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Helmick signs to wrestle for Wheeling Jesuit
By Shirley Shuman
Eagles’ wrestler Lee Helmick recently signed a letter of intent with Wheeling Jesuit College, according to Braxton County High Athletic Director Lynn Stalnaker. Helmick, who transferred to Braxton from Gilmer County, wrestled for the Eagles for the last two seasons.
He finished the season at 30-11, and his two-year career record was 51-27.
This past season, he was runner-up in the Little Kanawha Conference and qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament by placing second in the regional tournament. Coach Sterling Beane mentioned that Helmick lost only by 10-8 in the finals of the region and that he was only one win away from placing in the state tournament. |
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Braxton County Memorial Hospital welcomes new provider
 Both Family Nurse Practitioners, Jennifer Poff and Shelley Cottrill, are ‘here today’, yet Shelley will be ‘gone tomorrow’. As Braxton County Memorial Hospital bids farewell to Shelley, we welcome back Jenny. During the week of April 22, these two mid-level providers worked together to ensure the smoothest transition possible for patients at the Braxton Community Health Center.
Neither Shelley or Jenny are strangers to BCMH. Shelley initially came to BCMH as a new graduate of Fairmont State in 1982. She worked as a staff nurse prior to pursuing other goals, then returned to BCMH as Director of Nursing. During this time, Shelley earned her Masters from the College of WV at Beckley. Her career and educational pursuits led her away from BCMH once again, yet she returned in August 2007 as a Family Nurse Practitioner. On April 23rd, Community Health Center staff presented Shelley with parting gifts and extended best wishes in all her future endeavors.
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BCHS studenst compete in State
FBLA Conference
Ten BCHS students attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Charleston on April 8-9. The conference is a yearly event featuring over forty different competitions. The students participated in nine different contests ranging from online tests to performance events.
The conference was held at the Charleston Civic Center this year. The State FBLA-PBL Advisors, Debra Conrad and Dianna Carpenter, estimated that approximately 700 students and advisors were in attendance. The students enjoyed the opening session with the guest speaker, native West Virginian Entrepreneur Robin Hildebrand. Robin is the driving force behind Blue Smoke Salsa. She told the audience about her humble beginnings from a family of 14 to her accomplishments as a very successful business woman. Blue Smoke Salsa is a very popular item available not only in many West Virginia retail outlets, but also nationwide. For more information about her product, visit her website at: www.bluesmokesalsa.com
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Traveling Braxton County, spotling on Burnsville Lake
By Larissa Beaudry
Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes warm weather and plenty of fun recreational activities. Many families will be making a drive to the beach, or maybe taking a trip somewhere out of state. But this year, why not take the opportunity to explore what is in our own backyard, as Braxton County is home to both Sutton and Burnsville Lakes.
Burnsville Lake, run by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), plays host to about 800,000 visitors a year. In fact, the recreation areas bring in the most revenue in the Huntington District, which covers portions of Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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| BCHS Top Ten Senior Countdown
By Allison Nettles
Tying for the top honor of Valedictorian are Dale William  “Trey” Keplinger III and Nathaniel Nicholas. Trey is the 18 year old son of Dale and Melissa Keplinger of Gassaway.
Trey will begin his collegiate career at West Virginia University, where he plans to major in Chemistry. Trey plans on continuing his education even further by attending medical school where he will study anesthesia. “One day, I plan to become an anesthesiologist and research safe alternatives for narcotics,” Trey commented.
Looking back throughout his school years, Trey tells of his favorite and his worst memories. “In sixth grade my class took a trip to Six Flags,” he recalled fondly. “In first grade on 9/11 I had to wait an hour for my mother to pick me up,” Trey added of his worst memory.
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Locations
700 Elk Street
Gassaway, WV
364-5138
101 A Main Street
Sutton, WV
765-2866
Salt Lick Road
Burnsville, WV
853-2711
Clay Junction
Clay, WV
587-4200
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Newly opened Gassaway cafe`
offers variety of lunch choices
By Shirley Shuman
For eight years she owned and operated Granny’s Kitchen, located just below Frametown. Now Dorsey Hart has brought her expertise to a small café on the corner of Elk Street across from the Bank of Gassaway.
Open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dorsey’s Café caters to the lunch crowd, and the owner—also the cook—offers a wide variety of lunch choices. Sandwiches range from a “hot dog with everything” to open-face hot roast beef or turkey sandwiches.
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