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News Attorney General Morrisey's Office AnnoUnces
December Mobile Office Hours in Central and
Southeastern West Virginia
A consumer representative from the Attorney General's Office will be
available to ansWer questions from local consumers.
Attorney General Patrick
Morrisey announced today that a
consumer representative from the
Attorney General's Office will hold
public events during December
throughout central and
southeastern West Virginia. The
office representative will educate
consumers on the latest seams in
their area, provide tips on how to
guard their personal information
and answer questions about
consumer protection settlements.
Justin Arvon, a consumer
outreach and compliance specialist
with the office, will host the events,
which are scheduled below: '
December 9: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. Presentation at Wildwood
House Apartments, 150 Autumn
Ln., Beckley.
December 13: 11 a.m. - Noon
Mobile Office Hours at
Summersville City Hall, 400 N.
Broad St., Summersville.
December 13: 1 p.m. - p.mp
Mobile Office Hours at Oak Hill City
Hall, 100 Kelly Ave., Oak Hill.
December 15: 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Mobile Office Hours at WVU Tech
Beckley, Robert C. Byrd Learning
Resource Center, 512 S. Kanawha
St., Beckley.
December 19: 10 a.m. 11 a.m.
Mobile Office Hours at Richwood
City Hall, 6 White Ave., Richwood
December 21: 11 a.m. Noon Mobile
Office Hours at Braxton County
Senior Center, 33
Senior Center Dr., Sutton.
December 29: 11 a.m. - Noon
Mobile Office Hours at Summers
County Council on Aging, 120 2nd
Ave., Hinton;
"These public events are a great
way for consumers to talk one-on-
one with our consumer
representatives," Attorney General
Morrisey said. "Consumers can
learn about scams, get information
on keeping personal information
safe and ask general questions about
our office."
The events are open to the public;
reservations are not required.
For information, contact Justin
Arvon at 304-590-6462.
Two NASS Surveys Set County
NASS conducts more than 400
surveys each year, but two of our
larger and more impactful surveys
are our annual Row Crops County
Agricultural Production Survey and
December Agricultural Survey, the
results of which are combined to set
our county average yields.
The Row Crops CAPS surveys
about 3, 100 farmers in West Virginia
to find out their acres planted, acres
harvested and production of corn
and hay (alfalfa and other). This
survey was mailed out Nov. 18; the
data collection period goes through
early January.
The December Agricultural
Survey asks an additional 550 West
Virginia farmers how many acres of
crops they planted, how many acres
they harvested and their yield per
acre. This survey was mailed out
Nov. 18; data is collected Nov. 28
through Dec. 13.
NASS's county estimates are used
in conjunction with other USDA
agencies' estimate calculations to set
standards for insurance and risk
protection program's“ many farmers
rely on to protect their operations.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) relies on
county level estimate's for
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC),
Price Loss Coverage (PLC), County
Loan Rates, and its disaster
program calculations. The Risk
Management Agency (RMA) uses
the data for administering the Area
Risk Protection Insurance Plan,
establishment of transitional yields,
and determining when to make crop
loss insurance payments.
When drought and flooding
impact crop production, or even in a
year with good yields, these data are
crucial to the agriculture industry.
NASS sets a goal of 80 percent
response rate for all surveys, and
with a few exceptions, we aren't
quite meeting that goal. We do the
best we can with the data we receive,
but the more responses we receive,
the better, more accurate our data
will be. This is particularly
important for these two surveys,
because if we don't receive enough
reports, we can't publish county
estimates.
Estimates
. We often hear from farmers about
the published county estimates, and
our West Virginia State Statistician,
Charmaine Wilson, works
throughout the year to engage as
many farmers as possible in
understanding these (and all our)
surveys. It's important we clarify
NASS's role in the county estimate
process. NASS yields (our county
estimates) go off harvested acres.
FSA calculates the county estimate
off planted acres, so there will
sometimes be slight variations.
While the two agencies' roles are
intertwined, NASS's role is to simply
survey the producers, calculate the
data and publish it. FSA uses that
data to calculate for their programs;
we have no role beyond publishing
the data.
Farmers have asked how
sampling is selected and conducted.
Farms are randomly selected for the
surveys with selection to account for
all counties and commodities.
Producers are only selected for one
of the surveys calculating county.
estimates. during this survey period.
A specific question we'll. get is why
aren't all farmers queried? The short
answer is that we don't have enough
dollars to survey every farmer and
still get a representative response,
so we draw a representative subset
of the total. Additionally with more
than 400 surveys a year, how many
farmers are going to be excited to see
another survey in the mailbox or
another enumerator pulling up to
their house? We try to be judicious
of our farmers' time and the
taxpayers' money.
Once we have all the reported
data, it's reviewed for
reasonableness and verifications are
made, if necessary. Summaries
combine farm data to allocate
previously released state production
and acreage totals to counties.
Average yield equals county
production divided by county
harvested acres.
We have a publication standard,
though, meaning if we don't have
enough producers reporting in a
particular county, we can't set an
estimate. Our minimum stande is
***
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong
impulse to see it tried on him personally.
-——Abraham Lincolr
' **=l=
Local Author Featured
011 Blog: 50 Authors
From 50 States
Starting on November 27, local
author Belinda Anderson is the
featured author on a blog titled
"Fifty Authors from Fifty States. It
can be found at h tp's://
annettesyder.blogspot.com/.
Anderson, a Monroe County native,
has authored four books and has
countless other publication credits.
She has also written three volumes
of "History Highlights and
Tantalizing Tidbits" about Alderson,
WV. The latest volume went on sale
on November 17 and is available at
the Alderson Visitors Center, Bridge
Walk Shops, and at the Christmas
Tour, Tea, and Music event at the
Cedars 01‘. Sunday, December 4 for
$8.
When she started this blog,
Novelist Annette Snyder wanted to
show off the talent across America
and mingle that with where it was
from so readers can get a real life
view of the USA. She said, "Every
week readers get a glimpse of a
different part of the country and, at
the same time, broaden their
horizons by investigating a new
genre, and author, publishing house,
writing community; the list goes on."
Alderson Main Street President
Jim Russell said, "We are so proud
to have Belinda represent West
Virginia on this blog. We are also,
proud to have her be the author of
the three volumes about Alderson.
The quality of her research and
writing is superb." I
if
at least 30 responses from producers
in a county OR the received
responses account for at least 25
percent of current year's harvested
acres. For example, if we know there
are 10,000 acres of a particular crop
in the county, and we receive reports
on at least 2,500 acres, we'll publish
an estimate. The exception to those
standards is that no one producer
can account for 60 percent or more
of the reported production in the
county.
NASS offers a four pronged
approach for farmers to respond to
surveys: Mail-in, respond over the
phone, face-to—face interviews, and
reply online. Follow-up phone calls
began Nov. 30, if we hadn't received
a response in the mail or online. If
you receive a call to answer a survey
and aren't able to access your
records or it's not a good time, we
encourage you to make an
appointment for a convenienttime to
respond. As always NASS
safeguards the privacy of all
res ondents and ‘pgiblishes only
in'
ag data, thatino
individual operation or producer can
be identified. * ‘
County estimates will be
published on the following dates:
Small Grains Dec. 15, 2016; Corn
Feb. 23, 2017 Hay April 13, 2017
Data strictly from the December
Agricultural Survey is published in
the Crop Production Annual Report,
due out Jan. 12, 2017.
If you have any questions or
concerns, we are always available to
help. Herman Ellison can be reached
in our Richmond office at (304) 357-
5123, extension 1 . or
Charmaine.Wilson @nass.usda.gov.
We want to provide the most
accurate, reliable data, and that's
why we encourage you to make your
voices heard. We need your
responses to better serve you and
your operations. Respond and be
counted!
Author credit to David Knopf,
Eastern Mountain Region Director,
and Charmaine Wilson, West
Virginia State Statistician, National
Agricultural Statistics Service.
On July 4, 1840, HMS Britannia left
Liverpool, England with a cow on
board to supply fresh milk to the
passengers on the 14-day transat-
lantic crossing.
[BEAVER, W.Va.] New River
Community and Technical College
is preparing for the spring 2017
semester by holding events during
December and January to help
students register for class at the
college’s campuses.
Registration Days are scheduled
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
following New River CTC locations:
Greenbrier Valley Campus,
Tuesday, Dec. 6; Raleigh County
Campus, Wednesday, Dec. 7;
and Nicholas County Campus,
Thursday, Dec. 8. Additional events
are scheduled for January.
“By having Registration Day
events, we’re giving current
Tues. Dec. 6, 2016 Hinton News - 7
NEW RIVER CTC HOLDS SPRING
REGISTRATION DAY EVENTS
students an easy way to get
registered for classes, and new
students can begin the admissions
process,”saidDirectorofEnrollment
Services Tracy Evans. “If students
‘can’t attend the events, they can
schedule an appointment at a time
that works for them to sign up for
classes.”
New students will be able
to take placement tests during
Registration Days if on campus by
1:30 p.m. Testing will be available
on a first come basis, as space is
limited. Placement testing can also
be scheduled through the Student
Success Center.
Spring classes begin Jan. 17, and
registration will continue through
Jan. 6. New students interested in
registering for classes, but unable
to attend a registration event can
visit a campus location Monday
through Friday between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m., call 866-349-3739 or
email admissions@newriver.edu to
schedule an appointment.
New River Community and
Technical College serves nine
counties in southeastern West
Virginia from the Greenbrier Valley
Campus (Lewisburg), Mercer
County Campus (Princeton),
Nicholas County Campus
(Summersville), and Raleigh
County Campus (Beaver/Beckley).
’ Fire Trucks, Chili and Santa’s Village in Alderson
Have you ever wanted to ride an‘
antique fire truck? Visit Santaland?
Have chili or brown beans and
cornbread on a cold winter’s night?
Well you can do all this in Alderson
this weekend.
On Friday December 9, 5 pm
until 8 pm, come by the Alderson
Fire Department on Railroad
Avenue for chili or brown beans
and cornbread and a drink for $5.
Hot dogs, chips and a drink for the
kids.
Santa will be there to hear what
you might like for Christmas.
Take a picture with him 6-8 pm.
Hop on an antique fire truck for a
The blue hen chicken is the offi-
cial state bird of Delaware and
the ladybug is Delaware’s official
state bug.
"Healthy
Ideas
(NAPSF—Baby boomer health is
increasingly affected by diminish-
ing flexibility, strength and bal-
" ance.‘ Physical'thérapists can help." ~- ..
Learn more about physical therapy
and find a physical therapist near
you at www.MoveForwardPT.com.
***
Laboratory and clinical re-
search continues to reveal how
important fish oil is to health and
well-being. Omega-3 fish oils lower
inflammation, protect against can-
cer and improve your heart, brain
and eyes. More information is
available at www.1ef.org/fish-oil.
* *
Starting on January 1, 2014,
Insurance companies cannot dis-
criminate against you because of
your health conditions or gender. ’
That’s just one of the provisions of
the Affordable Care Act. To learn
more about how the law affects you
and your loved ones, visit www.
HealthLawAnswers.org or www.
MiLeydeSalud.org or call 1-888-
702-9345.
Notice '
drive under the lights across the
Memorial bridge for a pay-what-
you-can donation (or drive across
in your car).
Have a fun evening, start a new
tradition, and support our first
responders. '
The Alderson Lion invites you
to visit Santaland in Alumni Park
near the Memorial Bridge. Visit at
night for some real magic. Reindeer,
a sleigh, trees, Santa’s Workshop
and Candy Factory are all next to
the beautiful Greenbrier River.
Peek inside the buildings and
see what the elves are up to. See
if you can find the one napping in
a hammock. You might even see
Mrs Claus on Saturday afternoons
December 10 & 17, 1-3 pm (weather
permitting).
You can leave a letter for Santa in
the mail box at Santa’s Workshop.
. While in town remember to .
visit the shops of Alderson. Wolf
Creek Gallery and the Alderson
Artisans Gallery have reopened
after the flood damage. There
is also Alderson’s Store and the
BridgeWalk Shops for unique and
affordable gift items.
For more information call 304-
520-2473. Come to Alderson and
experience someplace different.
Ms '
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but
wish we didn’t.
***
***
—Erica Jong
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
***
-—Frank Lloyd Wright
***
Nature provides a free lunch but only if we control our appetites.
—William Ruckelshaus
***
Doing Your Homework on an Investment?
Don’t Overlook This Simple Step.
(NAPS)——It can happen to even
the savviest and most experienced
investor. You’re so busy research-
ing an opportunity that you forget
to look into the background of the
financial professional offering it.
Before you invest, checking the
credentials and track record of
your potential financial profes-
sional can help you make smarter
choices. Even if you’ve worked
.with a financial professional
before, it’s a good practice to run
checks annually on his or her reg-
istration status and disciplinary
history. Doing this check may
even help you avoid fraud.
Remember to check at least
once each year to make sure there
aren’t any new disciplinary
actions or other red flags. Pick a
date that you’ll remember and put
a reminder on your calendar.
Where can an investor find such
information? The US. Commodity '
Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) launched SmartCheckgov,
with free tools that make it easier.
The website also offers updates on
fraud trends, interactive videos, and
information about reporting fraud.
It can happen to me. Really?
Many savvy investors think
. fraudsters mostly target novices.
PSD MEETING
The Meadow Creek Public
Service District meets the second
Tuesday of each month at the Green
Sulphur District Volunteer Fire
Department at 6 p.m. Meetings are
open tothe public.
The USDA Rural Housing Service has
received an application for federal
assistance from the Summers County
Commission. The proposed project consists
of the purchase of two Sheriff's vehicles
for Summers County. This notice is also
to inform the public of a public meeting
to be held on Wednesday, December I4,
2016 at “:00 a.m. at the Summers
County Courthouse. The purpose of this
meeting is to provide an opportunity to
become acquhinted with the proposed
project and to comment on economic and
environmental impacts, service. area, or
alternatives to
In fact, research indicates that
the typical defrauded investor is
Savvy investors think about the
person and not just the profits.
quite seasoned. The problem is
that schemes are constantly
changing and becoming increas-
ingly sophisticated.
Between 2010 and 2014, the
CFTC took action on fraudulent
schemes affecting more than 37,000
investors, with losses totaling
nearly $1.15 billion. The majority of
these schemes involved unregis-
tered financial professionals.
Time to bookmark
SmartCheck.gov
With user-friendly tools and
free access to government regis-
tration databases, it only takes a
few minutes to get the back-
ground information needed to help
you make informed investment
decisions. As for the peace of mind
it gives you, you can’t put a price
on that.
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