School’s Out Graduation Photos East Hardy Early Middle School students took to the pool to splash away the final week of school. East Hardy 6B • Moorefield 8B Photo by Carl Holcomb Established 1845 Wednesday, June 8, 2016 OOREFIELD XAMINER MVOLUME 125 - NUMBER 23 TWO SECTIONS • 16 PAGES 94¢ E USPS 362-300 and Hardy County News CASE CLOSED! By Jean A. Flanagan Ambulance Fee, void the purchase W. Va. Code 7-15-18 applies in this county commission.” tice and/or approval was not nec- provision of the emergency ambu- Moorefield Examiner of the Baker building and hold case to the exclusion of the Open Ketchum emphasized the part essary. lance service.” Commissioners J. Michael Teets Government Proceedings Act, W. of WV Code 7-15-18 which reads, “Without question, the com- Ketchum wrote based on these The final chapter on the three- and William “JR” Keplinger per- Va. Code 6-9A-1 and W. Va. Code “no procedure or proceedings, no- mission’s imposition of the ambu- facts, “a county commission tak- year court battle regarding emer- sonally responsible for the $1.13 7-1-2.” tices, consents or approvals shall lance fee bears a logical relation- ing action in connection with the gency ambulance service in Hardy million cost of the building. WV Code 7-15-18 is the Emer- be required in connection with” ship to the commission’s provision Emergency Ambulance Service County has been written. “In this appeal multiple issues gency Ambulance Authority Act. the Emergency Ambulance Act. of emergency ambulance service,” Act of 1975 is not required to com- West Virginia Supreme Court have been raised by three sepa- Citing code sections, Ketchum Because the purchase of the Ketchum wrote. ply with the open meeting and/or Chief Justice Menis Ketchum rate petitioners,” Ketchum wrote said the Emergency Ambulance building and the imposition of the “Likewise, the evidence pre- notice requirements of the Open wrote the opinion reversing the in the decision. “However, it is Act gives “full and complete au- ambulance fee was done “in con- sented in this case establishes that Government Proceedings Act.” 22nd Circuit Court’s decision to necessary for us to address only thority for the provision of emer- nection” with the provisions of the purchase of the Baker building Ketchum also wrote that be- void the Hardy County Emergency one disputive issue, i.e. whether gency service within a county be a emergency ambulance service, no- bears a logical relationship to the Continued on page 6 Moorefield and Capon Valley JUMPING for JOY Volunteer PSD Work to Fire Dept. To Host Secure Water Yard Party “Due to circumstances beyond Sources our control, we will not have carni- val rides this year.” The ongoing theme of small town carnivals has hit the Capon Valley Volunteer Fire Department. Companies who provide carnival rides have backed out of written and verbal contracts that go back decades. The CVVFD will host a Yard Party on Friday, June 17 and Satur- day, June 18. There will be plenty of games, great carnival food, bin- go and entertainment. Beginning Friday at 6 p.m. Bil- ly Keplinger will host a Karaoke Contest. Prizes and bragging rights will be awarded. We’re told there are many talented folks in the War- densville area. Above is the Moorefield watershed. People who live in the red Chicken BBQ will be available area should be aware that stream contamination will affect to purchase beginning at 10 a.m. drinking water. on Saturday morning. The BBQ Chicken is prepared with a se- By Jean A. Flanagan to identify, catalog and inspect cret recipe, closely guarded by the Moorefield Examiner all above-ground storage tanks. cooks. That was done in 2015. Continued on page 5 When a chemical tank leaked The second is to develop and hazardous material into the Elk document a Source Water Pro- River near Charleston in 2014, tection Plan. All municipalities, Summit more than 350,000 people were public service districts or private told not to use the water from water companies must develop Financial Group their faucets - not for cleaning, and publish a plan to protect the not for bathing and certainly not source of their water from con- To Acquire for cooking or drinking. tamination. In the aftermath, a series of Both Logan Moyers of the First Century health department requirements, Hardy County Public Service packaged in Senate Bill 373, was District and Lucas Gagnon of the Bankshares, Inc. passed by the 2014 legislature Town of Moorefield have been and signed by Governor Earl Ray working for weeks on their re- Summit Financial Group, Inc. Breanna and Daina Cavey got a surprise visit from their father, Army Specialist Terry Cavey, who has Tomblin. spective plans. Both entities have and First Century Bankshares, Inc. been away on deployment for the past year. See story on page 1B. Photo by Carl Holcomb The first was a requirement Continued on page 7 announced the signing of a defini- tive merger agreement between Summit and First Century. MHS Class and Envirothon Team Create Garden in Memory of Classmate Pursuant to the terms of the By Jean A. Flanagan merger agreement, Summit will Moorefield Examiner acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of First Weeping cherry trees will stand as a lasting remembrance of “all Century in exchange for cash in who touched our hearts and our halls,” and especially a member of the amount of $22.50 per share or the Class of 2014 who tragically lost her life in a car crash. 1.2433 shares of Summit common “There are several things going on at the same time,” said Science stock. First Century shareholders Teacher and 2014 Class Advisor Gretchen Cremann. will have a right to receive cash, “The Class of 2014 graduated from the portable classrooms. They Summit’s common stock or a com- wanted to give something to the new school. And, they lost a class- bination of cash and Summit com- mate, Autym Wilt, so they wanted to do something in her memory.” mon stock, subject to proration to In addition, the 2014 Envirothon Team, who represented MHS and result in approximately 35% cash West Virginia in competition, were awarded a grant for a community and 65% stock consideration in service project. Some of those funds were used to purchase plants to the aggregate. Total merger con- beautify the MHS campus. sideration received by First Cen- According to MHS Secretary Becca Lewis, the Class of 2014, at the tury shareholders is subject to an suggestion of then principal Avery Anderson, established a fund in adjustment if First Century’s ad- Wilt’s memory. justed shareholders’ equity as of “The Class of 2014 asked me to keep the funds until the school was the effective date of the merger completed,” Lewis said. “The lettering was the final step.” deviates materially from the target Lewis said office assistants helped pick the weeping cherry trees. mutually determined by the par- Members of the Class of 2014 and the 2014 Envirothon Team plant trees for the Memorial Garden at Other foliage included hydrangea and yellow roses. ties. “We wanted something that was appropriate in a memory garden,” The transaction has been unani- MHS. Photo by Jean Flanagan Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7 CONNECT www.MoorefieldExaminer.com WEATHER Source: National Weather Service On Twitter On Facebook News: @MoorefieldEx Moorefield Examiner Sports: @HardyCoSports 2 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 OPINION Flag Etiquette . Standards of Respect Too many times people forget ~ The flag should not be used ability of this service. When flown with the national When one flag is used with the The pledge of allegiance should how to take care of the Flag of the as part of a costume or athletic Displaying the Flag Outdoors banner of other countries, each flag of the United States of Amer- be rendered by standing at atten- United States of America, our Na- uniform, except that a flag patch When the flag is displayed from flag must be displayed from a ica and the staffs are crossed, the tion, facing the flag, and saluting. tional Emblem. It gets tattered and may be used on the uniform of a staff projecting from a window, separate pole of the same height. flag of the United States is placed When the national anthem is dirty and doesn’t receive the respect military personnel, fireman, po- balcony, or a building, the union Each flag should be the same size. on its own right with its staff in played or sung, citizens should we should pay it. Here are some liceman and members of patriotic should be at the peak of the staff They should be raised and low- front of the other flag. stand at attention and salute at When displaying the flag against of the basic standards for how we organizations. unless the flag is at half staff. ered simultaneously. The flag of the first note and hold the salute should treat our American Flag. one nation may not be displayed a wall, vertically or horizontally, ~ The flag should never have When it is displayed from the through the last note. The salute placed on it, or attached to it, any above that of another nation. the flag’s union (stars) should be same flagpole with another flag - is directed to the flag, if displayed, The Flag Code, which formal- mark, insignia, letter, word, num- of a state, community, society or Raising and Lowering at the top, to the flag’s own right, otherwise to the music.