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OBITUARIESPage A5• Cecil Ray Miles• William P. Duff

Discussion onpower generation

NEW HAVEN —Researchers from theUniversity of Sheffield inthe United Kingdom arerunning three informal dis-cussion groups to find outwhat local residents haveto say about developmentat American ElectricPower’s MountaineerPlant and local power gen-eration.

Organizers are offeringfree food and $20 to atten-dees. Groups will takeplace from 6-8 p.m.Friday, Aug. 5 at theRacine MunicipalBuilding, Racine, Ohioand 2-4 p.m., Saturday,Aug. 6 and 6-8 p.m.,Monday, Aug. 8 both atthe New Haven Library,New Haven. For moreinformation or to registeryour interest, call Fiona at1-916-848-6154 or emailf.scott@shef.ac.uk.

Mayor’s Night Outconcert set

POINT PLEASANT —This week’s Mayor’sNight Out Concert, slatedfor 8 p.m. this evening atthe Point PleasantRiverfront Park, will fea-ture Nicholas Naylor fromPinch and Tyler Sharpfrom Ashton/Huntington.

Both Nayor and Sharpspecialize in gospel music.All Mayor’s Night Outconcerts are free of charge.For more information, call304-675-1910.

Farmers Markettimes

POINT PLEASANT —The Point PleasantFarmers Market will beopen from 7 a.m.-noonWednesday-Saturday. Themarket is located under theBartow-Jones Bridge.

In Hartford, the FarmersMarket will run from 8a.m.-noon on Tuesdays.The market is located onHarford Hill.

For more information,contact Bill Reebel at 304-674-5633.

DEP releases State of Environment ReportREGISTER STAFF

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UNDATED — TheWest Virginia Departmentof Environmental Protectionhas released the fourthedition of its State of theEnvironment Report.The report covers theyears 2008-10 and high-lights data and trends

pertaining to WestVirginia’s environment.

The report, whichcomes out every threeyears, continues thelong-term process ofidentifying and track-ing changes in the envi-ronment that resultfrom human activities.It also provides a basisfor determining the

success of regulatoryand non-regulatoryefforts designed toimprove environmentalquality.

The report is dividedinto four sections —air, water, land andenergy -- and examinesenvironmental aspectssuch as reported emis-sions of toxic air pollu-

tants into the atmos-phere; West Virginia’saquatic integrity; haz-ardous and solid wastegeneration; and themanagement of aban-doned wells.

To view an electronicversion of the report goto the Web site,www.dep.wv.gov/pio.Hard copies of the

report also can bepicked up at DEPheadquarters, located at601, 57th St., S.E.,Charleston, WV., 25304.Written requests for a hardcopy should be mailed to the“DEP Public InformationOffice” at the sameaddress, or emailed toT h o m a s . J . A l u i s e@wv.gov.

CVB discusses busy tourism seasonBY HOPE ROUSH

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POINT PLEASANT— The area’s tourismseason is still quiteactive as several eventsare set to take place.

During Tuesday’sMason CountyConvention and VisitorsBureau (CVB) meeting,many upcoming eventswere discussed, includ-ing those set for thismonth. Kicking off theAugust events will bethe Mason County FairParade.

The event, which ispredicted to be thelargest local parade ofthe year, is slated fornoon and will take place

on Main St. in PointPleasant. The paradewill be led by membersof the 1092nd EngineerBattalion, who willserve as grand marshals.This year’s parade alsowill be dedicated to the1092nd. The parade alsowill feature festival roy-alty, clubs, organiza-tions, groups, antiquecars, bands and more.Line-up for the eventwill take place at 11a.m. near the PointPleasant Register office.

In addition, this year’sfair, slated for Aug. 8-13, will be extra specialas the event will cele-brate its 50th anniver-sary. During the fair, onAug. 9, the West

Virginia State FarmMuseum also will con-duct their AntiqueTractor Pull. The eventis set to begin at 6 p.m.The farm’s countrykitchen will be openthroughout fair week aswell.

In other business: • Krodel Park’s Fort

Randolph will host theLong Hunters and LandGrabbers event thisSaturday. During theevent, re-enactors willcome to trade and gatherfor the fall hunts, whilesurveyors will look fornew ground to grab.

• The Rodders CarShow will take placeSaturday, Aug. 20. Thiswill be the eighth year

for the event that attractscars of all makes andmodels.

• According toAssistant CVB DirectorTwila Clark, a total of93 visitors came to thetourism center duringthe month of July,including two fromAustralia. In June, 103visitors were recorded.

• Members agreed thatthe new CVB’s Web siteis coming along nicely.Currently, new picturesare being added daily tothe site. The Web sitecan be accessed by visit-ing www.masoncounty-tourism.org. DelyssaHuffman, web designer,is looking into addingadvertising to the Web

site. More informationwill be released on thisat a later date.

• CVB members alsoannounced that duringthis year’s MothmanFestival, slated for Sept.16-18, the tourism cen-ter will have a booth setup to sell books and sou-venirs. Members arecurrently taking ordersfor anyone who is inter-ested in purchasing theMason County ArcadiaBook.

The tourism center isopen from 9 a.m.-5 p.m,Monday-Friday.

For more informationabout upcoming eventsin Mason County, call304-675-6788 or visittourism Web site.

Harford council discusses several issuesBY HOPE ROUSH

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HARTFORD — Avariety of issues werediscussed duringTuesday’s Hartford coun-cil meeting, including a

wastewater project forthe town.

Kathy Elliot of RegionII was on hand to discussthe wastewater project indetail with council mem-bers. Elliot alsoexplained why the Town

of Hartford must belongto Region II.

In other business:• Council discussed the

pump at station four. Itwas confirmed that thepump would be installedthis week and that repairs

would be complete.• Council agreed to

purchase several stopsigns, which will beplaced on the intersec-tions on Front St. Thesigns will remain untilthe highway project is

complete. • Council agreed to

send several residents aclean-up letter.

• Council agreed tochange their meetingtimes from 7 p.m. to 6p.m.

Speech and Sensory Camp caters to special needs children

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POINT PLEASANT— The Fourth AnnualSpeech and SensoryCamp at Pleasant ValleyHospital recently gradu-ated 16 campers. TheSpeech and SensoryCamp is a six-week pro-gram designed for chil-dren ages 3 through 12who need special assis-tance in everyday activi-ties and communication.

The camp was directedby Heather Cundiff,Speech Therapist (SLP),and Jennifer Brown,Occupational Therapist(OTR/L). The goals ofthe camp were vocabu-lary development, articu-lation skills, attentionand registration to task,peer socialization, senso-ry integration, fine andgross motor develop-ment, written languagedevelopment/literacy andhandwriting.

Each week of the campheld a specific theme thatrevolved around thecampers’ activities. Thefirst week was ‘Meet MyFriends’, the next fourweeks were the four dif-ferent seasons, and thefinal week was gradua-tion week.

“My favorite week wasthe Beach Week,”Jennifer Brown, OTR/L,said. “The kids are able

to venture outside withtheir friends to play in thesand and the water. Theyenjoyed painting andusing their fine motorskills. It’s a fun way tolearn over the summer ina group atmosphere.”

If you ask most of thecampers, however, winterwas their favorite weekbecause Santa Clauscame to visit. Dressed inhis red suit, Santa greetedeach boy and girl with asmile and a hug. He alsohad gifts for them. Thecampers decorate sugarcookies to give to Santaas well.

“They have no cluethey are working,” addedHeather Cundiff, SLP.

“I call it camouflagedlearning,” added KristiDavis, Masters ofOccupational TherapyStudent at Shawnee StateUniversity.

A day in the life of amorning camper (ages 3-6) would entail coloring,exercising with an exer-cise physiologist includ-ing games and the para-chute, circle languagetime with songs, vocabu-lary, and sound develop-ment, diving into groupsfor “centers” including asensory table, games,writing, and art, andfinally a snack.

An afternoon child(ages 7-12) would enjoy

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The Fourth Annual Speech and Sensory Camp at Pleasant Valley Hospital recent-ly graduated 16 campers. The Speech and Sensory Camp is a six-week programdesigned for children ages 3 through 12 who need special assistance in everydayactivities and communication. Graduating from the Fourth Annual Speech andSensory Camp were the following kids: Morning session — Gary Carroll, LandonWood, Uriah Ruark, Waylon Adkins, Skye Nance, Haylie Brewer, and TylerMurphy. Afternoon session — Emily Taylor, Xander Ashworth, Joseph Krebs,Brycen Patrick, Kayci Michaels, Michael Robleto, Levi Cicoff, Trystan Taylor, andBryson Curfman

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Cecil Ray MilesCecil Ray Miles, 67,

Gallipolis, Ohio, passedaway at 5:40 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011in the Abbyshire PlaceNursing andRehabilitation Center, inBidwell, Ohio.

Born Feb. 19, 1944, inthe Eno Community ofGallia County, he was theson of the late Clyde andVera Simms Miles. He wasa retired welding supervi-sor from the American Electric Power Company’sGavin Plant. He was an avid hunter fisherman andoutdoorsman. He was a member of the Gallia CountyGun Club in which the shooting range bears his name.He is also a member of the National Rifle Associationand a lifetime member of the North AmericanHunting Club.

Surviving is his wife, Judy Pitchford Miles, whomhe married March 2, 2001 in Parkersburg; two sons,Greg (Tania) Miles, of Colorado Springs, Colo., andJeff Miles, Tarpon Springs, Fla.; three grandchildren,Kirstin Miles, Justin Miles, and Brennon Dupee; step-son, Kevin DeWitt, of Fort Wright, Ky.; brother, Jim(Jean) Ballard, of Mulberry, Fla.; sisters, Verna MaeHackney, Mary Jane (Donald) Brumfield, and Karen(Nick) Johnson, all of Gallipolis, Ohio; and severalnieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Cecil was preceded indeath by his former wife, Nancy Icard Miles; brother,Carter Miles; brother-in-law, Bill Hackney; and step-daughter, Tammy DeWitt.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 inthe Cremeens Funeral Chapel in Gallipolis, Ohio.Officiating will be Pastor Alfred Holley. Intermentwill be in the Robinson Cemetery at Eno. Friends maycall from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the chapel. The mem-bers of Gallia County Gun Club will serve as hon-orary pallbearers.

Memorials may be made in Cecil’s memory to theGallia County Gun Club, P.O. Box 317, Gallipolis,OH 45631 or the Brain Injury Association of Ohio,855 Grandview Avenue, Suite 225, Columbus, OH43215. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to thefamily by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com

William P. DuffWilliam P. Duff, 58, of Ravenswood, died Aug. 3,

2011 in Ravenswood Village. Arrangements will beannounced by the Deal Funeral Home.

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State Briefs

Mason County ForecastFriday: Patchy fog

before 9am. Otherwise,mostly sunny, with ahigh near 91. Light northwind.

Friday Night: Aslight chance of showersafter 3am. Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 71. Calm wind.Chance of precipitationis 20 percent.

Saturday: A chanceof showers and thunder-storms, mainly after8am. Mostly cloudy,with a high near 87.Calm wind becomingsouth around 5 mph.Chance of precipitationis 50 percent. New rain-fall amounts of less thana tenth of an inch, excepthigher amounts possiblein thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Achance of showers andthunderstorms. Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 72. Chance ofprecipitation is 30 per-cent. New rainfallamounts of less than atenth of an inch, except

higher amounts possiblein thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance ofshowers and thunder-storms between 1pm and4pm, then a chance ofshowers after 4pm.Partly sunny, with a highnear 89. Chance of pre-cipitation is 30 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 67.

Monday: Mostlysunny, with a high near83.

Monday Night: Partlycloudy, with a lowaround 63.

Tuesday: Mostlysunny, with a high near85.

Tuesday Night: Achance of showers.Mostly cloudy, with alow around 63. Chanceof precipitation is 30percent.

Wednesday: A chanceof showers and thunder-storms. Mostly cloudy,with a high near 83.Chance of precipitationis 40 percent.

Calendar of Events

REUNIONS• The 83rd Annual

Roush/Rausch Reunionwill be held Aug. 5-6 inFishers, Ind. For moreinformation, contactPolly Everingham at317-770-9481 or SandraRoush Pomeroy at 505-859-1017.

• The descendants ofthe late Hiram N. andSarah Rollins will meetat the Letart CommunityBuilding on Aug. 7, fortheir annual reunion.The building will beopened at 10 a.m. , witha covered dish dinneraround 12:30 p.m. Alldescendants and friendsare welcome. For moreinformation contact ClaraRollins Capehart at 304-895-3366

• The descendants ofChristine Roush DurstSmith, David Durst,Ruben Smith and friendsand neighbors of MountHebron (JacksonChapel) Church reunionwill take place at thechurch at 10 a.m. onAug. 6. You may bring acovered dish and anitem for the auction.Sandwiches and bever-ages will be provided.Bring a lawn chair. Formore information contactEthel Jordan 304-895-3654 or Hester Benson614-491-2161.

• The Higginbotham,Craig and TuckerʼsFamily Reunion will takeplace 10 a.m. Saturday,Aug. 13 at Krodel Park.Please bring a covereddish to share.

• The Charles H. andLula (Durst) Oliverdescendents will holdtheir reunion onSaturday, Aug. 13 at theSupresta Club House inGallipolis Ferry. The cov-ered dish meal will beserved at noon. Pleasebring a dish to share andan item for the auction.All family and friends arewelcome. Questions?

Call 304-675-2316 or304-675-1021.

• The 108th BlainFamily Reunion will beheld on Sunday, Aug.14, at Larry Blainʼspicinic shelter inGallipolis Ferry. A cov-ered dish lunch will beserved at 1 p.m. Familyand friends are wel-come. For more informa-tion, contact BarbaraBlain at 304-576-2626.

• The Grinstead FamilyReunion will take placeSaturday, Aug. 14 at theSt. Paul LutheranChurch in New Haven.The potluck dinner willstart at 12:30 p.m. Allfamily and friends arewelcome.

• The descendants ofPat and Eva Riley willmeet Sunday, Aug. 21 atthe Letart CommunityBuilding. Dinner will beserved at 1 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 5GALLIPOLIS, Ohio -

AA meeting, 8 p.m., St.Peterʼs EpiscopalChurch, located at 541Second Ave. Open leadmeeting.

SATURDAY, AUG. 6POINT PLEASANT —

AA meeting, 8 p.m.,Point PleasantPresbyterian Church,located at 8th and MainStreets. Use sideentrance. Closed discus-sion.

POMEROY, Ohio —AA meting, 8 p.m.,Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, located at 161Mulberry Ave. Closed bigbook study.

POINT PLEASANT —Farmers Market, noon,underneath the BartowJones Bridge.Questions? 304-674-5633.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7POMEROY, Ohio —

AA meeting, 7 p.m.,Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, located at 161Mulberry Ave. Closed 12& 12 meeting.

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journaling, exercising, and language literacy includ-ing rhyming words, counting syllables, and phoningsegmenting. After centers they enjoy a snack. Thekids help prepare their own snack which usually intro-duces them to next textures and new tastes. For exam-ple, Xander ate a turkey sandwich, something he hadyet to accomplish. His grandmother was in disbeliefbut excited to see his progression. Joey, anothercamper, also took big strides in his progression. Hemet new friends and wanted to be an active part of thecamp. He sampled cantaloupe, apples, and evenwatermelon, and his family is excited to have him eat-ing those at home as well.

“The satisfaction at the end of the day is lookingback and seeing the kids’ progression,” commentedBrown. “We have a very diverse group of kids fromcerebral palsy to autism and to even articulation diffi-culties,” said Cundiff. “It’s wonderful to see themgrow.”

Graduating from the Fourth Annual Speech andSensory Camp were the following kids:

Morning session — Gary Carroll, Landon Wood,Uriah Ruark, Waylon Adkins, Skye Nance, HaylieBrewer, and Tyler Murphy.

Afternoon session — Emily Taylor, XanderAshworth, Joseph Krebs, Brycen Patrick, KayciMichaels, Michael Robleto, Levi Cicoff, TrystanTaylor, and Bryson Curfman.

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Lawyer questions scope of W.Va. coal slurry study

MORGANTOWN (AP) — A lawyer for BooneCounty residents who believe coal companies contam-inated their water supply with slurry says a state-sanc-tioned study of the problem isn’t going far enough.

The Department of Environmental Protection says itsconsultant, Triad Engineering, has taken 40 water sam-ples as it investigates whether mining operations can belinked to bad well water. Twenty-two came from wells.

Attorney Roger Decanio says that’s not enough. Hesays so far, the study appears to be incomplete.

DEP spokesman Kathy Cosco said Thursday theteam will gladly sample more wells but can’t do sowithout owner permission. She encouraged the lawyersto provide their clients’ contact information.

More than 350 people are suing eight coal companiesthey believe ruined their water through a combinationof blasting and underground injection of slurry.

United Coal breaks ground for new W.Va. mine

ELLAMORE (AP) — A new coal mine in RandolphCounty is expected to begin producing in January 2013and employ nearly 260 people.

Officials with United Coal Co. and a subsidiary,Roaring Creek Coal Co., broke ground for the projectin Ellamore on Wednesday. Both companies are ownedby Ukraine-based mining and steel producer Metinvest.

WDTV reports that the Roaring Creek mine isexpected to produce 1.6 million tons of coal a year.

This is the second mine the company has opened inrecent weeks.

Last month, United reopened a Raleigh County oper-ation that had been idled since 1985.

It said it’s investing $100 million to rehabilitate theAffinity Mine near Sophia. That mine is expected toemploy about 250 people and produce 1.4 million tonsof coal per year.

Morgan courthouse’s solar arraygoes online Friday

BERKELEY SPRINGS (AP) — Morgan Countyofficials are preparing to activate a solar array atop thenew courthouse that will produce 25 kilowatts of elec-tricity.

The Journal reports that the 108 photovoltaic solarpanels will be activated by county commissioners atnoon Friday.

The project includes monitoring screens that will

allow the public to see how much electricity is beinggenerated.

Mountain View Solar of Morgan County designedand installed the array.

Wyoming Co. circuit clerk recordsto go online

PINEVILLE (AP) — Online access to WyomingCounty circuit clerk records is expected to be availableto the public within the next two years.

Circuit Clerk David “Bugs” Stover says a large por-tion of the records will be digitized by next summer. Itwill take another six months to make public recordsavailable online.

The Register-Herald reports that Stover discussed theproject Wednesday during a meeting of the WyomingCounty Commission.

New Martinsville to reconsiderban on gas drilling

NEW MARTINSVILLE (AP) — NewMartinsville’s City Council is reconsidering thecity’s new ban on natural gas drilling within city lim-its.

The council has scheduled a special meeting Fridayto vote on rescinding the ban. The ordinance wasapproved in July.

Councilwoman Holly Grandstaff tells TheIntelligencer that she expects the ban will be rescind-ed.

Grandstaff says she believed the ban’s purpose wasto protect the city’s water supply. She questions theordinance’s language.

The ordinance declares drilling and associatedactivity a public nuisance. It also says drilling is“detrimental to the health, safety and general welfareof the public.”

A similar drilling ban in Wellsburg also is expect-ed to be repealed. Lewisburg and Morgantown arestanding by their bans.

W.Va. begins new budget year$6M above target

CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia’s new statebudget has started its fiscal year on a somewhatstrong note.

State government collected $292 million from gen-eral taxes last month. That’s $6 million more thanexpected for July.

Two key revenue sources also indicate economicactivity. Both these taxes, on sales and personalincome, slightly exceeded projections.

Corporate net income and business franchise taxrevenues were nearly twice what was expected.

Severance taxes on coal and other natural resourceswere close to their target, but fell 5 percent below tar-get.

The state expects to collect $4.015 billion in gener-al tax revenues during the budget year that began July1. It ended the previous budget year with a surplusthat exceeded $320 million.

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If you’re evenremotely paying anykind of attention towhat’s going onaround you, there’s aninety-five percentchance that you’reencountering peoplearound you in yourweekly experiencewho are “broken”(okay, I would havesaid “ninety-ninepoint nine nine ninenine” but I didn’t wantto be obnoxious).

By “broken” I sim-ply mean that the per-son(s) in questionis/are suffering some-how from inward dis-tress due tofear/regret/pain (youname it) coming fromeither past experiencesor choices, presentdifficulties, or futureuncertainties (or unde-sirable “certainties” asthe case may be).

In fact, you may be a“broken” person rightnow, inwardly strug-gling but feeling likeyou’ve fallen off thewall and that “all theking’s horses” and “allthe king’s men” arejust not gonna cut itfixing your brokenheart.

Well, that might beright actually. Theking’s horses and hismen just can’t reach indeep enough to takeall your pain away,erase the past, fix thepresent, and guaranteethe future. Theycan’t... but the Kingcan. It is after all whyHe came.

“The Spirit of theLord is upon Me,because He anointedMe to preach theGospel to the poor, Hehas sent Me to pro-claim release to thecaptives, and recoveryof sight to the blind, toset free those who aredowntrodden, to pro-claim the favorableyear of the Lord”(Luke 4:18-19 NAS).

So when He sendsout “all the King’shorses and all theKing’s men” inMatthew 28, He’ssending them out to bevessels through whomHe continues the min-

istry of preaching tothe poor, proclaimingrelease to the captives,granting of sight to theblind, and setting freethe downtrodden.

“All authority hasbeen given to Me inheaven and earth. Gotherefore and makedisciples of all thenations, baptizingthem in the name ofthe Father, and theSon, and the HolySpirit, teaching themto observe all that Icommanded you; andlo, I am with youalways, even to theend of the age”(Matthew 28:18-20NAS).

What’s our business?Why are we here? Itisn’t to fix people butit IS to lead them tothe One Who can “putthem together again”.

“And it came aboutthat while He was inone of the cities,behold, there was aman full of leprosy;and when he sawJesus, he fell on hisface and imploredHim, saying, ‘Lord, ifYou are willing, Youcan make me clean.’And He stretched outHis hand, and touchedhim, saying, ‘I amwilling; be cleansed.’And immediately theleprosy left him”(Luke 5:12-13 NAS).

(Thom Mollohanand his family haveministered in south-

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Pictured is Traci Livingston receiving adonation from the Democratic WomenʼsOrganization, represented by Mercedes

Sayre in the amount of $100 dollars. Sayrealso gave a donation of $50.

Crosslight receives blessings

Submitted photosAshton Baptist Church held their Vacation Bible School dur-ing July 11-15. During the week, boys and girls brought inpennies to donate to the Crosslight of Hope. With the helpfrom the children, the church was able to give a $700 checkto the ministry so they can continue to spread the messageof God throughout the community by serving families in need.Pictured with children from the church are Traci Livingston,Director of Crosslight; Justin Moran, Pastor of Ashton BaptistChurch; and Delyssa Huffman, Crosslight Board Member.

Balls Chapel Church also joined forces to lend a hand toCrosslight. During their VBS, an average of 40-50 kids a nightattended to hear Godʼs message and to bring in canned foodto donate to the Southern ministry in Ashton. A total of 530cans of food help replenish the selves at Crosslight.

BY THOMAS JOHNSON

Last week I appropri-ated what the Lutheransdown the street had post-ed on their sign-board.This week, I’ve targetedour Methodist neighborsacross the street.

Before I share withyou their marvelousinsight, think back anumber of years to whena certain fast-foodrestaurant chain used anelderly lady in theircommercials, and hadher asking the ques-tion—“Where’s thebeef?”

Much to the chagrinand displeasure of thatemployer, she later wentto work for another suchcompany and answeredher own question, say-ing ... “I found it! Ifinally found it!”

Okay: here’s what theMethodists posted for usto read and heed: ... “Agood scare is worthmore to a man than goodadvice.” Whether theyappreciate the essenceof what they have said Ido not know, but itoccurs to me theMethodists may verywell have “found it!”

I know you wonderwhat the “it” is theyhave found: maybe, justmaybe, the reason somany people seemoblivious to theGospel—which is, ofcourse, the Good Newsof Jesus Christ. Would itnot be ironic if we whoare preachers were theones at fault for this?!?Perhaps it has become“standard operating pro-

cedure” for some of uswho are preachers towater-down our sermonsso as to better appeal toour listeners and, at thesame time, insure ourown “job security” andkeep the peace in ourrespective churches.

God knows—and Godforgive us if we’vebecome politicians,relying more on thegood will of our parish-ioners than upon thegrace of God! TheApostle Paul wrote twoepistles or, if you prefer,letters, to Timothy, hisprotégé, and warnedTimothy against thisvery thing.

Paul foresaw the daywhen people—not out-side the Church so muchas inside it—would seekout, and follow, thosewho told them what theywanted to hear. I knowonly too well people liketo hear pious platitudeswhich instill in them lotsof “warm fuzzies,” asopposed to sound,Biblical admonitionsand precepts which con-vict and incriminatethem (2 Tim. 4:3-4).

Some years ago, in the

movie “A Few GoodMen,” an unrepentantMarine officer played byJack Nicholson wasunder examination by aNavy lawyer, played byTom Cruise. When the

lawyer demanded thetruth, Nicholson retorted... “The truth? You can’thandle the truth!”

Certainly it isn’t thenorm, but even soamong the Body ofChrist surely it grievesthe Lord when any ofHis people reject theWord, either as it is writ-ten or when it is pro-claimed.

Whatever became ofthe Psalmist’s self-declared attitude of grat-itude for the opportunityto “go into the house ofthe Lord”? (122:1).Consider, too, thatwhereas the reading ofGod’s Word once metwith an enthusiastic andvocal “Amen,” today it’smore likely to garner abored and muttered, “Sowhat?!?”

I’ve come to the real-ization that people donot like the whole truthof God’s Word, andtherefore don’t want tohear anything theymight find offensive.Thomas Jefferson wasone such individual, andso he excised and dis-carded complete pas-sages from theScriptures—resulting ina pseudo-Bible he him-self was comfortablewith.

Correct me if I’mwrong, but tho’ I lovethe Bible and find cer-tain passages to be very

comforting, I don’tbelieve the purpose ofthe Bible is to make any-one “comfortable.” It’sbeen my personal expe-rience that some por-tions of Scripture arechallenging, if notdaunting to read, andstill others remind me Iam, in essence, a sinnersaved by the grace ofGod.

There’s a lot of “goodadvice” in the Bible, towhich some seem tohave a distinct aversion.If it’s a “good scare”they want, I cannot con-ceive of anything scarierthan spending eternity in“the lake which burnswith fire and brimstone,which is the seconddeath” (Rev. 21:8).

Perhaps you’ve been“de-sensitized” to thisscenario yourself; if so,you’re not alone as it’squite fashionable forministers to talk abouthell in terms of alien-ation from God. Thislatter construct obvious-ly is more palatable andless offensive, but it maywell be tantamount totampering with theWord of God. On suchground not even angelswould tread!

Substitute anythingfor the Word of God isto earn the wrath ofGod, and thus excludeone’s self “from theBook of Life, the holycity, and all of God’sother blessings” (Rev.22:19).

Unless I’m mistaken,God made us in Hisimage. Let’s not try toreturn the favor!

Last time we dealt withthe thought that Godtruly has our back as ashepherd did in Bibletimes and still do to thisday. We also mentionedthat when we look at the1st verse of the 23rdPsalm, what do we thinkabout? What is our men-tal picture? Better yet,what is the reality ofDavid’s description ofJehovah God as ourShepherd?

A few translations ofthis verse were given andtoday I simply want tomake mention of the factthat the literal translationand the way David wrotethis verse comes from theYoung’s LiteralTranslation — Jehovah ismy Shepherd, I do notlack. Though the othertranslations are perfectlycorrect, yet this one is theone closest to David’soriginal meaning andarrangement of chosenwords.

In terms of Jehovahbeing our Shepherd asDavid describes him, heused the word Râ‘âh,which is to tend (a flock),graze; rule; a shepherd,leader, ruler.

But the word “want” orhaser deals with; to lack;by implication to fail,want, lessen :- be abated,bereave, decrease, (causeto) fail, (have) lack, makelower, want. (StrongsDictionary).

In other words, I mightwant otherwise, but whenthe Lord is my Shepherdhe is able to supply myneeds, and he is certainlywilling to do so, for hisheart is full of love, andtherefore “I shall not

want.” I shall not lack fortemporal things.

Does he not feed theravens, and cause thelilies to grow? He willalso feed me. I shall notlack for spiritual things; Iknow that his grace willbe sufficient for me. Imay not possess all that Iwish for, but “I shall notlack.” Others, far wealth-ier and wiser than I, maywant, but “I shall not.”“The young lions dolack, and suffer hunger:but they that seek theLord shall not lack anygood thing.” Come whatmay, if famine shoulddevastate the land, orcalamity destroys thecity, “I shall not lack.”

Old age with its feeble-ness shall not bring meany lack, and even deathwith its gloom shall notfind me destitute. I haveall things and abound;not because I have agood store of money inthe bank, not because Ihave skill and wit withwhich to win my bread,but because “The Lord ismy shepherd.” Thewicked always want, butthe righteous never; asinner’s heart is far fromsatisfaction, but a gra-

cious spirit dwells in thepalace of content. TheLord Jehovah is myShepherd, I do not andwill not lack.

Do you understand thatthose who are the Lord’sare not to lack anything?This is a strong state-ment, but let’s considerone thing. If we do lackpeace, joy, love, prosper-ity, shelter, food, etc,then the Shepherd hasnot been doing His job.Think about it for oneminute! This is anabsurd consideration,isn’t it?

Could it be then, thatwe are looking at otherthings to do the job of theShepherd, perhapsincluding ourselves?Just something to thinkabout.

I have concluded that Ican not do the job of myShepherd. I can only dothe job of the sheep.Shepherding was consid-ered one of the bestoccupations of ancienttimes. It was a goodthing to be a shepherdbecause sheep providedmilk, which peoplewould also make cheesefrom. They also provid-ed meat and wool forcoats, garments, etc.

As sheep we can saylike Paul did: “My Godshall supply all yourneeds according to Hisriches in glory throughChrist Jesus,” (Phil 4:19).God supplies me so I canprovide Him. He’s got tohave my back and coverme so that I may provideHim what is due Him.More on this next time!

Make it a GreatShepherd Day!

BY PASTORRON BRANCH

Terry provides themoney for groceries eachweek on the basis of theemployment she has.Grocery shopping for heris almost like strategicwarfare. She studies in-depth the weekly sellingagendas of the competingstores, and plans herattack. She can be down-right ruthless when itcomes to what she thinksamounts to savingmoney. Her most favoritereading material for theweek is reading herlengthy grocery receiptprintout, and then shebrags to me about all thatshe has saved.

She has become ratherwily in her grocery shop-ping attack. Sometimes,instead of getting goodstuff to eat this week, likeHo-Ho’s and Oreos, shewill buy food items onsale this week to eat nextweek. The boys and Ihave suffered because ofit.

Then, she started doingthis. Knowing that shewas only going to budgetcertain amounts for gro-ceries each week, shestarted making state-ments like, “Oreos wereon sale this week, but Ihad to buy dish washingdetergent.” Ever sincethen, I have — on myown — kept her stockedwith Dawn to supple-ment her frugality. I waswilling to shell out nine-ty-seven cents for a bot-tle.

It was amazing, how-ever, how she morphedto my countermove. Shethen stopped purchasingvery many soft drinks.“We really do not need tobe drinking so muchpop,” she said. So, I

started making indepen-dent forays to the store tohave Diet Pepsi andCream Soda in amplesupply. It is the sameway with milk, because“you guys drink so muchof it.”

Recently, she held upone of my T-shirts, andcommented, “You know,I could probably get yourT-shirts a little whiter if Ihad enough grocerymoney to buy betterdetergent than the cheapbrand I get. Tide is thebest, but it costs more.”Tide now sits on thelaundry room shelf likefirst-place trophies.Paper towels and napkinssit in stock, too, becauseshe has said it soaks hergrocery money.

But, it was the coffeethat finally opened myeyes. Lying in bed oneFriday night, just aboutasleep, her little, tendervoice said, “Hey,Branchie — I did not buycoffee today because Iran out of grocerymoney. You are not goingto have your coffee in themorning.”

Sure enough, the nextmorning I found no cof-fee to make. Taking herinto my arms, I said,“Terry, I tell you what —I get all these extrathings thinking it helpsyou in your bargaining.

But, you are going tomanipulate me about ituntil I wind up buying allthe groceries and giveyou the money to boot.”

By contrast, this isexactly the same type ofthing people do withtheir souls. We get intothe habit of makingincremental pay-outs tosinful practices not real-izing that someday wewill have to foot thewhole bill.

Jesus Christ asked aquestion that bites at ustoday, “For what shall itprofit a man, if he shallgain the whole world,and lose his own soul. Orwhat shall a man give inexchange for his soul?”

You see, people arevery hungry to keep self-satisfied and gratified.Life is budgeted to a cer-tain amount, and,because of it, we thinkwe can if we supplementit with certain little pay-outs to lifestyles thatfeed our lusts, we aregetting more out of life.

But, there is a satanicstrategy behind it all,leading up to the daywhen we realize we arepaying for it all, andSatan is getting to keep itall. If you do not get itfigured out quicklyenough, you will beprinted out on his receiptlist.

We need to rememberthat the Lord has paid theprice not only for eternallife but also for abundantlife. The great good Hegives requires no incre-mental pay-outs.

You might wonder whyI don’t give Terry extramoney to buy all thoseextra things. Hey, thewoman is smart. Shewould just figure outanother way to manipu-late me!

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Covered By TheShepherd – Part 2

People do not like the whole truth of God’s WordGetting into Heaven is notabout what you've done;it's about what God's done.

You have probablyencountered a few peoplewho hoped that they wouldget into Heaven because theyhave lived a good life.Indeed, there are many peo-ple in the world who thinkthat all the right things theydo will get them into Heaven.However, Paul knew that"There is no one righteous,not even one" (Romans3:10).

Fortunately, God loved usso much that He provided ananswer: "For God so lovedthe world that he gave his oneand only Son, that whoeverbelieves in him shall not per-ish but have eternal life"(John 3:16). Furthermore, 1Peter 3:18 tells us that "Christdied for sins once for all, therighteous for the unrighteous,to bring you to God."

Therefore, it is no wonderJesus said, "I am the way andthe truth and the life. No onecomes to the Father exceptthrough me" (John 14:6).

Notice that nothing in anyof those verses refers to ourability to reach Heaven.That's because it is impossi-ble for us to reach Heaven onour own strength.Remember, "There is no onerighteous, not even one."Therefore, our salvation mustbe based entirely on whatGod has done. "For it is bygrace you have been saved,through faith—and this notfrom yourselves, it is the giftof God—not by works, sothat no one can boast"(Ephesians 2:8-9).

The only requirement forgetting into Heaven is believ-ing in Jesus as your Saviorand Lord. "If you confesswith your mouth, 'Jesus isLord,' and believe in your

heart that God raised himfrom the dead, you will besaved. For it is with yourheart that you believe and arejustified, and it is with yourmouth that you confess andare saved" (Romans 10:9-10).

There is nothing that youcan do to earn salvation.Jesus is the only way toHeaven. That's because get-ting into Heaven is not aboutwhat you've done; it's aboutwhat God's done.

Listen to your prayers,because they locate yourlevel of spiritual maturity.

What are you praying for?Are you asking God to giveyou more stuff--a biggerhouse, a new car, a biggersalary? What you pray forindicates what is important toyou.

It is a great lesson to exam-ine what the people in theBible prayed for.

King David, in Psalm 27:4,prayed, One thing I ask of theLORD, this is what I seek:that I may dwell in the houseof the LORD all the days ofmy life, to gaze upon thebeauty of the LORD and toseek him in his temple. Heasked God for just one thing:that he would dwell in God'spresence. David clearly knewthat in God's presence hewould receive everything heneeded (see Matthew 6:33).

Paul also didn't pray forworldly things. Instead, inPhilippians 1:9, Paul prayedthat the church would walk inlove: And this is my prayer:that your love may aboundmore and more. Paul knewthe importance of love, andso he made it a point to praythat the church would growmore and more in love.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rightsof the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked. — Psalm 82:3-4

BY DAVID K. RANDALLAP BUSINESS WRITER

NEW YORK —Gripped by fear of a newrecession, the stock marketsuffered its worst dayThursday since the finan-cial crisis in the fall of2008. The Dow Jonesindustrial average fellmore than 500 points, itsninth-steepest decline.

The sell-off wiped outthe Dow's remaining gainsfor 2011. It put the Dowand broader stock indexesinto what investors call acorrection — down 10 per-cent from their highs in thespring.

"We are continuing to bebombarded by worriesabout the global econo-my," said Bill Stone, thechief investment strategistfor PNC Financial.

Across the financialmarkets, the day was remi-niscent of the wild swingsthat defined the financialcrisis in September andOctober three years ago.Gold prices briefly hit arecord high. Oil fell evenmore than stocks — 6 per-cent, or $5.30 a barrel. Andfrightened investors wereso desperate to get intosome government bondsthat they were willingaccept almost no return ontheir money.

It was the most alarmingday yet in the almost unin-terrupted selling that hasswept Wall Street for twoweeks. The Dow has lostmore than 1,300 points, or10.5 percent. By one broadmeasure kept by DowJones, almost $1.9 trillionin market value has disap-peared.

For the day, the Dowclosed down 512.76points, at 11,383.68. It wasthe steepest point declinesince Dec. 1, 2008.

Thursday's decline wasthe ninth-worst by pointsfor the Dow. In percentageterms, the decline of 4.3percent does not rankamong the worst. OnBlack Monday in 1987, forexample, the Dow fell 22percent.

Two weeks ago,investors appeared worriedabout the deadlockednegotiations in Washingtonover raising the ceiling ongovernment debt. As soonas the ceiling was raised,investors focused on theeconomy, and the sellingaccelerated.

On Thursday, growingfear about the weakeningU.S. economy was joinedby concern in Europe thatthe troubled economies ofItaly and Spain might needhelp from the EuropeanUnion.

The European Union hasalready given financialassistance to Greece andIreland, two countries thathave struggled to pay theirdebts. A financial rescuepackage for Italy or Spainmight be more than thegroup of countries canhandle.

Traders also unloadedstocks before Friday'srelease of the government's

unemployment report forJuly, which is expected toshow weak job growth andperhaps a rise in the unem-ployment rate, which is 9.2percent.

Together, they produced"a perfect storm of sell-ing," said Ryan Larson,head of U.S. equity tradingfor RBC Global AssetManagement.

Until a week ago, WallStreet had mostly con-vinced itself that the U.S.economy would improvein the second half of theyear. Gas prices werefalling, and Japanese facto-ries were resuming pro-duction after disruptionsfrom the March earth-quake.

Then one report afteranother began to show thatthe economy was muchweaker than first thought.

Manufacturing is barelygrowing. The service sec-tor, which covers about 90percent of the Americanwork force, is growing atthe slowest rate in a yearand a half. People spentless in June than in May,the first decline sinceSeptember 2009.

And the overall econo-my is expanding at theslowest pace since the endof the Great Recession. Itgrew at an annual rate ofjust 0.8 percent for the firstsix months of this year,raising the risk of anotherrecession.

In an indication of howfrightened investors are,Bank of New York Mellonsaid it would start charginglarge investors to hold theircash because they aredepositing so much. Thebank's clients include pen-

sion funds and large invest-ment houses that are sell-ing stock and need todeposit the proceeds.

Mark Luschini, chiefinvestment strategist forJanney Montgomery Scott,an investment firm inPhiladelphia, said hisclients saw the move fromstocks into cash as "a park-ing lot to sort things out."

"With the scars of 2008still fresh," he said, "someclients don't want to missthe chance to pre-emptfurther damage should itcome."

Wells Fargo Advisers, afinancial managementcompany in St. Louis, saidclients were more nervous.

"I wouldn't say they're

totally panicking. Butobviously nerves are rat-tled," said ScottMarcouiller, chief techni-cal market strategist there."And I think that is simplybecause of the speed of thedecline."

Other market indicatorsreinforced the risk-aversemood. Gold, which is seenas a safe investment whenthe stock market is turbu-lent, set a record price,$1,684.90 an ounce,before falling to finish theday at $1,659. Adjustedfor inflation, gold is stillfar below the recordreached in 1980.

The yield on the 10-yearTreasury note fell to 2.42percent, its lowest of the

year, and the yield on the2-year Treasury note hit itslowest ever, 0.265 percent.Bond yields fall whendemand for bonds increas-es.

The yield on the one-month Treasury bill fell toalmost nothing — 0.008percent. Investors werewilling to accept paltryreturns in exchange forholding investments theybelieved to be stable.

The sell-off was broad.All 10 industry groups inthe Standard & Poor's 500index fell. Energy compa-nies lost almost 7 percent,materials companies weredown 6.6 percent, andindustrial companies lostmore than 5 percent.

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An update of whatused to be known as afood pyramid in 2010had called on Americansto eat more foods con-taining potassium,dietary fiber, vitamin Dand calcium. But if theydid that, the studyauthors said, they wouldadd hundreds more dol-lars to their annual gro-cery bill.

Inexpensive ways toadd these nutrients to aperson's diet includepotatoes and beans forpotassium and dietaryfiber. But the studyfound introducing morepotassium in a diet islikely to add $380 per

year to the average con-sumer's food costs, saidlead researcher PabloMonsivais, an assistantprofessor in theDepartment ofEpidemiology and theSchool of Public Healthat the University ofWashington.

"We know more thanever about the science ofnutrition, and yet wehave not yet been able tomove the needle onhealthful eating," hesaid. The governmentshould provide help formeeting the nutritionalguidelines in an afford-able way.

He criticized some ofthe marketing for ahealthy diet — forexample, the image of aplate of salmon, leafygreens and maybe somerice pilaf — and said ameal like that is notaffordable for manyAmericans.

Food-assistance pro-grams are helping peo-

ple make healthierchoices by providingcoupons to buy fruitsand vegetables,Monsivais said, butsome also put stumblingblocks in front of thepoor.

He mentioned, as anexample, a Washingtonstate policy making itdifficult to buy potatoeswith food assistancecoupons for women withchildren, even thoughpotatoes are one of theleast expensive ways toadd potassium to a diet.

The study, publishedin the journal HealthAffairs, was based on arandom telephone sur-vey of about 2,000adults in King County,Wash., followed by aprinted questionnairethat was returned byabout 1,300 people.They noted what foodthey ate, which was ana-lyzed for nutrient con-tent and estimated cost.

People who spend the

most on food tend to getthe closest to meetingthe federal guidelinesfor potassium, dietaryfiber, vitamin D and cal-cium, the study found.Those who spend theleast have the lowestintakes of the four rec-ommended nutrients andthe highest consumptionof saturated fat andadded sugar.

Hilary Seligman,assistant professor ofmedicine at theUniversity of California,San Francisco, saidMonsivais' research isan interesting additionto the debate abouthealthy eating and foodinsecurity, her area ofexpertise.

A lot of peopleassume the poor eatcheap food because ittastes good, but theywould make betterchoices if they couldafford to, said Seligman,who was not involved inthe study.

"Almost 15 percent ofhouseholds in Americasay they don't haveenough money to eat theway they want to eat,"Seligman said. Recentestimates show 49 mil-lion Americans makefood decisions based oncost, she added.

"Right now, a hugechunk of America justisn't able to adhere tothese guidelines," shesaid.

But Monsivais mayhave oversimplified theproblem, according toanother professor whodoes research in thisarea. Parke Wilde, asso-ciated professor at theFriedman School ofNutrition Science andPolicy at TuftsUniversity, said it's notexpensive to get all thenutrients a body needsto meet the federalguidelines.

What is expensive, inWilde's opinion, are thechoices Americans make

while getting thosenutrients.

He said diets get moreand more expensivedepending on how manyrules a person applies tohimself, such as eatingorganic or seeking localsources for food or eat-ing vegetables out ofseason.

"The longer your listgets, the more expensiveyour list will be," hesaid.

Seligman said her listcan get longer thanWilde's, but not every-thing is a choice. Addingto the cost of buyinghealthful food could behow far away fromhome a person needs totravel to get to a grocerystore that sells a varietyof fresh fruits and veg-etables.

The government alsoaffects food pricesthrough the subsidiesoffered to farmers grow-ing certain crops, sheadded.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION FAMILYCOURT OF MASON COUNTY,WEST VIRGINIA IN RE:CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-D-205 RE-BECCA MORALESDANIEL MORALES PetitionerRespondent THE OBJECT OFTHIS SUIT IS TO OBTAIN A DI-VORCE: To the above named Re-spondent: It appearing by affidavitfiled in this action that the residencyof the respondent is unknown to Pe-titioner, and it is hereby ordered thatDANIEL MORALES serve uponREBECCA MORALES, Petitioner,whose address is 40943-1 B9,LAKIN CORRECTIONAL CEN-TER, 11264 OHIO RIVER ROAD,WEST COLUMBIA, WV 25287 ananswer, including any related coun-terclaim or defense you may haveto the Petition for Divorce filed inthis action on or before 30 DAYSFROM DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE. If you failto do so, thereafter judgment, uponproper hearing and trial may betaken against you for the relief de-manded in the Petition. A copy ofsaid Petition can be obtained fromthe undersigned Clerk at his office.Entered this 1ST day of AUGUST,2011, by the Clerk of said Court./s/ Bill Withers MasonCounty Circuit Clerk (8) 5, 12, 2011

order determined that a guardianad litem be appointed for said minorchild; that a copy of the said petitionmay be obtained from the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court of Mason County,West Virginia, at his office locatedin Point Pleasant, in said Countyand State. Notice is further giventhat on the 7th day of September,2011, at 2:00 p.m., a hearing will behad before the Court at the afore-said Courthouse upon all the mat-ters arising under said petition.Dated this the ______ day of_________________, 2011.STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,P e t i t i o n e r_____________________________Sherry Eling Assistant Prosecut-ing Attorney Mason County Court-house P.O. Box 433 Point Pleasant,WV 25550 (8) 5. 12, 2011

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF WESTVIRGINIA, Petitioner, vs.JUVENILE CASE NO. 11-JA-34(N) MELISSA ROUSH,Respondent .TO: WILLIAM HAYESAND UNKNOWN FATHER AND TOANY OTHER PERSONS INTER-ESTED THEREIN Notice ishereby given that on the 28th day ofJuly, 2011, the State of West Vir-ginia filed in the Circuit Court ofMason County, West Virginia, theirPetition to Institute Proceedings forthe Transfer of Custody of a certainchild; that the natural father of saidchild is unknown and his place ofresidence and whereabouts are un-known to the Petitioner; that saidunknown father has abandonedsaid child and the said Court has by

dard (Portfolio Standard Rules),150 C.S.R. 34. By Order issuedJune 7, 2011 in Case No. 11-0019-E-P, the Commission granted certi-fication of the Grant Town facilitiesas a qualified energy resource pur-suant to Rule 4 of the CommissionPortfolio Standard Rules to gener-ate credits under the Rules. InCase No. 11-0291-E-P, the Com-mission granted certification of theHannibal facilities as a qualified en-ergy resource pursuant to Rule 4 ofthe Commission Portfolio StandardRules to generate credits under theRules, by Order issued July 20,2011. Initial briefs were filed byMon Power and PE, the City, MEA,Staff and CAD. Reply briefs werefiled by Mon Power and PE, the Cityand MEA. Upon review of the legalbriefs filed by the parties, the Com-mission finds that the parties maybelieve that there are questions offact that need to be developed inthis case. The Commission will pro-vide the parties with the opportunityto present evidence at hearing.The Commission will hold an evi-dentiary hearing in this matter onThursday, August 25, 2011 to beginat 9:30 a.m., and to resume, if nec-essary, at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, Au-gust 26, 2011 in the Howard M.Cunningham Hearing Room, 201Brooks Street, Charleston, WestVirginia. Persons interested in ob-taining information on this case mayaccess the Commission website atwww.psc.state.wv.us/. Case infor-mation may be accessed by click-ing “Case Information” andsearching by “Case” entering theCase No. as “11-0249.” Interestedpersons may also appear at thehearing and submit comment.Comments may be submitted bymailing comments to the ExecutiveSecretary, Public Service Commis-sion, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, WV25323. (8) 5, 2011

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS-SIONOF WEST VIRGINIACHARLESTON CASE NO. 11-0249-E-P MONONGAHELAPOWER COMPANY AND THEPOTOMAC EDISON COMPANY,both dba ALLEGHENY POWER-Joint petition for declaratory orderregarding ownership of Alternativeand Renewable Energy Credits at-tributable to energy purchases byMonongahela Power Companyfrom PURPA Qualifying Facilitiesand for interim and other related re-lief.NOTICE OF HEARING OnFebruary 23, 2011, MonongahelaPower Company (Mon Power) andThe Potomac Edison Company(PE), each dba Allegheny Power(collectively Mon Power and PE orthe Companies) filed a petition fordeclaratory order and for interim re-lief, seeking a ruling that the Com-panies are entitled to the alternativeand renewable energy resourcecredits (credits) generated fromthree qualifying facilities (QFs)under the Public Utility RegulatoryAct of 1978 (PURPA) pursuant toElectric Energy Purchase Agree-ments (EEPAs or Agreements) withthree QFs. The EEPAs and subse-quent amendments were previouslyapproved by the Commission inCase Nos. 86-169-E-PC, 87-0669-E-C, and 89-200-E-PC. The owner-ship of the credits is contested.The City of New Martinsville (City),Morgantown Energy Associates(MEA) and the Consumer AdvocateDivision (CAD) of the Public Ser-vice Commission have been namedas parties to the proceeding. Re-lated cases have been filed with theCommission. In Case Nos. 10-1912-E-CP and 11-0009-E-CP,Mon Power and PE and the Cityboth claim the credits from the Han-nibal project in the alternative andrenewable energy portfolio stan-dard compliance plans filed forCommission review and approvalpursuant to W.Va. Code §24-2F-6 and Rule 8 of the CommissionRules Governing Alternative andRenewable Energy Portfolio Stan-

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