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FALL BREAK EDITION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 | VOL. 117 NO. 58 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON “If you are willing to lean on one another and work together, you can overcome anything.” -John Proctor NO BRAKING OVER BREAK Buckets and bowl dreams live on over Thanksgiving Break >Page 3 Inside this edition: ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON SAMUEL SPECIALE | THE PARTHENON ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON Jewel City Seafood Turkey Bowling Hometown Hobbies has eaters hooked encourages fowl play provides for players >Page 2 >Page 4 >Page 6 Thursday Friday Saturday page designed and edited by BISHOP NASH HIGH 57° LOW 37 ° HIGH 55° LOW 39 ° HIGH 43° LOW 19° [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 2 FALL BREAK EDITION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Local restaurant offers fresh seafood at affordable prices By GEOFFREY FOSTER Jewel City remained in the Even though Jewel City sells THE PARTHENON east end until the nearby Big The name Jewel City Sea- Bear Supermarket closed and imported seafood, Beter food can conjure up many down, which hurt his busi- saida significant that Marshall variety ofstudents exotic notions about its meaning. ness a great deal. Beter often have the misconception One might suggest it is an al- decided a new location was that eating there is expensive. lusion to the pearl found in an required to keep Jewel City “What a lot of students oyster, the proverbial “jewel alive. In 2006, the restaurant don’t realize is how afford- of the sea,” but the truth is moved to its current loca- able we really are,” Beter far less axiomatic: The Ohio tion at 1317 Fourth Ave., a said. “We do a whitefish meal River was once a busy thor- building that holds special with three pieces, two side oughfare frequented by significance for Beter. dishes and hush puppies for steamboats carrying barrels “This building actually used $6.99. We do a full meal ver- full of seafood from the Ches- to be my grandfather’s grocery sion of that — five pieces apeake Bay. For navigational store, called Beter Brothers,” of fish — for $8.99. We also purposes, nicknames were as- Beter said. “He built this build- serve a cod dinner for $10.99. signed to each city along the ing in 1920 and kept it open On Taco Tuesdays we have $2 river. Huntington’s nickname until 1958. My dad and his fish tacos. We try to serve a was Jewel City. It is from this brothers and sisters all became lot of inexpensive meals.” bit of oral history that the res- attorneys and steel workers – Aside from the regular taurant got its name. no one wanted to come back menu items, the restaurant Owned and operated by and run the family grocery also serves many daily spe- Joe Beter, Jewel City Seafood store. So, my grandfather just cials. Additionally, the menu began its existence as a small retired at that point. We rented offers a few non-seafood seafood market on Hunting- it out for many years until Jewel items as well, such as filet ton’s east end. After many City came here.” mignon, grilled chicken and a years in the seafood business Beter said that the busi- hamburger platter. down in Florida, Beter came ness expanded to a full Although Jewel City has to West Virginia to be with service restaurant when it been a local favorite for many his sick father. Beter said re-opened, largely because years, the restaurant gained the visit, originally intended the customers demanded it. further notoriety in 2012 to last a few days, became Today, Jewel City receives a when it was selected as one permanent. considerable amount of prod- of the Top 55 Destinations “I came up here to visit uct from all over the world. in West Virginia by the Hun- my father and he ended up However, Beter said he still tington State Journal. Most having a quadruple bypass,” endeavors to get his seafood recently, Huntington Quar- Beter said. “I was only sup- domestically when possible. terly selected the restaurant posed to be up here for a few “We buy as much domestic as Best Seafood in the Tri- days, but I ended up staying product as we can, but it’s not State for 2013. for six weeks. Then I went always available,” Beter said. Jewel City Seafood is open down to Florida to get my “Our product comes from all Monday through Thursday, affairs in order and sell my over the world. I get sea bass 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fri- house. I moved back up here out of the Antarctic, tuna out day and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. in 1999 and opened Jewel of the Philippines, mahi out to 10 p.m. They also offer a City as a seafood market of Ecuador and Costa Rica, 10 percent discount to Mar- ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON in 2000. I actually had the and salmon out of Chile, but shall Maniacs. very first business license we try to get as much domes- Geoffrey Foster can be Jewel City Seafood, located on Fourth avenue in Huntington, offers a range of fresh seafood as well in Huntington for the new tic product as we can, such as contacted at foster147@ as daily specials. In 2012, the Huntington State Journal named the restaurant as one of the top 55 millennium.” USA shrimp.” marshall.edu. desitnations in West Virginia. Seasonal toy store opens at Huntington Mall By JOSH LYCANS store a go. That’s why they Adkins is enthusiastic THE PARTHENON asked me and the team from about the store and thinks A new seasonal toy store is the Halloween store to trans- now open in the Huntington fer over and run it for the and successful. Mall in the old Big Sandy Ex- holiday season.” this“We season have awill small be beneficialsales goal press location next to Dicks Many of the store’s employ- compared to the Halloween Sporting Goods for this holi- ees seem to be excited to be day season. working in a new store and of the toy store,” Adkins said. ToyZam is a seasonal toy location. “Thisstore sinceseason this is is going the first to beyear a store operated by Spencer’s “It’s a nice change and success, I’m sure our new store Gifts. something new to do,” Bran- will pass the sales goal and don McCoy, sales associate gain some acknowledgment in company has decided to put said. “This is my second year the area so we can come back a “ThisToyZam is herethe first in thetime area,” the working seasonal for the again next year after the Hal- Carl Adkins, Spirit Halloween company, and when I found loween store of course.” and ToyZam general manager out about the toy store I got ToyZam is now open and will said. “Due to the success of pumped. A new location, run business through Jan. 1. the Spirit Halloween store, new setup and having a job Josh Lycans can be also owned by Spencer’s Gifts, through the holiday season as contacted at lycans13@ they decided to give the toy well is very exciting.” marshall.edu. 272597 Police Blotter ONCAMPUS ADVERTISING SNOWSHOE - PARTHENO By MAGGIE SMITH and found a mason jar under the smell of marijuana was THE PARTHENON a baseball cap and a digital 3 x 10.5 All incidents were reported scale under a window. The of Twin Towers West. Upon by the Marshall University coming from the 13th floor Police Department. from the suspect and then room it was coming from and NOV. 14: officer took a statement receivedarrival, police permission identified to enter. the MUPD received a report for possession of controlled The residents of the room all from Twin Towers West substancefiled a criminal with intent complaint to de- admitted to smoking mari- claiming that a laptop was liver. At 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16, juana and turned over two taken from a television room - grams to the police. All three area sometime between Nov. pect, who gave a statement people were issued arrest 4 and Nov. 10. The computer claimingthe officer the arrested substance the suswas citations for possession of was a Dell Latitude e6420, for his own use. The accused marijuana. which costs around $1,500, was then arraigned before NOV. 18: and was there for students to the Cabell County Magistrate MUPD received com- test out a new online video and released on bond. plaints claiming that a service. A resident adviser in Gib- mountain bike was stolen NOV. 15: son Hall reported that a bag between 4 p.m. Nov. 17 and A resident adviser in Hay- of marijuana was found in 9 p.m. Nov. 18. from the maker Hall alerted MUPD plain view in the building. Holderby Hall bike rack. The that a sealed mason jar, a - bike was estimated to cost quantity of marijuana and a stance and have no suspects $150.