The 31 st Annual Uncle Sam s Birthday Party Scheduled

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Lipscomb sentenced

for meth distribution

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Matthew Logan Lip-scomb, of Kerens, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 76 months of incarceration for drug charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Lipscomb, 30, pled guilty to one count of “Dis-tribution of Methamphetamine” in November 2019. Lipscomb admitted to selling methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth” and “ice,” for $650 in April 2019 in Randolph County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner pros-ecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh preside d.

Tucker County man sentenced

to more than 17 years

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dustin Bruce Moran, of Parsons, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 210 months of incarceration for his role in a meth-amphetamine distribution operation, Acting U.S. Attor-ney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Moran, age 34, pled guilty to one count of “Pos-session with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Moran admitted to having more than 50 grams of meth-amphetamine in April 2018 in Randolph County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower pros-ecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

The 31

st

Annual Uncle Sam’s

Birthday Party Scheduled

The Tucker Community Foundation Annual

Fundraising Event Scheduled for July 2

Tucker Community Foundation’s 31st annual Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party is scheduled for July 2, 2021 at the Bear Paw Lodge of Canaan Valley State Park with doors opening at 5:15 p.m. Only 250 tickets are sold for the annual event that includes an elimina-tion raﬄ e, plated dinner, door prizes and addi-tional raﬄ e prizes. The tickets are $125 each and entitle the purchaser to dinner for two and entry into the elimination

din-ner with a chance to win $5000. The additional raf-fl e with additional ticket purchase includes the popular Greenbrier Resort weekend package and the annual Total Tucker pack-age of local gift certifi cates to skiing, golfi ng, food venues, and other activi-ties, pieces of artwork, and other locally themed items. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating for this year’s event may be limited. Purchase your ticket early. Table reserva-tions are available.

The Tucker Commu-nity Foundation uses the proceeds from the event to help fund their scholar-ship and grant programs. These programs issue over $1,300,000 in grants and over 40 diﬀ erent scholar-ships to students in our region.

For tickets please ask any board member or contact the Foundation’s oﬃ ce at (304) 478-2930.

Additional information can be found on the Foun-dation’s website: www. tuckerfoundation.net.

Annual Chamber Awards Committee Names Winners

The Tucker County Cham-ber of Commerce is excited to announce the recipients for the

43rd Annual Chamber Awards.

The banquet will be on Thursday evening, June 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at Canaan Valley Resort. Tickets are $40 and can be pur-chased at the Information Center in Davis or by calling 304-259-5315 by June 18th. The banquet will recognize 2020 and the

20201 winners. The Chamber has solicited nominations for six diﬀ erent categories, the secret committee has met and the results are in for the 2021 winners!

Educator of the Year:

Kelly Underwood

Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School, 6th grade teacher

Mountain Hospice is the proud

sponsor of this award.

Kelly Underwood has been an educator for 33 years in the Tucker County School System and is Nationally Board Certiﬁ ed. One colleague wrote, “Kelly uses top of the line teaching strate-gies and immerses her students in topics of interest that motivates them to love the subject they are exploring.” Another said, “Ms. Underwood exempliﬁ es what

makes an excellent teacher-she works tirelessly every day and every year to help all her stu-dents.” One Student expressed, “She came into my life when I was going through a rough time at home, and her class was one of the few things I came to look forward to. She gave me an envi-ronment where I felt like I was important…” One nomination wrote, “Tucker County has been

lucky to have her on staﬀ for years and it is time she knows what an impact she has made.” Another nomination mentioned, “I don’t need to tell you what she means to the Mountain Lions basketball community. She was a shining light and true role model of the perfect teammate who coached her players to success both on the court and oﬀ the court.”

HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Parks Board and Commission Discuss Future and Moving Forward

This week’s special meeting began with Robert Gilcrist being appointed to the Canaan Valley Public Service District, with an all-in favor vote. Laurel Inglese was hired for a part time position with the Tucker County Animal Shelter, also an all-in favor vote. Lowell Moore mentioned that this was the ﬁ rst time hiring for the shelter in over a year.

Next on the agenda was the Tucker County Parks and Recreation Board. Mike Rosenau began, “Thank you all for coming out. Thank you that we understand what is going on in our county. One thing that may take some questions away, I have heard rumors that we are trying to take over the golf course, which we do not want to do. The only thing we want to be sure of is that the bylaws that you have in place are legal. That’s why we invited our two attorneys here this evening.”

Mike Betler spoke ﬁ rst on behalf of the Parks and Rec Board, thanking them for the opportunity to address them. He stated

that the board came with the intention to dispel rumors and give a clear overview of what they do and how they budget for it. “I am a little disappointed in the fact that we couldn’t get together at one of our meet-ings if you had concerns.” Rosenau stated that Freddie Davis had been there. Betler agreed, however felt the issues were not being conveyed in a clear manner.

Betler then gave some background information on how and why the board was formed. “The board was established around 1990, and was deeded a property that was formally known as The County Farm, which included the golf course and Camp Kidd. The purpose of the board, as it was established, was to improve, develop, administer, operate, and maintain Camp Kidd, Holly Meadows Golf Course, and to promote and provide educational and cultural social development for the people of Tucker County.” He went on to explain how the grounds are used and by whom. This list includes but is not limited to:

Tucker County High Cross Country, high school and middle school softball, little league baseball/softball, Tucker County 4H, TC fair Association including their equestrian group, and rental opportunities. BMR used the facilities for three years but outgrew the grounds.

He then stated, “We have never received any type of funding from Tucker County Board ofEducation, so its basically free grass. We maintain the ﬁ elds, maintain the operations, put a lot of eﬀ ort and money from people on the board.” Rosenau interjected, “That comes from tax dollars also. That comes from hotel/motel tax.” Betler stated that the board was budgeted $120,000 per year, and that money did cover a portion of what was needed to maintain the grounds. The main source of revenue for the board is Holly Meadows Golf Course. This includes memberships and green fees for playing the course.

To dispel rumors that the board has not invested back into the property, Betler described the upgrades that the board has provided. He also stated that the board considers which portions grounds are used most frequent. This included a complete replacement of the fi rst section of the live-stock barn, replaced and repaired the sup-ports in the second section of the barn, and upgraded all the electric in the barn bring-ing it up to code. The roofi ng over Camp Kidd, the concession stand, and the rental house were all replaced. With the help of the previous commission, a new multipur-pose building that features batting cages was also constructed, as well as all new electric on the ball fi eld side of the park. The clubhouse was also upgraded; how-ever, most of the interior upgrades were made possible by donations of supplies and labor. Rosenau then asked, “Mike, whatever happened to the multipurpose room they were going to do upstairs?” Betler, “Well, there was some discussion on it, but it has never went beyond draft-ing.” Tom Gutshall added, “There is a lot of work to do up there.”

Moving forward, Betler assured that the eﬀ orts were continuous, “The next focus is

going to be the main 4H building. It does have a lot of upgrades it needs. We think we have a ﬂ oor issue. We may need to get underneath there and get supports. It needs electrical upgrades and plumbing.” The board has purchased all new kitchen appli-ances, including a walk-in cooler for the 4H building.

Freddie Davis raised concerns over the board not providing opportunities else-where in the county, particularly on the mountain.

“One question I do have Mike, when you were telling how the park board, what it does, but when you say the Tucker County Park and Recreations, is that how it’s…”

Betler, “That is just the name given to it by the commission when they set it up.” Rosenau stated, “That’s state Code.”

Betler, “It was only designed for the oversight over that property down there. Oversight and maintenance of that prop-erty.” He then acknowledged that there have been many questions over tax dollars only going toward that property and not other parts of the county. There has since been a grant system put into place to help other areas in Tucker County.

Davis, “I was asked today about doing a music festival in Davis. Why doesn’t the Tucker County Park and Rec come up here and help do these concerts and stuﬀ . I said good question, I’ll ask. So, does the park board help set up festivals or programs up on the mountain. My true answer was I don’t know.”

Rosenau asked Savanah Wilkins to give some clarity. Wilkins, “I think it could be cleared up, so in the bylaws it does say the purpose of the commission is to establish, improve, develop and maintain Holly Meadows Golf Course, and then it says and to promote educational, social, and cultural development for the people of Tucker County. So, I guess you could make the argument that the enrichment in the other areas would be covered. And then when you look at the state code, there is under the code what Parks and Rec can do, which covers other parts of the county.

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The following criminal complaints

have been ﬁ led in the Tucker County

Magistrate oﬃ

ce:

• David Brandon Phillips, Parsons, was charged

with one count Domestic Battery. According to the complaint, on Thursday, May 20 at approximately 7:16 p.m. Trooper C.R. Donelson of the Parsons Detachment of the West Virginia State Police was dispatched by Tucker County 911 to 105 Price St. for a domestic altercation that occurred at 47 Bristol Ave. Upon arrival he spoke to the victim who pro-vided a hand written statement that said she went to 47 Bristol Ave to obtain personal property that was in a building attached to the residence. The vic-tim stated that her ex-fi ance, David Phillips, came outside and “lost it.” She stated that the suspect was yelling and grabbed her head with both hands and squeezed prior to letting go and open handed slapped her across the left side of her face. She stated he then allegedly closed fi st punched her three times in her right thigh and grabbed her face and head-butted her. He then allegedly punched her in the stomach with a closed fi st. She stated she was then able to get away to her mom’s house, where her mom called 911. Donelson observed injuries consistent with the victim’s statement.

• Jonathan Lee Heck, Parsons, was charged with

one count of Domestic Battery. The complaint states that on Thursday, May 20 at approximately 10:57 p.m. Sgt. C. A. Teter was dispatched to a domestic ﬁ ght/argument complaint at 209 Overlook Dr. Upon arrival he could hear yelling and curs-ing comcurs-ing from inside the residence. He knocked and announced at the front door of the residence which was locked. The defendant answered the door and was asked what was going on and he stated they were arguing about stuﬀ . Teter stayed inside the residence and spoke with the female occupant. WVSP Trooper C.R. Donelson walked outside with Heck to speak with him about the inci-dent. While speaking with the female she advised that they had been arguing which escalated into verbal threats toward her and her family members. She further stated that he allegedly pushed her. She went into the bathroom to get away from him and while she was in the bathroom he kept opening the door and gained entry continuing to argue and verbally assault her. She stated he then threw his cell phone and her personal cell phone. Her phone hit the bathroom door, shattered and hit her in the leg causing a scratch and caused her leg to bleed. Teter took a hand written statement, photographs of the bathroom, her broken phone and injuries to her leg. Heck stated he did throw the phones but denied hitting her with the phone. It should be noted that Heck had slurred speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic

bever-age emitting from his breath. The defen-dant was placed under arrest, transported to the WVSP oﬃ ce for processing and then on to TVRJ.

• It should be noted that all individuals are pre-sumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

The following

property transfers

have been

recorded in the

Tucker County

Clerk’s oﬃ

ce:

• Catherine Loretta LaRosa/Trustee, Cath-erine Loretta LaRosa/ AIF, Dominick LaRosa Revocable Trust, Dominick LaRosa, Sonia Teresa LaRosa Hounsell, Derrick P. LaRosa and Steven D. LaRosa, Licking, Land Contract – No Land Transfer to Josh Ringer.

• Steven R. Ullom and Twila Beth Ullom, Black Fork, 22.94 acres to Carl Chase Channels and Audrey Camille Channels, $54,000.

• Kerri Chenoweth and Marc Chenoweth, Par-sons Corporation, Lot 62 and 24’ of Lot 63 to Dan-iel W. Barkley, $27,000. • Justin R. Sharp and

Amanda B. Sharp, Black Fork, Lot 50 and 3843 sq. ft. parcel Blackman Flats Heights Subdivision to Carole J. Pennington, $125,000.

• Patrick J. White and Jeﬀ rey D. White, Black Fork, 33,692 acres to Steven Wayne White, $0.

• Kathleen A. Hovan and Madeline F. Weaver, Clo-ver, 146.55 acres to Allen D. Myers, $0.

• Lesley Stokes Suppes, Davis, Unit 26 Pendleton-heim to Tamra Wrobleysky and Jared McCullough, $125,000.

• Estate of Helen Sarah Popish, Pat Popish, Cece-lia Norwood, Robert E. Schwab, Steven Schwab, Dennis Cassady, Gary Lee Thomas, Roberta E. Thomas Liebersohn, Sharon G. Thomas Don-aldson, Karen F. Thomas DonDon-aldson, Jennifer S. Thomas Powell, John Dix, Barbara Kennedy and George Dix, Davis Corporation, Lots 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185 to Davis Trust Company, $299,900. • Canaan Valley Properties LLC, Dry Fork, 4.19

acres, 4.07 acres and 2.37 acres Bear Creek Subdivision to Blackwater Falls Partners LLC, $1,200,000.

• Zachary M. Renck and Lauren M. Renck, Dry Fork, Tract 15 Beech Cove Timberline Containing 2.62 acres to Monica Smith Pearl, $320,000.

• Rolf Olson and Laura Olson, Dry Fork, 0.795 acre or Lot 1 Aspen Knolls to Erica Reed, $370,500. • James William Mollard, William D. Mollard and

Phoebe W. Mollard, Dry Fork, Unit 7 Deerﬁ eld Vil-lage to David K. Black, $265,000.

• Cal Dave Astrin/Trustee, Robert Gerard Dorn/ Trustee, Cal Dave Astrin Living Trust; Robert Gerard Dorn Living Trust, Dry Fork, Lot 24 North-face and 650.8 sq. ft. NorthNorth-face Timberline to Scott Foster and Kristin Foster, $504,000.

• Mary L. Sagace and Jean Sagace, Thomas Cor-poration, 1916.6 sq. ft. to Scott Eichelberger, $75,000.

• Holly M. Campbell/Formerly Holly Demas; Holly M. Demas/NOW Holly Campbell, Davis Corpora-tion, Lot 143 and 144 to Heather A. Paul, $190,000. • Raymond K. LaMora, III and Kathleen M. LaMora,

P arsons Corporation, Lots 17, 16, part Lot 15 and vacated alley to Eric S. Keller, $174,900.

• Debra L. Kyle and Rebecca L. Myers, Parsons Corporation, Lot 20 Lambert Meadows to Steven R. Cousin, $160,000.

• Lamgar LLC, Davis Corporation, Lot 18 to W&T Properties LLC, $115,000.

• Hugh R. Kendall, Sandra L. Kendall and Emily A. Kendall, Thomas Corporation, Lots 612 and 613 to CEProperties LLC; C E properties LLC, $480,000. • Joshua Foster, Dry Fork, Unit 1234 Beech Lodge

Beaver Ridge Resort to John M. McMillan and Kelsey D. McMillan, $78,000.

• Phyllis J. Erlich, Dry Fork, Tract 22 Deer Ridge Timberline to John Porter Burns, III and Elizabeth Grace Burns, $175,000.

Tucker County

Sheriff Ofice

Monthly Activity

Month of May 2021

• Felony Arrests (charges or indictments) 1 • Persons Arrested on Felony charges 1

• Misdemeanor arrest (charges or indictments) 6

• Persons arrested on misdemeanor charges 5 • Misdemeanor citations issues 3

• Hazardous moving violations tickets issued 4 • Other traﬃ c violations tickets issued 10 • Hazardous moving violations warning issued

10

• Other traﬃ c violations warning issued 49 • DUI arrest (Driving under the inﬂ uence) 0 • Motorist Assists ie. broke down vehicle 18 • Vehicle crashes where a crash report was

gener-ated 2

• Felony cases ﬁ elded resulting in a police report 1

• Misdemeanor cases ﬁ elded resulting in a police report 8

• Drugs conﬁ scated in dollar street value amount $0

• Other contraband conﬁ scated $20 • Domestic violence petitions served 2 • Job Tasks completed 287

• Calls for service either through 911 or walk ins resulting in Police action 141

• Mileage Report (Total miles traveled by the Department patrolling) 6,050 miles Additional Notes : Equipment has been ordered for an aerial search and rescue team, grant funding for training is being sought after. A conceal carry class hosted by the Sheriﬀ ’s Oﬃ ce will be held on Satur-day, June 19, 2021 at 0900 cost is $50 if interested just show on up at the old court house.

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Senior News

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!

The Tucker County Senior Centers will be reopen-ing on MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2020. There are certain restrictions that we must follow. We ask that you follow these guidelines so that we can remain open. Thank you for your cooperation.

The following guidelines come from the Bureau of Senior Services and the Tucker Co. Senior Citizens, Inc.

COVID 19 REOPENING POLICY

We will promote Covid vaccine eﬀ orts. The Senior Center will aid any senior with transportation to get the vaccines.

It will be our policy that staﬀ and participants are not permitted to come to the center if ill or showing Covid symptoms. They should contact their doctor and remain home until symptoms have improved and follow their doctor’s orders.

Participants and visitors will be screened before entering our daily transport van and those driving them-selves will be screened at the door. Questions asked: Have you had contact with anyone having Covid? Are you experiencing any Covid symptoms such as cough, fever, body aches etc.?

For the safety of all, we will ask participants to wear masks while in our vans and in our facility until seated. We will require staﬀ to wear masks during any interac-tion with seniors.

We will practice social distancing in our van and our dining area.

We will have hand sanitizer at various locations throughout our main gathering area.

Our offi ce staff will have pre-printed rosters and will check off attendees and add as needed and ask screen-ing questions. The offi ce staff will also assist with seat-ing participants and servseat-ing drinks.

Our kitchen staﬀ will be serving food to participants seated, using disposable utensils w/salt/pepper/napkin, plates, and cups.

We will practice and promote good handwashing skills. We will provide masks if needed.

All common areas on the main ﬂ oor of the Senior Centers (dining room, bathrooms, and hallways) will be cleaned and disinfected daily upon seniors leaving the building for the day. Oﬃ ces will be sanitized after a participant has been served therein.

If there would be an unexpected onset of Covid symp-toms with a participant or staﬀ member, that person will be transported to their home immediately with personal protection in place and it will be reported to our Local Health Department. We will have van and dining area rosters to have contact tracing available.

During June and July, we will not be having our weekly choir gather on Thursdays, but we will have Bingo and smaller group activities available.

August 2, 2021 will be our County-wide Senior Pic-nic to take place at Hendricks Park. After this we will resume choir on Thursdays, if there are no Covid out-breaks.

These policies will be posted within and outside the Senior Centers, on our website, in the local paper, and in our July newsletter.

Hedrick Family

The Bill and Viola Hedrick family will have

a reunion beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday,

Sept. 5 at the Red Creek Community Center.

Please bring a covered dish and drinks.

All family and friends are welcome.

Troy Robert Kelley

Troy Robert Kelley, 75, of Nettie, Nicholas County, for-merly of Davis, WV, died May 30, 2021 at the Summers County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hinton, WV. He was born in Hillsboro, WV to the late Adren and Esther Bever Kelley. He was a 1964 graduate of Rich-wood High School. Robert worked as an electrician for Island Creek Coal Company near Bayard, WV and Consol near Fairmont, WV, where he retired. He was a member of the UMWA.- Robert’s special interests included spend-ing time with family at the camp on Greenbrier River and tinkering on classic automobiles.

Family: wife Glendine Kelley, Urbana, OH son James Robert “Jim” Kelley, Jackson, OH

step-son John Music of Urbana, OH step-daughters Kathy McMeely of Colorado

and Kay Music of Ohio.

Brothers, Oran Willis Kelley of Leivasy, and Dorsey (Linda) Kelley of Fenwick; and sister, Karen Harrison of Summersville. He was also loved by many nieces, neph-ews, and step-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Monday, June 7, 2021 from 1pm - 2pm at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home with graveside services following immediately afterwards.

Interment will be at the West Virginia Memorial Gar-dens, Calvin, WV.

Condolences can left on the Simons-Coleman Funeral Home’s Facebook page.

Simons-Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of Arrangements.

Virginia Nestor Thomas

Virginia Nestor Thomas, 98, a resident of Cortland Acres Nursing Home passed from this life Sunday morning, June 6, 2021, at the nursing home.

Virginia was born Friday, April 6, 1923, in Parsons, a daughter of the late Waitman Willie Nestor and Merle Owens.

Left to cherish Virginia’s memory are four children,

Bar-bara Trump of Smithﬁ eld, PA, William Swinney and wife, Mary Fredenburgh, of Santa Fe, NM, Bernard Swinney and wife, Deborah, of Morgantown, and Phillip Swinney and wife, Brenda, of Shepherdstown, two sisters, Sue Pol-ing of Shiloh and Ann Getz of Morgantown, six grand-children, thirteen grandgrand-children, and several nieces and nephews.

Virginia was preceded in death by nine siblings, Orpha Gainer, Charles Nestor, Bess Pennington, Carrie Wisard, Daniel Nestor, Clint Nestor, Maude Burns, Leroy Nestor, and Allen Nestor and one son-in-law, Charles Trump.

Virginia was a graduate of Parsons High School. She was a homemaker and had worked as a clerk for Emerson Electric. A great sense of curiosity inspired her enjoyment of ceramics, reading, travelling, and the beach. A fond memory of hers was when she got to see Elvis in Hawaii. She loved her family and enjoyed making them smile with her great sense of humor.

Virginia’s request for cremation was honored. A private interment of her ashes will take place at the Nestor Family Cemetery on Bull Run. The Hostetler Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Virginia Nestor Thomas. Send online condolences to the family at: www. hostetlerfuneralhome.com.

Hedrick Reunion

The descendants of Andrew J. and Rebecca Hed-rick held their 55th annual reunion on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at the Flanagan Hill Comm. Bldg. There were four states represented and 28 attending.

Attending from Ohio was Rita and Carl Hedrick; from Kentucky was Richard Hedrick; from Virginia was Alan Smith, Violet Charles, and Stanley Car-baugh ; from West Virginia was Lewis and Marie Smith, Jim and Kathy Hedrick, Jack and Jean Hed-rick, Dean and Judy Smith, Wesley and Amanda Fink, Thomas, Amy, and Willow Simmons, Jeﬀ and Lora Cutright, Audrey Nelson, Rose Bennett, Amanda and Lilly Hedrick , and Donna Eye

June Elder Abuse Awerness Month

& World Elder Abuse Day June 15

Senior citizens are val-ued members of our com-munity and society – they convey a tremendous amount of experience and wisdom and deserve to live with dignity and respect.

It is our collective responsibility to ensure they live safely and fully in a community that cares

about them; and Victims of elder abuse are parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. Elder abuse is not limited by race, gender, culture, and circumstance and whether physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, political, religious, or ﬁ nancial, elder abuse takes an unacceptable toll

on individuals and

fami-lies; and combating abuse of older adults will help improve the quality of life for all seniors in our com-munity and allow seniors to continue to live as indepen-dently as possible and con-tribute to life and vibrancy of the Town of Parsons.

There will be a Senior Afternoon Tea on June 15 from 1-3 p.m. at the Par-sons City Park in the large pavilion.

Tea, Coﬀ ee, and treats will be served during our Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event.

Supportive information will be shared and time to just mingle. The month of June is Elder Abuse Aware-ness month and June 15 is World Elder Abuse Aware-ness Day; not required but if you own purple please feel free to wear it to show support. This event is hosted by Centers Against Violence and local busi-nesses. This is a free event and everyone is welcome. Picture from Right to Left: Kimberly Shaﬀ er, Centers Against Violence Outreach

Coordinator – Dorothy Judy, City of Parsons Mayor – Kevin Keplinger, Parsons City Chief of Police

Zirk on Dean’s List at

Potomac State College

of West Virginia

Potomac State College Dean of Academic Aﬀ airs Greg Ochoa announces 221 students who earned a place on the Dean’s list for spring 2021. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours of graded courses, earn a 3.0-3.699 grade point average and may have no D, F, or I grades. The following students have met the criteria: Brian Zirk, of Thomas

Kathy Lipscomb Helmick

Happy 60th

Birthday!

CARR

Come One – Come All

Family and Friends to the Annual

Reunion of Jesse Anderson

and Virginia Carr to be

held on Sunday, July 4

at the Hendricks Park Pavilion.

All are welcome to attend.

Registration begins at 11 a.m. and lunch begins at 12:30 p.m.

Come share with us as we enjoy the day

celebrating family past and

present, making new memories

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The American Rescue Plan became law in March, with only 50 votes in the United States Senate. Not one of the 50 Republican Senators voted for it. That didn’t stop elected Repub-licans all over the country from claiming credit for the $1,400 direct payment checks, and extra help for parents, small businesses, cities and states to cover costs from the pandemic. Unfortunately, most legis-lation needs 60 out of 100 votes to pass the Senate. This is called the ﬁ libus-ter. It’s supposed to keep the Senate bipartisan. It sounds reasonable. If you need 10 votes from the other party, you will make some compromises, right? The ﬁ libuster doesn’t work like that any more. Many (or at least some), Repub-lican Senators might be willing to vote for Demo-cratic legislation if it will help their constituents. But they aren’t really free to follow their hearts. They risk being challenged in their primary, left without enough money for their reelection, or maybe worst of all, mocked and scorned by the previous President. Apparently, the stakes are too high for most Senators to go against the system. The Republican leader in the Senate has said he is

“100% focused” on stop-ping the Biden Adminis-tration. Even though he leads the minority party, he can stop almost any action, even if it is over-whelmingly popular with the people. That’s why we may never get to the bot-tom of the events of Janu-ary 6th. Only 6 Republican Senators (not 10), were willing to vote against the wishes of Senator McCon-nell. Incredibly, we won’t have a bipartisan investiga-tion into the most violent rebellion ever against the United States Capitol. Our country is becoming less democratic. Our laws are becoming less true to what “we the people” want. The new voting restrictions being passed by Repub-lican legislatures all over the country are making the problem worse, not better. Many eyes are on Senator Manchin. He could follow Senator Robert Byrd in leading the eﬀ ort to make the Senate work for the people. Fair rules and hon-est debate should be the way to win in the Senate He should support ending the ﬁ libuster—a rule that no longer achieves its goal. Also, pease get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. 595,000 American deaths is enough.

Sincerely, Mimi Kibler Parsons, WV

mikie@parsonsadvocate.com

This is a photo of James Cooper and his wife Lucy Estelle “Stellie” Snyder Cooper and the oldest two children. James was the son of Valentine and Rachel Bible Cooper. Valen-tine’s brother, Samuel and his wife Elizabeth Wimer Cooper moved to the Flanagan Hill Area and many folks in that area trace lineage back to Samuel and Elizabeth. Stellie was the daughter of Captain Sampson and Elizabeth Bonner Snyder. She was also the niece of the famed Jane Snyder who rode a horse from Harman to Parsons to alert her father of the pending approach of the Confederates who intended to blow up the Rowlesburg Bridge to stop the supply line. In the photo: James holding son Sherman and Stellie holding son Rollin. The other children in the family includes: Mabel (Estin) Teter, Rachel (Dennis) Westfall, Gracie Ruth (Richard) Heminger, James (Sylvia Dolly), Emma Lola (Guern) Mullennex, and Leonard (Velma Teter, Nellie Hedrick) Ideas, comments, suggestions, photos to share contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.

Five Rivers Public Library News

Summer Hours, June - August Monday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Tues – Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Saturday 9:00am – Noon

Closed all Legal Holidays

June Happenings

*Registrations required for Summer Reading

• 9 – Summer Reading Program @ 10 a.m. Wildside, Zoo Ani-mals

• 15 – Book Club Discussion @ 5:00 p.m.

• 16 – Summer Reading Program @ 10 a.m. Amazing Creatures, Farm Animals

• 23 – Summer Reading Program @ 10 a.m. No Place Like Home, Pets

• 21 - Closed WV Day

Book Donors

• Debbie Gutshall; Sarah Bowley

Book Club Discussion Group

• Meets at the third Tuesday Monthly @ 5 p.m.

Masks/Face Coverings are

still required for those that

are unvaccinated while in the

library.

Meeting Room is available for

rent starting July 1st

• Cost $35.00

• Non-Proﬁ t – Donation accepted for use.

Notaries are now available

for your convenience during

library hours. Donations

accepted

Ancestry Library Edition

Available at Five Rivers Public

Library

Kindle Paperwhite E-Readers

available for check out by

Adult card only.

• Check with Library staﬀ . • (*Required to sign e-reader

agreement)

• Made possible by Tucker Com-munity Foundation grant

Never Lose your Library

Card!

• Now available by using a mobile app on your phone. (Search loyalty on your app store, gives you a few options). Download App and scan your library card. • *Please present your library

card on your phone, to check out materials.

The Library will be closed

Friday July 2nd through

Monday July 5th. For

Independence day holiday and

carpet cleaning.

Student of the Year:

Eliseo Wotring

Sirianni’s Café is the proud sponsor of this award.

A nomination said, “He has always had such a kind heart and has always donate his talents and his time to help others.” “Despite his busy schedule, Eliseo always strives for excellence and is a dedicated and accomplished student.”

Another wrote, “He is very caring toward others, which was shown toward his elderly grandparents, especially when they were having severe health issues.”

One nomination added, “Eliseo is a driv-ing force at school excelldriv-ing in academics with a GPA of 3.8 throughout his tenure as a student. He is respected and admired by fellow student and teachers. He was inducted into the National Honor Society this past year and will attend D&E College in the fall majoring in Psychology.”

Employee of the Year:

DeeDee Summerﬁ eld

Blackwater Falls State Park is the proud sponsor of this award

A nomination said, “Still, after 33 years, day after day, you can literally hear DeeDee smiling as she answers the telephone. She has worked hard to develop new skills, conquer new computer software, and yes, take on a battle with a pandemic.”

Another wrote, “DeeDee dedication to the Health Department is pretty much, unprecedented. In the height of the pan-demic not only was DeeDee taking care of the day-to-day receptionist and bill-ing duties of the Tucker County Health Department, she was also making and tak-ing phone call after phone call to ensure our community’s safety as she assisted

with identifying and notifying individu-als who needed to be quarantined because of a possible COVID-19 exposure.” “She worked on and realized the importance of her position.”

Business Person of the Year:

Jordan Fenner

Best of Canaan is the proud sponsor of this award

A nomination wrote, “Jordan Fenner is a ﬁ ne young man with perhaps the biggest heart a human being can have. A 2012 graduate of Tucker County High School, Jordan realized his life’s mission at a young age. He studied Mortuary Science at the Pittsburg Institute of Mortuary Sci-ence. He continued expanding his knowl-edge and perfecting his skills at the Foun-tain National Academy of Professional Embalming and Reconstructive Surgery.” “He has made a commitment to Tucker County by taking the reins of the long-established Hinkle Funeral Home, now the Hinkle Fenner Funeral Home.”

One mentioned, “It is sad, but true that during some of the most challenging months of the COVID pandemic many of our friends, neighbors and family mem-bers died. Most of them not victims of the COVID-19, yet families, and Jordan were faced with the challenge of honoring and respecting the life and legacy of every single one, even with so many precautions in place.” “Somehow Jordan made it all work. His professional demeanor could not hide his caring and compassionate nature. “

Community Service Award:

Sam & Amy Goughnour

Mon. General Heath Systems is the proud sponsor of this award

A nomination said, “Since retiring from years as Tucker County teachers, this dynamic duo has been ﬁ lling their days with public service.” “Even before retire-ment their dedication to community ser-vice was apparent throughout the county. Sporting event helpers, dance and ﬁ eld trip chaperones, contest judges and more, you could depend on them to be there.”

“Year after year you can count on seeing Sam and Amy working at Tucker commu-nity Foundation events like Run 4 It and Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party. Mr. Gough-nour served as a foundation board member for many years.” “Currently Mr. Gough-nour serves on the Cortland Acres Board of Directors.”

One nomination says, “Amy and Sam both are dedicated to service for St. John’s Lutheran Church. Active members of the church, they raise their voices in song with the choir and assist with many church events and activities. “Together they are dependable volunteers for the Blackwater Ministerial Food Pantry. When they see need for help in the community, Sam and Amy step in to assist.”

Special Award:

COVID-19 Pandemic

Response Team

Roxanne Tuesing is the proud sponsor of this award

After much discussion, the Chamber of Com-merce Board agreed to add a Special Award to the 2021 Awards Banquet. It was decided by the Secret Committee to recognize the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team for their

eﬀ orts. The team was steered by James Snyder with Tucker County Health Depart-ment. The community outpour and support of James Snyder was limitless. This award was established to recognize ALL of the community volunteers, clinics, emergency services, and medical workforce that have put in endless hours during these trying times. The COVID-19 pandemic was unlike anything our country, let alone our county, has seen. The eﬀ ort by this team ensured our county continued to have the best care and safety during the pandemic. Our county was able to have free COVID-19 test centers in multiple locations and has one of the highest vaccinated rates in the state. Thank you to everyone!

Tuckineer:

TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE

BANQUET

Citizens Bank of West Virginia is the sponsor of this prestigious award.

For more information or to reserve your tickets, contact the Chamber oﬃ ce at 304-259-5315 prior to the end of busi-ness on June 18.

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The world is full of fakes. There

I said it and I mean it. From our

highest ranking oﬃ

cials all the

way down to the guy standing

by the side of the road holding

the sign that says I can’t feed my

kids. All the while standing there

smoking a cigarette and

drink-ing a Red Bull. Where did that

money come from? Momma

Said, “Work harder at getting a

job and stop wasting my time!”

Every corner you turn help

wanted signs are posted in the

windows of almost every

busi-ness. It can’t be said that there

are no jobs to be had. If you want

to get up oﬀ your butt and go

sup-port your family it can be done. I

have worked since I was 16 years

old and most of the time that was

supporting myself. I cannot abide

lazy people.

My mother raised me to be

self-suﬃ

cient and to stand on my

own two feet. I am not rich by

any means but I am not starving

either. I get up every morning,

go to work and get on with life.

I have slowed down in the past

couple years but I still manage to

take care of myself, my animals,

the yard work and my home.

I am not a sit around person and

besides if I sit too much I get so

stiﬀ I can’t move. I can still hear

Gran every time I get up groaning

and moaning with pain, she would

say, “You rest, you rust.” And

that is the truth. So many people

just stop trying and just accept

defeat. Momma Said, “They are

going to have to take me out

kick-ing and screamkick-ing, I will not go

down without a ﬁ ght!!!”

Oreo Brownies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose ﬂ our

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1/3 cup unsweetened natural

cocoa powder

• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate

bar, chopped

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted

butter, cubed

• 1 & 1/4 cup granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 8 whole oreos crushed, for the

batter

• 10 oreos broken into pieces for

the top of the brownies (I used

regular and mini oreos)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F.

Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch pan

with aluminum foil or

parch-ment paper. Spray lightly with

non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine

the properly measured ﬂ our,

salt and cocoa powder. Stir

together with a spoon until

mixed. Set aside.

3. In a small saucepan over low

heat, combine the chopped

unsweetened chocolate and

cubed butter. Stir

occasion-ally until it’s fully melted,

about 5 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, in a larger

mix-ing bowl, beat the granulated

sugar and eggs plus

addi-tional egg yolk with an

elec-tric mixer for 1 minute, until

the mixture is pale yellow and

doubled in volume.

5. Once the chocolate is melted,

pour it into the egg mixture.

Then add the vegetable oil

and vanilla extract. Stir with

a spatula to combine.

6. Spoon the ﬂ our mixture into

the wet ingredients, add the

crushed oreos for the batter

and mix with a spatula just

until combined. Do not

con-tinue to mix the batter once

you can no longer see ﬂ our.

7. Pour the brownie batter into

the prepared pan and press

the additional rough chopped

oreos on top, pushing them

into the batter. Bake for 35-40

minutes (glass pan) 27-32

minutes (metal pan) or until a

toothpick inserted in the

cen-ter comes out clean. Allow the

brownies to cool then slice.

H O W T O C U T

B R O W N I E S N E AT LY

To get really nice clean brownie

squares, I like to refrigerate my

brownies for at least 30

min-utes before cutting. Then I use

a long 8 inch chef’s knife to

cut them. But here’s the MOST

IMPORTANT TIP, wipe the knife

CLEAN between each cut. Yes,

it’s annoying, but it works!

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Vir-ginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West

Virginia Encyclopedia at

www.wvencyclopedia.org.

June 9, 1927: Karl

Dewey Myers was named the state’s ﬁ rst poet laure-ate by Governor Howard Mason Gore. Myers held the post for 10 years.

June 9, 1957: T.D. Jakes

was born in South Charles-ton. As a boy, he preached to imaginary congrega-tions and carried a Bible to school, which earned him the nickname ‘‘Bible Boy.’’ He is the senior pastor at the Potter’s House, a non-denominational church in Dallas, Texas.

June 10, 1775: The

Berkeley County Riﬂ emen were organized by Capt. Hugh Stephenson of Shep-herdstown, in response to a call for Revolutionary War soldiers by Gen. George Washington.

June 10, 1921: Labor

leader Daniel Vincent Maroney was born on Cabin Creek, Kanawha County. Maroney served as the international presi-dent of the Amalgamated Transit Union from 1973 to 1981.

June 11, 1866: Architect

Elmer Forrest Jacobs was born in Preston County. His work is seen particularly in downtown Morgantown, in residential South Park, and on the West Virginia Uni-versity campus. Most of his Morgantown buildings are now on the National Register of Historic Places.

June 11, 1782:

Fron-tiersman William Crawford was tortured and burned at the stake. Crawford had been captured by the Del-aware, who mistakenly blamed him for the treach-erous murder of about 100 Moravian Christian Indi-ans.

June 12, 2006: Robert

C. Byrd became the lon-gest-serving United States senator in history. He served in the Senate from his election in 1958 until his death in 2010. This record was broken on June 7, 2013, by Congressman John Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan.

June 13, 1861: The

Sec-ond Wheeling Conven-tion began in the federal courtroom of the Wheeling Custom House. This con-vention declared the Con-federate state government in Richmond illegal; cre-ated a Reorganized Gov-ernment of Virginia loyal to

the United States; elected Francis Harrison Pier-pont governor of Virginia; and called for the western counties to be formed into a new state.

June 13, 1928:

Mathe-matician John Forbes Nash Jr. was born in Blueﬁ eld. In 1994, Nash was hon-ored with the Nobel Prize in Economics. He was the subject of a best-selling biography, “A Beautiful

Mind,” which was later

made into a movie.

June 14, 1912: Botanist

Elizabeth Ann ‘‘Betty’’ Bartholomew was born in Wheeling. Bartholomew was instrumental in build-ing the dried plant col-lection at West Virginia University from 30,000 to 140,000 specimens, and she initiated a 2,000-plant seed collection.

June 15, 1880: Musician

Blind Alfred Reed was born in Floyd County, Vir-ginia, though he spent most of his life in West Virginia. He composed and recorded some of the most creative topical country songs on Victor Records between 1927 and 1929.

June 15, 1963: The Cass

Scenic Railroad took its ﬁ rst passenger trip during the state’s Centennial cel-ebration.

e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of

the West Virginia Humani-ties Council. For more information, contact the West Virginia Humanities Council, 1310 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25301; (304) 346-8500; or visit e-WV at www.wven-cyclopedia.org.

Historic Landmarks Commission Meeting

The Tucker County Historic Landmarks Commis-sion will be meeting Monday, June 14, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the old courtroom located at the Tucker County Courthouse in Parsons. The public is welcome to attend.

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TUCKER COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

304-478-6232 304-704-4405

WVDMV announces additional

expiration extensions for CDL holders

CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles announced today that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has again extended the expiration dates on some Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Commercial Learner’s Permits.

On May 26, 2021, the FMCSA issued additional extensions for the following in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Medical Examination Certiﬁ cates (MEC), Commercial Driver’s Licenses or Commercial Learner’s Permits that

expired on or after March 1, 2021, are extended until August 31, 2021

Medical Examination Certiﬁ cates or CDL licenses with an expiration date of

12-1-2020 up to 2-28-21 that were

cov-ered under the previous FMCSA exten-sion will expire on 6-1-2021

The DMV will continue to oﬀ er and honor these federal extensions but encourages WV CDL holders to renew on their regular schedules. Please visit the DMV website, dmv.wv.gov, for more information.

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Your healthcare.

stgeorgeclinic.org

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AREA SCHEDULE:

Wednesday June 9th

• WV State Track Meet – Class “A” – Charleston Laidley Field 7pm

Thursday June 10th

• WV State Track Meet – Class “A” – Charleston Laidley Field 11am

Tucker County baseball falls in sectional at Pendleton

By Dave Helmick

TuckerCountySports.Com

BAKER – The Mt. Lions Base-ball team traveled to East Hardy for a fi rst round Sectional game against East Hardy on Tuesday June 1st. Tucker County got the victory on the road by the fi nal score of 4-2.

East Hardy got on the board early when the Cougars scored on an error in the 1st inning. The

score stayed 1-0 until the 3rd inning when East Hardy scored on a fi elding error making the score 2-0 East Hardy. The Mt. Lions then would get on the scoreboard in the 4th inning as Trenton Wilfong singled and Logan Hush drove him in on a ground ball to fi rst base. The score remained the same until the 6th inning when Mason Kisa-more singled to left fi eld, setting

up a 2 run homerun deep to left center by Zack Colebank to give Tucker County a 3-2 lead. Then Kisamore would drive in Taylor Long from second in the top of the 7th to give push the Mt. Lions lead to 4-2. The Cougars could not rally and Tucker County got the Sectional win.

Mason Kisamore would get the win for Tucker as the righty pitched a complete game,

allow-ing just 2 hits, while strikallow-ing out 9 on 88 total pitches. Daw-son Price took the loss for East Hardy. Price would go 6 innings on 110 pitches allowing 4 hits.

MOOREFIELD – Tucker County continued Sectional play as they traveled to top seeded Moorefi eld on Wednesday June 2nd. Moorefi eld took an early lead and never looked back as they won the game 15-0.

Tucker struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Moore-fi eld as they gave up 15 hits. The Mt. Lions were led at the plate by Harper Russell, Blake Ander-son and Aaron Quattro with each collecting hits in the game for Tucker County.

Ethan Rosenau was on the hill for the Mt. Lions. Rosenau sur-rendered 6 runs on 4 hits over 1 inning. Trenton Wilfong and Blake Anderson entered the game from the bullpen, throwing 2 innings and 1 inning respectively.

The Mt. Lions were scheduled to host Paw Paw in an elimina-tion game on Thursday June 3rd, but Paw Paw forfeited the contest due to not having enough play-ers. This allowed Tucker County to advance in the Sectional.

FRANKLIN – The Mt. Lions then traveled to Pendleton County on Friday June 4th for

a Sectional elimination game. Tucker County fell behind early and could not mount a comeback as they fell in the game 12-2.

Pendleton County opened up the scoring in the 1st inning when they singled on a 2-1 count to score 1 run.

Cole Day was the winning pitcher for Pendleton as he lasted 4 innings and gave up 3 hits over 4 innings. Bailey Thompson came in to pitch in relief as he threw 1 inning for the Cougars. Zack Colebank took the loss for Tucker County in his fi nal high school game. Mason Kisamore lead the Mt. Lions at the Plate going 2-3 on the day and driving in a run. Harper Russell would hit his fi rst homerun on the season in the 4th inning as he hit a solo shot to left fi eld. For more info go to Tucker-CountySports.Com.

Tucker County track athletes qualify for State Meet

By Dave Helmick

TuckerCountySports.Com

WEST UNION – The Mt. Lions Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams traveled to Doddridge County on Wednesday June 2nd to compete in the Class “A” Region 2 Cham-pionship Meet.

The Girls’ team had several girls qualify for the State Meet this week. In the 800m event Kate Falls qualifi ed with a 4th place fi nish and Erin Chambers quali-fi ed on time in the 3200m event with a 6th place fi nish. The Girls’ 4x400m relay team of Kate Falls, Erin Chambers, Hannah Hardy and Karlee Smith fi nished 3rd to qualify for the State Meet. The 4x200m relay team of Zoe Nestor, Lilly Callaway, Karlee Smith and Addie Buckley also qualifi ed for the State Meet with a 4th place fi nish. The 4x800m relay team of Falls, Chambers, Hardy and Smith fi nished in 2nd place to also qual-ify for the State Meet. The Lady Mt. Lions Shuttle Hurdle relay team Smith, Darrah Pennington, Buckley and Callaway fi nished in 6th place, but their time of 1:16.95 allowed them to qualify for the State Meet this week. In the Pole Vault event Zoe Nestor(7’00”) and Kate Falls(6’06”) qualifi ed for the State Meet with height. The Tucker County Girls’ team fi n-ished 8th overall with a score of 29.50.

The Boys’ team also qualifi ed athletes for the State Meet this Thursday. Tate Mullenax won the Discus event with a throw of 122’4” to qualify for the State Meet. Dom Mullenax also qualifi ed in the Dis-cus event with a throw of 112’4”. Tate Mullenax also qualifi ed in the Shot Put with distance of 39’9” after a 6th place fi nish. The Boys’ 4x800m relay team of Wesley Strawderman, Clay Poling, Jakob Barrett and Devin Witemore took home 1st place in the meet with a time of 9:18.87 to give them a State Meet berth. Strawderman, Trent Eure, Witemore and Haden Wams-ley made up the 4x400m relay

team that qualifi ed for the State Meet with a 4th place fi nish. In the Pole Vault event JJ Knotts qualifi ed for the State Meet on height with as he cleared 7’00” and fi nished 5th place overall in the Region. The Tucker County Boys’ team fi nished 5th overall with a team score of 34. Girls’ Results: 800m: 4th-Kate Falls(2:39.46). 1600m: 5th -Erin Chambers(6:06.03), 7th-Hannah Hardy(6:19.94). 3200m: 6th-Erin Chambers(12:56.65). 4x100m: 7th- A.Buckley, H.Hardy, D.Pennington, Z.Nestor(58.12). 4x200m: 4th-Z. Nestor, L.Callaway, K.Smith, A.Buckley(2:00.73). 4x400m: 3rd-K.Smith, A.Buckley, K.Falls, E.Chambers(4:38.48). 4x800m: 2nd-K.Falls, E.Chambers, H.Hardy, K.Smith(11:17.35).

Shuttle Hurdles: 6th-K.Smith,

D.Pennington, A.Buckley, L.Callaway(1:16.95). Pole

Vault: 5th-Zoe Nestor(7’00”),

7th-Kate Falls(6’06”).

Long Jump: 10th-Zoe

Nestor(12’09.25”). Shot Put: 8th-Kandace Nestor(27’06”), 18th-Tessa Jolly(18’02”).

Discus Throw: 5th-Kandace

Nestor(78’03”), 9th-Tessa Jolly(68’09”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st-Doddridge County(149.50), 2nd-South Harrison(84), 3rd-Peters-burg(63), 4th-Trinity(58), 5th-Tygarts Valley(39), 6th-Moorefi eld(37), 7th-Union(31), 8th-Tucker County(29.50), 9th-East Hardy(26), 10th-Clay-Battelle(20), 11th-Pendleton County(7), 11th-Paw Paw(7), 13th-Notre Dame(1).

Boys’ Results: 400m: 4th-Haden Wamsley(56.88), 7th-Clay Poling(1:00.50), 8th-Ethan McCrum(1:02.11). 800m: 10th-Jakob Barrett(2:26.65), 11th-Clay

Poling(2:28.07), 13th-Ethan McCrum(2:36.31). 4x100m: 8th-T.Eure, J.Knotts, G.Mullenax, J.Barrett(49.94). 4x200m: 6th-D.Witemore, H.Wamsley, T.Eure, J.Knotts(1:42.29). 4x400m: 4th- W.Strawderman, T.Eure, D.Witemore, H.Wamsley(3:53.79). 4x800m: 1st-W.Strawderman, C.Poling, J.Barrett, D.Witemore(9:18.87).

Pole Vault: 5th-JJ Knotts(7’00”). Long Jump: 12th-JJ.

Knots(15’10.25”), 15th-Grant Poling(113’06.75”), 16th-Conner Evick(13’03.25”). Shot Put: 6th-Tate Mullenax(39’09”), 7th-Dom Mullenax(37’02.5”), 11th-Gavin Mullenax(34’10”).

Discus Throw: 1st-Tate

Mul-lenax(122’04”), 5th-Dom Mullenax(112’04”), 11th-Haden Smith(92’05”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st-Doddridge Counrty(224), 2nd-East Hardy(65), 3rd-Tygarts

Val-ley(57), 4th-Trinity(39), 5th-Petersburg(34), 5th-Tucker County(34), 7th-Clay-Bat-telle(30), 8th-Moorefi eld(21), 9th-South Harrison(20), 10th-Notre Dame(17), 11th-Paw Paw(12), 12th-Pendleton County(1).

The Tucker County Girls’ and Boys’ athletes that qualifi ed for the State Track Meet will travel to Charleston on Wednesday and Thursday June 9th and 10th. The 400m and 3200m events will start the State Meet on June 9th with the fi rst event scheduled to start at 7pm. Due to Covid-19 this year’s State Meet will start on Wednes-day night with 2 events(400m, 3200m) in Class “A” then the remaining Class “A” events will be held on Thursday. Class “AA” and “AAA” will then be on Fri-day and SaturFri-day with each class being separated each day. For more info and complete schedules visit TuckerCountySports.Com.

Photo by Lisa Smith

Tucker County Track Seniors(L-R): Addie Buckley, Tate Mullenax, Kandace Nestor, Karlee Smith and Zoe Nestor.

Photos by Amanda Kisamore Right: Ethan Rosenau makes a pitch for Tucker County at Moorefi eld on June 2nd. The Mt. Lions fell

in the contest 15-0. Left: Tucker County’s Mason Kisamore gets set to deliver a pitch against East Hardy on June 1st. Kisamore pitched a complete game for the Mt. Lions as they got the Sectional win 4-2. Photo by Amanda Kisamore.