The Herald-Dispatch Putnam News RSS 2008-05-13T05:57:32.656717-04:00 urn:uuid:5b96e0e0-86c3-42b6-97ec-57cebc183d1d Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Waves of Fun in Hurricane to open May 24 The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0512_pool 2008-05-11T23:23:21.556869-04:00 <p>HURRICANE, W.Va. -- Putnam County Parks and Recreation announces the Waves of Fun schedule and a special event planned for the water park attraction located off of Great Teays Road.</p> Putnam gifted students enter wacky Balsa wood world CYNTHIA SOTO http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0513_gifted 2008-05-12T21:07:49.847850-04:00 <p>ELEANOR, W.Va. -- &quot;Wacky World of Balsa Wood Towers&quot; competition displays some serious engineering talent from area middle school students.</p> Hurricane High receives $1,000 science grant CYNTHIA SOTO http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0510_grant 2008-05-09T23:09:22.544149-04:00 <p>HURRICANE, W.Va. -- Hurricane High School is soon to add new resources to their science department. </p> Buffalo Elementary student places third in state writers contest CYNTHIA SOTO http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_writers 2008-05-08T23:49:32.390188-04:00 <p>PUTNAM COUNTY -- Fourth-grade Buffalo Elementary student Rachel Martin has achieved third place at state level competition, in the third and fourth grade category, of the West Virginia Young Writer's contest. Rachel Hull is Martin's teacher. </p> Winfield's Ashley signs to play basketball for West Virginia Wesleyan BILLY SUMMERS http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_signing 2008-05-08T23:55:48.721362-04:00 <p>Winfield High School senior Caleb Ashley signed up to play basketball for West Virginia Wesleyan where he will be majoring in business on Tuesday morning. He may also play baseball for the Bobcats.</p> Redding Brothers send a report from Afghanistan The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_redding 2008-05-08T23:56:24.019007-04:00 <p>The Redding Brothers have been busy trekking across the Middle East, performing for military bases all over Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan since leaving the United States on April 29. The concert locations have ranged from beside rocket bunkers to inside large tents, and the brothers have met and performed for the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, and the British, Canadian, Bulgarian, and Dutch coalition forces.</p> New shelter area open at Valley Park CYNTHIA SOTO http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_shelter 2008-05-08T23:49:30.768782-04:00 <p>HURRICANE, W.Va. -- Putnam County Parks and Recreation is now offering the community a new shelter area with all the perks to make summer activity planning a breeze. </p> Jill Oxley: Community News The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_oxleycol 2008-05-08T23:53:23.645581-04:00 <p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Happy birthday James Vance, aka Cousin Pookie.</p> Ratanamorn kicks his way on to Herd roster ANTHONY HANSHEW http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_mu+football 2008-05-08T23:49:27.304311-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Now Craig Ratanamorn can take it all in and exhale. </p> Forecast for 'Thunder' at Reds' ballpark The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_mu+cincinnati 2008-05-08T23:49:26.287097-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Marshall and the Cincinnati Reds are teaming up for the Great American Thunderfest. </p> Billy Summers: 'Iron Man' is well-made adaptation of Marvel Comics character The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0509_movie 2008-05-08T23:57:04.837690-04:00 <p>Let's take inventory here. I don't care much for Robert Downey Jr. I am not a big fan of Gwyneth Paltrow. I have not seen Terrence Howard in anything that I liked. I do, however, like Jeff Bridges.</p>