiviat said. “It’s help- ity or Harrison County Economic Bogart and Laurel and Hardy are nience. I can be at either store in a mat- ful Looking Glass (consignment shop) Alliance Corp., as well as business juxtaposed with fl at-screen televisions. ter of minutes.” is next door. They stop there, and then and occupation tax breaks for new and Life-size statues of the Blues Brothers Many of the customers at Gypsy Soul they stop here, or vice versa.” expanding businesses over a three- stand in a picture window. already know her through My Mother’s Beth Hoskinson, who owns Looking year period, Howe added. Moses said he had refrigerators, cool- Daughter, Wyatt said. Glass with her husband Shell, said lo- Goings said she hopes the momen- ers and other equipment left over from “It’s cross-references,” Wyatt said. cation is everything. tum downtown continues and more rib- a previous business — Humperdinks Debbie Thompson moved her Mas- The couple moved their business to bon-cuttings occur. in Glen Elk. sage Therapy and Spa to Fourth Clarksburg in March 2013 when they “It’s encouraging that more people He opted to give the downtown a try. Street from Meadowbrook Road about outgrew their Bridgeport location, are getting involved and fulfi lling their So far, business has been good, Moses a year ago. Beth Hoskinson said. dream of opening a business,” Goings said. Thompson, who has been in business The Clarksburg location also has said. “We have an excellent reputation for for 11 years, said she likes downtown more foot traffi c as a result of being our food,” Moses said. Clarksburg. across the street from the Harrison Jim Davis can be reached at 304-626-1446 or The 4th Street menu includes tuna, “I wanted to upgrade my business County Courthouse, she said. [email protected]. steak, hamburgers, soups and salads, space, and this offi ce is wonderful,” she he said. said. “My business has picked up since I The restaurant and nightclub are in moved because I have better exposure.” a location that has seen several dining Thompson said there’s positive en- establishments come and go. ergy taking in the city. But Moses said he’s planning to stay “I think the building owners in town put. are trying to revitalize the buildings,” “I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t Thompson said. have faith we could do a good business Amanda Leaseburg echoed Thomp- here,” Moses said. son’s sentiments. Stephanie Wyatt also is taking a Leaseburg and her husband, Bill chance on Fourth Street. Leaseburg, own Starving Artists Wyatt recently opened Gypsy Soul Studio and are partners with Goings Boutique, which sells women’s cloth- in Fabulous Lulu’s — both at the cor- ing and jewelry. ner of Fourth and Main streets. She also owns My Mother’s Daugh- “I think people are very accepting of Every child deserves the best care, ter on West Main Street. That shop, new businesses coming in, and I think which has been open almost a year, spe- it’s a good thing,” Amanda Leaseburg which is why the CAMC Foundation cializes in handmade, country primi- said. tive items. “There seems to be a really positive supports pediatric services for “My Mother’s Daughter was open trend downtown with all the new shops eight months prior to my decision to opening up,” she added. “I think it’s ex- underserved and high-risk patients open Gypsy Soul,” Wyatt said. citing.” Fourth Street was the perfect loca- Amy Skiviat opened Kidzcycle Con- at CAMC Women and Children’s tion because of the shop’s size and prox- signment on West Main Street Sept. 1. Hospital. You have the power to change children’s lives through your gifts to the CAMC Foundation. Donate now at camcfoundation.org or (304) 388-9860. )RU6DOHVDQG6HUYLFHRIWKH.RQLFD0LQROWD$ZDUG:LQQLQJ

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Huntington Museum Celebrates Purchases Since its creation in 1989, the Fitzpatrick Society has WINTER TOURISMwww.statejournal.com • December 4, 2015 • Page 13 purchased more than 30 art- works to help foster the growth of the Huntington Museum of Art’s collection. Harpers Ferry Celebrates Christmas in 1860s Style Now, the museum is celebrat- ing the 25th anniversary of the By CHRISTINE SNYDER society with a special exhibit, For The State Journal “It’s our 45th year and “The Fitzpatrick Society: 25 Years After a July fi re destroyed it’s going to be as great of Gifts to the Collection.” The nearly one-third of Harpers Fer- exhibit opened Oct. 25 and will re- ry’s commercial district, Mar- as ever.” main on view through Feb. 7. tha Ehlman has had her hands — Martha Ehlman, Tenfold Fair The Fitzpatrick Society is full getting her gift shop open named for Herbert Fitzpatrick again in a new space. Trade Collection (1872-1962), a Huntington law- But the owner of Tenfold Fair town will stay open late. yer who rose to become head Trade Collection has another Tenfold’s building on Po- of the Chesapeake & Ohio job, too: She’s the key organizer tomac Street was one of eight Railway. of Olde Tyme Christmas, Harp- businesses burned in the early- Fitzpatrick played a key role ers Ferry’s annual holiday cel- morning blaze on July 23. in establishing the Huntington ebration. “Although it’s bittersweet Galleries — today’s Huntington “Some have said they felt going into this holiday season Museum of Art. He donated the people would understand if the knowing that so many have lost land upon which the museum event didn’t take place this year so much, we see small blessings was built, along with his substan- under the circumstances,” Ehl- every day in our community tial collection of paintings, prints, man said. “But I was not willing and embrace the season and the English silver and Islamic prayer to let this special event — one gift that it is,” Ehlman said. rugs, which became the nucleus that generations have made a One such bright spot: Her new of the museum’s collection. part of their Christmas tradi- location at 200 High St. that fea- The Fitzpatrick Society’s pur- tion — not happen just because tures the original 1829 pine chases mirror the diverse nature we suffered a terrible loss this fl oors and a beautiful fi replace of the HMA collection and include summer. with a mantel ideal for display- everything from a centuries-old “It’s our 45th year and it’s ing mantel stockings, nativity Inuit story board to contempo- going to be as great as ever.” scenes and other gifts in Ten- Photo courtesy of the Historic Harpers Ferry Foundation rary works on paper, old master Olde Tyme Christmas kicks fold’s collection of unique, eco- Martha Ehlman, who owns Harpers Ferry’s Tenfold Fair Trade Collection, is prints, photographs, paintings off Dec. 4 when crowds gather friendly, fair-trade items made among the organizers of Olde Tyme Christmas. Though swamped reopen- and studio glass. Several of the to light the town Christmas by artisans from across the ing her business after the July 23 fi re that destroyed nearly a third of the society’s acquisitions have aided tree on Shenandoah Street. The globe. the museum’s attempts to collect night also features a traditional Tenfold’s temporary space town’s commercial district, she said she did not want to miss the event. representative works by visit- yule log and revelers in Victo- was originally the home of Dr. “It’s our 45th year and it’s going to be as great as ever,” she said. ing artists in the Walter Gropius rian garb singing 19th-century Nicholas Marmion, the physi- Master Artist Series. Christmas carols. cian for federal armory workers The society enlists the help Visitors also can enjoy free in the years before the Civil War of interested art lovers who pay horse and wagon rides, a Tuba who ran his medical practice membership dues to belong to Christmas performance, the from his home. the group. The dues are then chance to visit with a Victorian- Fans of Olde Tyme Christ- used to purchase additional art- era Santa and Mrs. Claus, a pup- mas say the event is a magical works for the collection. pet show from Joe Santaro’s step back in time to 1860, with “The society meets on an an- Martinsburg-based Wonder- the streets lined with luminar- nual basis, offering members a ment Puppet Theater, a live ies and storefronts decked out in chance to actively participate in nativity at St. Peter’s Catholic red ribbons, pine wreaths and the enhancement of the HMA Church, among other activities. ropes of greenery. collection,” Senior Curator Chris Vendors also will be selling The Harpers Ferry National Hatten said in a news release. roasted chestnuts, hot apple Historical Park also puts on spe- “It is hoped the next 25 years of cider, hard candy and other cial holiday programs this month, the Fitzpatrick Society will further treats popular in Charles Dick- including a hands-on workshop, strengthen the HMA collection ens’ day, and Ehlman’s Tenfold “While Visions of Sugar Plums and continue to fulfi ll the vision of Fair Trade Collection, The Vin- Danced in Their Heads.” the museum’s founders.” tage Lady and other shops in The Christmas candy-making The Fitzpatrick Society re- sessions will be led by the park’s ceived a substantial boost in its 19th century food preparation ability to purchase works of art More Info expert Carol Anderson. The when it became the benefi ciary For a schedule of the special holiday classes at Roeder’s German events in Harpers Ferry, visit historich- of a bequest from the estate of arpersferry.com. For details on Tenfold Confectionery on High Street longtime docent and museum Fair Trade Collection, now located at 200 cost $25 and will be offered at 11 supporter Donald B. Harper. High St., call 304-579-8525 or go to a.m. and 1 p.m. both Dec. 5 and The bequest that followed his tenfoldfairtrade.com. 6. Those interested are asked to passing in 2003 specifi ed that a call 304-535-6881. Photo courtesy of the Historic Harpers Ferry Foundation large portion of the funds from his estate should be used as an endowment to benefi t the ac- tivities of the society. Huntington Symphony Will Perform Live Music From Holiday Film The exhibit is accompanied by a catalog with object essays by By JAMES E. CASTO nation’s symphony orchestras poser, singer, songwriter and Hatten and a foreword by Execu- For The State Journal have combined screenings of record producer. He was the lead tive Director Geoffrey K. Flem- At the historic Keith-Albee “The Nightmare Before Christ- singer and songwriter for the ing. The catalog is available for Performing Arts Center on mas” with live performances rock band Oingo Boingo from purchase in the museum shop. Dec. 12, the Marshall Artists Se- of composer Danny Elfman’s 1976 to 1995. In addition to “The This Fitzpatrick Society ex- ries will screen “The Nightmare score. Nightmare Before Christmas,” hibit is presented with fi nancial Before Christmas,” Tim Bur- The quirky animated fi lm has his musical scores include the assistance from the West Vir- ton’s full-length classic fi lm, been a favorite for children and main title theme for “The Simp- ginia Division of Culture and with something extra — the adults alike since its release in sons” television series and the History and the National En- fi lm’s score will be played live 1993. Based on an original story theme for the 1989 “Batman” dowment for the Arts, with by the Huntington Symphony written by Tim Burton, it’s a movie. approval from the West Virginia Orchestra, conducted by mae- macabre mash up of Halloween The Huntington Symphony Commission on the Arts. stro Kimo Furumoto. and Christmas. In it, Jack Skel- was originally organized in the For information on joining the The Artists Series will pres- lington, Halloween Town’s res- 1930s. Some of the members who Fitzpatrick Society, email HMA ent the cult classic and accom- ident Pumpkin King, kidnaps were with the orchestra in the Development Director Carol panying live music at 7:30 p.m., Penny Watkins, executive Santa and takes it upon himself 1950s still play with it today. Bailey at [email protected]. with a matinee performance at director of the Artists Series, to deliver ghoulish presents to Maestro Furumoto is a pro- For information about events 2 p.m. Ticket information for described the joint program the boys and girls in Christmas fessor of music at the Fullerton at the Huntington Museum of the multi-media holiday event is with the Huntington Sym- Town. campus of California State Art, visit hmoa.org or call 304- available by calling 304-696-6656 phony as an “historic collabo- The score for the iconic fi lm University. He regularly fl ies 529-2701. or e-mailing artistsseries@mar- ration.” was written by long-time Bur- to West Virginia to conduct the — James E. Casto shall.edu. In recent years, many of the ton collaborator Elfman, a com- Huntington Symphony. Page 14 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 West Virginia Ski Resorts 2015-16 Ranked by Number of Downhill Trails and Cross-Country Skiing Miles DH Cross- Make DH Top Vertical DH # CC Trail Website / Anticipated Resort Name Location Downhill Night Skiing? DH # Trails Longest Country Snow? 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Start Each Weekday with the state’s business news and catch up on the print edition each Saturday morning with the To receive THE DAILY JOURNAL go to: weekend edition. www.statejournal.com and click on the DAILY JOURNAL box December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 15 Traveling Holiday Program Blends Stories, Songs By MIKE RUBEN “The storytelling and the [email protected] “Here We Come A-Caroling” is more music feed off each other.” than Christmas music. The traveling — Jeff Seager, musician program shares traditional Appala- chian holiday songs and the often in- Simon & Garfunkel to Dolly Parton triguing stories behind them. and Garth Brooks. Musician Jeff Seager and storyteller “Kentucky Wassail” is a mountain Susanna Holstein have been combin- carol/drinking song tied to a holiday ing their talents for the past fi ve holi- tradition. day seasons in auditoriums, libraries “People worked really hard in those and private residences across West days,” Seager explained. “They sort of Virginia and surrounding states. Up- hunkered down in the cold of winter coming events are booked in Berkeley and it was important for them to get out Springs (Dec. 4), Ripley (Dec. 12) and and socialize. They were isolated by the Davis (Dec. 20). typography of the land, but they would “The songs and stories work really go around visiting.” well together,” said Seager, who works “Wassail, wassail all over the town. as a programmer for the West Vir- Our cup is white and our ale is brown. ginia Division of Rehabilitation The cup is made from the old oak tree, Services. “A Christmas carol is sort of and the ale is made in Ken-tuck-y,” the a little story itself. The storytelling and song goes. the music feed off each other.” In more modern times, the ever-pop- Holstein, a retired librarian, said ex- ular “Frosty the Snowman” was writ- plaining the background associated ten by Keyser native Jack Rollins. It with the songs serves to add another di- became a hit after being recorded by mension. Photo courtesy of Susan Cummings Miles Gene Autry in 1950. “We share the stories behind the Guitarist Jeff Seager, left, says Christmas carols popular in Appalachia originated in myr- “We hear them leaving the program songs; who wrote them and why they iad cultures. Susanna Holstein is known as “Granny Sue” in storytelling circles across saying they really feel Christmas,” said were written,” said the Jackson County West Virginia. Holstein. “They get a deeper history be- resident who is known as Granny Sue hind these songs they’ve been singing in storytelling circles. “We blend the Christmas carols made their way Ivy” were incorporated into song to all of their lives, but didn’t know much two — the song and the story — so the to the hills of Appalachia by several better ease the people of the British about them.” audience will have a deeper under- means. Tunes such as “Down in Yon Isles into Christianity. “We give people a different perspec- standing of why they have become so Forest” were brought by our European “The holly bears a blossom, as white tive on these songs,” Seager added. “We popular and why they have lived on for ancestors. as the lily fl ower, and Mary bore sweet may have this vision of Christmas from so many years.” “I really like that one,” said Holstein, Jesus Christ, to be our sweet Savior,” what we see on television, but Christ- Presented in an informal setting, the whose mother was born in England. “It the lyrics read. mas is so much bigger than that. It songs are a combination of duets, solos has a haunting melody and is full of im- “Go Tell it on the Mountain” is an isn’t just one thing. People celebrated and sing-a-longs. Some are accompa- ages.” African-American spiritual dating to in a lot of ways and that diversity of ex- nied by Seager on acoustic guitar while Seager said centuries-old familiar 1865. It has been recorded by dozens of periences is what we convey. It comes others are a capella. symbols such as “The Holly and the artists ranging from Bing Crosby and through in the music.” Historic Fair Opts to Become ‘An Autumn Celebration’ “Grandpa” is getting a facelift, in fes- be exposed to a new educational experi- tival terms. ence. Also, cooler temperatures will be Cedar Lakes Conference Center more conducive for shopping and tak- in Jackson County has been hosting ing in the Fair attractions. the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair New attractions are planned, but since its inception during West Virgin- Facemyer said it will continue to be ia’s Centennial year of 1963. Referred a juried event. Representatives of the to as “the granddaddy of West Virgin- West Virginia Artists & Craftsman ia’s art & craft fairs,” several upcoming Guild serve on the Fair’s board of di- changes have been announced by event rectors. organizers. “We want our guests to be able to The Fair is scheduled for Sept. 16- have a complete Fair experience,” said 18, 2016, according to Fair President Adam Canter, Cedar Lakes general Karen Facemyer. In addition, “An Ap- manager. “This Fair will be refl ective palachian Experience” has been added of the various cultures that make Ap- to the event title. palachia special. You will be able to do “We’ve added a new tagline, too,” more than just see this Fair; you will be said the former legislator from Ripley. able to feel it, hear it and taste it. This “It will be ‘An Autumn Celebration of will continue to be very much a hands- Art, Food, Music & Culture.’” on Fair.” Facemyer says the timing is right to For information about the Mountain Photo courtesy of Clara Mullins tweak the fair. She noted the September State Art & Craft Fair, contact 304-372- Weaver Martha McGoskey is one of the traditional artisans teaching hands-on experi- timeframe will allow school groups to FAIR. ence during the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair. Potomac Valley Audubon Society Plans Annual Christmas Bird Counts Numbers of French hens and turtle The purpose is to monitor the status cord of their sightings to PVAS. Christmas Bird Count are folded into doves remain to be seen. and distribution of early-winter bird The Dec. 19 count is centered in what is now the longest-running data- Therefore, the Potomac Valley populations. Charles Town and the Jan. 2 count is base in ornithology. This database is Audubon Society has set Dec. 19 and Count volunteers join teams that centered in Inwood. used to help spot trends in bird popula- Jan. 2 as the dates for this winter’s an- go out in the fi eld and follow specifi ed To get more information about par- tions, which in turn can help identify nual Christmas Bird Counts in the routes through a designated 15-mile di- ticipating, either as a fi eld team mem- shifts in environmental conditions. Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. ameter circle, counting every bird they ber or by recording birds at home In the Eastern Panhandle, the These area counts are part of a see or hear all day. feeders, go to the PVAS website at po- Charles Town count has taken place massive, historic, 116-year-old citi- Experienced and novice birders are tomacaudubon.org. every year since 1952, and the Inwood zen science project: a volunteer-based always welcome to join these teams. All those who participate as a fi eld count has taken place every year since Christmas Bird Count that has been Novice volunteers will be teamed with team member must register before- 1953. conducted throughout the western those who have more experience. Peo- hand with PVAS. To register, or to get Data from previous year’s counts are hemisphere every year since 1900 ple who live within the circle areas can information, contact Bob Dean at bob- available online through the National under the auspices of the National simply count the birds they see at their [email protected] or 304-671-4995. Audubon Society website at netapp. Audubon Society. feeders during the day and submit a re- The data collected from each year’s audubon.org. Page 16 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 Event at Webb-Blessing House Spotlights History By CHRISTINE SNYDER the Confederacy — moved his fam- For The State Journal ily into a clapboard addition to the One hundred fi fty-six years after house. John Brown’s execution in Charles Garden club spokeswoman Nancy Town, a local garden club will shine a McGlothlin sees the market and open spotlight on a home with ties to the fa- house as a chance to boost the commu- mous abolitionist. nity. In the weeks after his failed raid in “Community events and celebra- Harpers Ferry — before and during his tions were once a hallmark of small- treason trial and then as he awaited his town America, and we like to foster Dec. 2 execution — Brown was held in that whenever possible,” she said. “We the Jefferson County Jail, where a are thrilled to bring awareness to the white man named John Blessing was Webb-Blessing House, both its histori- contracted to provide meals to long- cal signifi cance and its ongoing resto- term prisoners. ration needs.” Next weekend, an open house will let The front room of the Webb-Bless- the public see the restored North Street ing House is dedicated to Blessing. home that once belonged to Blessing, Members of the Black History Preser- a baker who became fast friends with vation Society worked with members Brown. of the local chapter of Sons of Con- Brown gave his jailhouse Bible to federate Veterans to create an ex- Blessing on Dec. 2, 1859, just before he hibit on the German-born baker, who was taken to gallows set up in a fi eld died in the house in 1869 and whose at 515 S. Samuel St. His inscription Photo courtesy of the Dolley Madison Garden Club granddaughter, Ollie Blessing, lived included this line: “with … sincere A Charles Town garden club will hold a holiday event Dec. 12 at the Webb-Blessing in the house until her death at age 93 thanks for many acts of kindness re- House, an 1829 home with ties to John Brown and the area’s earliest free black families. in 1983. ceived.” The Sons also helped rebuild the This year’s open house marks a new St. will feature a variety of gift possi- The Webb-Blessing House, which home’s porch and front brick walk, ac- partnership between members of the bilities including handmade wares, is on the National Register of His- cording to Jim Taylor, president of the Dolley Madison Garden Club and artwork, books written by local writ- toric Places, sits on property origi- Black History Preservation Society. the Jefferson County Black History ers, baked goods, food gifts, jewelry, nally owned by Samuel Washington, As a child growing up in Charles Preservation Society, the group that pottery, greeting cards, hand-knitted brother of George Washington, the Town, the 81-year-old Taylor remem- bought and restored the Webb-Blessing items, soaps and fresh greenery as well nation’s fi rst president, and Charles bers Ollie Blessing living in the House. as a kids’ workshop, live Christmas Washington, founder of Charles Town. Webb-Blessing House. He recalls her The garden club members will ex- music and more. It’s believed to be one of the fi rst Jeffer- as kind and encouraging to everyone, pand their annual Christmas mar- Garden club members have decorated son County homes owned by a free per- frequently lending books to Taylor and ket at Charles Town Presbyterian the Webb-Blessing House for the event, son of color. others in the black community. Church to include the special event at set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12. They’ll James Webb, a free black man, For details about next weekend’s event, the Webb-Blessing House, a short walk use proceeds from the market to trans- built the 1829 stone house that stands contact McGlothlin at nanmcglo@com- away at 303 E. North St. form the grounds of the historic house on the property. After the Civil War, cast.net or 304-535-8285. For information As in years past, the Christmas mar- into the kind of garden that would have Blessing — who, despite his affection about the Black History Preservation ket at the church at 220 E. Washington been in place in the mid-1800s. for Brown, spent the war fighting for Society, go to jcblackhistory.org.

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www.statejournal.com THE LAW December 4, 2015 • Page 17 New Website, App Help Addicts Find Help Dinsmore Expands to By LINDA HARRIS West Coast With Merger [email protected] Dinsmore & Shohl LLP re- Charleston resident Terry cently announced it had merged Lilly says he got more attention with Leventhal Law, a litiga- wearing a red body suit for four tion-focused law fi rm in San hours in November than he ever Diego, California, effective Nov. did in the four years he was get- 1, 2015. ting high on heroin and nearly The move positions Dins- dying twice from overdoses. more to have operations across “I’ve lived in Charleston all the country. my life,” he said. “But I didn’t “Establishing a West Coast start using drugs until I was 32, presence is essential to support and once I started I felt like I was our clients’ current business adrift. I’d always felt adrift, and needs,” Dinsmore’s Manag- that kind of led me to drugs, but ing Partner and Chairman it got worse then. George H. Vincent said in a “I’ve walked the streets of news release. “We focused on Charleston. It’s hard to put into California given the wealth of words, but what really struck me innovation in the state and dis- when I was walking around wear- “It just hit me that covered we have a lot of syner- ing a red suit that covered my gies with Leventhal Law. face was what a complete opposite people see ‘red dots’ “Joining with them offers our it was. People noticed me, even walking around every clients coast to coast coverage though they didn’t know who I and seasoned litigators in one was; (as an addict) people see me day, pass them every day of the biggest markets in the every day and know who I am in the streets and just country,” Vincent said. “With on one level and I don’t matter to this merger, our attorneys gain them. But wearing the red suit, I ignore them.” access to the high tech corridor mattered to those people and they — Joe Murphy, along the California coast, and didn’t even know who I was.” TriFecta Productions it positions us to leverage future The red suit was intended to opportunities to further en- raise awareness, though at the hance our service offerings.” time Lilly and the three other He said upward of 5,000 people Based in San Diego, Leven- men who’d volunteered to wear will overdose in West Virginia thal Law represents Fortune the suits in public wouldn’t say this year, “and thousands of peo- Photo courtesy of The Call WV 250 corporations, emerging what they were for. It wasn’t ple walking the streets now are Volunteers don red suits to raise awareness for drug addiction. companies and high-profi le until a Dec. 1 news conference in danger of overdosing.” individuals. Leventhal Law was that U.S. Attorney Booth Good- “It just hit me that people see Lilly, in fact, said there were like that before that showed you founded in 2012 by Joe Lev- win revealed the red suits were ‘red dots’ walking around every times in the past four years all the avenues available. To enthal, a former White House part of a promotional campaign day, pass them every day in the when he wanted to get help for me, that’s revolutionary. And attorney who served as deputy for a new website, makethe- streets and just ignore them,” his addiction but he didn’t know even if there had been some- assistant to the Vice President. callwv.com, and free smart- Murphy said, pointing out the where to turn. He overdosed thing comparable, spreading “Dinsmore’s commitment phone app, The Call WV, that four “red men” each had over- twice and was clinically dead. the word about it is a big deal to helping clients accomplish make it easier for addicts and dosed within the past 12 months He would have gone to his grave for me.” their goals refl ects our objective their families to fi nd the help and now are in recovery. “By if it weren’t for the medical help In his past life Lilly said he when we established Leven- they need, as well as a series of putting four men in two cities on he received. had it all: He had a great job thal Law,” Leventhal said. “We public service announcements the street for four hours, includ- “Part of the push behind roll- with Ticketmaster, a staff of 13 share the philosophy of empha- aimed at increasing public ing drive time, we got 3.3 million ing out the app, the website and and a personal assistant, travel- sizing long term relationships, awareness of the services. impressions in a day. ... If I’d put the hotline had to do with the ing all over the country. not short term goals. “These individuals, the four out a Facebook post or put it on number of overdoses in the area “From the outside I had ev- “We both strive to achieve of them, had overdosed them- a website, nobody would have and in the state as a whole,” said erything going for me,” he said. smart legal solutions that are selves,” Goodwin said. “But paid attention, but because we Lilly, now 36 and addressing his “A beautiful home, a nice new also good business results for until they dressed up in red put four men in four red suits, it addiction through Recovery car, but I was miserable, really. our clients. Now we can le- suits, nobody really gave them a made a huge impression.” Point. “This past August, I had I was very alone, desperate for verage Dinsmore’s national second look. The website, makethecallwv. overdosed pretty bad; I was in acceptance and understanding. footprint to offer our clients “The message is: people are com, and the “The Call WV” app the hospital for a few days. That I traded all of it away for heroin. Corporate, Finance, Intellectual suffering all over, and unlike alert users to resources avail- was the last time I used heroin. I went from a prestigious posi- Property and Labor & Employ- epidemics of the past where you able to those looking for help It wasn’t my fi rst overdose, but tion to being homeless, penni- ment services to fully support could look at someone and know with addiction. The website is seeing what I’d put my family less and squatting in a tent and their needs.” they were sick, unless they’re up and the app is already avail- through for those few days ... not even knowing who it be- Dinsmore has been strategi- in acute withdrawal or an over- able for both Apple and An- hopefully it was a turning point longed to.” cally growing throughout the dose episode, they look just like droid smartphones. in my life. So far, it has been.” At Recovery Point, “we often past two years. In September, it you and me — it doesn’t mean The Call WV smartphone app Lilly said there were times pray for people outside the walls merged with Intellectual Prop- they’re not sick, that they’re not uses geo-locaters to pinpoint re- during the past four years when here who aren’t going to make it erty boutique Gifford Krass, addicts. Addicts aren’t going to sources available in a user’s im- knowing where to get help through the day; who are going enhancing Dinsmore’s IP group be wearing all-red suits; they’re mediate vicinity, whether it be “might have saved me from the to put that last one in them,” and expanding the fi rm to Mich- not wearing a bull’s-eye on their meeting schedules, residential bottom I ultimately hit.” Lilly said. igan and Connecticut. The Feb- chests. When they come to real- or non-residential treatment op- “For me, the app they’ve rolled “It’s a life-or-death matter. ruary merger with Huddleston ize they need help, they need to tions. Also embedded in the app out is really important,” he said. How many things we talk about Bolen, one of the oldest law know where to go to get it.” is a short video showing how to “It shows people what’s closest being life or death really aren’t, fi rms in West Virginia, added That’s the reason Goodwin’s administer Naloxone, the life- to them as far as A.A. meetings, but just since I’ve been in the litigators, commercial lawyers offi ce teamed with the Hun- saving antidote administered in N.A. meetings and treatment program I know people who’ve and estate planning attorneys tington Police Department, heroin overdoses. facilities. When I was in the overdosed and it just kind of un- and established a Hunting- TriFecta Productions and Goodwin calls it a one-stop hospital and fi nally conceded I derscores how many more peo- ton offi ce. In 2014, Dinsmore Syntech Creative in Hunting- shop for addiction recovery ser- needed to get help, the big ques- ple need to be in recover, how merged with Peck, Shaffer ton along with the Hunting- vices and said the resource list is tion was where do I go. The hot- many more people need access & Williams, gaining its highly ton Mayor’s Offi ce of Drug constantly updating. The idea, he line and app point you to all the to resources to help fi x the un- respected public fi nance prac- Control Policy to develop the said, is to make sure information resources that are close by. derlying causes of their addic- tice and offi ces in Chicago and resources and public service is available if and when an addict “It’s not so nebulous ... peo- tion.” Denver. campaign. is ready to reach out for help. ple might not realize help is out If he hadn’t found help, Lilly With the Leventhal Law TriFecta Productions’ Joe “The No. 1 question we get there, and to put it on the map fi gures he would be just another merger, Dinsmore has 625 at- Murphy said the The Call WV when somebody is ready to seek and show help that’s close to statistic. torneys with locations in 21 app as well as the PSA cam- help or their family members you and available right now — “Every week someone I know cities throughout California, paign, which he created, “were are ready to seek help, is where that’s major to me. I can’t imag- dies from it,” he said. “I feel con- Colorado, Connecticut, Illi- really based on a photo I saw — they should turn, what can they ine how many people will be fi dent in saying I was fi nally at nois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, a heat map in Huntington show- do,” Goodwin said. “If you don’t able to access it. For people who the point where, if I didn’t some- Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. ing red dots for every overdose know help is out there, the pur- are really looking for help, I how end up in prison, I would and West Virginia. in the city.” pose is defeated.” don’t think there was anything have ended up dead.” Page 18 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 Charleston Native Aspires to Help Youth Through Sports By MANDI CARDOSI For The State Journal Even though he grew up in West Vir- ginia, Isaac Holstein has already ex- perienced life beyond the mountains. Holstein, who went to the Philippines to play professional basketball, said even though he was ready for his ca- reer to launch, he could have been bet- ter prepared. “If I had started sooner and been more dedicated at a younger age and had ac- Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series of stories that feature West Virginians motivated by cess to proper training, I could’ve been their passion for the Mountain State to make a home in an even better situation,” he said. or return home in order to make a difference in their With experience now under his belt, communities. Holstein wants to make sure other chil- If you have a suggestion for a future “Mountain dren in Charleston don’t miss any op- Mover,” contact us at [email protected]. portunities. “I want to change the community,” he said. “Whoever the client is, I want them to be ready for the next step.” Offering his professional and life ex- periences to his community, Holstein said he wants to help high school stu- dents who have the potential to enter into professional sports to have every JACOB HALL / The State Journal opportunity they should. No matter where someone is born or raised, Hol- Skeptical at fi rst, Holstein said he soon Holstein said his ultimate goal is to stein said, he believes everyone should realized what a great opportunity the help people with the potential he had have a shot — and be able to take it. Philippine Basketball Association so they can be successful, and he hopes After he graduated high school, Hol- would become. to give kids the opportunity to gradu- stein went to Marshall University “My mom hadn’t been back in over ate high school and potentially attend but had to leave because of fi nancial 20 years, and I was able to take her,” he a Division I college. He said, from his reasons. He joined the Air National said. “It was the best team in the league perspective, what better way is there to Guard before focusing again on school- to play for.” help a community than to offer oppor- ing, this time at West Virginia State After spending time working and tunities, help the youth and make his University. playing in the Philippines, though, Hol- hometown a better place? During his time at WVSU, Holstein stein said he quickly realized that his “Hopefully I can show, with grants was contacted by someone in the Phil- home was back in the Mountain State and marketing, I can get kids ready JACOB HALL / The State Journal ippines. Holstein said because his where he could truly make a difference with athletic training,” he said. “I’ve Isaac Holstein, left, provides encourage- mother was Filipino, making him half in his community. experienced it fi rsthand; just because ment and makes sure the exercise is Filipino, he was asked to join the coun- “Respect is how I gauge myself,” he the college isn’t interested, market try’s professional basketball team. said. “It’s different over there.” yourself out of high school.” performed correctly. December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 19 Beckley Business Senses Needs, Climbs With the Times By LISA SHREWSBERRY 18 holes, 18 spots of interest. With a For The State Journal mini-golf course inspired by the Moun- “He looks like Jim Caviezel,” a cus- tain State’s hilly terrain, much like tomer commented to her husband while the terrain he was shearing, not only descending the steps at The Chocolate could Traube offer a brief stretch of the Moose coffee shop in Beckley on Small legs, but also a West Virginia history Business Saturday with a cardboard- lesson to boot. He erected the 18-hole cozied cup in hand. Mountain State Miniature Golf course Whether or not shop owner Kevin honoring 18 different must-see destina- Traube is the doppleganger of a Holly- tions in the state, including a pair of wood fi lm actor is debatable. red glowing Mothman eyes in the adja- “I can imagine Jim bursting into cent rough, a replica of the New River tears at that news,” Traube responded. Gorge Bridge and a nod to the iconic What Traube can’t deny is his sta- Babcock State Park gristmill. tus as a tenacious entrepreneur who The golfers came. has learned to roll with the market “I remember thinking that fi rst punches to diversify his ever-changing weekend when 70 people arrived, Harper Road nook into a newly tower- played and enjoyed themselves, ‘This is ing experience. an idea that will work,’” he said. Like The pathway from gift shop to mini- the Grinch, but more Whovillian than golf, ice cream parlor, on-site roasted villain, Traube agreed his heart grew coffee shop and now the area’s only three sizes that day. “I had made a good climbing gym wasn’t as circuitous as economic decision,” he said. “I had cre- it may sound. The shortest distance ated something of value.” between two points is a straight line, And 14 years later, Traube is visited after all. And Traube possesses a sense by couples recalling their fi rst dates at of personal responsibility for the suc- Mountain State Miniature Golf. “We cess of Beckley as his Point A with an have even had a few engagements hap- instinct for what the 25801 ZIP code pen here,” he added. needs as his Point B. Visitors, looking for an all-season rea- A bookshelf inside, near the colorful LISA SHREWSBERRY / For The State Journal Photo courtesy of Kevin Traube son to linger, are today greeted by his selection of mini-golf clubs and balls, Customers of The Chocolate Moose are of- Kevin Traube sweeps off the lower rappel- fresh coffees, roasted and prepared on stands as an impromptu timeline of fered coffee, ice cream or a work out on ling ledge of his soon-to-open climbing gym. site, and ice cream by the ounce at The Traube’s pilgrimage. There is a copy of the climbing gym. The walls, at their tallest, are 34 feet high. Chocolate Moose. To make his business “Gym Climbing” and other books that truly impervious to weather, Traube tell the story of his investments: “The terstate 77 became an investment material, fuzzy to sparkly, fi lled to the will open Outside-In Climbing Gym this Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee” and “Un- opportunity when, in 1986, Traube ob- gills, horns and carapaces with plas- month, a one-of-a-kind training cen- common Grounds.” By his estimation, served that it was nearly impossible to tic pellets. Then came the less ignoble, ter for rock climbers from beginners to his multifaceted interests have arisen fi nd products made in West Virginia in higher-end collectibles like Tom Clark advanced. Maximizing the remaining more from a desire to serve his commu- a common location. He opened Beck- gnomes which, for a time, were also 20-by-30 square feet of available land be- nity than to feed personal obsessions. ley’s fi rst local artisan-based gift shop painted in Fayetteville, and Depart- hind The Chocolate Moose, the center “I own a miniature golf course, but I’ve inside the house. Nearly a decade be- ment 56 lit Christmas villages. scales 34 feet at its tallest point and is never been golfi ng,” he said. “I’m the fore nearby Tamarack stuffed its cir- As Tamarack was to local artisans, host to an impressive expanse of climb- only person roasting coffee in Beck- cumference with handmade regional the Internet was to collectors, creat- ing walls and rappelling ledges. ley, but I was only an occasional coffee merchandise, Traube himself sought ing unlimited access to variety. Add “Whether you’re a seasoned climber drinker. I’ve been climbing in the (New artisans with whom to contract and cheaper prices to the overload of op- who can point every route at the New River) Gorge a time or two, but am cer- to sell their wares. His idea was pre- tions and “point of sale” transformed River Gorge or someone who has tainly not a climber. scient — an accidental prototype of the quickly into “point and click of sale.” never been more than three feet off the “I don’t bring these ideas to the com- upcoming arts and crafts center move- “We limped along as a collectibles ground, we will offer opportunities for munity because I’m already experi- ment of the ’90s. shop until the Internet,” Traube re- lead-climbing and rappelling,” Traube enced in them; rather, I think they To think The Little Brick House called. “Then, it was, ‘Do I go out and said. “With the ice cream, coffee, gift could interest a fair number of people wouldn’t soon become one of the many get a new job or try something else?’” shop, miniature golf and now climb- so I pursue the idea and learn about it grassroots efforts to slide toward obscu- His next nirvana would arrive in a ing, a person could do a lot here, year- along with everyone else.” rity was akin to believing in unicorns. wilderness, of sorts. While he mowed round, for less than $20.” And pursue he has. The term “The Fortunately, Traube had experience the steep, bramble-bedecked hillside Would he ever have dreamt follow- Little Brick House,” as his business with those, too. behind his shop, an idea struck. Years ing the question “What does Beckley now known as The Chocolate Moose, “I still see people who remember us of observing and conversing with tour- need?” to these lofty heights? Not in a Mountain State Miniature Golf and as the place to buy Beanie Babies,” he ists allowed him to detect another million years. Outdoor-In Climbing Gym used to notes, with the sharp wit and arche- Beckley bald spot. “Sometimes I think we do a disser- be, was originally family “code” for typal yarn-spinning skills of a man “I had 10 years of experience with vice to people by telling them to fol- going to visit Traube’s wife’s aunt. acquainted with Twain. Once Tama- tourists coming who had planned to low their passion,” he said. “If you pick “We were living in St. Albans and rack opened, with its ability to move drive through the state, only they were something and get to know that thing, we would say ‘Do you think we should more creations in a single order than physically exhausted because of the passion follows. head over to the little brick house to Traube could move in a year for arti- hills,” he explained. “So they would “The sweet spot for a small business check on things?’” sans, he turned to specializing in col- stop in and want to know more about is to fi nd something sustainable that The choice property a mile at best lectibles, namely the novelty Beanie West Virginia.” also offers something to the life of the from one of the busiest exits along In- Babies — phyla of animalia rendered in Suddenly, 18 was his magic number: community.”

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ACCOUNTING dent of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honorary and as a member of the Pi Tau Sigma interna- GIBBONS & KAWASH tional honor society. He also was a member of CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS the American Society of Mechanical Engi- CHARLESTON — Brendan O’Brien has joined neers. Gibbons & Kawash Certifi ed Public Accoun- He has served on the WVU College of Engineer- tants as a senior associate in the tax department. PEOPLE ing and Mineral Sciences Advisory Committee and O’Brien is a CPA with 10 years of tax experience in 2012 received an honorary doctorate of science including a senior position with a top 50 national individual awards. The team, led by teacher in biochemical sciences then went on to Mar- from WVU. He was inducted into the WVU Acad- fi rm. Colleen Nunnery, also had a number of sec- shall’s med school, is a board-certifi ed pediatri- emy of Distinguished Alumni in 2009, and a year ond- and third-place individual winners, includ- cian who joins the department as an assistant later was named to the West Virginia Business Hall EDUCATION ing Robbie Lambert, Emily Hendricks, Tanner professor. She completed her pediatric residency of Fame in the College of Business and Econom- Veneri, Sami Zein, Taylor Lewis and Myah at Marshall. ics. BETHANY COLLEGE Sheets. In August, Marshall Pediatrics also added Dr. WVU’s board includes 17 members, 12 of whom BETHANY — A newly created student orga- Christian Kegley from Monroe County Tech- Susan Lopata, a 2011 graduate of Joan C. Ed- are appointed by the governor. Students, faculty nization at Bethany College is helping student nical Center in Lindside and Lambert from wards School of Medicine, and Dr. Jodi M. Pit- and staff at WVU and West Virginia University veterans become college graduates. Senior An- Princeton Senior won $4,000 scholarships to senbarger, a 2012 Joan C. Edwards grad. Both Institute of Technology make up the rest of the drew Drilak, who served in the Navy, started the Concord. are assistant professors in the department. board. school’s Student Veterans of America chapter in The schools fi nishing behind Princeton all were October. from Virginia, with Richlands High and Giles SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING Throughout the week of Veterans Day, the or- County High tying for second place and Graham SHEPHERDSTOWN — Three students have ganization hosted special events, including lec- High fi nishing in third. Four other West Virginia been awarded nursing research scholarships CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS INC. tures on PTSD and the challenges faced by female students won $1,000 Concord scholarships: Noah during the seventh-annual Nursing Research BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport offi ce of Civil members of the armed forces as well as veteran Dye and Jared Whitt, both of Greenbrier East Conference Nov. 5 by Shepherd University’s De- & Environmental Consultants Inc. has added homelessness awareness events. High in Lewisburg; Chanson Wallace of Wood- partment of Nursing Education and the Veterans four civil engineering professionals: Gary J. Faza- The goal of the organization is to provide vet- row Wilson High in Beckley; and Sami Zein of Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg. lare, Steven A. Cain, Jeffrey J. Boyles and erans with resources, support and advocacy to Princeton. More than 130 students attended the daylong Zachary M. DeMarco. ensure they can succeed in higher education and Teams from Greenbrier West High and conference, which featured lectures, poster dis- Fazalare brings 22 years of experience in en- beyond. Organizers say Bethany’s chapter also Shady Spring High were the other West Virginia plays and awards. gineering design and construction management will create awareness of the diffi culties veterans teams competing. Altogether, more than 300 Shepherd undergraduates Stephanie Santella for wastewater collection and treatment systems, may face while transiting from a deployment to students competed for scholarships and other and Brianna Kimpel, both of Charles Town, won water distribution systems, and raw and fi nished campus. awards. scholarships based on their exemplary academic water transmission and treatment projects to his Drilak completed his freshman year at Bethany, Other individual winners at the Oct. 22 compe- performance and leadership skills, while Connie role as head of the Bridgeport offi ce. and then joined the military. After training as a tition included Tyler Truman of the Academy of Willard of Berkeley Springs was cited for her use He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering sonar technician, he was deployed off the coast of Careers and Technology in Beckley; Kiley Hay- of evidence-based practice skills in the clinical technology from Fairmont State University. Somalia. slett of the Fayette Institute of Technology in environment. Cain has 22 years of experience including Aaron Anslow, an assistant professor of fi ne Oak Hill; Caleb Griffi th, Jerry Mann and William Outstanding poster displays won recognition land surveying, site development, construction arts at Bethany, serves as the club’s adviser. A Rodgers, all of Greenbrier East; Hailey Crawford for nine other West Virginia students: Katie Files engineering, water and sewer facilities inspec- 2006 Bethany graduate, he also left for a deploy- of Liberty High in Glen Daniel; Jordan Amos, of Hedgesville, Sabrina Mongold of Mathias, tion, and design of sanitary sewers, networks, ment during college, serving in Iraq as a member Ben Evans, Kendale Meadows and Kegley, all Emily Greenwalt of Old Fields, Taylor Oates wastewater treatment systems and potable water of the Army Reserves. of Monroe County Technical Center; and Chan- of Bunker Hill, Spencer Winchester of Harpers distribution and treatment systems. He earned a Anslow said the group’s members already son Wallace, Erin Abner and Isaac Young, all of Ferry, Matthew Gainey of Martinsburg, Alyssa bachelor’s in civil engineering technology from include a wide range of veterans, from reserv- Woodrow Wilson. Woods-Oren of Petersburg, Misty Ends of Fall- Fairmont State. ists and Army National Guard members to those ing Waters and Stephanie Santella of Charles Boyles, who holds a bachelor’s degree in civil who have served in the Navy, Army and Marine MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Town. engineering from West Virginia University, has Corps. HUNTINGTON — Marshall University Joan C. eight years of experience in water distribution sys- The group also plans to extend its reach be- Edwards School of Medicine has welcomed two WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY tems, sanitary sewer collection systems and gen- yond campus and is planning fundraisers to new physicians to its clinical faculty. MORGANTOWN — Greg Babe has been named eral site design. help local homeless veterans. Members plan to Dr. Jennifer L. Biber is to West Virginia University’s board of governors DeMarco, who earned his bachelor’s degree in work with other student organizations to write a fellowship-trained, board- by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. civil engineering from WVU, brings four years of letters and create care packages to be sent certifi ed pediatrician who joins He fi lls the vacancy of Andrew A. Payne, experience with water, wastewater, site design overseas. the department as an assistant whose term expired. and construction oversight. For the last three years, Bethany College has professor. Originally from New Mar- Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. is head- been named to the Military Friendly Schools list by She most recently com- tinsville, Babe earned his quartered in Pittsburgh. The Bridgeport offi ce Victory Media Inc., the media entity for military pleted a critical care pediatrics bachelor’s degree in mechani- opened in 2012, and includes civil, environmen- personnel transitioning into civilian life. The list fellowship at the prestigious cal engineering in 1980 from tal and survey services to the mining, real estate honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities Rainbow Babies and Chil- WVU’s Benjamin M. Statler and oil and gas industries and to public-sector and trade schools in the country that do the most dren’s Hospital in Cleveland, College of Engineering and clients. The offi ce also handles water and waste- to embrace America’s military service members, where she served as chief fel- Biber Mineral Resources. water collection, transmission and treatment veterans and spouses as students and ensure low from 2014 to 2015. He is the chairman of the solutions. their success on campus. Biber earned her medical board of directors of MATRIC, degree from The Ohio State the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Babe GOVERNMENT CONCORD UNIVERSITY University and completed her Research & Innovation Cen- ATHENS — Concord University’s Division of pediatric residency at Marshall ter and is president and chief executive offi cer of WEST VIRGINIA STATE PARKS Business recently hosted the 22nd annual Concord University. Liquid X, a technology company headquartered in DAVIS — Both Canaan Valley Resort State Business Challenge and the team from Princeton She works in the Pediatric Pittsburgh. Park and Black Waterfalls State Park have hired Senior High School emerged in fi rst place among Intensive Care Unit at Cabell Babe previously served as CEO of Orbital Engi- new superintendents. the 13 West Virginia and Virginia high schools in Huntington Hospital. neering Inc. and was president and CEO of Bayer Before taking the helm at Canaan, Fairmont native the competition. Dr. Lauren M. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 Neil R. McLaughlin is the Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center. ate director for the WVU Extension Service. hospital system’s new vice She will work closely with the president/CEO to He holds the highest credential attainable from Canaan from 1999 to 2015. president of operations while assess services and provide executive level coor- the American Institute of Parliamentarians, one He served as superinten- Samantha Richards has been dination of nursing while being responsible for the of only 250 parliamentarians in the United States dent of Cass Scenic Rail- named vice president of nurs- administration of daily nursing operations. to attain designation as a certifi ed professional road State Park from 1992 ing/chief nursing offi cer. Both parliamentarian. to 1999, as superintendent of appointments were effective LEGAL The national association serves the needs of Cabwaylingo State Forest Nov. 2. parliamentarians and those interested in learning from 1990 to 1992 and as a McLaughlin most recently ALLAN N. KARLIN & ASSOCIATES about parliamentary procedure. The organization’s law enforcement visitor pro- worked for Virginia-based McLaughlin MORGANTOWN — For the seventh year in a member-parliamentarians are located throughout tection ranger at Yellowstone Valley Health as the presi- row, Morgantown law fi rm Allan N. Karlin & As- the United States, Canada and abroad. National Park from 1984 to Beafore dent of War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley sociates has been ranked a West Virginia Tier 1 1990. Springs and Hampshire Memorial Hospital in law fi rm. DINSMORE & SHOHL He earned a bachelor’s degree in wild land Romney. The fi rm, which includes attorneys Allan N. MORGANTOWN — Dinsmore & Shohl partner recreation management and geographic in- A native of Berkeley Springs, McLaughlin has Karlin and Jane E. Peak, represents working Josh Rogers has graduated from the Leadership formation systems from West Virginia Uni- held several management positions at War Memo- people in cases involving wrongful discharge, dis- West Virginia 2015-16 class. versity. He also completed the National Park rial since joining the organization in 2001. crimination, sexual harassment, serious workplace The eight-month Leader- Service Law Enforcement Academy at Before that, he worked for the Gift of Life injuries and wrongful deaths. ship West Virginia focuses on Southwestern Technical College in Sylva, Donor Program in Philadelphia and Carolina The ranking, prepared by U.S. News Media developing leaders to make an North Carolina. Donor Services in Durham, North Carolina, as Group and Best Lawyers, ranks the fi rm a Tier 1 impact in their community. The The new superintendent at Blackwater is Matt an organ transplant coordinator, clinical services fi rm in the areas of Employment Law — Individu- goal is to empower emerg- Baker, a native of Delaware who has been with director and director of professional develop- als and Litigation — Labor and Employment. ing leaders to understand the West Virginia State Parks for ment. Karlin, who opened his private practice in late challenges facing the state and 10 years, most recently as McLaughlin holds an executive master’s degree 1981, explained the origin of the fi rm: “I believed appreciate its unique features. assistant superintendent at in business administration from West Virginia that I could create a law fi rm of great lawyers Rogers, who earned his law Blackwater. University, a master’s degree in education from committed to representing working people, not degree from West Virginia Before coming to Black- Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor of their corporate employers.” Rogers University in 2005, is a mem- water, he served as an as- science degree in nursing from Alderson-Broad- Over the years, the fi rm has represented work- ber of the law fi rm’s corporate sistant superintendent at dus College. ers in coal mines, steel and aluminum plants, department. His practice focuses on family wealth Blennerhassett Island His- McLaughlin is a member of the American Col- trucking, banks, schools and universities and planning, asset protection planning, business suc- torical State Park and Coo- lege of Healthcare Executives, the WVU Ex- major corporations such as Walmart and FedEx. cession planning, probate and business formation. pers Rock State Forest. He ecutive MBA Advisory Council and the West In addition to discrimination, sexual harassment He has experience in representing both indi- also has worked in Delaware Baker Virginia Hospital Association’s Healthcare and civil rights claims, the fi rm’s attorneys have vidual and institutional clients in various types of State Parks in maintenance, Educational Foundation. He also serves on the been involved in wrongful death claims, including litigation including will contests, family probate natural resource management and naturalists’ Eastern Panhandle Region 9 Planning and De- the Sago and Blacksville coal mining disasters. disputes, partition actions, breach of fi duciary duty capacities. velopment Council, the Eastern West Virginia Karlin has been selected to Super Lawyer cases, and federal and state taxation appeals. He Baker earned a degree in recreation manage- Community Foundation board of directors, and magazine’s list as one of the top attorneys in West joined Dinsmore in 2007. ment and tourism from Davis and Elkins College. the board of directors for the private Faith Chris- Virginia from 2007 to present in employment and tian Academy in Martinsburg. labor law. He is a member of The College of Labor REAL ESTATE HEALTH CARE In his new role, McLaughlin will be responsible & Employment Lawyers and the American Col- for the day-to-day operations of assigned areas lege of Trial Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the West GENERAL CORP. DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER and departments at the University Healthcare fa- Virginia Bar Foundation. CHARLESTON — Chelsea R. Freer is the op- ELKINS — Michelle Stanton, chief quality cilities in Martinsburg and Ranson. He will also Karlin previously served as a chairman of the erations manager for General Corp. and its affi li- offi cer and risk manager for Davis Medical Cen- lead implementation of new system initiatives in- West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board and as ated companies in Charleston, Dunbar, Huntington ter, recently accepted the West Virginia Gover- cluding the new campus in Jefferson County. president of the West Virginia Association for and Clarksburg. nor’s Award for Life 2015 for the hospital’s work Richards comes to Uni- Justice. He previously taught pretrial litigation at General Corp. and its af- with the Center for Organ Recovery & Educa- versity Healthcare from WVU the West Virginia University College of Law. fi liated companies are one of tion. Medicine in Morgantown Peak has been selected to Super Lawyer maga- the leading providers of com- The award ceremony took place during the where she has worked since zine’s list as one of the top attorneys in West Vir- mercial real estate in West West Virginia Hospital Association’s annual 1997 in various nursing lead- ginia since 2012 for her work in employment and Virginia. meeting in October. The award recognizes hos- ership roles. She most recently labor law. She is president-elect of the West Vir- Freer earned a bachelor’s pitals that have been successful in supporting held the position of director of ginia Association for Justice and a member of the degree in business administra- organ, tissue and cornea donation within their own nursing for fi ve units includ- visiting committee for the WVU College of Law. tion and sports administration health care facilities, and have achieved increased ing medical-surgical, trauma She is a past president of the West Virginia as well as a master’s degree donation rates as a result. step-down, dialysis and ob- Employment Lawyers Association. She has also in business administration and The Award for Life was implemented in 2007 servation. Richards been recognized as Practitioner of the Year by the Freer leadership, both from Univer- through a collaboration of the West Virginia Hos- A native of western Pennsyl- Women’s Law Caucus of West Virginia University sity of Charleston. pital Association, CORE and the other organ pro- vania, Richards holds a master of science degree College of Law. She has taught appellate advo- Prior to joining General Corp., she was an op- curement organizations that serve West Virginia, in nursing, a master of science degree in business cacy at the WVU College of Law. A native of Put- erations associate with Offi ce & Commercial including Lifeline of Ohio, LifeNet Health and and a bachelor of science degree in nursing, all nam County, she has practiced law in Morgantown Cleaning-West Virginia and as assistant vice Kentucky Organ Donor Affi liates. from Waynesburg University. since 1996. president of asset acquisitions with SunTrust CORE is one of 58 federally designated not- Richards is a Fellow of the Health Care Advi- Bank in Richmond, Virginia. for-profi t organ procurement organizations in the sory Board — Leadership Program and a gradu- BOWLES RICE United States. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh ate of the West Virginia Nursing Leadership CHARLESTON — Bowles Rice attorney Roger TOURISM and has an offi ce in Charleston. Institute. She is a Leadership West Virginia G. Hanshaw has been elected parliamentarian by alum and an adjunct faculty member for Waynes- the National Association of Parliamentarians GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON TOURISM UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE burg. during the organization’s 40th biennial convention WHEELING — The Charleston area took home MARTINSBURG — Two executives have In her new role as vice president of nursing/ in Washington, D.C., in September. He will serve a two of nine Stars of the Industry awards at the been named to the senior management team at CNO for University Healthcare, Richards will be two-year term. 2015 Governor’s Conference on Tourism at Ogle- West Virginia University Medicine University responsible for planning, organizing, directing Hanshaw regularly counsels bay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling. Healthcare. and evaluating nursing care at both Berkeley government bodies and non- FestivALL was recognized as the state’s “Best profi t organizations throughout Marketing Campaign” and Jim Bathe of Hoffman the state and nation on meet- Media won “Best Print Photography” for a story ing procedures, parliamentary on J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works in Malden. Both law, bylaws construction and were nominated by the Charleston Convention & Charter convention management. Visitors Bureau. He also serves as director The awards recognize organizations and in- of NAP’s District 2, which con- dividuals who have promoted destinations and Flights sists of West Virginia, Virginia, events and encouraged development of the state’s D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Hanshaw tourism industry. Hanshaw joined Bowles Rice The photography layout on the J.Q. Dickinson Aircraft in 2012 after graduating from West Virginia Uni- Salt-Works’ revival of the area’s historic salt mine versity College of Law. He earned a bachelor’s appeared in a recent issue of Taste of the South, Management degree in biochemistry at WVU in 2002 and a which has a readership of 320,000. Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Notre FestivALL is a 10-day celebration of the arts Dame in 2006. held every June. The festival, in its 11th year, is Aircraft Sales He is admitted both in West Virginia and Penn- run by Brittany Javins and Larry Groce and fea- sylvania and concentrates his practice on the tures 150 events and 360 performances including environmental and technical issues that arise in the Mayor’s Concert; Capitol Street Art Fair; Festi- Hot Shot Parts business transactions, regulatory compliance mat- val of Dance; FestivALT; Taste of All; Blues, Brews ters and litigation. & BBQ; a wine and jazz festival; standup comedy; Last November, he was elected to the West musical performances; and art displays. 304·255·2717 Virginia House of Delegates to represent Cal- Nominations were judged by a panel represent- houn, Clay and Gilmer counties. ing the Division of Culture and History, the West 380 Airport Circle • Beaver, WV Before joining the law fi rm, Hanshaw worked as Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association and chief of staff and general counsel to Senate Minor- the West Virginia Association of Convention www.albatrossair.com ity Leader Mike Hall and before that as an associ- and Visitors Bureaus. Page 22 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 ACROSS THE STATE CHAMBER METRO VALLEY ELKINS “Colleges of Distinction” honor: Offi cials BARBOURSVILLE at Davis & Elkins are celebrating after NOTES Charges after the school’s innovative learning oppor- Send your Chamber of Commerce Walmart shooting: tunities put it on the national Colleges events and announcements for Though no one of Distinction list. inclusion in Chamber Notes to Mike was injured in a The college was cited for offering stu- weekend shooting dents college credit and life experience Ruben at [email protected]. at a Walmart parking lot in Barbours- in its study abroad programs as well as Have an item for this weekly feature? Send Notices should be received at least ville, the 22-year-old who authorities say service learning, learning communi- it to us. Here’s how: two weeks in advance of the event. fi red the shots has been charged with ties, internships and more. ■ Email it to [email protected]. four counts of wanton endangerment. “Colleges of Distinction is delighted ■ According to Cabell County Sheriff to honor Davis & Elkins College for its Fax it to 304-343-6138. ■ Chamber of Commerce of the Tom McComas, Huntington resident success in expanding programming by ■ Mail it to Across the State, Mid-Ohio Valley is planning a Busi- Bryant Reese Bowen is being held at developing competencies relevant to The State Journal, P.O. Box 11848, ness After Hours event from 5-7 p.m. the Western Regional Jail. graduates’ lives,” said Tyson Schritter, Charleston, WV 25339-1848. Dec. 8 at Grande Pointe Conference Law enforcement offi cials were executive editor for Colleges of Distinc- and Reception Center in Vienna. For called to the Walmart parking lot at tion. “Colleges of Distinction congratu- information, contact Jennifer Lon- about 5 p.m. Nov. 28. McComas said in- lates Davis & Elkins for leading the way EAST gwell at 304-422-3588. vestigators believe the incident began in the development of new methodologies when Bowen started arguing with an- that prepare students for the future.” RANSON ■ MVB Bank, located at 400 Wash- other man from his car. Hospital’s lab wins ington St. E., will host the Business SOUTH accreditation: The After Hours session of the Charleston MID-OHIO VALLEY Jefferson Medi- Area Alliance from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 10. HINTON cal Center’s lab- Advance registration is $15 for mem- WILLIAMSTOWN Massive deer oratory has been bers and $25 for guests. Contact Jeri Schools lauded for student slaying: The awarded accredita- Adkins at 304-340-4253 for details. aid work: Wood County’s discovery of tion by the College of American Pa- Williamstown High is 18 deer car- thologists after an onsite inspection. ■ Martinsburg-Berkeley County among 32 high schools in casses hanging Dr. Jeffrey A. Stead recently Chamber of Commerce will host a the state cited by the College Founda- at a hunting camp learned that the hospital, part of WVU Legislative Outlook Breakfast from tion of West Virginia for helping se- in Summers County is the worst case of Medicine, had won the national recog- 7:30-10 a.m. Dec. 11 at the Holiday Inn niors complete the Free Application hunting violations he’s encountered in nition. The lab is one of more than 7,000 in Martinsburg. Call the Chamber at for Federal Student Aid. more than two decades in law enforce- CAP-accredited facilities worldwide. 304-267-4841 for details. The schools all met or exceeded the ment, according to Department of Nat- Begun in the early 1960s, the ac- state’s 2015 goal of having 60 percent of ural Resources Captain W.W. Brogan. creditation program involves a team ■ “Leading the Change,” a pre-leg- students complete the FAFSA, the pri- Authorities said the fi ve men from examining the laboratory’s records islative conference, is planned from mary application for state and federal three states arrested had no intention and quality control procedures for the 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at the fi nancial aid for college. of checking the deer they’d killed as the preceding two years. CAP inspectors Charleston Marriott Town Center. Students can complete the FAFSA law requires. examine lab staff qualifi cations, facili- The West Virginia Business & In- any time after Jan. 1 in the year they in- West Virginia residents Robert Can- ties, equipment, safety, safety records dustry Council event will cover eco- tend to go to college. Filing the FAFSA fi eld, Charley Simms and Timothy and the lab’s overall management. nomic development, taxation, energy, allows students to be considered for the Powell face charges along with New substance abuse and other topics of Federal Pell Grant, which this year Jersey resident Charles Powell and SHEPHERDSTOWN statewide interest. Registration is $50. provided students with up to $5,775 to Kenneth Powell from Pennsylvania. “Civil War Christmas” events planned: See wvbic.org for details. cover the cost of tuition and other edu- They all stand accused of hunting with- Shepherdstown’s George Tyler Moore cation expenses. out a license, not wearing blaze orange Center for the Study of the Civil ■ Greater Greenbrier Chamber of Students who fi le the form before and driving with loaded fi rearms. War at 136 W. German St. will be open Commerce is reporting a successful April 15 also are considered for as for tours from noon until 4 p.m. Dec. 5 MEGA Business Showcase and Market- much as $2,600 through the West Vir- LOGAN as part of the town’s Civil War Christ- place. More 80 vendors and more than ginia Higher Education Grant Pro- Powersports Business cites Logan business: mas celebration. 9,000 attendees participated, according gram. A family-owned motorcycle and ATV Also on the day’s lineup: a panel dis- to the Chamber. For information about Other high schools cited by the dealership has won recognition from cussion and a lecture, both in the audi- the Chamber and its events, call Exec- foundation include: Bishop Donahue, the national Powersports Business torium of the Robert C. Byrd Center for utive Director Amber McHale at 304- Bluefi eld, Bridgeport, Buffalo, Cabell publication. Legislative Studies on the campus of 645-2818. Midland, East Fairmont, East Hardy, Logan Powersports Group, the Shepherd University. Fayetteville, Frankfort, George Wash- company that owns Logan Motorcycle “West Virginia in War and Peace” ■ Princeton-Mercer County Cham- ington, Harman, Hedgesville, Hur- Sales and Keefer’s Powersports, both will begin at 1 p.m. and will feature Nick ber of Commerce announces the ar- ricane, Martinsburg, Midland Trail, in Logan, as well as a dealership in Redding, executive director of Preser- rival of its 2015 Christmas ornament. Mingo Central Comprehensive, Moore- Danville and two others in Kentucky, vation Maryland, and Kevin Pawlak, This year’s 23rd annual ornament spot- fi eld, Morgantown, Paden City, Paw in October put the dealership as No. 1 an education specialist with the Mosby lights Clover Dew Dairy. The $20 or- Paw, Pendleton County, Pocahontas on its “Power 50 Dealerships” list. Heritage Area Association. naments are available at the Chamber County, Point Pleasant, Ravenswood, “Logan Powersports Group has At 5 p.m., Dennis E. Frye, the Harp- offi ce, Myra’s Flower Shop and First Scott, Tucker County, University, Val- evolved over more than 50 years to be- ers Ferry National Historical Park’s Century Bank. Contact the Chamber ley (in Fayette County), Wahama, come an operation that simply sets the chief historian, will give the lecture, “Did for information at 304-487-1502. Wheeling Park and Winfi eld. bar with their approach to customer John Brown Elect Abraham Lincoln?” The foundation is a college- and ca- service,” Powersports Business editor- Details on the events and other pro- ■ Wheeling Area Chamber of reer-planning outreach initiative that in-chief Dave McMahon said in a news grams tied to Civil War Christmas Commerce will have a Business After involves the West Virginia Depart- release. “With Mike Ratz overseeing may be found at christmasinshep- Hours event from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 10 at ment of Education and the West Vir- the business operations and the man- herdstown.com or by contacting the Wheeling Island Hotel, Casino & Race- ginia Department of Education and agement and staff providing a supe- Shepherdstown Visitors Center at track. The cost is $10 in advance or $12 the Arts. rior retail experience for riders, Logan 304-876-2786. at the door. Call the Chamber at 304- dealerships have set themselves apart.” The weekend also brings the big an- 233-2575 to register. NORTH-CENTRAL In addition to serving as president nual Christmas illumination at the of Logan Powersports Group, Ratz also nearby Antietam National Battle- CLARKSBURG serves on the board of directors for fi eld. The commemoration, happening Flights to beach des- the West Virginia Auto and Truck from 6 p.m. to midnight Dec. 5, honors tination to resume: Dealers Association and the Hatfi eld soldiers who fell at the 1862 Battle of Offi cials at the McCoy Trails. He’s also a member of Antietam. Benedum Air- the state chapter of the Goldwing Road At twilight, 23,110 luminaries will be port Authority Riders Association and the Logan lit, one for each soldier who was killed, have announced County Chamber of Commerce, and wounded or went missing during the that Allegiant Air will resume non- a life member of the American Motor- bloodiest day of the Civil War — a con- stop fl ights from the North Central cyclist Association. fl ict that led many buildings fi ve miles West Virginia Airport to Myrtle The Powersports Business’s edito- away in Shepherdstown to be converted Beach, South Carolina, in 2016. rial staff crafted the list after an exten- into making hospitals. Allegiant introduced twice-weekly sive application process that focused First held in 1988, the free, fi ve-mile nonstop fl ights to the resort town six on dealerships’ sales, events, market- driving tour at the battlefi eld in Sharps- months ago. ing, service, employee training, social burg, Maryland, is the largest memorial The fl ights are set to be offered on media use and other segments of busi- illumination in North America. More in- weekdays from June 3 to Aug. 16. ness. formation is available at nps.gov/anti. The State Journal fi le photo December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 23

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Box 1121, Bridgeport, 26386 Adkins Builders LLC, 22 Bailey St., Apt. 2, Clarksburg, 26452 WV, 26301 WV, 26330 Thevaping LLC, 297 Robey Hollow Road, Lumberport, WV, C @ E Inspections LLC, 641 Rohr Ave., Weston, WV, Mountaineer Down Hole LLC, 51 Marcellus Way, 26386 Hometown Flooring LLC, 1627 Buckhannon Pike, Nutter 26452 Fort, WV, 26301 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Laci’s LLC, 6075 Jones Run Road, Lumberport, WV, 26386 Mountaineer Exotics LLC, 759 Cassville, Mount Morris Knotty Pine Properties LLC, 242 Gordon St., Bridgeport, T & D Farms LLC, 3108 Locust Grove Road, Moatsville, G F Choice Cuts LLC, 902 Wilsonburg Road, Clarksburg, Road, Morgantown, WV, 26501 WV, 26301 WV, 26330 WV, 26405 Brookside Farm Addiction Recovery LLC, 515 Grand St., Jolliff Properties LLC, 77 Mountainview Road, Bridgeport, Three A Services LLC, 1888 Mountaineer Road, 4Lynn1T LLC, 406 Woodside Circle, Clarksburg, WV, Morgantown, WV, 26501 26301 WV, 26330 Moatsville, WV, 26405 Hatch & Lewallen LLC, 87 Saylor Road, Morgantown, WV, Penntax Inc., 428 Woodside Lane, Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Severn Trucking LLC, 5553 Sinclair Road, Moatsville, WV, Merandi Rentals LLC, 624 Mulberry Ave., Clarksburg, WV, 26501 26301 HBC Properties LLC, 348 Gould Farm Road, Bridgeport, 26405 Smokin Jill’s Grill LLC, 3787 Earl Core Road, Morgantown, WV, 26330 The Grey Agents LLC, 248 Hickory Lane, Mount Clare, Fountain Head LLC, 605 Stanley Ave., Clarksburg, WV, WV, 26501 26301 Lea’s Place LLC, 2399 Meadowbrook Road, Suite 620, WV, 26408 Temp Sentry LLC, 209 Grand St., Morgantown, WV, 26501 S and L Property Holdings LLC, Oak Mound Farm, P.O. Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Frank’s Place LLC, RR 1, Box 660, Mount Clare, WV, WV Clean LLC, 7 Nebraska Ave., Westover, WV, 26501 Box 707, Clarksburg, WV, 26302 Blue Arrow LLC, 55 Barrington Court, Suite 104, 26408 Jaf Realty Inc., 22 Lane St., Westover, WV, 26501 EAO LLC, 27 Cedar Heights, Clarksburg, WV, 26302 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 National Resources Welding & Fabrication LLC, 7125 306 Merchant Street Shenanigans LLC, 166 Birds Eye ASJ LLC, 27 Cedar Heights, Clarksburg, WV, 26302 Pro Handyman Services of Bridgeport LLC, 661 Cleer Buckhannon Pike, Mount Clare, WV, 26408 View Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26501 Red Oak Investments Inc., P.O. Box 1716, Clarksburg, Road, Bridgeport, WV, 26330 WK Properties LLC, 690 Leasburg Hollow Road, Bent Records LLC, 27 Eric St., Morgantown, WV, 26501 WV, 26302 Mountaintop Leadership Coaching and Recruiting LLC, Pennsboro, WV, 26415 Double Decker LLC, 150 Sierra Farm Road, Morgantown, Central WV Community Action Ventures LLC, 106 2079 Glendale Road, Cairo, WV, 26337 J&J+8 LLC, 1255 Buck Run Road, Pennsboro, WV, 26415 WV, 26501 Frederick St., Clarksburg, WV, 26302 Elder Ventures LLC, 1812 Cisco Road, Cairo, WV, 26337 Lily’s Racin Pizzeria LLC, 155 Mountain Drive, Pennsboro, WV Bulldogs Football Association, 4317 Fairmont Road, Titanium Infrastructure LLC, P.O. Box 4023, Clarksburg, McClellan District Volunteer Fire Department Inc., WV, 26415 Morgantown, WV, 26501 WV, 26302 Center Point, McClellan District, Center Point, WV, 26339 Johnnie L. Boston General Contractor LLC, 461 Boston Cloud City PR LLC, 233 Morris St., Morgantown, WV, 26501 Terry’s Garage LLC, 2493 Conaway Run Road, Alma, WV, Ben & Hunter’s Country Den LLC, 8013 WV Highway 47, Drive, Pennsboro, WV, 26415 26320 W., Coxs Mills, WV, 26342 Genii Corps LLC, 430 W. Myles Ave., Pennsboro, WV, Carcello’s Authentic Pizzeria LLC, 398 Riverview Ave., Westover, WV, 26501 Helping Hands Handyman LLC, 11693 U.S. Highway 33, Proteus-St Solutions LLC, 144 Morrow Cross Road, 26415 W., Alum Bridge, WV, 26321 Flemington, WV, 26347 R & S Rentals LLC, 105 Ray Ave., Pennsboro, WV, 26415 Hunts Lawncare LLC, 272 Eddy Road, Morgantown, WV, 26501 Casey’s Hot Spot Anmore LLC, 200 North Pike St., Information Technology Specialists LLC, 84 Chicken Fitness Place LLC, 5 N. Main St., Philippi, WV, 26416 Anmore, WV, 26323 Run Road, Flemington, WV, 26347 Martial Armory LLC, Route 4, Box 165, Apt. I, Philippi, WV, Hometown Hotdogs – Mountaineer Mall LLC, 5000 Greenbag Road, Suite B-1, Morgantown, WV, 26501 Atlas Technologies LLC, 226 Taylor School Road, Health Hut LLC, P.O. Box 71, Glenville, WV, 26351 26416 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Beach Money Enterprises LLC, P.O. Box 150, Glenville, Mountain State Deer Hunters and Breeders Wheeling Energy Works LLC, 636 Bounds Circle, Westover, WV, 26501 Rollen & Rollen Contracting LLC, 7 Primrose Lane, WV, 26351 Association, P.O. Box 25, Philippi, WV, 26416 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Hannah’s House Thrift Store LLC, 1263 WV Highway 5, B & M Auto LLC, 10 W. Railroad St., Rowlesburg, WV, D&L Holdings Inc., 114 Marchand Drive, Apt. D, Westover, WV, 26501 Cooper Guardian Services LLC, 3003 Stouts Run Road, E., Glenville, WV, 26351 26425 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Standardized Agricultural Hemp Research LLC, 233 Tymberpark LLC, 1767 Brandywine Road, Salem, WV, Bekim Inspirations LLC, 262 Devin Lane, Morgantown, WV, 26501 Rexsys LLC, 288 Taylor School Road, Bridgeport, WV, 26330 Dogwood Lane, Grafton, WV, 26354 26426 Mountain Mamas of WV LLC, 1080 Wayne Ave., Mason Properties of WV LLC, 11 Lee Ann Lane, Gobels Inc., 74 Abbey Road, Grafton, WV, 26354 J.S. Trent Log Homes Inc., 212 John Trent Road, Salem, Morgantown, WV, 26501 Bridgeport, WV, 26330 C&S Auto Repair LLC, 903 Percy St., Grafton, WV, 26354 WV, 26426 CMT Roofi ng LLC, 56 Lane St., Westover, WV, 26501 Grooming Angels LLC, 106 Doctors Drive, Bridgeport, WV, Cassandra Zelenak, DDS PLLC, 72 W. Main St., Grafton, Sweet Hollow Farm LLC, 138 Buckskin Run Road, Salem, 26330 WV, 26354 WV, 26426 Party Boy Ent. LLC, 644 Madison Ave., Morgantown, WV, 26501 Footballtalk LLC, 300 Black Stallion Drive, Bridgeport, WV, Ridgeline Resources LLC, 1412 Freed Road, Brohard, WV, Rising Oak Contracting LLC, 4554 Buffalo Creek, Salem, 26330 26362 WV, 26426 Planet Density Foods LLC, 339 Dorsey Ave., Morgantown, WV, 26501 Kreative Artz by Kimberly LLC, 266 W. Philadelphia Ave., Ranfos Land & Title LLC, 104 Pierpoint St., Harrisville, Shinnston Memorial Cemetery & Mausoleum Inc., Bridgeport, WV, 26330 WV, 26362 1359 S. Pike St., Shinnston, WV, 26431 Galbreath Design LLC, 239 S. High St., Morgantown, WV, 26501 Greater Clarksburg 10K Inc., 29 Maple Lake, Bridgeport, Wenger-Hill Well Management Inc., 124 E. Main St., Scooter Trucking LLC, 52 Drew Lane, Shinnston, WV, WV, 26330 Harrisville, WV, 26362 26431 CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 Cams Lawncare LLC, 2002 White Oak Drive, Morgantown, Salem, NC, 27103 Mhis Corp., 1500 East Katella Ave., Suite 1, Orange, CA, WV, 26505 Reliable Tank Line LLC, 1540 Silas Creek Parkway, 31406 Rotary Club of Westover, P.O. Box 2282, Westover, WV, Gains Brothers LLC, 171-3 Arkwright Ave., Morgantown, Winston-Salem, NC, 27127 Chris Kirk Golf LLC, 1606 Reynolds St., Brunswick, GA, 26502 WV, 26505 Advanced Home Care Inc., 4001 Piedmont Parkway, High 31520 Seneca Financial LLC, 424 Rotary St., Morgantown, WV, Pubstomper Brewing Co. LLC, 3277 University Ave., Point, NC, 27265 Hudson Swafford Golf LLC, 1606 Reynolds St., 26504 Morgantown, WV, 26505 Isurity Inc., 1820 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC, 27265 Brunswick, GA, 31520 Select Decks LLC, P.O. Box 4399, Morgantown, WV, A & T Morgantown LLC, 473 High St., Morgantown, WV, The Kilpatrick Group, P.A., 3397 Cherrybrook Drive, PWCC LLC, P.O. Box 5438, Valdosta, GA, 31603 26504 26505 Jamestown, NC, 27282 ITC Capital Partners LLC, 1791 O.G. Skinner Drive, Suite Best Barbeque Ever LLC, P.O. Box 4184, Morgantown, Vandalia Land Services LLC, 263 Orchard Crossing, Carolina Hydraulics Inc., 1211 E. Mountain St., A, West Point, GA, 31833 WV, 26504 Morgantown, WV, 26505 Kernersville, NC, 27284 Millennial Specialty Insurance LLC, 842 Hampton Morgantown Hospitality Endeavor LLC, P.O. Box 4034, Buckley Legal PLLC, 124 School St., Morgantown, WV, Superior Mechanical Inc., 162 Pointe South Drive, Crossing Way, St. Augustine, FL, 32092 Morgantown, WV, 26504 26505 Randleman, NC, 27317 Greenwich Investors Cedar Grove Operator LLC, 6279 Ameripro Painting & Restoration LLC, 3714 Collins Ferry SISU Concierge Service LLC, 1117 University Ave., #604, Heartwood Forestland Fund VIII LP, 1512 E. Franklin St., Dupont Station Court, Jacksonville, FL, 32099 Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26505 Suite 104, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 Parsley Pressure LLC, 1003 Hampstead Lane, Ormond Trailer Sales and Parts LLC, 1223 Richwood Ave., Delavoix Corp., 873 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV, DHP Management Services LLC, 170 Southpoint Drive, Beach, FL, 32174 Morgantown, WV, 26505 26505 Morrisville, NC, 27560 Security First Managers LLC, 140 S. Atlantic Ave., Tree Sap Studios LLC, 120A Summers St., Morgantown, Breaking Meta LLC, 1233-22 Pine View Drive, Community Equity Fund XX LP, 77000 Falls of Neuse Ormond Beach, FL, 32176 WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26505 Road, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC, 27615 Greenwich Investors Cedar Grove Owner LLC, 6279 North Elementary Basketball League Inc., 426 Sustainable Dental Products LLC, 1226 Van Voorhis Eagle Home Medical Corp, 1016 Julian Allsbrook Dupont Station Court, Jacksonville, FL, 32217 Drummond St., Morgantown, WV, 26505 Road, D, G7, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Highway, Roanoke Rapids, NC, 27870 Quick Tie Products Inc., 13300 Vantage Way, Street Eats LLC, 1205 Milton St., Morgantown, WV, 26505 West Virginia Federation of College Republicans, 1550 Orion Communications Inc., 4921 Stough Road, Concord, Jacksonville, FL, 32218 Mancini Group LLC, 114 Windsor Ave., Morgantown, WV, University Ave., Morgantown, WV, 26506 NC, 28025 Ridgway Roof Truss Co., 235 S.W. 11th Place, Gainesville, 26505 The Health Sciences Center Graduate Student Agape Ministry Network Inc., 4509 Conrad Highway, FL, 32601 Mountain Top Pilates LLC, 1000 Business Park Drive, Organization of West Virginia University Inc., Health Monroe, NC, 28110 Prancer Capital Corp., 36 Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, FL, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Sciences Center South, 1 Medical Center Drive, Room Rem Enterprises Inc., P.O. Box 702, Mooresville, NC, 32746 Agila Specialties Inc., 781 Chestnut Ridge Road, #2271, Morgantown, WV, 26506 28115 Ensync Diversifi ed Management Services Inc., 130 W. Morgantown, WV, 26505 Pinnacle Investigations LLC, P.O. Box 18136, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Pine Ave., Longwood, FL, 32750 Drink and Doodle LLC, 1016 Maple Dr Suite 102B, Morgantown, WV, 26507 Parkway, Charlotte, NC, 28201 Risk Advisors East Coast LLC, 151 Lookout Place, Morgantown, WV, 26505 J&N Holdings LLC, P.O. Box 18093, Morgantown, WV, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 526 South Church St., Maitland, FL, 32751 Vandalia Creative Inc., 440 Rotary St., Morgantown, WV, 26507 (Ec03t), Charlotte, NC, 28202 Realtime Peo II LLC, 411 Metric Drive, Winter Park, FL, 26505 W Leasing LLC, P.O. Box 18057, Morgantown, WV, 26507 BCN Inc., 5501 Executive Center Drive, Suite 229, 32792 SWS Holding LLC, 604 Preston Road, Morgantown, WV, Dom Effi cient LLC, P.O. Box 459, Morgantown, WV, 26507 Charlotte, NC, 28212 Wilson Senior Care LLC, 1000 Legion Place, Suite 1600, 26505 Krav Maga West Virginia LLC, 59 Don Knotts Blvd., Capital Processing Systems Inc., 5605 77 Center Drive, Orlando, FL, 32801 The Plating Shed LLC, 1336 Airport Blvd., Morgantown, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Suite 270, Charlotte, NC, 28217 Elkins WV Senior Property LLC, 1000 Legion Place, Suite WV, 26505 Twisted S Trucking Inc., 903 Ann Marie Drive, Recover Care LLC, 2430 Whitehall Park Drive, Suite 100, 1600, Orlando, FL, 32801 New Learning Horizons Inc., 3041 University Ave., Suite Morgantown, WV, 26508 Charlotte, NC, 28273 U.S. Equity Advantage Inc., 800 N. Magnolia Ave., Suite 5, Morgantown, WV, 26505 AE Home Repair and Remodeling LLC, 213 Mystic Drive, SPX Flow Us LLC, 13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place, 1275, Orlando, FL, 32803 Pinnacle Land Services LLC, 432 Herman Ave., Morgantown, WV, 26508 Charlotte, NC, 28277 Crane Rental Corp., 170 N. Goldenrod Road, Orlando, FL, Morgantown, WV, 26505 CCR Electric LLC, 408 Cobun Creek Road, Morgantown, Deephaven Mortgage LLC, 3440 Toringdon Way, Suite 32807 Sickle Cell Care Inc., 364 Patteson Drive, #530, WV, 26508 200, Charlotte, NC, 28277 Butler & Hosch, P.A., 3185 S. Conway Road, Suite 3, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Hot Dogs ’N Moore LLC, 614 Ashworth Lane, Morgantown, Thompson & Little Inc., 933 Robeson St., Fayetteville, Orlando, FL, 32812 Chyleen’s 2’s & 3’s Daycare LLC, 116 Ellen Lane, WV, 26508 NC, 28305 Default Consulting Group Inc., 3185 S. Conway Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Nicholson Logging LLC, 1250 Summers School Road, Taylored Control Systems LLC, 4365 Camden Road, Suite E, Orlando, FL, 32812 MIP Energy Resources LLC, 466 Christy St., Suite 2, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Fayetteville, NC, 28306 Cru Inc., 100 Lake Hart Drive, MC 3500, Orlando, FL, Morgantown, WV, 26505 PJ Remodeling Services LLC, 702 Blossom Lane, Corrlabs LLC, 340 Commerce Ave., Unit 11, Southern 32832 AJS LLC, 756 George St., Apt. 4, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Pines, NC, 28387 Mathews Technical Services Inc., 7665 Northern Oak Terri Reed Cutright & Associates LLC, 709 Beechhurst Murphy and Murphy LLC, 196 John Poole Road, Acedeuce Properties LLC, 104 Mull St., Morganton, NC, St., West Melbourne, FL, 32904 Ave. Suite 21, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 28655 United Service Contract Group LLC, 4000 Hollywood Discovery Land Services LLC, 1912 Stone Run St., Griffi th Anesthesia LLC, 15 Tibbs Road, Morgantown, WV, Acedeuce 2 LLC, 104 Mull St., Morganton, NC, 28655 Blvd., Suite 435 S, Hollywood, FL, 33021 Morgantown, WV, 26505 26508 NAA Realty LLC, 4350 St. Andrews Road, Suite G, AMS Group Inc., 16725 N.W. 57th Ave., Miami, FL, 33055 304 Motoring LLC, 432 Herman Ave., Morgantown, WV, Amplify Life LLC, 70 Antietam Drive, Morgantown, WV, Columbia, SC, 29210 Vinana LLC, 1362 N.W. 97th Terrace, Coral Springs, FL, 26505 26508 Globe Communications LLC, 950 48th Ave., N., Suite 33071 Harpity Moo LLC, 265 High St., 7th Floor, Morgantown, QA Investments LLC, 500 Greystone Drive, Morgantown, 100, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577 Cal Development Inc., 6850 Lyons Technology Circle, WV, 26505 WV, 26508 World Wireless LLC, 850 South Pleasantburg Drive, Suite Coconut Creek, FL, 33073 MJK Consulting LLC, 214 Donna Ave., Morgantown, WV, Cheat Area Medical Services PLLC, 710 Venture Drive, 201, Greenville, SC, 29607 Grilo’s International LLC, 7230 N.W. 12th St., Suite 102, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Smart Logix LLC, 10306 Barberville Road, Fort Mill, SC, Miami, FL, 33126 Drumgoole Services Corp., 107 Meadowridge Drive, University Basketball Club Inc., 1021 Imperial Drive, 29707 National Debt Holdings LLC, 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Intevacon Fleet Card Solutions LLC, 3440 Francis Road, 2790, Miami, FL, 33131 Alston Group Inc., 107 Meadowridge Drive, Morgantown, McGuire Spring St. LLC, 37 Sunset Beach Road, Suite A, Alpharetta, GA, 30004 JCWV Farm LLC, 6865 S.W. 164th Court, Miami, FL, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Engineered Architectural Systems Inc., 555 Branch 33193 Everly Construction Management LLC, 29 W. High St., Noah Palm Beach Avenue LLC, 37 Sunset Beach Road, Drive, Alpharetta, GA, 30004 AJKN Holdings Inc., 333 Las Olas Way, #3703, Ft. Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Property Masters Inc., 200 N Cobb Pkwy Suite 316, Lauderdale, FL, 33301 Angotti Psychiatric Specialties PLLC, 4 Silver View Exesalibero Pharma Inc., 3607 Monarch Court, Marietta, GA, 30062 Fontem US Inc., 5900 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 1100, Ft. Court, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Auto Retention Solutions LLC, 6010 Atlantic Blvd., Lauderdale, FL, 33309 Purpose & Strength LLC, 1067 Maple Drive, Apt. 21, University High School Parent Teacher Student Norcross, GA, 30071 Port Consolidated Inc., 3141 S.E. 14th Ave., Ft. Morgantown, WV, 26505 Organization, 131 Bakers Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV, Oasis Construction Services Inc., 45 Woodstock St., Lauderdale, FL, 33316 Stem Enterprise Inc., 177 Windwood Drive, Morgantown, 26508 Roswell, GA, 30075 Fidelity Mutual Funding LLC, 2000 Palm Beach Lakes WV, 26505 Dragon Cafìä Inc., 510 Ashebrooke Square, Morgantown, Test and Balance Corp., 1000 Holcomb Woods Parkway, Blvd., #501, West Palm Beach, FL, 33409 WVPC LLC, 12 Shady Grove Village, Morgantown, WV, WV, 26508 #290, Roswell, GA, 30076 KLX Energy Holdings LLC, 1300 Corporate Center Way, 26505 Relique Energy LLC, 29 Hickory Ridge Road, Morgantown, Ohio Valley Supply Inc., 100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Wellington, FL, 33414 Streamline Aircraft Services LLC, 344 High St., WV, 26508 Suite 800, Tucker, GA, 30084 Centerra Integrated Services LLC, Suite 301, 7121 Morgantown, WV, 26505 Lambert Rental Properties LLC, 1329 Summer School YP Advertising & Publishing LLC, 2247 Northlake Fairway Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33418 JPJ Drywall Service LLC, 1219 Pineview Drive, Suite 13, Road, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Parkway, Tucker, GA, 30084 Your Home Advantage Inc., 600 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite Morgantown, WV, 26505 Procon Services LLC, 331 Carrol Sawmill Road, Milner Voice and Data Inc., 5125 Peachtree Industrial 110, Deerfi eld Beach, FL, 33441 West View LLC, 378 Jacobs Drive, Morgantown, WV, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Blvd., Norcross, GA, 30092 Courtesy Investment Advisory Services LLC, 500 Jim 26505 DC Land Services LLC, 599 Brookhaven Road, Merial Inc., 3239 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA, 30096 Moran Blvd., Deerfi eld Beach, FL, 33442 The Law Offi ce of Ira Richardson PLLC, 921 Eagle Run Morgantown, WV, 26508 Aumund Corp., 1701 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Suite 450, Alphaeus Healthcare Solutions LLC, 1300 N.W. 17th Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505 West Canyon Apartments LLC, 858 Tyrone Road, Kennesaw, GA, 30144 Ave., Unit 273A, Delray Beach, FL, 33445 Princewick Co. LLC, 109 Mimosa Lane, Morgantown, WV, Morgantown, WV, 26508 IDC Construction LLC, 1000 Churchill Court, Woodstock, Frank Entertainment Companies LLC, 1003 W. 26505 Sacred Grace Notes LLC, 78 Straight Lane, Morgantown, GA, 30188 Indiantown Road, Suite 210, Jupiter, FL, 33458 Taylor Training Resources LLC, 477 Kiwanis Ave., WV, 26508 Nexidia Inc., 3565 Piedmont Road, N.E., Building 2, Suite Covoda Communications Inc., 1005 W. Indiantown Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Parsons Forest Management LLC, 2202 Scenic View 400, Atlanta, GA, 30305 Suite 201, Jupiter, FL, 33458 George Brothers Holdings LLC, 512 Princeton Ave., Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Multi Housing Advisors LLC, 3575 Piedmont Road, Suite G4s Retail Solutions (USA) Inc., 1395 University Blvd., Morgantown, WV, 26505 White Knight Group LLC, 139 McCormick Hollow Road, 1000, Atlanta, GA, 30305 Jupiter, FL, 33458 JJP Real Estate LLC, 345 High St., Morgantown, WV, Morgantown, WV, 26508 AT&T Mobility LLC, 1025 Lenox Park Blvd., N.E., Atlanta, Welcome Funds Inc., 6001 Broken Sound Parkway, Suite 26505 On Point Resources LLC, 703 Pierpoint Heights, GA, 30319 320, Boca Raton, FL, 33487 Clanortt Property Group LLC, 432 Herman Ave., Morgantown, WV, 26508 Decca Consulting Inc., 1040 Crown Pointe Parkway, MDA Holdings Inc., 6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., Boca Morgantown, WV, 26505 Hunter Green LLC, 1558 Point Marion Road, Morgantown, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA, 30338 Raton, FL, 33487 Readysetpet LLC, 644 Bellaire Drive, Morgantown, WV, WV, 26508 GE Grid Solutions LLC, 4200 Wildwood Parkway, 2018 Geo Reentry Inc., 621 N.W. 53 St., Suite 700, Boca Raton, 26505 Oquinn LLC, 306 Bullrun Road, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Building, N6-04A-03 (Legal), Atlanta, GA, 30339 FL, 33487 Professional Benefi t Resources LLC, 375 Broadway Almost Heaven Kettle Corn Co. LLC, 29 Hickory Ridge Essex Group Inc., 6120 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 150, HCP-RTS LLC, 4890 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 650, Tampa, Ave., Suite B, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Road, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Atlanta, GA, 30339 FL, 33609 Appliance Distribution Source LLC, 33 Pickadilly Way, Ballroom West Virginia LLC, 204 Maren Lane, Orion Portfolio Services LLC, 53 Perimeter Center, E., HC-187 Skylar Drive LLC, 4890 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite Morgantown, WV, 26505 Morgantown, WV, 26508 Suite 440, Atlanta, GA, 30346 650, Tampa, FL, 33609 Always Eventful LLC, 3461 University Ave., Suite 6, Our Green Grass LLC, 2010 Lakeside Village, Morgantown, H E Scott Inc., 4264-D Winters Chapel Road, Suite 300, Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings LLC, 15438 N. Morgantown, WV, 26505 WV, 26508 Doraville, GA, 30360 Florida Ave., #201, Tampa, FL, 33613 Namsupak, DDS Inc., 3412 University Ave., Morgantown, Studio 17 LLC, 306 Bullrun Road, Morgantown, WV, 26508 Orbital Energy Services Corp., 2250 Atlanta Highway, Wolf Retail Solutions I Inc., 2801 W. Busch Blvd., Suite WV, 26505 Alexis Allen LLC, 199 Eastgate Drive, Morgantown, WV, Gainesville, GA, 30504 101, Tampa, FL, 33618 Taylored Landscaping LLC, 656A Keyser Ave., 26508 Honey Island Land Co. LLC, 201 Second St., Macon, GA, Universal Coding Solutions LLC, 13139 W. Linebaugh Morgantown, WV, 26505 Bodhi International LLC, 3770 Clemmons Road, Suite D, 31201 Ave., Suite 203, Tampa, FL, 33626 Chapel Grace Properties LLC, 13 Sunridge Drive, Clemmons, NC, 27012 Honey Island Coal Co. LLC, 201 Second St., Macon, GA, Morgantown, WV, 26505 Honeycutt Electric Inc., 2750 Armstrong Drive, Winston- 31201 CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 25

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 Pizza and Cream LLC, 1174 Thornberry Court, Florence, Italiano Electrical Construction LLC, 131 Beechwood LM Henderson & Co. LLP, 450 E. 96th St., Suite 200, KY, 41042 Drive, Youngstown, OH, 44512 Indianapolis, IN, 46240 STS National Administrative Services Inc., 9455 Koger United Radio Inc., 3345 Point Pleasant Road, Hebron, KY, Craig Steele Roofi ng & Siding LP, P.O. Box 653, Beach Charger Logistics USA Inc., 1939 N. Lafayette Court, Blvd., Suite 200, St. Petersburg, FL, 33702 41048 City, OH, 44608 Griffi th, IN, 46319 Community Health Solutions of America Inc., 1000 Industrial Electric Supply LLC, 1937 Greenup Ave., Wenger Pipeline Construction Inc., 14742 Lincoln Way, MacLennan & Bain Inc., 214 Aberdeen Drive, Valparaiso, 118th Ave., N., St. Petersburg, FL, 33716 Ashland, KY, 41101 E., Dalton, OH, 44618 IN, 46385 LTC Global Agency LLC, 6201 Presidential Court, Fort Air Extreme LLC, 2025 13th St., Ashland, KY, 41101 Circle L. Fence LLC, 3296 Pleasant Valley Road, S.E., Russell Automation & Design LLC, 2419 Chesire Drive, Myers, FL, 33919 SNT Enterprise Inc., 500 Winchester Ave., Mail Box #36, Dennison, OH, 44621 South Bend, IN, 46614 Napoli Realty Services LLC, 5515 Bryson Drive, Suite Ashland, KY, 41101 CPRO Development Inc., 4522 Township Road 305, Lesea Global Feed The Hungry Inc., 530 E. Ireland Road, 502, Naples, FL, 34109 Jarrod Amburgey LLC, 3113 Terrace Blvd., Ashland, KY, Millersburg, OH, 44654 South Bend, IN, 46614 Marco Machine LLC, 1431 Galleon Ave., Marco Island, 41102 Mt. Hope Fence Co. Ltd., 7102 County Road 77, Peoplelink LLC, 431 East Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN, FL, 34145 Todd Case Trucking Inc., 210 Raven Rock Fork Road, Millersburg, OH, 44654 46617 Graincomm I LLC, 100 N. Washington Blvd., #200, Louisa, KY, 41230 Tango & Gatti Inc., 224 Fair Ave., N.W., New Philadelphia, G & T Services Inc., 1630 Summit St., New Haven, IN, Sarasota, FL, 34236 Jenks Enterprises LLC, 60 Orange Lane, Louisa, KY, OH, 44663 46774 Branchwater Productions Inc., 713 S. Orange Ave., Suite 41230 SBS Window Cleaning LLC, 8019 Leichty Road, Business Revenue Systems Inc., 2419 Spy Run Ave., 103, Sarasota, FL, 34236 Louisa Coca Cola Bottling Co., 416 North Clay Ave., Smithville, OH, 44677 Suite A, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805 New-Tech Construction Corp., 1579 Barber Road, Louisa, KY, 41230 Pro Construction of Ohio LLC, 2742 Carlisle Court, Wheatley Scale Service Inc., 3238 W. State Road 66, Sarasota, FL, 34240 R & L Paving Inc., 2396 KY Route 581, Tutor Key, KY, Walnut Creek, OH, 44687 Rockport, IN, 47635 Elite Industrial Painting Inc., 621 Hibiscus St., Suite 1, 41263 R.D. Wiles Inc., P.O. Box 956, Wooster, OH, 44691 Gribbins Insulation Co. Inc., 1400 E. Columbia St., Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689 Evergreen Reclamation Services Inc., 3240 Old Burning Included Windows LLC, 1101 Mansfi eld Washington Evansville, IN, 47711 Juve Studios LLC, 3619 Doe Run Drive, St. Cloud, FL, Fork Road, Salyersville, KY, 41465 Road, Mansfi eld, OH, 44903 Venture Agency Holdings Inc., 550 W. Merrill St., Suite 34772 Mountain Land Services LLC, 130 Evan St., Pikeville, KY, Coeclerici Coal Network Inc., 7697 Innovation Way, Suite 110, Birmingham, MI, 48009 Medical Equipment Technologies Inc., 2172 N.W. 41501 100, Mason, OH, 45040 Ruby+Associates Inc., 30300 Telegraph, Suite 400, Reserve Park Trace, Port St. Lucie, FL, 34986 Reed’s Healthy Home Solutions Inc., 275 Mall Road, Etter General Contracting LLC, 6027 Todhunter Road, Bingham Farms, MI, 48025 Transdermal Therapeutics Inc., 211 Summit Parkway, Suite 11A, South Williamson, KY, 41503 Middletown, OH, 45044 Priority Appraisal U.S.A. LLC, 100 Galleria Offi centre, Suite 124, Birmingham, AL, 35209 Martin Motors Bridgeport Property LLC, 1065 Ashley The Kleingers Group Inc., 6305 Centre Park Drive, West Suite 111, Southfi eld, MI, 48034 Mayer Electric Supply Co. Inc., 3405 Fourth Ave., S., St., Bowling Green, KY, 42103 Chester, OH, 45069 Bulldog Onsite Solutions LLC, 25880 Commerce Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35222 M & L Electrical Inc., 6060 Scottsville Road, Bowling The Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Co., 1 Procter Madison Heights, MI, 48071 Structurally Sound Engineering LLC, 716 Heritage Park Green, KY, 42104 and Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH, 45202 Cornelius Systems Inc., 3966 Eleven Mile Road, Berkley, Lane, Hoover, AL, 35226 National Sign Systems Inc., 4200 Lyman Court, Hilliard, The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC, One Procter & MI, 48072 Total Solutions Inc., 1626 County Line Road, Madison, OH, 43026 Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH, 45202 Shaleapps LLC, 1249 Rochester Road, Troy, MI, 48083 AL, 35756 AMK Services LLC, 9291 Crouse Willison Road, Duke Energy One Inc., 139 E. Fourth St., Cincinnati, OH, Value Services LLC, 1650 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI, Sequel Schools LLC, 1131 Eagletree Lane, Huntsville, AL, Johnstown, OH, 43031 45202 48084 35801 Kokosing Industrial Inc., 6235 Westerville Road, Suite Environmental Solutions & Innovations Inc., 4525 Este Corrigan Oil Co., No. II, 775 N. Second St., Brighton, MI, The Atlantic Group LLC, 2223 Drake Ave., S.W., Suite 200, Westerville, OH, 43081 Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45232 48116 200, Huntsville, AL, 35805 Woda St. Paul Terrace GP LLC, 229 Huber Village Blvd., Furniture Solutions For The Workplace LLC, 1329 East Valassis Communications Inc., 19975 Victor Parkway, Digium Cloud Services LLC, 445 Jan Davis Drive, N.W., Suite 100, Westerville, OH, 43081 Kemper, Cincinnati, OH, 45246 Livonia, MI, 48152 Huntsville, AL, 35806 Stone Center Lofts GP LLC, 229 Huber Village Blvd., Suite Reserve at Fairmont LLC, 9349 Waterstone Blvd., Suite Innovative Industry Solutions LLC, 532 Rambow Drive, K&G Industrial Services LLC, 26532 Railroad Ave., 100, Westerville, OH, 43081 200, Cincinnati, OH, 45249 Monroe, MI, 48161 Loxley, AL, 36551 Gudenkauf Systems Inc., 2679 McKinley Ave., Columbus, Mv Affordable Housing LLC, 9349 Waterstone Blvd., Jack Doheny Companies Inc., 777 Doheny Court, Supply Chain Shared Service Center LLC, 4000 Meridian OH, 43204 Cincinnati, OH, 45249 Northville, MI, 48167 Blvd., Franklin, TN, 37067 Bug Patrol of Ohio LLC, 405 E. Town St., Columbus, OH, MV Reserve at Rose Bud LLC, 9349 Waterstone Blvd., Yazaki North America Inc., 6801 Haggerty Road, Canton, CMT Productions Inc., 330 Commerce St., Nashville, TN, 43215 Cincinnati, OH, 45249 MI, 48187 37201 Total Tennis Inc., 1733 Cardiff Road, Columbus, OH, 43221 Reserve at Edison Hill LLC, 9349 Waterstone Blvd., Suite Expedient Medstaff LLC, 1 Heritage Place, Suite 250, SR EPC LLC, 150th Third Ave., S., Suite 2000, Nashville, Disclosure Advisors LLC, 2602 Oakstone Drive, 200, Cincinnati, OH, 45249 Southgate, MI, 48195 TN, 37201 Columbus, OH, 43231 Peet Consulting Inc., 8805 Governors Hill Drive, Suite Vision Information Technologies Inc., 3031 W. Grand Lish This Inc., 2300 Charlotte Ave., Suite 103, Nashville, Gasfi eld Resources Ltd., 67380 National New Lafferty 200, Cincinnati, OH, 45249 Blvd., Suite 600, Detroit, MI, 48202 TN, 37203 Road, Belmont, OH, 43718 Rebsco Inc., 4362 U.S. Route 36, P.O. Box 370, Greenville, Dynatrace LLC, 1 Campus Martius, Detroit, MI, 48226 Kenco Material Handling Solutions LLC, 2001 Riverside Stone Front Homes LLC, P.O. Box 157, 145 Lenert St., OH, 45331 GM Global Tooling Co. LLC, 300 Renaissance Center, Drive, Chattanooga, TN, 37406 Corning, OH, 43730 Hammelmann Corp., 436 Southpointe Drive, Miamisburg, Detroit, MI, 48263 Applied High Voltage LLC, 2034 Hamilton Place Blvd., Worms Are Us LLC, P.O. Box 243, 131 Hillside Lane, OH, 45342 Agree LP, 70 E. Long Lake Road, Bloomfi eld Hills, MI, Suite 400, Chattanooga, TN, 37421 Corning, OH, 43730 Ohio Fingerprint Consulting LLC, P.O. Box 11, Xenia, OH, 48304 Ken Smith Auto Parts Inc., 4140 Jersey Pike, Silverleaf Group LLC, 19047 Wings Lane, Salesville, OH, 45385 Custom Glass Solutions Service Parts LLC, 2300 Chattanooga, TN, 37421 43778 Caresource Management Group Co., 230 N. Main St., Harmon Road, Auburn Hills, MI, 48326 Advocacy Trust of Tennessee LLC, 605 Chestnut St., James Deam Inc., 700 E. Russell Ave., West Lafayette, Dayton, OH, 45402 EJH Construction Inc., 30896 W. 8 Mile Road, Farmington Suite 340, Chattanoga, TN, 37450 OH, 43845 Lion First Responder PPE Inc., 7200 Poe Ave., Suite 400, Hills, MI, 48336 Nella Constructors Inc., P.O. Box 70, New Market, TN, Steadfast Oilfi eld Services LLC, 34602 State Route 7, Dayton, OH, 45414 Rathsburg Associates Inc., 41100 Bridge St., Novi, MI, 37820 Sardis, OH, 43946 Lion Group Inc., 7200 Poe Ave., Suite 400, Dayton, OH, 48375 Aesseal Inc., 355 Dunavant Drive, Rockford, TN, 37853 Veterinary Alternative Therapy LLC, P.O. Box 252, St. 45414 Temperform LLC, P.O. Box 767, Novi, MI, 48376 Ameriteam Services LLC, 265 Brookview Centre Way, Clairsville, OH, 43950 Riverview Construction Inc., 9604 County Road 107, #1, Blue Cube Operations LLC, 2030 Dow Center, Midland, Suite 400, Knoxville, TN, 37919 Steel Valley Emergency Physicians Twin City Inc., 4000 Proctorville, OH, 45669 MI, 48674 Jeeps 4 Jesus, 1245 Bishops View Lane, Knoxville, TN, Johnson Road, Steubenville, OH, 43952 Curry 603 Property LLC, 482 Township Road 1234, MRB Enterprises Inc., 616 Industrial Drive, Mt. Pleasant, 37932 Engage Growth and Development Services LLC, 1481 Proctorville, OH, 45669 MI, 48858 Radio Systems Corp., 10427 Petsafe Way, Knoxville, TN, Township Road 371, Toronto, OH, 43964 Backwoods Oil & Gas Services LLC, 253 Township Road Stafford-Smith Inc., 3400 South Burdick St., Kalamazoo, 37932 Wallace Farms & Fencing LLC, 87250 Amsterdam Road, 1386, Proctorville, OH, 45669 MI, 49001 McNeill Hotel Co. LLC, 7700 Wolf River Blvd., Suite 103, Jewett, OH, 43986 Tribute Contracting & Consultants LLC, 306 Little Solida TS Drilling Consultant LLC, 258 Mill Road, Blanchard, MI, Germantown, TN, 38138 Eclipse Companies LLC, 11554 E. Washington St., Road, South Point, OH, 45680 49310 Full Throttle Sloon Shine LLC, 45 Gin St., Trimble, TN, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44023 360 Fire Protection LLC, 704 Fourth St., W., South Point, Huggard Consulting Inc., 1914 South Lakeshore Drive, 38259 The Mintz Co. LLC, P.O. Box 23342, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44023 OH, 45680 Ludington, MI, 49431 M R Services LLC, P.O. Box 282, Carthage, MS, 39051 Zietlow’s Installers LLC, 32914 Meadow Creek Oval, N., Keystone Family Services LLC, P.O. Box 1175, South Wolverine Building Group Inc., 4045 Barden, S.E., Grand Chamblee Consulting LLC, 221 Highway 487, W., Ridgeville, OH, 44039 Point, OH, 45680 Rapids, MI, 49512 Carthage, MS, 39051 Midwest Land Clearing Inc., 10555 Kinsman Road, SS Handyman Service LLC, 103 Dean St., South Point, Duhadway, Kendall & Associates Inc., 5160 Falcon View J & J Consulting LLC, 2628 Freeny Road, Carthage, MS, Newbury, OH, 44065 OH, 45680 Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49512 39051 S&P Data LLC, 1500 West 3D St., Suite 125, Cleveland, Trilogy Technology Solutions LLC, 1143 Indiandale Ave., Troupe Investments LLC, 13919 S. West Bay Shore Drive, VSS LLC, 382 Galleria Parkway, Suite 400, Madison, MS, OH, 44113 Wheelersburg, OH, 45694 Suite G-01, Traverse City, MI, 49684 39110 Rathbone Group LLC, 1100 Superior Ave., E, Suite 1850, Mov Benchmark Realty LLC, 210 Alderman St., Marietta, Peterson McGregor & Associates Inc., 1368 Business Deepwell Energy Services LLC, 6739 Highway 184, Cleveland, OH, 44114 OH, 45750 Park Drive, Traverse City, MI, 49686 Waynesboro, MS, 39367 NPA Wheeling LP, 8111 Rockside Road, Suite 200, Valley Pen Inc., 114 Greene St., Marietta, OH, 45750 Dozer Construction Inc., 8476 Yuill St., Vanderbilt, MI, 49795 Joseph Pendergraft Drilling Consultant Inc., 7910 View, OH, 44125 The Continuous Gutter Pros LLC, 1781 Masonic Park Workiva Inc., 2900 University Blvd., Ames, IA, 50010 Pleasant Hill Road, Richton, MS, 39476 Life Line Community Healthcare LLC, 6150 Oak Tree Road, Marietta, OH, 45750 Home Warranty of The Midwest Inc., 112 S. Story St., Advantage Title LLC, 137 Main St. Bay, St. Louis, MS, Blvd., Suite 200, Independence, OH, 44131 Terra Sonic International LLC, 27825 State Route 7, Rock Rapids, IA, 51246 39520 Life Line Screening of America Ltd., 6150 Oak Tree Marietta, OH, 45750 Shive-Hattery Inc., 316 Second St., S.E., Suite 500, Cedar Encompass Develop, Design & Construct LLC, 106 E. Blvd., Suite 200, Independence, OH, 44131 Stonebridge Oilfi eld Services LLC, 406 Colegate Drive, Rapids, IA, 52401 Jefferson St., La Grange, KY, 40031 All Phase Construction Inc., 30685 Solon Industrial P.O. Box 60, Marietta, OH, 45750 Delta Medical Systems Inc., W239 N2890 Pewaukee Resilient Futures Network LLC, 1711 Nat Rogers Road, Parkway, Unit F, Solon, OH, 44139 Accu Medical Waste Service Inc., 45 Byers Road, Road, E., Pewaukee, WI, 53072 New Haven, KY, 40051 Allsigns & Designs LLC, 5101 W. 161st, Brook Park, OH, Marietta, OH, 45750 Ethical Trading Co. LLC, 1606 Arkansas Ave., Madison, Stone Lane LLC, 3006 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, KY, 44142 4M Construction Supplies LLC, 100 McGregor Road, WI, 53704 40223 Corrosion Resistance Ltd., 4524 Hudson Drive, Stow, New Matamoras, OH, 45767 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4801 S. Biltmore Pharmerica Logistic Services LLC, 1901 Campus Place, OH, 44224 Cricket Realty LLC, P.O. Box 250, Reno, OH, 45773 Lane, Madison, WI, 53718 Louisville, KY, 40299 Velotta Bridge Co. LLC, P.O. Box 157, 6740 Ridge Road, Wynn Construction LLC, 2511 Plum Run Road, Waterford, Banta Corp., 1457 Earl St., Menasha, WI, 54592 Jackson Environmental Consultings Services LLC, Sharon Center, OH, 44274 OH, 45786 Emco Enterprises LLC, 551 North Maine St., Bayport, MN, 3945 Simpson Lane, Richmond, KY, 40475 Leppo Inc., 176 West Ave., Tallmadge, OH, 44278 Comm-Core LLC, 3820 S. Dixie Highway, Lima, OH, 45806 55003 Diversifi ed Demolition LLC, 773-B Westland Drive, Construction Labor Contractors LLC, 3380 Brecksville Aurora Parts & Accessories LLC, 500 S. Enterprise Blvd., Bunkers and Associates LLC, 6687 Forest St., Lexington, KY, 40504 Road Suite 200, Richfi eld, OH, 44286 Lebanon, IN, 46052 Farmington, MN, 55024 S & S Galax Realty LLC, 1475 Jingle Bell Lane, Lexington, American Roadway Logistics Inc., 3920 Congress Cover Care LLC, 17397 Oak Ridge Road, #200, Westfi eld, Elert & Associates Networking Division Inc., 140 Third KY, 40509 Parkway, Richfi eld, OH, 44286 IN, 46074 St., S., Stillwater, MN, 55082 Bluegrass Family Health Inc., 651 Perimeter Drive, Suite Lindsey Construction & Design Inc., 2603 S. Arlington Miller-Eads Co. Inc., 4125 N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis, Dedicated Commercial Recovery Inc., 2355 Highway 300, Lexington, KY, 40517 Road, Akron, OH, 44319 IN, 46205 36, W., Suite 400, Roseville, MN, 55113 Aye Enterprises Inc., 10853 S. Highway, 25E, Flatlick, KY, P & C Industrial Services LLC, 40231 State Route 5158, Patco Management Inc., 2920 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Ave., Questar Assessment Inc., 5550 Upper 147th St., W., 40935 Lisbon, OH, 44432 Indianapolis, IN, 46205 Apple Valley, MN, 55124 Bold Moves LLC, 650 W. 12th St., Apt. 2, Covington, KY, Hearn Paper Co., 556 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, OH, Hobson & Roberts Distilling Co. LLC, 217 S. Belmont GWG Life LLC, 220 S. Sixth St., Suite 1200, Minneapolis, 41011 44509 Ave., Suite C, Indianapolis, IN, 46222 MN, 55402 www.statejournal.com COMMENTARY December 4, 2015 • Page 26 Bookstores, Book Sites: Can’t We All Just Get Along? Only recently have I realized that None of us knew exactly what that my love for books is different from meant initially; however, once the Se- my love for bookstores. In fact, I don’t attle store opened, we started think my feelings on to get the picture. this matter had fully For instance, signs crystallized until a few around the aisles pro- weeks ago when Ama- claimed that in-store zon announced the prices were the same opening of its fi rst real- as those online. Great. world bookstore. Deals! But the prices Now, being a tenured were not apparent techie, I suppose I just to the casual shop- default to a smart sa- per, because no price Charlie lute whenever Amazon tags were affi xed to the (or Google or Apple books. Instead, to see BOWEN or even Microsoft) an- a book’s price, the shop- nounces a new gizmo per had to either (1) use or jimcrack. Some boys never outgrow an Amazon app to scan the their toys. But with the news that cover of the book or its bar- Amazon, the e-commerce giant that code on the back, (2) take the has undercut the bookstore market — book to a price-checking station bringing down Borders and Walden- or (3) ask an employee to scan books in 2011 and now zeroing in on the book. Barnes & Noble — was opening its Okay, I’m decidedly pro-tech, but fi rst-ever, bricks-and-mortar store in all this seems a little cold and coun- Seattle’s tony University Village area, ter-intuitive for a bookstore, where the irony was unmistakable. customers are accustomed to browsing For 20 years Amazon admirers have prices as well as titles. said the very reason the goliath could Meanwhile, the new store also en- Sure, between undercut traditional retail bookstore courages the very thing its competi- 2000 and 2007, more chains was precisely because it didn’t tors generally fear: Having customers than 1,000 independents have physical locations to maintain. browse in the store then go online to across America closed, but No foot traffi c. No heating and cooling actually buy. things seem to be changing. Since bills. No local regulations to decipher All this prompted a critic in Seattle’s 2009, as Barnes & Noble was closing and abide by. In short: no annoying culture site City Arts (cityartsonline. nearly 75 stores, independent booksell- humans. com) to grouse, “For a place that wants its data resources to create a sense of ers have seen a revival. During that And, oh, admit it: We have loved to encourage community, the store pre- community? Critics are skeptical. same period, the American Booksell- what Amazon has given us. Hasn’t fers me staring at my phone. A lot.” “You, bookstore and manager, are ers Association reports a 27 percent it made books the ultimate impulse “Community” is the watch word for your most important marketing ele- increase in the number of independent buys? You read about a new novel on many who rally to the cause of inde- ment,” CEO Daniel Powell of New bookstores, with sales outpacing the Flipboard. You zip over to amazon. pendent bookstores in their standing York’s powerHouse Books has ad- growth of book sales in general. com and click a few links. In seconds, up to Amazon. That is particularly vised fellow booksellers, adding, “In- The reason? the book is winging its way to you true of those who see a bright future dependent bookstores can blossom and Well, it’s complicated, as we say while you are still in your pajamas, for the indies if they can link commu- grow by taking a cue from the strate- online. “Every store has a different trying to decide what socks to wear nity with the passions of their younger gic merchandising of the more suc- way of going about it,” said Andrew today. customers. cessful retail boutiques: a carefully Unger, an employee of Brooklyn’s long- We confi rmed bibliophiles have “If bookstores can provide a social curated selection of offerings.” time family-owned BookCount store liked this convenience so much, in outlet for young people — and sell a In fact, Powell told the Times, book- in Brooklyn. Speaking with theweek. fact, that we have simply tried to ig- few things along the way — they’ll be stores — as repositories of ideas and com not long ago, Unger noted, “One nore or forget certain troubling char- just fi ne,” Washington, D.C. consul- imagination — also have an advan- thing we’re just really grateful for is acteristics of our new digital friend, tant Dan Reed recently told The New tage over general boutiques. “While there’s a community here that wants things like that worrisome quote that York Times. A local bookstore, he you’d expect to be impressed in a well- us to be here and so they make sure The New Yorker attributed to Ama- said, needs to be a “third place.” Not curated boutique of useful or fanciful we’re able to be here.” zon chief Jeff Bezos a while back: home, not school, but somewhere to goods,” he said, “you should expect The bottom line seems to suggest “Proceed as if your goal is to put ev- gather to see and be seen by friends. to be transported and moved to own that both models can coexist. Want a eryone selling physical books out of a “The Internet,” he added, “can’t rec- (and be owned!) in a well-curated indie book in a hurry? Go to amazon.com. job.” reate the experience of reading a hi- bookstore. You don’t get that in a ware- What to fi nd a community of read- And now, curiously, Amazon wants larious passage out loud while your house or online.” ers and sellers who know about good into the very business it has eschewed. friends are doubled over, red-faced Such optimism may be well placed. books? Oh! Let me tell you about this But, of course, it says that its next big with laughter.” For all the mourning over Amazon’s little bookstore I know. thing — its bookstore — will be a new But what about Amazon’s reliance conquest of the book world, the num- kind of affair: a bookstore driven by on its database of customer prefer- bers tell a different story when it Charlie Bowen is a writer, teacher and web de- data. ences? Could its new physical store use comes to independent bookstores. signer. He lives in Huntington. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

east and along the eastern seaboard, only provide a market for our oversup- tal Impact Study for the gas pipelines Pipeline Benefi ts Far we do not have pipelines to get our ply of natural gas but also will provide that are proposed for the region. The gas to those locations. However, there thousands of dollars in additional sev- groups also have fi led their letter with Outweigh Objections are seven pipelines planned to ser- erance taxes, construction jobs, de- the Federal Energy Regulatory Development of the Marcellus and vice those areas. These pipelines are velopment of the Marcellus and Utica Commission. Also, the FERC has re- Utica formations has caused an un- projected to cost $16.4 billion and this formations and higher prices for natu- fused to approve the use of eminent precedented increase in natural gas cost will be paid from private funds. ral gas, which will benefi t operators domain to gain access to property own- production. This increased produc- They will start in counties like Dod- and royalty owners. ers land for the purpose of surveying tion has resulted in a decrease in the dridge, Wetzel and Marshall. Some of While there are many benefi ts for for the pipelines. price of natural gas, which has caused these lines will run through national constructing these lines, there is orga- My view is that the benefi ts of these a decrease in severance taxes col- and state forests. Not only will they nized opposition to their completion. A pipelines would far outweigh any ob- lected by the state. For the fi rst two require federal and state approval, but recent article in the “West Virginia jections that might be raised. I believe months of this year, severance taxes they also will have to be approved by Highlands Conservancy” stated that the land through which these pipelines have fallen $20 million below esti- property owners through which the the Conservancy has joined with the pass will be reclaimed and there will be mates. This has caused Gov. Earl Ray pipes must run. The pipes are esti- Southern Environmental Law Cen- no permanent damage to the lands. In Tomblin to mandate cuts to projected mated to be 1,900 miles in length and ter and 25 other members of the Al- the early days of the oil and gas indus- general revenue expenditures for will range in size from 24 inches to 42 legheny Blue Ridge Alliance in a try, landowners were paid $1.25 per rod 2015-2016 by 4 percent and education inches in diameter and carry 12.25 bil- letter to H. Thomas Speaks Jr., su- (16.5 feet) for pipelines going through by 1 percent. lion cubic feet, or more than four times pervisor of the George Washington their lands. Today that price has in- Price of natural gas is driven by sup- the average amount of gas produced in and Jefferson National Forests, to creased to more than $1,000 per foot. ply and demand. While there is great West Virginia in all of 2014. request that the Forest Service sup- demand for natural gas in the north- Construction of these lines will not port a comprehensive Environmen- Delegate Frank Deem, R-Wood www.statejournal.com COMMENTARY December 4, 2015 • Page 27 What About the People at the End of the Pipe? I, after reading the recent State that will be shutting down. They will My friends with natural gas never lost were in an energy crisis. Our freedom Journal article about “Resistance on need to be replaced or a lot of people’s electricity because they had genera- was in jeopardy because we were de- the Land,” was upset. I can empathize homes will be cold and dark. Natural tors powered by natural gas. When pendent on other countries for our with the people who gas power is the planned replacement. we lose electricity in the winter my energy. Thanks to American ingenu- moved all of the way Maybe our Virginia farmers don’t care friends with natural gas heat, like my ity and technology one of our greatest from Florida to farm if a few old people freeze in the dark, youngest son, are still toasty warm. blessings is the gift of the Marcellus in Virginia and were as long as they are warm, cozy and not My guess is that the pipeline “antis” and the Utica Shale now the largest outraged to fi nd out a inconvenienced. never thought about where their en- natural gas fi eld in the world. Because natural gas pipeline Wind and solar are not capable of ergy comes from. I’m sure that they of horizontal drilling and hydraulic was going go through replacing coal and natural gas. Both are driving cars or pickups instead fracturing, our gasoline prices are the their farm. The pipe- are expensive and aren’t available of riding horses to their anti-pipeline lowest we have had in years. Natural line will no doubt be when we really need them. When peo- rallies. I bet they all have computers, gas, rather than being in short supply, an inconvenience and ple get home from work or school in televisions and cellphones, which are now is abundant and cheap. Shouldn’t Greg a temporary nuisance. the winter, they expect to have dinner possible because of petrochemicals we share this gift with the rest of the I get that. But the grass and watch TV in a warm house. Solar from natural gas and oil. Natural gas country and the world? That requires KOZERA will grow back and they doesn’t work in the dark and wind is may be heating their homes or creat- pipelines. will have a habitat for intermittent. That means a cold, dark ing the electricity they use to power Clean air and clean water are im- cattle, deer or even wild turkeys on house. How many families can afford their computers, pads or cellphones portant for people and so is having their farm. The pipeline buried under- to have their electric bills quadruple? and maybe cook with. affordable and dependable domestic ground will soon be a non-issue, just That would hurt all families — espe- My oldest son who has a home and energy. Pipeline companies should like the pipeline in my neighborhood. I cially senior citizens, the poor and the four kids in Virginia is in the military treat all surface owners with dignity bet those Virginia farmers never gave middle class. My electric bill was al- and did three tours in the Middle East. and respect. They should use best it a thought that there are real human most $500 a month last winter. Sadly, Two years were making sure oil could practices and minimize environmen- beings on the end of that pipe who will in my neighborhood we have no natu- move out of the Middle East so that the tal impact during construction. Pipe- need the natural gas in that pipe to ral gas for our homes since our homes farm lady, her family and other Ameri- lines do impact surface owners, as do keep warm and for electricity for their were built when natural gas was in cans could drive their cars and pick- interstate highways. I appreciate their homes. short supply in the 1970s and 1980s. ups. On his last two-year tour, my son sacrifi ce for the common good. We all We have heard a lot from the “anti-” Hopefully that will change. My young- was in NCIS. We had no idea where need to do our part. We need to be ed- crowd that is against pipeline devel- est son in Maryland heats with natu- he was or what he was doing. As par- ucated about energy. We need to know opment. I hope these “antis” are just ral gas. His natural gas and electric ents we worried every day about his the truth. Affordable, dependable do- ignorant about energy and the impor- bills last winter combined were never safety. I will gladly have a pipe across mestic energy is critical to our chil- tance of natural gas to people at the more than $200 a month, and he has my property if it will keep my son dren’s future. We can produce a lot of end of the pipe rather than being self- four kids. Natural gas rates are going home and out of harm’s way. Do the energy but it is worthless unless we ish or uncaring. Since I have a son and down. Thanks to the EPA, our electric anti-pipeline people have any idea of can get it to where it is needed. That four grandchildren in Virginia, I will rates are increasing. the sacrifi ces our military and their is why we need pipelines. To all of the speak on their behalf. We have pipelines all over West Vir- families make so that they have the surface owners who have pipelines on Natural gas pipelines are being ginia, including in my neighborhood freedom to speak freely and protest the your property: thank you. Thoughts built for a reason. Southeast Virginia where the deer graze. I don’t see any pipe that my son and his children will to ponder. and North Carolina need the now environmental damage. With modern benefi t from? abundant natural gas we are produc- technology and using best practices, This is that special time of the year Greg Kozera of Elkview is a father and grandfather ing from the Marcellus and Utica. pipelines can be built with minimal for us to give thanks. As Americans with 40 years of experience in the energy industry Last winter in the bitter cold, much environmental impact. Pipelines are we have a lot to be thankful for. We and is an expert in leadership. He has a Masters of southeast Virginia was very close one of the safest and most effi cient are free. We are well off. Even our in Environmental Engineering from Marshall Uni- to being curtailed. Thanks to the ways to move energy. We know what poor in the USA are rich by global versity. He is a high school coach, professional EPA and the current administration can happen to railcars, trucks and standards. Our air and water are engineer, leadership speaker and coach as well as in Washington, North Carolina has ships. During the derecho a few years clean. We have abundant and afford- author of four books and numerous published ar- a number of coal-fi red power plants ago we lost our electricity for a week. able energy. Just eight years ago we ticles. He can be reached at gregkozera.com. Reports Linking Cancer, Meat Products Put Industry at Risk for Litigation Meat lovers everywhere had a shock the IARC classifi ed processed meats, specifi cally acknowledged that there and sellers of meat products include when reports linked red meats and defi ned as meat that has been trans- are known health benefi ts to eating negligence, breach of warranty, mis- processed meats to colorectal cancer. formed through salting, curing, fer- meat. representation and fraud. Class action On closer examina- mentation, smoking or other processes There is no doubt the IARC’s an- litigation is also a possibility. tion, the news isn’t so to enhance fl avor or improve preserva- nouncement places manufacturers, There is little doubt that the IARC’s dire for those who enjoy tion, as “carcinogenic to humans.” Red producers and sellers of meat products classifi cation of processed meats as their bacon and ham. meats, defi ned as all muscle meat har- and products used in meat processing carcinogenic and red meats as prob- However, the reports do vested from mammals, were classifi ed at an increased risk for product liabil- ably carcinogenic will spawn a new open the meat process- as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” ity lawsuits. Producers and sellers of industry for plaintiff’s lawyers and ing industry to the risk By classifying processed meats as meat and meat processing products medical experts willing to testify to of future product liabil- “carcinogenic to humans,” the IARC face strict products liability claims in juries about the causal relationship ity lawsuits. has placed such products into the same lawsuits, which means the consumer between the consumption of meat and The International category as cigarette smoke and asbes- doesn’t have to prove that defendant their clients’ development of colorectal Michael Agency for Research on tos. In addition to colorectal cancer, it was negligent. They would merely and other cancers. One needs to look Cancer (IARC), the can- observed an association between the have to prove that the meat products no further than the prevalence of as- ADDAIR cer research arm of the consumption of processed meats and they consumed were defective when bestos and tobacco litigation in West World Health Orga- stomach cancer. Evidence of a link be- they left the control of the defendant Virginia to see the potential for signifi - nization, recently concluded that red tween the consumption of red meats and that the defect was a substantial cant “meat litigation.” Since there are meats and processed meats are associ- and cancers of the pancreas and pros- contributing factor in their develop- decidedly more meat-eaters than smok- ated with the development of colorec- tate also exist, according to the IARC. ment of cancer. West Virginia law de- ers and industrial workers, the poten- tal cancer. The IARC’s evaluation While the IARC’s announcement fi nes a defective product as one that tial for this type of litigation could be follows a 2002 recommendation by the is alarming on the surface, consum- “is not reasonably safe for its intended even larger. Those in the meat process- World Health Organization that people ers should view it in its entire context. considering the general state of the ing industry would be well advised should moderate their consumption For example, sunlight is in the same art of the manufacturing process, in- to closely monitor legal and medical of red meats and processed meats in category as cigarette smoke, asbestos cluding design, labels and warnings.” developments surrounding their addi- order to reduce the risk of developing and now processed meats for the con- Product defects generally fall into tives and processing techniques. colorectal cancer. The results of the nection to cancer. Additionally, the three categories: design defect, struc- IARC evaluation are, at fi rst blush, increase in the risk for developing tural defect and/or use defect arising Michael P. Addair has signifi cant experience repre- alarming and could lead to signifi cant cancer from consuming red meats and out of the failure to adequately label, senting and counseling clients in a variety of litiga- product liability litigation against the processed meats is relatively minor, instruct or warn. In the context of po- tion matters in state and federal courts, including manufacturers, producers and sellers especially when compared with prod- tential litigation based upon the carci- deliberate intent litigation, products liability, mass of meat and meat processing products. ucts such as tobacco and asbestos. Al- nogenicity of meat products, failure to torts, toxic torts, professional liability, employ- Based primarily upon epidemiologi- though red meat has been classifi ed as warn claims are likely to be the most ment law and general insurance defense. He also cal studies showing a link between “probably carcinogenic to humans,” it widely cited reasons for the lawsuit. has represented and counseled clients regarding colorectal cancer and the consump- has not been conclusively established Other causes of action that could po- health and safety matters, including the defense of tion of red meats and processed meats, as a cause of cancer, and the IARC has tentially be used against the producers OSHA and MSHA citations. PINION O www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 • Page 28 Classroom Numbers Indicate Bigger Issues A few stories caught our eye last month that, at fi rst glance, might not seem alarming, but could serve as a harbinger of what’s to come for our state. The governing body over high school sports has realigned the classifi cation of a number of schools. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities CONTACTus Commission announced it We welcome your will move nine Class Triple comments on state A schools down to Class government and busi- Vitality, Stagnation or Regression: Where is the State Bound? ness issues. To share Double A for the 2016 season. your opinion: Another six schools were “Vitality” and its synonym “dy- ■ Egress of the state’s younger ■ Email it to aali@ dropped from Class Double namism” denote having a lively citizens — While lack of jobs, or energetic quality with a strong housing and good public schools statejournal.com. A to Class Single A. Sadly, ■ Mail it to desire to make for their children are contrib- Letters, The State only one school in the entire something happen to uting factors to the exodus, ap- Journal, P.O. Box state moved up, and that was in order to reverse propriate actions to improve the 11848, Charleston, from consolidation, not from or improve a cur- state’s economy and public-school WV 25339-1848. true population gains. rent or anticipated system, as well as to counter some adverse circum- Prosperity of the state’s public-health affl ic- Another note from the stance. tions may help in stemming resi- educational arena also was distressing. Our Their antonyms “Map to Prosperity” is a long-term project of dent departures from the state, state’s public school student enrollment are “stagnation,” The State Journal that will deeply examine the subject of citizen egress is so dropped by nearly 2,760 students. That’s more “apathy” and government and business in West Virginia important to the state’s future it “complacency” — — both the perceptions and the reality. This deserves a special place among than double what it has been in the past project will look for meaningful ways to guide Charles being content with the pressing problems facing the two years, according to a study by the state the state toward the real and lasting changes McELWEE how things are that could correct the course that has kept state that should be addressed. Department of Education. and not willing to the state out of the reach of prosperity for Vitality, stagnation or regres- If schools are getting smaller and we have try to make them many years. sion. Whither is the State Bound? fewer students, it is better now or later, marked by If you would like to comment on the series or Which of these contrasting char- not a stretch to see apathetic self-satisfaction. A more suggest ideas for future articles, drop us a acterizations will best describe Our state’s public extreme variant is regression, a our future? Dynamism, apathy or what this means for line at [email protected] or contribute school student return to a less developed state. to the conversation on social media with the a movement in a backward direc- our state. The news is Which of these contrasting hashtag #WVMap. tion? Subsequent articles will con- bad enough already. enrollment characterizations best describe sider in some detail each of the West Virginia has the dropped by nearly the overall state of affairs in West sues confronting the state relate fi ve challenges described above. highest unemployment Virginia? Do we, its citizens and to its: These and other unwholesome 2,760 students. those beyond its borders, per- ■ Economy — Projecting and conditions that plague or may rate in the country ceive the state as a place of vital- endeavoring to positively infl u- plague the state sap our vigor, — 6.9 percent as of ity or dynamism? Or a place of ence the economy of the state deter economic growth, lessen October, compared with a national average of stagnation, indifference and com- over the next several years is un- public revenues and increase 5 percent. Local unemployment rates for some placency? Or, worse still, a state doubtedly the most signifi cant costs, cause untold miseries, stunt counties in the southern coalfi elds are as high moving in a backward direction? challenge confronting the state, personal development and create There are bases for concern. especially in view of a likely negative perceptions of the state as 13 percent. About what? A statewide lack of major disruption in our historic within and without, which cause We are bearing witness to the withering a unifi ed focus, citizen involve- source of jobs and public revenues a reversal of the desired people of entire communities. Never mind the ment and leadership in addressing —coal production. Where will fu- movements. Confronting the chal- tremendous amount of pride lost when some major issues and problems ture jobs in West Virginia come lenges of present and potential football Friday is nothing more than a that presently or may in the future from? future issues will portray to us plague the state and the welfare of ■ Budget — Projecting the and to the nation that West Vir- memory and the lynchpin of a town is its citizens. The 2016 West Virginia state’s public revenues and expen- ginia is a spirited state, pulsating mothballed or torn down. Quite simply, Economic Outlook, published and ditures throughout the next sev- with life, vigor and activity to ad- without people, these places don’t have a written by the Bureau of Busi- eral years and the implications dress its present and possibly fu- future. How do we bring them back? Can ness and Economic Research of thereof deserve serious consider- ture problems. “The society that we bring them back? The answer is: yes. We the West Virginia University ation. doesn’t elevate itself will decay.” College of Business and Econom- ■ Public schools — Based on — from a Kurdish poster. refuse to believe that this state’s best days are ics, and information from other research, commentaries and in- “Nothing Happens” should behind us. There’s no magic bullet that will sources show depressing data novative practices of how kids cease being a negative description fi x everything and nothing is going to happen about several topics: the state’s best learn, retain and apply what of a prevailing lack of interest, overnight, but we can do better. economy, presently and forecasted; they have learned, the time has will and leadership that too many As election season heats up and we hear its demographics; its current come to determine whether the people perceive as impeding the and projected public revenues; state’s aged, public-school model state’s development. more from those running for offi ce, it is its public health affl ictions, such of learning and teaching requires What will it take to convert our imperative we cast our votes for people as substance abuse, tobacco use a thorough review and possibly attitude from one of pessimism to who see what this state is up against and and obesity; its aged learning and a dramatic change, as opposed to one of optimism? From one of apa- are actually willing to do something about teaching model in its public school mere tinkering with its present thy to one of enthusiasm? From one it. There are no easy answers, but moving system; and the exodus of its popu- parts, as is our habit. of indifference to one of passion in lation, especially its young people. ■ Public health affl ictions — our way of thinking and behaving forward means facing down some serious The data portray a dismal state of Optimal statewide, prioritized in being involved in well-consid- challenges and not backing away from what affairs for West Virginia. policies should be developed and ered plans of actions to improve has to be done. Our elected leaders seem to This article, the fi rst in a series, implemented for coping with our state and our citizens’ welfare? have a better grasp of this notion now and has undertaken to identify fi ve myriad human affl ictions, the The answer: A mass of leaders and some strides have been made, but we cannot major issues and problems that prevalence of which rank West people like you who are willing to presently or may in the future Virginia negatively among the step up to the challenge. get complacent nor can we let political plague the state and the welfare states, cause human suffering and ideology slow us down. For far too long, too of its citizens. These issues and infl ict tolls on all of society, such Charles McElwee is a Charleston lawyer many had their heads in the sand. Now is the problems should be forcefully, as medical care, broken homes with the fi rm Robinson & McElwee PLLC. time to fi ght for a better West Virginia. comprehensively and rationally and crime. Three such affl ictions The views expressed are his own. Com- addressed now — not later. are substance abuse, tobacco use ments and suggestions are invited and may Some of the most pressing is- and obesity. be emailed to [email protected]. www.statejournal.com COMMENTARY December 4, 2015 • Page 29 Book Illustrates State’s Industrial Economy History The University of Illinois Press se- backdrop from the more developed available to urban-industrial work- tury created a rural-industrial model ries “The Working Class in American Pittsburgh and East Liverpool, Ohio ers. With localized bargaining units, that worked for three generations History” has just published another industrial settings that were, at the the rural-industrial workers did not and brought many families into main important book on West dawn of the 20th Century, the domi- participate in the labor strikes that street America. As West Virginia faces Virginia labor history nant centers of manufacturing in their weakened the family fi nances of their challenges just as diffi cult as Weir and that provides insights respective industries. urban cohorts. Through their identifi - Wells found 100 years ago, the current into how West Virgin- To quote from the author’s introduc- cation with the land, home place, fam- generation of entrepreneurs must fi nd ia’s industrial economy tion, “As rural people joined the indus- ily, and community, they “made do.” ways to train and redirect West Vir- developed in the rural trial workforce, they adapted to the The rural-industrial model worked ginia’s workforce so as to capture the counties surrounding dictates of industrial capitalism — as well through the fi rst half of the past value of the culture, work ethic and greater Pittsburgh. millions of others did — but with ac- century. Changes started to develop independence for which West Virgin- “Smokestacks in the cess to land in and around these steel with World War II and the entrance ians are known. “Smokestacks in the Hills: Rural-Indus- and pottery towns, they were able to of women into the workplace. The ad- Hills” is not only a testament to the Brooks trial Workers in West preserve far more of their rural habits justment back to a male-dominated rural nature and character of West Virginia” is excellent than rural migrants who moved into workplace, especially in the steel Virginia and its people, but it also is a McCABE scholarship that will be the city. The resulting rural working- mills, occurred in the post-war years. demonstration that business leaders of lasting value to labor class culture privileged place and local Equality in the workplace came with in this state can fi nd alternative ways historians as well as business leaders community over class, and they were the Brown v. Board of Education deci- to compete in national and global mar- interested in how past entrepreneurs never fully integrated into the national sion and a decade later with the Civil kets. Lou Martin has written a book were able to develop, in rural settings, labor movement. While many urban- Rights Act of 1964. Free Trade under that should be assigned reading in any nationally prominent manufacturing industrial workers preached the gos- Eisenhower further complicated mat- graduate business degree program facilities in the steel and pottery in- pel of unionism, the rural-industrial ters, fi rst for the pottery industry and in West Virginia. The assignment dustries and to do so in a manner that workers of Hancock County worked later the steel industry. At the same to the soon-to-be-minted entrepre- allowed for more local control of both to place limits on the power of unions time the workforce became more inclu- neurs should be, “Weir and Wells the marketplace and the communities and credited companies and self-help sive, and the jobs in the two industries found a model of industrial develop- surrounding the industrial develop- activities for their improved standard began to contract. With this and the ment uniquely fi tted to West Virginia’s ment. The author, Lou Martin, is a na- of living.” changes of cultural norms nationally, strengths 100 years ago; how we can tive of New Cumberland and received The rural-industrial model worked the rural-industrial model in Hancock recreate such a model for the 21st cen- his Ph.D. in History from West Vir- well during the Great Depression and County began to lose its luster. The re- tury?” ginia University. Dr. Martin is an the labor strife that followed. The cent history of manufacturing in Han- assistant professor and chairman of workers in Hancock County supple- cock County is not pleasant and is best Brooks McCabe has been active in commercial History/Political Science at Chatham mented shortened work hours with illustrated by the fact that the largest real estate for 35 years. He is a former state sena- University in Pittsburgh. Dr. Mar- produce from their gardens and meat employer in the county is now Moun- tor and current West Virginia Public Service Com- tin’s personal knowledge of Hancock from livestock that they raised or taineer Casino Racetrack & Resort. missioner. He is also a special project consultant County and his understanding and ap- from hunting and fi sh- “Smokestacks in the Hills” artfully to The State Journal on business and economic preciation of the longtime residents is ing in the surrounding illustrates how entrepreneurs development issues. His comments herein are his evident throughout the book, which countryside. These of the last cen- alone. makes it much more than just a tradi- options were less tional labor history tome. Although this is a scholarly work of considerable repute, it is easy to read and is worth the attention of business leaders inter- ested in the development of a distinc- tive economy in West Virginia. “Smokestacks in the Hills” provides multiple insights into how Weirton, Chester and Newell each are different, while at the same time being atypi- cal of the industrialization that trans- formed much of the more urban areas of the country. The rural and commu- nity values of the workforce provide the basis for much of the discus- sion. Their world view was much different than that of what is considered the norm in indus- trialized urban centers such as Pittsburgh and Chicago. Ernest T. Weir and Joseph M. Wells fi g- ure prominently in the discussion as Weirton Steel and Homer Laughlin were center stage in Hancock Coun- ty’s industrial development. These business leaders wanted a different Social Security: Let The US Government Consider it a Roth IRA Words change over time. Not their began in 1968. The absolute amount tion? The trust fund went from being a this group “your entitlement must be spelling, so much, but the connotations and the percentage confi scated contin- lock box to being a gift box for federal reduced?” they convey are not constant. One that ued to rise with regularity until my budgeteers. Later, it became a source If we are going to accept that fed- rankles me is “entitle- retirement in 2011. of welfare funding via such programs eral welfare, aid or other support ment.” It may rankle I calculated the sum of retirement as SSI. Who knows how much money programs are entitlements, then let’s other Baby Boomers, money I would have amassed over my is paid out to folks who have not paid call Social Security what it should too, that an earned 43 years of forced contributions. A in? be: an earned benefi t. I am willing right, or entitlement, is crude calculation, which includes em- A real crazy maker to me is the ex- to calculate the worth my account now considered a self- ployer and self employment tax, and emption of federal employees from So- would have amassed and accept that ish benefi t provided to using a very conservative 4 percent cial Security participation. The U.S. in a single untaxed payment and not us by a benevolent gov- interest, uncompounded, yields a nest government is one of the largest em- expect any more from Social Secu- ernment via Social Se- egg of $300,000. Actually, the real yield ployers in our country. This vast army rity. Let Uncle Sam consider it a Roth curity. throughout this era would have been of employees probably could stabilize IRA. Charles Having grown up double that. the Social Security fund with the large working on the fam- What became of my “entitlement”? confi scations (oops!), I meant contribu- Charles R. Fox of Wheeling is author of “Fox FOX ily farm, I was never Why is Social Security supposedly tions, their inclusion in the program Tales by Charlie.” He continues to utilize the paid enough to require going broke? Could it be that our would generate. Plus, can you imagine book as part of training seminars and write opin- Social Security withholding from my earned entitlement became the largest any member of Congress or the ad- ion pieces. He can be reached at foxtales_crf@ wages. My fi rst FICA confi scations hog trough in the history of our na- ministration having the nerve to tell yahoo.com. Page 30 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015

that were considered this year and only the top 25 percent received this designation,” Hardin said. “This ac- knowledges the best of the home care profession and that includes us.” CHH is among 131 organizations THE BUZZ that have been HomeCare Elite every year since the inception of the award tecture, local government or preser- in 2006. vation,” Salisbury said. “Plus, it is a Bayer CropScience Donates to WVSU really fun age for this type of interac- tive exercise as most students aren’t West Virginia State University shy and there is never a dull moment.” President Brian O. Hemphill recently Students Try City Planning BCBank Donates Funds for Facility joined the WVSU Foundation to an- nounce a $600,000 gift from Bayer Architects, preservationists and city BCBank recently announced a do- CropScience. planners aren’t usually just born with nation of as much as $1.75 million to The contribution will be used for a burning desire for those professions, the Promise Foundation of Bar- Cabell Huntington Hospital Honored campus security and related enhance- so the Charleston Area Alliance bour County, a 501C3 nonprofi t or- Cabell Huntington Hospital Home ments to benefi t students, faculty and works with Energy Corporation of ganization that will use the funds to Health recently announced it had re- staff at the university’s Institute cam- America to let middle school students construct a community athletic and ceived the 2015 HomeCare Elite rec- pus. see what it’s like to carry out city plan- activities facility at Philip Barbour ognition from the OCS HomeCare “We often refer to our students, fac- ning in the Mountain State’s biggest High School’s George Byrer Field. National Research Corporation and ulty, staff, alumni and friends as ‘the city. It is the largest single donation ever DecisionHealth for the 10th year in a State family’ and we work for what is About 80 eighth graders from Hor- by a community bank of its size in West row. best for them,” Hemphill said. “With ace Mann, John Adams and Stone- Virginia. BCBank has made an addi- “Home health agencies deliver this contribution, Bayer CropScience wall Jackson middle schools got a tional $250,000 available in the form of critical health care to our nation’s el- is enabling us to further improve hands-on lesson in city planning with a challenge grant, so if all $250,000 is derly and disabled populations,” OCS our campus for each member of the professional volunteers who taught the matched, the fund will total $2 million, HomeCare Product Development Vice State family, and I am grateful to the students about architecture, community which is the cost of construction. Any- President Christine Lang said in a entire Bayer CropScience team for revitalization, safety and preservation. one interested in donating to the Foun- news release. “These important clini- that.” “It is important to introduce the con- dation for the facility construction can cal and therapy services enable many Among the enhancements the uni- cept of community planning to these contact BCBank board of directors individuals to remain safely at home. versity plans to pursue will be a students so they may have a better un- member Brian Talbott at 304-614-2630. It is an honor to acknowledge provid- diesel generator, an additional Uni- derstanding of how their community The facility, to be named BCBank Park, ers that deliver the highest quality versity Public Safety Offi cer, new works or doesn’t work,” said Susie will include an artifi cial turf playing and most compassionate care for their police cruisers and a surveillance Salisbury, Charleston Area Alliance and performance fi eld, eight lane track, communities.” camera system to help safeguard stu- vice president of Community Develop- new fi eld house, concession stand and Andra Hardin, director of Home dents, staff, faculty and visitors on ment. “We will witness a lot of ‘ah-ha’ restroom facilities. The project is to be Health at CHH, said the designation 10 campus. moments with the students, especially completed by fall 2016 for Philip Bar- years in a row shows that CHH is dedi- “The Institute site has enjoyed a when they role play toward the end of bour High School’s fi rst football game cated to delivering top quality health long and mutually benefi cial rela- the day.” of the season. care to the community. tionship with the university through Students were expected to under- “Collectively, we feel it is our respon- HomeCare Elite identifi es the top scholarship contributions and nu- stand how topography and economics sibility to make more than a contribu- 25 percent of all Medicare-certifi ed merous engagement opportunities,” impact communities, what infrastruc- tion,” said Jeffrey Goff, president and agencies and highlights the nation’s said Connie Stewart, who leads the ture is imperative for a community to CEO of BCBank. “We need to give back top 100 and top 500 agencies. Winners health, safety and environment ef- function and what amenities can en- to the community that has supported are ranked by analyzing performance forts at the Institute site for Bayer hance the quality of life among other BCBank for 45 years. measures in quality outcomes, best CropScience. “Our contribution today aspects related to successful commu- “It’s about mission, not margin, practices implementation, patient ex- is a continuation of that relationship nity planning. and our kids and the community de- perience, quality improvement and and a demonstration of our continued “We are hoping that through this serve nothing less.” BCBank has three consistency and fi nancial perfor- commitment to the success of the uni- experience students will consider a branch offi ces in Philippi, Nutter Fort mance. versity and the education of its stu- career path in city planning, archi- and Fairmont. “There were over 12,000 agencies dents.”

that’s what you give, hoping they will he came into the store carrying one Creative Gift Giving like your selection. You have friends of his pressed shirts. His instructions who cook; that cookbook you do each were to carefully conceal the sweater Can Outshine year works for them. But occasionally inside his shirt so that he could take there are unbalanced gifts: a couple it on a trip they were taking and he Stretched Budgets that was very good friends of ours could surprise her. Walt remains the gave me and my ex-husband a week’s most creative and engaged customer I The holidays approach at warp stay in a villa in Italy they had rented have ever dealt with. speed. I have begun thinking about for a month. I gave them a lovely fruit And, what do you do if your re- the people to whom I give gifts and I like to think I am a good gift giver basket. sources are slim, as mine seem to be what I should give: as well. I saved, and saved and saved And, lest I remind you dear read- all the time these days? What friends something I’ve loved for the espresso machine that she ers, I worked in retailing for years. will like popsicle stick hot plates or and enjoyed this year wanted. She’s been really happy and The challenge was always helping hot pads woven out of those colored or something I know over-caffeinated ever since. She loves husbands fi nd the right thing for things that look like worms? One that they will want her smart toaster oven I gave her. Giv- their wives/girlfriends/secretaries, friend of mine (who is not fi nancially or love. It’s a tough ing gifts to her is easy because she etc. Like the time a very important disadvantaged) sends Christmas choice. does tell me exactly what she wants. state dignitary asked me to fi nd gifts cards every year on which she pastes My daughter is She also tells me what to get my dar- for his personal assistant and his pictures of her friends’ heads on the the best gift giver I ling grandbaby ... which is very help- wife. The gift wrapper got the boxes angel’s bodies. It’s a little macabre, know. Of course, she ful. mixed up. The secretary was thrilled; but very cute. It’s always a thrill to Lynne is a psychotherapist; My companion also is good at really his wife not so much. I apologized for get these cards. she gets into people’s giving something that the receiver 17 years after that. So, I am confronted by the choice. SCHWABE heads and is paid wants: cookbooks, the occasional But there were the really good ex- My companion wants a $3,000 bicycle for it. But she is un- jewel and always books and more periences. Dr. Walter Ramsey is I can’t afford. I want to give him a canny at picking out presents for me books, because he knows how much one of the most creative gift-givers I much less expensive quilted leather that strike just the right note — not I love to read. If I got 25 books for know. He knows his wife’s taste and is jacket. Perhaps I should jettison the too expensive, but perfect. Like the Christmas, I would be the happiest enthusiastic about shopping for her. bike and the leather jacket and just go ocean glass magnets she gave me one girl (read: old woman, hoping she can This alone puts him in a class by him- directly to potholders. year, the lime green paper towels remember them after she re-reads self. One year he came into the store (love lime green), the clock she made them). and spotted a black angora sweater he Lynne D. Schwabe is the director of development me, trimmed with wampum from my There are easy hits: you know just had to have for his wife. He said, for the National Youth Science Foundation. She can driveway on Martha’s Vineyard. seven of your friends love books, so “Don’t wrap it yet.” The following day be reached at [email protected]. SIGN UP AT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WWW.STATEJOURNAL.COM SignSig up for The Daily Journal for WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25: FRIDAY, NOV. 27: MONDAY, NOV. 30: TUESDAY, DEC. 1: new and unique highlights from Stedman Bailey Shot Twice, in Parks Offi cials Want Consumers Jefferson County Voters to Groups Seek a Say with US ourou site delivered to your inbox Critical Condition to Opt for Outdoors Decide on Schools Levy Regulators on W.Va., Va. Pipeline everyeve day. December 4, 2015 www.statejournal.com Page 31

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Copies of the annual publication that highlights many of the Mountain State’s hidden and not-so-hidden gems, from people and places to non-profi t organizations and traditions, can be ordered online. Th is year’s feature off ers one profi le from each of the state’s 55 counties, as well as six “Hall of Fame” honorees, to recognize previous “55 Good Th ings” that continue to be great.

Details can be found at shop.statejournal.com Page 32 www.statejournal.com December 4, 2015 NOURISHING THE SOUL.

The new Art Museum of West Virginia University fuels inspiration and ignites creativity. From contemporary art WRWLPHOHVVPDVWHUSLHFHVLWKROGVWKHFXOWXUDORŲHULQJVDQG imaginations of our region. Step inside and be transformed by the power of art.

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