ESTABLISHED 1845 MOOREFIELD EXAMINER and Hardy County News USPS 362-300 www.moorefieldexaminer.com VOLUME 120 - NUMBER 26 MOOREFIELD, HARDY COUNTY, W.VA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011 TWO SECTIONS - 20 PAGES 94¢ County Gets Grant to Help Four Bald Eagles Shot - Those Lost in the Woods Reward for Information By Jean A. Flanagan mented as he voted to approve the The commission approved replac- Moorefield Examiner resolution designating the commis- ing the entire roof with a 20-year war- Officials are seeking assistance the extent of trauma, the eagle was one year in federal prison. A reward sion president as administrator of the ranty. Because the leaking roof was from the public with the investiga- later euthanized. of up to $2,500 is offered to the per- For years, Diane Hypes has been grant. deemed an emergency, the contract tions into the shootings of four bald Also in January, a dead bald eagle son or persons who provide informa- volunteering her time and energy to was not sent out for bid. eagles in West Virginia. From Janu- was found along the South Branch of tion that leads to a conviction. W.Va. clear trails in the George Washington Vehicle Bids ary to April of this year, four bald ea- the Potomac River along River Road state law provides for fines of $500 to National Forest, a portion of which The commission opened sealed OEM/911 Center Update gles were found shot in the state, two near Fisher. $5,000 and/or up to one-year impris- runs through Hardy County. She bids for the sale of three vehicles Paul Lewis, director of the Hardy were dead and two later died from Fishermen along the bank of the onment in the county jail. Under the couldn’t have known when she start- from the county fleet. They included County Office of Emergency Man- gunshot wounds. North Fork, just downstream of the W.Va. state code, one half of any fine ed, that clearing trails would also a 2000 green Jeep, a 1997 white Jeep agement and the 911 Center provid- Special agents of the U.S. Fish Jordan Run Road and Route 28 in- imposed shall be paid to the person and Wildlife Service and officers tersection near Hopeville, found a mean finding lost people. “Over the and a 2004 Dodge Intrepid, which ed his monthly report. or persons providing information from the West Virginia Division of third bald eagle carcass in March. last two years, I’ve found 40 or 50 has only salvage value. Lewis was joined by Larry Kuyk- that leads to an arrest and conviction. people who didn’t have a clue where endall, owner of Kuykendall’s Radio Natural Resources, Law Enforce- In April, a fourth eagle was found The bids were accepted as fol- W.Va. law also requires a $5,000 they were,” she said. lows: and Television Service. The two have ment Section are investigating the in- wounded, but alive, along Route 219 “Recently, I found four people in been working with a representative cidents. Anyone with information in Marlinton. This eagle later died replacement cost for any person who Dennis Crites bid $655 for the is convicted of violating a criminal 95-degree heat, who didn’t know 2000 Jeep of the National Radio Astronomy should contact Lieutenant Tom from its injuries. X-ray images where they were and didn’t know Observatory in Green Bank to be Stuckey at the Department of Natu- showed that all four eagles had been law of the state that results in the in- Edwin S. Miller bid $525 for the jury or death of a bald eagle. Second where they left their car,” she told the 1997 Jeep. sure Hardy County complies with the ral Resources Office in Romney, at shot. offenses under either the state or fed- Hardy County Commission. There were no bids on the 2004 radio “Quiet Zone” around the ob- 304-822-3551 or Special Agent Bryce Bald eagles are protected by both eral law can result in felony charges. The commission met in regular Intrepid. servatory. Findley at 304-636-6586, ext. 14. federal and state law. Under the Bald session on Tuesday, June 21. “We were originally given 1,650 In January, a bald eagle was and Golden Eagle Protection Act, a Until 2007, bald eagles were pro- Thanks to the Secure Rural In-Car Video System watts on our license,” Kuykendall found shot, but alive along Clover first offense violation carries a crimi- tected under the Endangered Species Schools, Title II, Special Projects on said. “They want to cut us back to 13 The commission received only Run near Parson. However, due to nal penalty of up to $100,000 and/or Act. Federal Land, Hypes will implement watts. A typical cutback is half, but a project to assist hikers in finding one bid to install video cameras in they are telling us the standards have their way around the trails in the the Sheriff’s Department vehicles. changed.” GWNF. The commission will admin- Digital Ally, Inc. of Overland The wattage permitted on the li- ister the $12,000 grant to create Park, Kansas, quoted $29,365 for cense to operate from the Federal County Boards Struggle maps, signs and “impact centers” in equipment and $3,000 for installa- Communications Commission deter- the forest. tion. mines the strength and distance radio The impact centers will be alu- The county received a $32,000 communications can travel around minum kiosks, stationed in various grant to cover the majority of the the county, specifically that which locations, which will hold area specif- cost. The county will absorb the bal- comes and goes from police, fire and To Fill Empty Seats ic maps. ance. EMS. The commissioners voted to ac- Hypes blames “modern” technol- Lewis and Kuykendall have been By Erin Miller cepted the bid. in contact with an engineer in Florida to join county boards cannot be and labor; the town councils must ogy on people getting lost. “They Special to Moorefield Examiner think they can just call someone and who is used to working with the RAO blamed completely on a lack of vol- each have a representative. Emergency Roof Repairs unteers. Most of these volunteer po- But while eligibility requirements they will come to their rescue or they to design an antenna that will work if At the end of June, Dennis Funk County Clerk Gregg Ely reported sitions have specific criteria for eligi- can put an address in a GPS and find the wattage is so drastically reduced. will be leaving the Farmland Protec- complicate the process, volunteers an estimate to repair the leaking “We can meet the requirements, but bility and much of these criteria come their way,” she said. “They don’t real- tion board. According to the bylaws are few and far between. courthouse roof would cost $7,500. it will cost us money,” Kuykendall straight from state code. ize, some areas of the forest don’t there must be seven members on the “People just have a lot going on,” Ely also said replacing the entire said. For example, many of the code have cell phone service and the board and each member shall serve a Ely said, “sometimes it is just hard for roof would cost $22,598 with a 15- There are three options, accord- requirements specify that board mountain does not have an address.” term of four years but no member year warranty and $26,989, with a 20- ing to Kuykendall. The first is to put members be from different areas of people to find time to get involved.” “I think it is just a matter of time may serve more than two consecutive year warranty. The prices came from an antenna on each frequency. “It is the county. Despite all of this, people, business- before we’ll have a fatality in that for- terms. Funk, who will soon have com- est,” Commissioner A. J. Wade com- Largent Roofing Company. Continued on page 10 In addition to location require- es and unincorporated associations pleted his second term, has been ments, larger boards, such as the who reside, maintain offices, or have serving since 2003. RDA, require its members to have economic interests in the county are Funk’s departure has left a vacan- specific areas of expertise. cy on the board that demonstrates an Examples in this case are: one always encouraged to participate in issue that goes beyond the Farmland member must be a county commis- their local government and these Protection board and reaches all sioner; three members must serve as county boards offer a gateway to just Baby Foxes Nearby across Hardy County. That issue is representatives of business, industry that. the lack of volunteers to serve on county boards. Below is a list of volunteer boards Board of Education (elected) “It’s understandable,” said Gregg in Hardy County. To learn how to get Work Investment Board Ely, the Hardy County Clerk. “It’s involved with them, contact County Child Care Board the same with any other unpaid vol- Clerk, Gregg Ely at 304-530-0250. Local Emergency Preparedness unteer position.” Committee Board There are approximately 20 active Hardy County Commission Board boards on the county level, each one (elected) Community Corrections Board varying in size from just three mem- Rural Development Authority Region 8 Solid Waste Authority bers (Public Service District) to 21 Board Board members (Hardy County Rural De- Farmland Protection Board Region 8 Economic Develop- velopment Authority Board). These Planning Commission Board ment Board boards each serve an important role Public Service District Board County Extension Board Board of Health in the county and nearly every one of Convention and Visitors them are comprised of appointed Library Board Bureau Board volunteers.