Geese take a break on the South Branch River near Brighton Park. Established 1845 Wednesday, June 29, 2016 OOREFIELD XAMINER MVOLUME 125 - NUMBER 26 TWO SECTIONS • 16 PAGES 94¢ E USPS 362-300 and Hardy County News Independence Day Celebration List of Festivities | Pages 2B & 3B Moorefield Independence World War II Veteran Receives Day Festivities Long-Awaited High School Diploma Scheduled for By Jean A. Flanagan “We would encourage other vet- Moorefield Examiner erans to apply,” Anderson said. “It’s Saturday, July 2 something they deserve.” Karl Bobo should have gotten his The Moorefield Lions Club is high school diploma in 1944, but work- Long Time Coming hosting the Moorefield Indepen- ing to support his family and fighting in Bobo was born on Beans Lane in dence Day Celebration on Satur- a world war got in the way. 1925. His mother died when he was 8 day, July 2, 2016, starting at 10:00 At age 91, Bobo finally received his years old. He had one older brother, a.m. at the Town Park on Spring diploma at the Moorefield High School one younger brother and an older sis- Avenue in Moorefield, West Vir- graduation held Saturday, May 28. ter. They lived in Kessel. ginia. There will be lots of home- “This is something that’s available to “My aunt took my sister and she made foods, crafts, live entertain- veterans of World War II, the Korean went to the Darlington School,” he ment, free swim day, basketball War and the Vietnam War,” said Avery said. “Dad kept the three boys to- tournament, inflatables for the Anderson, director of Secondary Cur- gether. My older brother took over the children, a parade, and of course riculum and Instruction with Hardy kitchen. I milked the cows and fed the Fireworks. County Schools. “The West Virginia chickens and kept an eye on my young- The Moorefield Lions Club will Legislature passed Code §18-2-34 last er brother. He was only 4. prepare 600 halves of their Famous year. It describes how veterans can “We had no electricity and no BBQ Chicken and there will be a earn their diploma.” money. Dad was a sharecropper and broad variety of other types of food There is an application process. The worked at Bean’s Dairy Farm. The De- for sale, including pulled BBQ, veteran must have an honorable dis- pression was hard, with three boys and ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, funnel charge from the military. The applica- no money. But we never went hungry.” cakes, and much, much more. The tion goes to the Department of Vet- Bobo left school when he was 15 basketball tournament starts at erans Administration and then to the years old. “I had to go to work to sup- Photo by Carl Holcomb 11:00 a.m. and Daniel Simmons is West Virginia Department of Educa- port the family,” he said. Avery Anderson with the Hardy County Board of Education, left, presents Karl Bobo with his in charge of the basketball tourna- tion, so it takes a bit of time. Continued on page 7 high school diploma. Also pictured is Bobo’s daughter, Barbara Dibenedetto. ment. The Moorefield Lions Club is paying for a free swim day for adults and children, with the pool opening at 11:00 a.m. There will Moorefield Mobilizes be contest, games and prizes at the Annual Wool pool. There will be an antique car show sponsored by Chris Alt, along with Potomac Eagle Train Rides call 304-424-0736. There will be Fun Factory Inflatables, including Pool Scheduled jump, slide, bounce and bungee jumping at a reduced price for the children. Live entertainment will be at For July 5 the Lions Club Pavilion starting at 12:00 p.m. featuring Center Stage Dancers of ECC; Rhyming Rea- The 2016 Wool Pool has been Also, last year they had a lot of sons; Corey Beaver; Turning Point; scheduled for Tuesday, July 5, reject wool because it was dirty. Kevin Hirth and Tim Ball, from 2016 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at If your wool is dirty, please do the Tri County Fairgrounds in 12:00 p.m. until 5:45 p.m., all the not send it either. They cannot Petersburg. bands are playing for free this year. resell this and it only makes your The Lion’s Club Parade begins at They will again be baling the price per pound be less because 6:30 p.m. on Main Street at the wool in the 400 pound plus stan- library and proceeds to the Town dard wool pack. they have to pay to get rid of it. Park. At 7:30 p.m. the featured The wool will be sold on a Do not bring your wool in feed band, Thunderstruck, will play un- yield and grade basis. Payment sacks. All wool received in feed til 9:25 p.m., then at 9:25 p.m. Carly From left, Amber Shockey, Kara Vance, Dana Cosner, Kriston Strickler, Juwana Bridger and Cheryl will not be made until after the sacks will be paid as reject wool. Ward pack supplies going to the flood-stricken southern part of the state. Photo by Jean Flangan wool is shipped and graded at Hershberger will sing the National If you mark your wool bags, Anthem, the Fireworks will be set the woolen mill. Selling on a please do not use paint as this off at 9:30 p.m. and depending on yield and grade basis and baling the weather and crowd the music Residents Donate Supplies to the wool is the way buyers want goes through the bag into the may continue until 11:00 p.m. all domestic wool handled. The wool also making it reject. Roger Vacovsky is in charge of yield should be up around If you have questions music 304-703-2200, Daniel Sim- 60 percent accord- please call your local mons is in charge of the basketball West Virginia Flood Vicitms ing to the Exten- County Extension Of- tournament 304-703-7549, and Bill sion Specialists. fice or Tammy Wimer, Wool Fitzwater is in charge of the parade By Jean A. Flanagan “Jenny Homan Fenton, a Moorefield Councilwoman Carol There is no market 304-851-4499. Moorefield Examiner friend who is teaching in Fayette- Zuber. “So I sent a message on for black wool or lambs Pool Secretary/Treasurer, at For general information contact ville, texted me and said her stu- Facebook asking for donations. wool so please do not 530-0273. See you on Tues- Chairman, William Bean, 304-257- It started with a call of desper- dents’ homes were being washed We have been overwhelmed.” send it or put it in the bags day, July 5 from 9:00 am un- Continued on page 7 ation. away and she felt helpless,” said Continued on page 7 with clear wool. til 2:00 pm. Moorefield Farmers Pilot Green Bean Program By Jean A. Flanagan Helmick. “We can grow food and some money if we grow local and ers of five acres each. It just so hap- Moorefield Examiner sell it to our prison system, our De- feed local.” pened that four of the five were partment of Health and Human The green bean pilot program young farmers working on their A partnership between the West Resources clients and the Depart- started with a public meeting for American FFA Degree.” Virginia Department of Agricul- ment of Education. There is a sig- interested producers. There was “If you look at the statistics of ture, the West Virginia Conser- nificant need.” an application process and farm- the average age of the American vation Agency and the Potomac The pilot program to grow green ers were ranked based on factors farmer, it’s pretty high,” said Ben Valley Conservation District is beans came from the commission- such as soil type and proximity to Heavner, WVCA Conservation helping four young farmers get er’s efforts to reintroduce food Moorefield. Specialist. “It’s very cool that these their American FFA degree and crops into West Virginia’s farming “We wanted it close to Moore- young people are interested in determine if green beans can be industry, said Carla Hardy with the field because we have an office farming.” commercially grown economically West Virginia Conservation Agen- there and the pilot project could be The five farmers are Moore- in West Virginia. cy. closely monitored,” Helmick said. field High School students Adam “If this works in Hardy County, “At one point the commissioner “We had funding for 25 acres, Harper, Sloan Williams and Nick Photo courtesy of the WV Conservation Agency we’d like to try it in other parts said the amount of food West Vir- but we wanted to involve as many Martin, West Virginia Univer- Craig Crites plants five acres of green beans as part of a pilot pro- of the state,” said West Virginia’s ginia imports is a significant issue,” growers as possible,” Hardy said. sity student Austin Williams and gram with the WV Department of Agriculture. Commissioner of Agriculture Walt Hardy said. “We can save the state “We decided to choose five grow- Continued on page 7 CONNECT www.MoorefieldExaminer.com WEATHER Source: National Weather Service On Facebook On Twitter @MoorefieldExaminer News: @MoorefieldEx Sports: @HardyCoSports AWARDED for GENERAL EXCELLENCE in ADVERTISING — 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 & in EDITORIAL—2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 2 - MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 OPINION Why We Celebrate Declaration of Independence [Adopted in Congress 4 July 1776] The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his our people.