https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/33e64c7af5de2e3882a3f38de3336c6e.pdf 77c2c0894029045ebfe4d202946ab598 PDF Text Text Student ‘pays it forward’ Southern girls win sectional NEWS s 6A SPORTS s 1B Valentine’s Day is here ALONG THE RIVER s 1C Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Volume 50, Issue 7 Sunday, February 14, 2016 s $2 Gallipolis commissioners discuss budget By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com Dean Wright | Sunday Times-Sentinel Gallipolis City Commissioners discuss among themselves before getting the budget meeting underway. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis City Commissioners are pondering a potentially tight budget for the coming year, department requests and the impact of a proposed 1 percent income tax increase on the region. Commissioners on Thursday asked City Tax Ofﬁcer Ronnie Lynch how he felt the city would be able to operate in the coming year with the passage of state tax code in what commissioners have been calling House Bill 5. According to Lynch, the new tax codes change the way the city can collect income tax and make it a more confusing venture as the city would be “treading new territory” it had never been in before with new law. Lynch believes the city could potentially lose nearly $100,000 with the way new codes had been written. Whereas individuals working in the city originally had to ﬁle tax papers after working in the municipality after 12 days, now the deadline has been extended with the new code. Employers can also ﬁle taxes using a technique called “net loss-carry forward” for which the city previously had not allowed. Net loss-carry forward is an accounting technique that takes the year’s net operating loss for a business entity and applies it to future years’ gains so one can reduce tax liability. Because of this added technique with House Bill 5’s passage, the city is potentially looking at less revenue. If companies have a negative net operating income in one year but no positive negative net operating income in following years, the business could potentially reduce its tax expense for some of the years by applying a loss seen in the ﬁrst year. See BUDGET | 4A Gallia jury finds Brunty guilty on meth charges By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — A Mason County, W.Va., man was found guilty Thursday in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on charges of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the production of methamphetamine. According to court records, Travis Brunty, 37, of Ashton, W.Va., was originally indicted by the Gallia County Grand Jury in April 2015. Brunty was ultimately found guilty of the thirddegree felony crime. Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins represented the state while Travis Brunty Attorney Barbara Wallen served as Brunty’s defense counsel. Adkins presented two witnesses for the state’s case in an attempt to provide that Brunty had knowingly possessed chemicals necessary for methamphetamine production and intended to make the drug around early March 2015. Lt. Matt Champlin of the Gallipolis Police Department took the stand and testiﬁed regarding his expertise as a methamphetamine lab site neutralization technician. He said a black duffel bag was discovered inside a residence in which Brunty was staying. Inside the bag, ofﬁcers discovered a variety of chemicals. Among them, Liquid Fire Drain Cleaner (sulfuric acid), ammonium nitrate, Crystal Drain Cleaner (sodium hydroxide), Coleman Camping Fuel, coffee ﬁlters and plastic tubing. Champlin See GUILTY | 4A A NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 5 Weather: 6 B SPORTS High School: 1-6 Classifieds: 5 C FEATURES Along The River: 1 Comics: 3 Anniversaries: 4 Courtesy photo A loved one holds a photograph of James Junior Proffitt during his days as Meigs County sheriff in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Present remembers past Current Meigs Co. Sheriff Keith Wood reflects on his late mentor, friend, James Proffitt By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com PORTLAND — It was James Junior Profﬁtt who helped inspire Sheriff Keith Wood to run for Meigs County’s top law enforcement ofﬁce. Profﬁtt, who served as Meigs County sheriff from 1977 to 1984, passed away Feb. 5 at the age of 88. It was this loss of a friend and former colleague that moved Wood to reﬂect on the beginnings of his career. In fact, it was Profﬁtt who ﬁrst hired Wood into law enforcement in September 1978 as a dispatcher after seeing Wood’s desire to join law enforcement. “He gave a lot of young people chances and opportunity for jobs,” Wood said. “I was one of those lucky folks that he got on the right track of life.” And during his time under Profﬁtt, one thing that Wood picked up about the man was that he was strong willed and tough when it came to his expectations for his employees and how they represented his ofﬁce — and the county. “His years of military carried over into his expectations of us and what to look like,” Wood said, referencing Profﬁtt’s Navy career from 1945 to 1966. “It boosted our morale up as far as how we performed our duties.” Wood said that along with attitude and professionalism, Profﬁtt’s expectations carried over into See PROFFITT | 4A Bill proposed selling Lakin Hospital Beth Sergent JOIN THE CONVERSATION bsergent@civitasmedia.com What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — A proposed bill in the West Virginia House of Delegates that would’ve basically sold some state-run health care facilities, including Lakin Hospital, has been amended. House Bill 4352 was initially presented as directing the secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to formulate a plan to sell Lakin Hospital, Jackie Withrow Hospital, John Manchin Sr. Health Center and Hopemont Hospital. Once the plan was completed and deemed feasible by the secretary, the Committee on Government and Finance would approve or deny the plan. This was going to happen quickly (at least in the deﬁnition of government) with the plan submitted by Nov. 30 and if approved, facilities sold by July 1, 2017. According to Delegates Jim Butler, R-Gallipolis Ferry, 14th District; See HOSPITAL | 4A The Law Office of Trenton J. 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PAOLI, Ind. — Alma great grandchildren, son of the late Don and EDWARDS Jean Myers Parker, 68, Ruth Lanthorn Burcham. Grace Bush, William CELINA — Allison In addition to his parents, Strickland, Walker Strick- Marie Edwards, 28, Celi- of Paoli, and formerly of Gallia County, passed land, Avery Bush, and Lee was preceded by his na, Ohio, formerly of GalWyatt Strickland. Also wife, Frances Geraldine lia County, died Wednes- away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2016, at her son’s resiSwain Burcham, by a half- surviving is a half-sister, day, February 3, 2016 in Mary (Raymond) Walbrother, Robert Montdence. Graveside services Huntington, W.Va. burn of Middleport. gomery. Cremation services are will be noon Monday, Graveside services Lee was a Captain, under the direction of the Feb. 15, 2016, in the will be 1 p.m. Monday retiring from AEP River Parker Cemetery, Vinton, Cremeens Funeral ChaFebruary 15, 2016 at Pine pel, Gallipolis. Transportation. He was Ohio. Friends may call a World War II Navy Vet- Street Cemetery with Cremeens Funeral ChaFIELDS eran. He was a member of Rev. Ralph Workman ofﬁpel, Gallipolis, between MASON, W.Va. — Morning Dawn Lodge #7, ciating. Military Funeral 11-11:45 a.m. Monday. Thomas Fields, 84, Honors will be presented VFW Post 4464, American Legion Post 27, DAV, at the cemetery by the Gallia County Veterans AMVETS, The Military Funeral Detail. Order of the Cooties, 40 VINTON ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL Waugh-Halley-Wood & 8, and served on the Funeral Home is assisting Gallia County Veterans Deawntae Clark, KayVINTON — The folthe family. 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CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, Feb. 14 ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., “Fight Like a Girl” and “Wild at Heart” Series, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. MERCERVILLE — Jason Adams will preach at Dickey Chapel Church. Service begins at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — New Covenant will sing at 4 p.m. at Promiseland Community Church, State Route 218 (Clay Chapel Road). GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-4467495 or 740-709-6107. GALLIPOLIS — Bell Chapel Church will have a special service at 6 p.m., featuring singing by Covered By Love. Doug Mitchell will preach. For more information, call 740446-3047. Wednesday, Feb. 17 ADDISON — Business meeting and Bible study, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church. GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministries, 6:45 p.m.; Youth “Impact 127,” 7 p.m.; Prayer & Praise, 7 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Thursday, Feb. 18 GALLIPOLIS — Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, will host a Winter Community Worship Service during Lent. Half-hour service begins at noon, followed by lunch. “Giving Up Sin” will be presented by Pastor Randy Carnes of Elizabeth Chapel Church. Friday, Feb. 19 GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force, 8:45 a.m., Harmon Chapel, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. GALLIPOLIS — St. Louis Catholic Church, 85 State St., Gallipolis, will have a Lenten Fish Fry with fried and sauteed fish, shrimp, fries, baked potato, green beans, hush puppies, cole slaw, tea, lemonade, coffee and various desserts. Saturday, Feb. 20 ADDISON — Men’s dinner and a movie, 5 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church. GALLIPOLIS — Walnut Ridge Church will have an open church service at 7 p.m. The Rev. Sammy Queen will bring the message and singers will be Charles and Bonnie Dennison. Sunday, Feb. 21 ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. MERCERVILLE — Chad and T.J. Garter will be singing at Dickey Chapel Church. Service begins at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., “Fight Like a Girl” and “Wild at Heart” Series, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. GALLIPOLIS — Glory Road will sing at 4 p.m. at Promiseland Community Church, State Route 218 (Clay Chapel Road). GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-4467495 or 740-709-6107. Wednesday, Feb. 24 ADDISON — Prayer meeting, 7 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gene Skaggs. GALLIPOLIS — Children’s Ministries, 6:45 p.m.; Youth “Impact 127,” 7 p.m.; Prayer & Praise, 7 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Thursday, Feb. 25 GALLIPOLIS — Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, will host a Winter Community Worship Service during Lent. Half-hour service begins at noon, followed by lunch. “Giving Up Control” will be presented by the Rev. John Jackson of New Life Lutheran Church. RIO GRANDE — Christian Care Circle Ladies meeting; 10 a.m., Bob Evans in Rio Grande. Studying book about “Angels.” All ladies are welcome to attend. Friday, Feb. 26 GALLIPOLIS — Prayer Force, 8:45 a.m., Harmon Chapel, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. GALLIPOLIS — St. Louis Catholic Church, 85 State St., Gallipolis, will have a Lenten Fish Fry with fried and sauteed fish, shrimp, fries, baked potato, green beans, hush puppies, cole slaw, tea, lemonade, coffee and various desserts. Sunday, Feb. 28 ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m., Addison Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Rick Barcus. MERCERVILLE — Adam Hoosier will preach at Dickey Chapel Church. Service begins at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — “First Light” Worship in the Family Life Center, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., “Fight Like a Girl” and “Wild at Heart” Series, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. GALLIPOLIS — Mandy Collins will sing at 4 p.m. at Promiseland Community Church, State Route 218 (Clay Chapel Road). GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; special singing by Chris and Margaret Moore from Enterprise, Ala., during the morning worship service at 10:30 a.m.; soup and sandwiches following the service with birthday/anniversary celebration for the month of February; Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-4467495 or 740-709-6107. �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, February 14, 2016 3A Meigs OKs quarterly courthouse funding By Lorna Hart lhart@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Maintaining an almost 200-year-old property can be costly, and members of the Chester Shade Historical Association came before the Meigs County Commissioners on Thursday to ask for additional help with expenses associated with the county’s ﬁrst courthouse. Chester was the site of the ﬁrst Meigs County Courthouse. The building was completed in 1823 , and it was there the ﬁrst trial in the county took place. It remained the county seat until 1841, when a new courthouse was build in Pomeroy. Between 1869 and 1919, it was used as the meeting site for the Grand Army of the Republic and other area groups. In 1926, the former courthouse was used as a community center, and necessary repairs were made by the Return Jonathan Meigs Daughters of the American Revolution. Again in need of repair, the DAR provided funding from 1946 to 1951, with an estate gift left by Mary Bennett. The interior of the courthouse was remodeled in 1959 with funds provided by the Chester Grange. The grange then began conducting their meetings on the site. In 1976, the Return Jonathan Meigs DAR Chapter arranged to have the building placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The chapter sponsored extensive restorations in 1995 with funding from an Appalachian grant. The courthouse hosts an annual geneology fair, Chester Shade Days and provides tours for visitors to the site. CSHA members Dan Will (vice president), Dale Coleburn, Pat Holter Courtesy photos This photo was taken of the Chester Courthouse as it stood during the cholera epidemic of 1834. and Jason Arnold presented commissioners with their annual budget of approximately $20,000. Will stated the largest amount of the budget was clerical. According to the CSHA constitution, all donations and equipment belong to the county, which currently pays for some of the costs of the alarm system, insurance and clerical costs of the courthouse. Commissioner Tim Ihle said he would entertain a motion to change the quarterly funding amount from $1,000 to $2,500 and a discussion of expenses followed. CSHA is currently funding the ﬁfth-grade Yesteryear project at $1.50 per student, and Chester Shade Days. Holter said that due to a limited budget, some programs have been cut, such as speakers in the schools. Will advised the commissioners CSHA is working closely with the newly reorganized Meigs County Historical Society. Holter asked commissioners about the possibility of paving an area on the commons to accommodate a Civil War Ball, as there has been discussion by the Morgan’s Raid committee of holding dances as part of the Morgan’s Raid activities in September. Commissioner Mike Bartrum suggested the Park District may be able to provide assistance with paving and the commissioners would check into Chester Courthouse as it appears in the present day. the possibility. Ihle said the county is responsible for funding certain entities such as the Meigs County Historical Society because items are archived there. He went on to say that because the county also owns the property in Chester and would like to see it utilized, it is a good investment on the part of the commissioners to maintain the site for tourism, posterity and history. He did caution that the county is not responsible for funding on the basis of justiﬁcation by an organization of the need and asked if it was acceptable to make quarterly payments. Will said it would ﬁne to do so and Ihle asked that the request be submitted on paper each quarter to the commis“Nine months of pregnancy sioners. felt like a breeze, thanks to On a roll call vote, the motion to increase the the outstanding medical care quarterly funding was I received from everyone at approved. WOMEN’S SERVICES at Pleasant Valley Hospital with FRI MOFOR-ETA, MD, OB/GYN Contact Lorna Hart at 740-9922155 Ext. 2551. Dear Pine Needle, 1967 1969 1971 1974 Love, Blue Dragon June Carter I Love You Johnny Cash the office of Dr. Mofor-Eta. She understands how to keep expecting moms at ease and relaxed. Dr. Mofor-Eta enjoyed getting to know my family and me and we even shared our life stories. She gave me support, not just medically, but emotionally as well. 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This takes many workers each 4:30-7 p.m. on the following dates: week to prepare the food, bake variFeb. 19, Feb. 26, and March 4, ous desserts, cook, serve, clean and March 11 and March 18. do the dishes. The ﬁsh fry started numerous The adult meals are $9 and chilyears ago and has become extremely dren’s meals are $4.50. Those youngpopular, church ofﬁcials said, and er than 3 years old are free. Take-out many meals have been served throughout the years. Diners receive orders are also available. The menu includes fried and saua full dinner, beverage and dessert. The large number of customers who téed ﬁsh, shrimp, fries, baked potareturn year after year is a testimony to, green beans, hush puppies, Cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, tea, lemof how good the food is and how much the guests appreciate the value onade, coffee and various desserts. GALLIA-MEIGS BRIEFS Part of McCombs Road closed in Gallia County GALLIPOLIS — According to Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe, McCombs Road will be closed between Allison Road and State Route 775 beginning at 7 a.m. Feb. 15. It will last until further notice as work is being performed on a bridge replacement. Residents are asked to use other roads as a detour. because of Presidents Day. The board will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Feb 22. The board typically meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Board Ofﬁce, 53 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis. Ohio AFSCME retirees to meet (GALLIPOLIS) Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Gallia and Jackson Counties, sub-chapter 102, will hold their next meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Gallia Portion of Lake Wood Road County Senior Resource Center, 1165 closed in Meigs County State Route 160, Gallipolis. POMEROY — Lake Wood Road The subchapter is seeking new between Pomeroy Pike and Warehouse members in the two-county area. Road will be closed due to culvert AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, installation Feb. 16-17. and OAPSE),OPERS and SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. Sacred Heart Church Fish Fry’s POMEROY — Sacred Heart Church Non-AFSCME members, who retired in Pomeroy will hold their K of C Fish from the city, county, state or school district, are also welcome to attend. Frys on three consecutive Fridays: We also encourage public employees Feb.19, Feb. 26, and March 4 from who plan to retire in the near future to noon to 7 p.m. attend. Issues that are important to retirees Alcohol, drug, mental health are discussed each month. The group board meeting canceled GALLIPOLIS — The Feb. 15 meet- usually meets on the third Friday of ing of the Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board each month. Next month’s meeting, however, will be March 4. Members of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services has been cancelled are asked to mark that date. Sunday Times-Sentinel Guilty cessed the crime scene and preserved evidence. He interviewed Brunty and presented his statement to From page 1A the jury. said these “precursor Adkins totaled the eviitems” are necessary for the dence to the jury and noted production of meth. the nature of the items Jury members saw evilocated inside the duffel dence of multiple purchases bag in Brunty’s room. of pseudo-ephedrine, Adkins argued that possesswhich is accessible through ing each item individually a law enforcement datawas legal. The keeping of base called the National all of these items together Precursor Log Exchange. proved intent that Brunty The database allows law intended to produce meth. enforcement to see realWallen argued that the time information regarding state had failed to prove purchase of drugs often the chemicals belonged used in the production of to Brunty and that he meth. intended to produce meth. Det. Chris Gruber of The defense argued that the Gallia County Sheriff’s the duffel bag had not been ﬁngerprinted, despite Ofﬁce testiﬁed he pro- Budget From page 1A Lynch noted that a few employers in the area were doing well but that a number were still not hiring and this means no increase in income tax for the city. City Manager Gene Greene said he feels money must be placed into the “city’s infrastructure.” He said aging equipment would need replaced and he understands that the budget is getting tight. He wants commissioners to take into consideration that without vital equipment such as “snow trucks” that the city’s operation would stop. He cited a 22-year-old truck in the city’s maintenance garage as being a repair liability. He also cited aging police cruisers as being a problem. Greene feels it’s necessary to close some phone contracts of which the city is not using. Greene feels equipment must be bought “on time” so that equipment will not be worn out when it was ﬁnally paid off. Gallipolis Fire Department Keith Elliot asked commissioners to consider changes to volunteer reimbursement policies. Elliot feels equipment is becoming more expensive and that some of the volunteers need an increase in the reimbursement pay to help offset the cost of purchases made. He also informed commissioners that several air bottles will need to be replaced and are “absolutely necessary” equipment in the use of ﬁghting ﬁres. He also noted the importance of purchasing tires for the ﬁre trucks. Gallipolis Police Chief Jeff Boyer said he mostly wants for the department to have two new fully-outﬁtted cruisers. Commissioners cited the police budget as being one of the more difﬁcult ones to work with as it is often one of the largest. Boyer expressed a desire to hire more staff in the future but understood budgeting problems. He said the department is operating at “very lean” numbers. Commissioner Steven Wallis shared Boyer’s concerns and said he hoped residents would consider the 1 percent income tax increase as a possible answer to remedy what Hospital “When we became aware of it, we spoke with people who work at Lakin. We attended the public hearFrom page 1A ing on the issue and spoke Scott Cadle, R-Letart, with committee members 13th District; and Mike about the concerns of our Ihle, R-Ravenswood, 13th constituents. Delegates District, each spoke with who represented the dismembers of the committricts where the other state tee to stop the bill after properties are located did speaking to constituents in the same, I am sure. As a Mason County. result, the bill was made “They (committee mem- into a study by way of bers) chose to amend the amendment.” study, which basically does This study is still due the same thing (stops the Nov. 30, according to the bill),” Butler said. amendment. However, the Butler said he was told amendment also says the the bill was introduced plan will include, but is not because some thought a be limited to, options confew state institutions were cerning selling, renovating not operating efﬁciently, or leasing Lakin Hospital, though no one he was Hopemont Hospital, Jackie aware of suggested that Withrow Hospital and about Lakin in particular. John Manchin Sr. Health “Delegate Cadle, Ihle, Center. nor I are on the comIn a statement from mittee that this bill was Butler on behalf of himself, assigned to,” Butler said. Cadle and Ihle, he said: Proffitt 60638870 today to me, and how I want my guys to look. I want them to treat people no different than what Jim From page 1A taught me.” physical presentation as Wood said Profﬁtt, who well. The deputies, who literally made a home had a lighter, straw hat for summer and a heavier, out of the sheriff’s ofﬁce, where he lived during his felt hat in winter, were term, also made Meigs required to wear the felt County a better home hat year-round because it looked more professional. for all people during his term. In particular, Wood Wood also recalled a time remembers Profﬁtt workwhen he returned to the ing with Meigs County’s ofﬁce from the barber homeless, and attempting shop with an unsatisfying to help those who acknowlhaircut. edged that they needed “He says, ‘It’s too long. help, as opposed to punishYou need to go back and ing them. get it cut again,’” Wood “This was a place that smiled as he recalled. “He wasn’t just a place for peopaid that for that second ple to go to jail, but where time. He really had that you could get help,” Wood expectation of what he said. “No doors were shut; wanted you to look like, because you were an image there was a compassion there, that he really truly of him out there, and I’m cared about what was reaping that in this ofﬁce. I think it’s carried forward going on in his county. being in a closet in Brunty’s room, and that its ownership could be questioned. The defense also argued that having a collection of household items that could be purchased from a wide variety of locations did not prove intent to produce meth. Brunty potentially faces the maximum 36 months in prison. His sentencing is set for 10 a.m. Feb. 16. Adkins said he intends to argue for the full 36-month penalty, adding that “the way law sits currently, it is beneﬁcial for the state to help ﬁght meth producers before they are even able to start cooking.” Dean Wright can be reached at (740) 446-2342, Ext. 2103. might be a cut in services if the city was unable to ﬁnd a way to meet ﬁnancial obligations without having to remove employees or equipment. According to city records, income taxes typically bring in around $1.4 million to the city’s general fund. A 1 percent increase in income tax would potentially generate $2.8 million. The ﬁrst income tax enacted in the city was legislated in the late 1970s and marked at 1 percent. With the new tax initiative, it would mean residents and individuals working in the city would pay 2 percent of their income. According to Gallipolis budget records, in 2010, the city had a total general fund of around $4.5 million. The fund in 2015 was around $3.3 million. That is roughly a loss of revenue around $1.1 million over a period of ﬁve years. Voters are anticipated to decide the fate of the income tax issue March 15. The commission will continue discussing budget concerns at 6 p.m. Feb. 18. Dean Wright can be reached at (740) 446-2342, Ext. 2103. “We are very much aware of the good that the Lakin Hospital does for our community, including the care that they provide for their patients, some who would have a very difﬁcult time ﬁnding care in a private facility. We understand and are very concerned about the employees’ jobs and retirement. We will keep a close eye on the results of the study and carefully consider the intent of the bill, which was to ensure that taxpayer’s money is used wisely. It is our job to look out for the best interests of the patients and the staff, as well as the overall beneﬁt to our county.” HB 4352 is currently resting with the House Finance Committee for review. Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@ civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @ BSergentWrites. If he knew about those things (in the community), he’d go out and try to ﬁx those things or correct the problem. He wasn’t just here for a job, he was on a mission.” Wood said that each sheriff who takes up the seat in the ofﬁce tries to leave the place better than he found it, and that Profﬁtt deﬁnitely succeeded on that front. He said he was able to visit Profﬁtt about a week before his passing, and said that while Profﬁtt was a tough employer, he truly loved his job and his life. “He enjoyed having a good time, and enjoyed everyone (having) a good time with him,” he said. “He had so many stories, he was always laughing. He was a good man.” Reach Lindsay Kriz at 740-992-2155 EXT. 2555 �E ditorial Sunday Times-Sentinel #?8.+CM��/,<?+<C�� M� �� s� � ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY … Today is Sunday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2016. There are 321 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 14, 1849, President James K. Polk became the first U.S. chief executive to be photographed while in office as he posed for Matthew Brady in New York City. On this date: In 1778, the American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Stars and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France. In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state. In 1895, Oscar Wilde’s final play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” opened at the St. James’s Theatre in London. In 1903, the Department of Commerce and Labor was established. (It was divided into separate departments of Commerce and Labor in 1913.) In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the Union as President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation. In 1924, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. of New York was formally renamed International Business Machines Corp., or IBM. In 1929, the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down. In 1941, the Carson McCullers novel “Reflections in a Golden Eye,” previously serialized, was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin. In 1946, the film noir “Gilda,” starring Rita Hayworth, was released by Columbia Pictures. In 1962, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a televised tour of the White House in a videotaped special that was broadcast on CBS and NBC (and several nights later on ABC). In 1975, Anglo-American author P.G. Wodehouse, 93, died in Southampton, New York. In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” a novel condemned as blasphemous. Ten years ago: Attorney Harry Whittington, who was accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney, suffered a mild heart attack when a shotgun pellet traveled to his heart, but he recovered. Iran said it had resumed uranium enrichment; Russia and France immediately called on Iran to halt its work. At Turin, American Ted Ligety won Olympic gold in men’s combined skiing, while Bode Miller was disqualified for straddling a gate. Five years ago: President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget plan that would freeze or reduce some safety-net programs for the nation’s poor but turn aside Republican demands for more drastic cuts to shrink the government to where it was before he took office. Protesters took to the streets in Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, inspired by the popular uprising in Egypt that brought down President Hosni Mubarak. The TV game show “Jeopardy!” began airing the first of three episodes pitting human players Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings against an IBM computer named “Watson.” (Watson ended up winning with a cumulative total of $77,147 versus $24,000 for Jennings and $21,600 for Rutter.) One year ago: A Danish gunman attacked a free-speech seminar and a synagogue in Copenhagen, killing two people; the shooter was later slain by a special police team. Actor Louis Jourdan, 93, died in Beverly Hills, California. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine, 87, died in Fresno, California. Today’s Birthdays: TV personality Hugh Downs is 95. Actress-singer Florence Henderson is 82. Actor Andrew Prine is 80. Country singer Razzy Bailey is 77. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is 74. Jazz musician Maceo Parker is 73. Movie director Alan Parker is 72. Journalist Carl Bernstein is 72. Former Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is 69. TV personality Pat O’Brien is 68. Magician Teller (Penn and Teller) is 68. Cajun singer-musician Michael Doucet (Beausoleil) is 65. Actor Ken Wahl is 59. Opera singer Renee Fleming is 57. Actress Meg Tilly is 56. Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly is 56. Singer-producer Dwayne Wiggins is 55. Actress Sakina Jaffey is 54. Actor Enrico Colantoni is 53. Actor Zach Galligan is 52. Actor Valente Rodriguez is 52. Rock musician Ricky Wolking (The Nixons) is 50. Tennis player Manuela Maleeva is 49. Actor Simon Pegg is 46. Rock musician Kevin Baldes (Lit) is 44. Rock singer Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) is 44. Actor Matt Barr is 32. Actor Jake Lacy is 30. Actress Tiffany Thornton is 30. Actor Freddie Highmore is 24. SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS Your Social Security benefits statement By Marcus Geiger For the Times-Sentinel It’s that time of year again: time to start preparing to ﬁle your taxes. If you receive Social Security beneﬁts, one of the documents you will need when ﬁling your federal income tax return is your Social Security Beneﬁt Statement (Form SSA-1099). Your Social Security beneﬁts may be taxable. This includes monthly retirement, survivor, and disability beneﬁts. About one-third of people receiving Social Security beneﬁts must pay taxes on some of these beneﬁts, depending on the amount of their taxable income. This usually happens only if you have other substantial income — such as wages, self-employment, interest, dividends, and other taxable income that must be reported on your tax return — in addition to your Social Security beneﬁts. You will never have to pay taxes on more than 85 percent of your Social Security beneﬁts, based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules. To ﬁnd out if you must pay taxes on your beneﬁts, you will need your Social Security Beneﬁt Statement (Form SSA-1099). You should automatically receive your 1099 form each January. It shows the total amount of beneﬁts you received from Social Security in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on your tax return. The 1099 form is not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as SSI payments are not taxable. Whether you ﬁle your taxes early or wait until the deadline, Social Security makes it easy to obtain a replacement 1099 form if you didn’t receive one or misplaced yours. You can get an instant replacement quickly and easily by using your secure online my Social Security account. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one in minutes. Follow the link to the my Social Security page, and go to “Sign In” or “Create an Account.” Once you are logged in, select the “Replacement Documents” tab to obtain your replacement 1099 form. If you create a my Social Security account, you can also use it to keep track of your earnings each year, manage your beneﬁts, and more. You can also obtain a replacement 1099 form by calling us at 1-800-7721213 (TTY 1-800-3250778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or by contacting your local Social Security ofﬁce. If you live outside of the United States, please contact your nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. With a my Social Security account, gathering your Social Security information for tax season has never been easier. Open your own personal my Social Security account today at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Marcus Geiger is Social Security district manager in Gallipolis. THEIR VIEW Taxpayers aren’t propping up Big Pharma Like your iPhone? Federal ofﬁcials designed it. Couldn’t live without the Internet? Thank Uncle Sam — he invented it. Sick and need a new medicine? Don’t worry — the government is here to help. This fantastical line of thinking — that because the government funded basic, early-stage research, it can claim credit for a ﬁnal product decades later — underpins the latest calls for more federal control of drug prices. Such calls are grossly illinformed and demonstrate a deep misunderstanding of the drug development process. And if lawmakers listen to them, they could prove deadly. With rare exceptions, the NIH doesn’t create new medicines, nor does the government cut checks to pharmaceutical companies. Less than 10 percent of all new drugs — and less than 20 percent of the most innovative “priorityreview” drugs — are patented by public-sector developers. Instead, the NIH funds and conducts important but extremely early stage scientiﬁc research that But even this later-stage may prove useful — or research and testing is may not. For instance, far from a fait accompli. NIH researchers might Many pending drugs are seek to discover the removed from developstructure of a protein ment or clinical trials found in the brains when they don’t of Alzheimer’s meet expectations. patients. They’re Eli Lilly recently not looking to creremoved evacetrapate a medicine — id, a drug once conjust to better undersidered extremely stand the possible promising for treatcause of a disease. ing cardiovascular Sometimes, the disease, from late Sally NIH’s research clinical trials. These Pipes points the way to Contributing failures represent potential avenues of Columnist hundreds of miltreatment. lions of dollars in Biopharmaceutilost investment. cal ﬁrms, large and small Despite such setbacks, alike, then run with the the pharmaceutical develNIH’s ﬁndings to research opment system is working. possible new medicines. In recent years, U.S. ﬁrms Small biotech startups have produced over half of are particularly good at the world’s new prescripthis sort of technical work. tion drugs. But they often lack the Drug development is ﬁnancial wherewithal to a symbiotic chain, with conduct giant clinical trials each link — the National and navigate the tremenInstitutes of Health, the dously expensive, distress- smaller biotech ﬁrms, and ingly complex and lengthy the large biopharmaceutiprocess that leads to ﬁnal cal companies — supportFDA approval. Large bioing each other. pharmaceutical companies Federal interference can provide that kind of in drug pricing, such as support, which is why the through the price caps and biggest pharmaceutical controls, would break this companies constantly pur- chain. Indeed, a National chase start-ups. Bureau of Economic Research study concludes that reducing drug prices by 40 to 50 percent will cause new early stage R&D projects to decline by 30 to 60 percent. If biopharmaceutical companies can’t earn a return on their investments, they won’t invest in the research or clinical trials that yield new drugs. That means fewer new treatments. The NIH doesn’t focus on drug development — and doesn’t have the infrastructure or know-how to develop actual medicines. Less investment would mean fewer new treatments. If lawmakers opt for short-term savings via price controls, America will lose its preeminence in biopharmaceutical research, and patients will lose out on dozens of new medicines that are never created and that provide hope and cures for diseases for patients now and in the future. That’s one disaster the government would be able to take credit for. Sally C. Pipes is president and CEO, and a Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, at the Pacific Research Institute. �NEWS 6A Sunday, February 14, 2016 Cornwall is ‘Pay It Forward’ recipient Sunday Times-Sentinel COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s Note: The Sunday Times-Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Gallia County events can be emailed to: GDTnews@civitasmedia.com; Meigs County events can be emailed to TDSnews@ civitasmedia.com Courtesy photo This weeks “Operation Pay it Forward” recipient is Miles Cornwell, a junior at Gallia Academy High School and the son of Robert “Bobby” and Kim Cornwell. He is a varsity basketball player and a member of Student Council. Miles is also an honor roll student. He exhibits leadership skills and is kind to others. School Resource Officer Chad Wallace presents Cornwell with a free Buffalo Wild Wings card as part of a program meant to encourage kindness, leadership and good citizenship to the students in his care. can Legion Lafayette Post 27 will meet, also at the post home. LETART TOWNSHIP — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Tuesday, Feb. 16 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Developmental Disabilities will meet at 4 p.m. at the administrative ofﬁces located at 77 Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis. Thursday, Feb. 18 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. to review the proposed 2016 budget. Meeting will be at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave., Gallipolis. The meeting room may be accessed through the side entrance door by 2½ Alley. Friday, Feb. 19 POMEROY — Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy will hold their K of C Fish Fry from noon to 7 p.m. POMEROY — The Pomeroy High School Class of 1959 will have their Third Friday lunch at Fox’s Pizza at noon. Saturday, Feb. 21 GALLIPOLIS — “A Stony Road,” a celebration of African American music and culture, 2 p.m., Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, Gallipolis. Free. Birthday Don Denney will be celebrating his 80th birthday on Feb. 14. Cards may be sent to: 3684 Kerr Rd, Bidwell, OH 45614. Bill Qualls will be celebrating his 80th birthday on Feb. 16. Cards may be sent to: 814 4th Ave Gallipolis, OH 45631. Marjorie Green will celebrate her 99th birthday on Feb. 25. Card may be sent to: 1253 Sugar Creek Road, Crown City, OH 45623. Events Monday, Feb. 15 GALLIPOLIS — The Bossard Memorial Library will be closed in observance of President’s Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 16. GALLIPOLIS — American Legion Post 27, the Ladies Auxilary and the Sons of tha American Legion Squardon 27 will have a joint E-Board meeting at 5 p.m. at the legion home on McCormick Road. At 6 p.m., Ameri- Volunteer advocates needed for AAA7 with the overall goal of enhancing the quality of life and care for all longterm care consumers in nursing homes or other home and communitybased settings. Volunteer Ombudsmen are an invaluable part of the Regional LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program and provide an essential voice for consumers of long-term care services through regular visits to their assigned nursing home. Volunteer Ombudsmen provide residents with direct access to Ombudsman services; TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 10° 21° 24° A bit of snow today and tonight. High 27° / Low 24° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Friday Month to date/normal Year to date/normal Snowfall The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 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This opportunity is made available through our Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program which is committed to protecting the rights of long-term care consumers. The Ombudsman Program provides this support for nursing home residents by helping them resolve problems and advocating for their rights www.fbsc.com 740-992-2136 �Sports Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, February 14, 2016 s Section B Lady Tornadoes win sectional title Southern holds off Symmes Valley, 48-40, in sectional final By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — After 11 unsuccessful attempts, the Lady Tornadoes ﬁnally have number 11. The Southern girls basketball team claimed its 11th sectional title, and its ﬁrst since 2004, on Thursday night in Meigs High School’s Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium. The Lady Tornadoes — a four-seed with a 15-6 regular season Alex Hawley/OVP Sports record — claimed a 48-40 vicSouthern junior Faith Teaford (44) shoots in traffic during the Lady Tornadoes’ tory over ﬁfth-seeded Symmes 48-40 sectional final victory, Thursday night at Meigs High School. Valley and will move on to the Division IV district tournament at Jackson High School, on Saturday, February 20. The Lady Tornadoes (16-6) committed nine turnovers in the opening stanza, but held a 9-8 lead eight minutes into play. Southern’s lead grew to ﬁve points by the midway point of the second period, but Symmes Valley (13-9) battled back to within one point, 19-18, by halftime. The Purple and Gold held an 18-to-16 rebounding edge in the ﬁrst half, but committed 13 turnovers, ﬁve more than SVHS did. Southern had 14 fewer ﬁrst half ﬁeld goal attempts and ﬁve fewer makes than the Lady Vikings, but the Purple and Gold were 10-of-13 from the charity stripe, while SVHS was 0-for-2. Symmes Valley outscored Southern 6-to-4 in the opening four minutes of the second half, giving the Red and Silver their third and ﬁnal lead of the night at 24-23. However, the Lady Tornadoes ended the third canto on a 14-to-6 run, highlighted by three trifectas from senior guard Ali Deem. See SOUTHERN | 2B Defenders soar by Eagles, 60-17 By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — A good start to the postseason hunt. The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team had little trouble with visiting East Dayton Christian Friday night following a 60-17 victory in the opening round of the Ohio Christian Schools Athletic Association Southeast Regional tournament in the Old French City. The Defenders (18-5) never trailed in the contest as the hosts scored the ﬁrst 10 points en route to a 10-3 advantage after eight minutes of play, then the Blue and White made a small 8-5 run to start the second canto before closing the half with eight straight points — giving OVCS a comfortable 26-8 cushion at the break. Ohio Valley Christian went on a 14-0 run out of the halftime gates for a 40-8 lead, then countered an EDCS basket with another 10-0 charge while securing a 50-10 edge headed into the ﬁnale. The hosts claimed their largest lead of the game at 57-12 following a free throw by Justin Sizemore, but the Eagles (4-8) ended regulation with a 5-3 spurt to wrap up the 43-point outcome. The Defenders — winners of seven straight decisions — outrebounded the guests by a sizable 31-12 overall margin and committed 11 turnovers in the contest, compared to 20 giveaways by EDCS. Ohio Valley Christian connected on 16-of-27 ﬁeld goal attempts for 59 percent, but went 0-for-5 from behind the arc. The hosts were also 28-of-36 at the free throw line for 78 percent. Marshall Hood paced OVCS with game-highs of 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, followed by Austin Ragan with 11 points and Dillon Ragan with 10 markers. Dillon Ragan also had a team-best four assists. Sizemore was next with eight points, while Justin Beaver and Elijah McDonald each added six See DEFENDERS | 2B OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, February 15 Boys Basketball Gallia Academy vs. McClain at Southeastern HS, 6:15 Wahama at South Gallia, 7:30 Girls Basketball Riverside at Hannan, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 16 Boys Basketball River Valley vs. Alexander at Jackson HS, 6:15 Shady Spring at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Calvary Baptist at Hannan, 7:30 Girls Basketball Calvary Baptist at Hannan, 6 p.m. Hurricane at Point Pleasant, 6:30 Men’s College Basketball Cincinnati Christian at Rio Grande, 8 p.m. Women’s College Basketball Cincinnati Christian at Rio Grande, 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 17 Boys Basketball Southern vs. Eastern at Meigs HS, 6:15 Meigs vs. Logan Elm at Logan HS, 8 p.m. Gallia Academy/McClain vs. Unioto at Southeastern HS, 6:15 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Thursday, February 18 Girls Basketball Hannan at Point Pleasant, 6:30 Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Southern junior Tylar Blevins (center) drives between Eagles Austin Coleman (left) and Dillon Swatzel (right) during the second half of the Tornadoes’ 53-45 victory, Friday night in Tuppers Plains. Tornadoes hold off Eastern, 53-45 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — One hot streak can make for a great night. The Southern boys basketball team hit ﬁve threepointers in the opening quarter of Friday night’s 53-45 SHS victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Eastern. The Tornadoes (4-17, 4-11 TVC Hocking) were 5-of-8 from beyond the arc in the opening period, while adding a two-pointer and two free throws to give the guests 19 points. Eastern (6-14, 4-11) — which never led in the contest — made only 3-of-12 ﬁrst-quarter ﬁeld goal attempts and trailed by a 19-7 margin, eight minutes into play. By the 4:30 mark of the second quarter, Southern built its lead to a gamehigh 19 points, at 31-12. However, the Eagles ended the half with a 7-1 run that made the score 32-19 at halftime. In the ﬁrst half, Southern shot 7-of-15 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Eastern held a narrow 13-to-12 rebounding edge and a 8-to-9 advantage in turnovers in the ﬁrst half, but the Eagles shot just 6-of-22 from “I thought it was really just a defensive struggle and it just came down to finally getting some stops and getting some rebounds.” — Jeff Caldwell, SHS head coach the ﬁeld, including 0-of-5 from deep. The Southern shooters cooled off after the half, missing all 10 ﬁeld goal attempts in the third quarter, while going 3-of6 from the free throw line. The hosts shot 5-of-13 in the third quarter and trailed 35-31 with eight minutes remaining in regulation. EHS began the fourth quarter with an 8-5 run that trimmed the deﬁcit to one point, 40-39, with four minutes to play. Southern answered with back-to-back three-point plays to extend the lead to 46-39 with three minutes left. The Purple and Gold hit 7-of-10 free throws in the ﬁnal 180 seconds to cap off the 53-45 victory. “I thought it was really just a defensive struggle and it just came down to ﬁnally getting some stops and getting some rebounds,” ninth-year SHS head coach Jeff Caldwell said. “We had trouble keeping them off the boards for most of the game, so ﬁnally getting a few defensive rebounds late in the game was big. We were able to take care of the ball at the end of the game and hit some foul shots.” Eastern ﬁnished with a 33-to-23 rebounding advantage, including a 15-to-8 edge on the offensive glass. For the game, Southern ﬁnished with six assists, six steals, three block and 15 turnovers, while EHS marked ﬁve assists, ﬁve steals, ﬁve rejections and 16 turnovers. “The kids started executing on offense and the defense stepped up,” third-year EHS head coach Jeremy Hill said of the difference in the two halves. “Mostly, I think Southern just had a really hot hand in the ﬁrst half. They shot the ball extremely well and our shooting was bad. In the second half we shot the ball better, we got the ball to the rim like we needed and I think that was the difference.” The Purple and Gold shot 19-of-27 (70.4 percent) from the free throw line and 13-of-38 (34.2 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 8-of-21 (38.1 percent) from beyond the arc. The Eagles made 14-of-21 (66.7 percent) free throw attempts and 15-of-48 (31.3 percent) ﬁeld goal attempts, including just 1-of-11 (9.1 percent) three-point tries. “If you live by the three, you can also die by the three,” Hill said. “It’s not that we live by the three, but those were the shots we did not want to take. We wanted to get the ball to the hole, some decided that a three was a better shot for them and unfortunately they didn’t make it.” Southern was led by Tylar Blevins with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists, followed by Crenson Rogers with nine points and four boards. Trey Pickens recorded seven points and six rebounds, Blake Johnson added seven points and two assists, while Dylan Smith scored ﬁve points in the win. Jaylen Blanks and Kody Greene rounded out the SHS offense with three points each. “These guys have been learning all year,” Caldwell said. “We’ve had games like this that we didn’t ﬁnd a way to win. Tonight, we found a way See TORNADOES | 2B �SPORTS 2B Sunday, February 14, 2016 40 percent, because it’s not like us to do that. You need to hit them down the stretch and we did.” Symmes Valley — which has won three sectional titles in school history, with the most recent coming in 1992 — was led by sophomore Jensyn Shepherd with 14 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Meranda Hayes with 10 points and three assists. Payton Walsh recorded six points and a teamhigh four assists, while Kaitlyn Crabtree and Kaitlyn Payne both scored four points. Breanna Brumﬁeld rounded out the Lady Viking scoring with two points, while Sierra Ross had seven rebounds and three assists. The Red and Silver were led defensively by Brumﬁeld with four steals and Hayes with three, while Walsh blocked two shots. “(Symmes Valley) was mixing 1-3-1 zone and 2-3 zone,” Coach Wolfe said. “We’ve been working on the 1-3-1 in practice and a lot of teams have been playing us 2-3 throughout the year, so I was real comfortable with that.” The Lady Vikings — who missed all eight of their free throw tries and all 12 of their three-point attempts — shot 20-of-70 from the ﬁeld, equaling 28.6 percent. The Lady Vikings ﬁnished with 22 defensive rebounds, 19 offensive rebounds, 15 assists, 16 steals, three blocks and 14 turnovers. “Other than not shooting the ball really well, I thought (Symmes Valley) played very, very well,” Coach Wolfe said. “I’ve seen them play twice, and they’re really quick. You think you’re ahead of them, but they’re right on you. That caught us off guard early.” These teams were scheduled to meet on January 23, in Willow Wood, but the game was cancelled due to weather. Southern’s ﬁrst district game since 2004 will be against top-seeded South Webster, which defeated Paint Valley by a 57-29 count at Northwest High School on Thursday. From page 1B The Lady Vikings scored four of the ﬁrst ﬁve fourth-quarter points, cutting the SHS lead to 38-34 with 5:30 remaining in regulation. SVHS never pulled closer than four in the ﬁnal quarter, as Southern hit 9-of-18 free throws in the period to help seal the 48-40 victory. Deem led Southern with 16 points in the triumph, while junior Faith Teaford had 13 points and seven rebounds. Savannah Bailey posted 11 points and nine rebounds, Jansen Wolfe scored eight points and pulled in a game-high 15 rebounds, while Haley Hill and Sierra Cleland each had three assists for the victors. “We were able to ﬁnish and I’m really proud of them,” second-year SHS head coach Kent Wolfe said. “Basically, we run through six players and every one of them contributed very well tonight. Savannah had a career night, Ali hit key threes and Haley Hill is one of the best defenders that I have ever had in 20 years of coaching, boy or girl. Faith hit some foul shots and we expect her to do some scoring, and we expect Jansen to get some rebounds, so it all just worked out tonight. We’re very happy and we get to play another week.” Wolfe led the SHS defense with ﬁve blocked shots and one steal, Teaford added three rejections, while Deem came up with two steals. For the game, Southern shot 20-of-34 (58,8 percent) from the free throw line and 12-of-43 (27.9 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 4-of-16 (25 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team the Purple and Gold recorded 26 defensive rebounds, 14 offensive boards, nine assists, four steals, nine blocks and 21 turnovers. “We’ve been getting better from the free throw line in the past two-orthree games,” Coach Wolfe said. “We can shoot foul shots and it was so depressing throughout the year when we shot Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Defenders which included a 2-of-3 effort from behind the arc for 67 percent. The guests were also 3-of-5 at From page 1B the charity stripe for 60 markers, while Andrew percent. Sims and Josh McDonald OVCS will play the wrapped up the winning winner of the New Hope tally with two points Christian/Royalmont apiece. McDonald also Academy contest next had a team-high seven week in the OCSAA steals. Southeast Regional ﬁnal. East Dayton Christian netted 6-of-27 shot Bryan Walters can be reached at attempts for 22 percent, 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Tope’s Furniture Galleries 151 Second Avenue s Gallipolis, Ohio Storewide Tax Refund Sale 35 % OFF S P L U Take An Additional Excludes clearance and outlet sale items. 90 Day Layaway 740-446-0332 www.topefurniture.com 60638360 20% OFF Paul Boggs | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Ryan Terry (top) wrestles Chesapeake’s Chandler Sexton in the 182-pound weight class during Thursday’s Ohio Valley Conference triangular meet. Blue Devils sweep OVC tri-match By Paul Boggs was recognized for capturing his 100th career victory at the Nelsonville-York Invitational on Jan. 9. CENTENARY, Ohio — In a single Two Blue Devil seniors celebrated night on Thursday, the Gallia Acadtheir Senior Night in memorable emy wrestling team honored its four fashion — as Terry and Sipple seniors, had two seniors collect their secured their 100th career wins. 100th career victories, and swept its All four GAHS seniors wrestled Ohio Valley Conference championup a weight class on Thursday, but ship triangular match. it didn’t matter, as Terry and Sipple As the OVC only has three schools only needed 21 and 25 seconds which wrestle at the high-school respectively to win their 100th level, the host Blue Devils defeated career match. easily Chesapeake and Fairland. For Sipple, at 220 pounds, he In fact, the Blue Devils shut out pinned Chesapeake’s Justin Harman Chesapeake 72-0 — and were only in only 25 seconds. two double forfeits away from a posFor Terry, at 182, he pinned Fairsible perfect score of 86-0. land’s Steven Plybon with only 21 They almost blanked Fairland as ticks elapsed off the clock. well, winning 64-15 with two of the Against Chesapeake, the Blue three weight-class losses coming Devils dominated in winning seven courtesy of their forfeits at 132 and matches by pinfall — all in three heavyweight. minutes or less and only two matchFairland’s only contested triumph es that lasted beyond the ﬁrst period. over Gallia Academy was an 8-7 Kyle Greenlee (113 pounds in 45 decision by Mikey Adkins in the 160- seconds), Stevens (120 pounds in pound weight class. 33 seconds), Holley (138 pounds in In the opening match of the dual147 seconds), Kaleb Crisenbery (145 format meet, Fairland defeated pounds in 51 seconds), Lane Pullins Chesapeake 33-30. (152 pounds in 180 seconds), Terry The Blue Devils’ quartet of seniors (182 pounds in 65 seconds) and — Isaiah Holley at 132 pounds, Ryan Sipple (220 pounds in 25 seconds) Terry at 170, Justin Reynolds at 182 all had pins against the Panthers. Caleb Greenlee at 106, Morgan and Anthony Sipple at 195 — were recognized in pre-match ceremonies. Stanley at 126, Andrew Mullins at 160, Hunter Jacks at 170 and ReynIn addition, junior Jared Stevens pboggs@civitasmedia.com olds at 195 all won via forfeit for the other 30 points. Against Fairland, the Blue Devils’ only win not worth the six points for falls or forfeits was a four-point major decision by Holley. He defeated the Dragons’ Drew Norris at 138 by a count of 14-4. In addition to Terry’s pin of Plybon, Stanley pinned Fairland’s Josh Brewer in 23 seconds at 126, while Sipple did the same in 58 seconds to Matt Cox at 220. Caleb Greenlee at 106, Kyle Greenlee at 113, Stevens at 120, Crisenbery at 145, Pullins at 152, Jacks at 170 and Reynolds at 195 all won by forfeit. Dillon Lunsford at 132 and Dustin Lemon at heavyweight had Fairland’s forfeit wins. The Dragons and Panthers each forfeited four matches in their dual, with Chesapeake’s pinfall win coming courtesy of Sexton pinning Plybon in 30 seconds at 182. For Fairland, Cox pinned Harman in two minutes and 22 seconds at 220, while Norris narrowly won a 10-9 decision at 138. The Blue Devils returned to action on Saturday (Feb. 13), when they traveled to Winﬁeld (W. Va.) for the Bill Hughes Invitational. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 Davis helps No. 19 Dayton beat Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Darrell Davis made a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner with 21.1 seconds left and No. 19 Dayton beat Rhode Island 68-66 on Friday night. Rhode Island’s Four McGlynn missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left. Dayton got the rebound, and Steve McElvene made one of two free throws for the Flyers with 0.3 seconds to go. Dyshawn Pierre led Dayton (21-3, 11-1 Atlantic 10) with 17 points and also had nine rebounds. Scoochie Smith added 16 points, and Davis ﬁnished with eight. The Flyers won their ninth straight game and ended a six-game losing streak in Kingston. McGlynn had 19 points for Rhode Island (1411, 6-6). Hassan Martin added 15 points and 10 rebounds. There were 17 lead changes, three in the ﬁnal 55 seconds. Pierre made two free throws with 55 seconds left to give the Flyers a one-point lead. Martin countered for the Rams with a three-point play 40 seconds left. TIP-INS Dayton: Dayton’s 21-3 start is its best since also opening 21-3 in 2008-09. ... The Flyers shot 52.0 percent, going 26 of 50. Rhode Island: Rhode Island’s six Atlantic 10 losses have been by a combined 30 points. ... Martin made his 15th career double-double. UP NEXT: Dayton: at Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday night. Rhode Island: at VCU on Tuesday night. lon Swatzel marked six points and a game-high nine boards, while Chase Curtis and Cameron RichFrom page 1B mond each recorded three to win and I know that both teams probably feel points and six rebounds. Curtis posted a teamlike they could play betbest two assists, Swatzel ter. We’ll just take the win led the Eagle defense and move on.” with four blocks and one Blevins also led the steal, while Richmond Purple and Gold defenadded two steals to the sively with two steals and a blocked shot, while EHS cause. The season series Smith recorded two rejecbetween Eastern and tions and one steal. Southern now sits tied at Jett Facemyer led the 1-1, as the Eagles defeatGreen and Gold with 20 ed the Purple and Gold points, followed by Ross by a 54-44 margin on JanKeller with 13 points and seven rebounds. Dil- uary 12, in Racine. The rivalry won’t remained tied for long however, as these teams will face off again in the Division IV sectional semiﬁnal at Meigs High School on Wednesday. “Jeff Caldwell is a friend of mine and he’s a heck of a coach,” Hill said. “Southern should be very gracious that they have him as their coach, he’s done a phenomenal job for several years now. I know he’s going to get his ball club even more prepared than what they were tonight, but I think we have a little bit extra to give to them. We’re going to get prepared and give it a go on Wednesday.” Eastern does not play again before the sectional semiﬁnal, but the Tornadoes wrapped up their regular season on Saturday, when Miller visited Racine. “We know it’s going to be a tough game come tournament time,” Caldwell said. “We’ll take the win and just get ready for the next game.” Tornadoes The Together on Diabetes grant program at the Meigs County Health Department is seeking estimates for the construction of two backstops and outfield fences at the Angela Eason Memorial Ballfields in Chester, Ohio. For project details, contact Laura Cleland at the Meigs County Health Department, (740)992-6626 ext. 1031 or laura.cleland@meigs-health.com. Estimates are due February 19th by 4 pm. 60637091 Southern Sunday Times-Sentinel The Meigs County Health Department is an equal opportunity provider. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext 2100. TAX SERVICE Individual - Business Gary Jarvis CPA Inc. 126Second Second Ave 126 Ave. 740-446-0800 Gallipolis, OH Gallipolis OH LA8PZ9W 60637597 �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, February 14, 2016 3B Tomcats slip past South Gallia, 62-61 By Alex Hawley for the visitors, while Kane Hutchinson ﬁnished with 10 points and six boards. Cory Rhodes scored three GLOUSTER, Ohio — The Rebels points for the Rebels, while Domisimply ran out of time. nick Johnson and Caleb Henry both The South Gallia boys basketball marked two points in the setback. team never led in the second half of The Rebel defense was led by Friday night’s Tri-Valley Conference Ehman and Kane Hutchinson with Hocking Division showdown with two steals apiece. host Trimble, but the Rebels were South Gallia made 9-of-10 (90 on an 11-4 run when the ﬁnal buzzer percent) free throw attempts and sounded and the Tomcats claimed 23-of-51 (45.1 percent) ﬁeld goal the 62-61 victory. attempts, including 6-of-18 (33.3 The Tomcats (17-3, 13-2 TVC percent) three-point tries. As a team, Hocking) — who sit tied with Water- SGHS recorded 30 rebounds, nine ford atop the nine-team league — led assists, six steals, two blocks and 17 15-to-8, eight minutes into play. turnovers. SGHS (15-5, 11-4) outscored its host Bryce Guthire led the victors with 16-to-11 in the second canto and 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, trailed by a narrow 26-24 margin at four steals and three blocked shots, halftime. while Justice Jenkins added 13 points Trimble surged for 23 points in and four assists. Jones also scored 13 the third quarter, and led 49-40 with points for the Red and Silver, while eight minutes to play. THS pushed Randy Hixon marked eight and Tyler the lead to 11 with the opening basSayre added four. Tyler Slack and ket of the fourth period, but South Kameron Curry rounded out the THS Gallia scored seven straight points to offense with two points apiece in the cut the margin to 51-47. win. The Tomcats scored seven of the The Tomcats shot 14-of-25 (56 next 10 points, gaining some breath- percent) from the free throw line ing room at 58-50 with 2:21 left in and 23-of-44 (52.3 percent) from the regulation. Over the next two minﬁeld, including 2-of-12 (16.7 percent) utes, SGHS outscored Trimble 6-to-1, from beyond the arc. Collectively, making the THS lead 59-56 with 21 the hosts marked 24 rebounds, 11 seconds remaining. assists, 12 steals, ﬁve blocks and 13 Trimble’s 61-58, three-point lead turnovers. was stretched to four with a Cody Trimble also defeated the Rebels Jones free throw with 7.8 seconds on on February 6, by a 61-51 ﬁnal in the clock. South Gallia senior Joseph Mercerville. Ehman hit a trifecta on the next The Rebels — who were ofﬁcially Rebel possession, but time expired knocked out of contention for the before Trimble had to inbound the league title with the loss — will wrap ball and the Tomcats escaped with up their regular season on Monday the 62-61 win. when Wahama visits Gallia County. SGHS was led by center DarSGHS topped the White Falcons by a ren Drenner with 16 points and 63-57 count, in Mason on January 8. six rebounds, followed by Landon Hutchinson with 14 points and ﬁve Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. assists. Ehman also marked 14 points 2100. ahawley@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports South Gallia senior Ashley Northup looks to drive past a Waterford defender, during the Lady Cats’ 68-20 victory, in Thursday night’s sectional final at Meigs. Waterford rolls past Lady Rebels, 68-20 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Lady Rebels scored the opening two points of Thursday night’s Division IV sectional ﬁnal at Meigs High School, but it was all down hill from there. The top-seeded Waterford girls basketball team scored the next 35 points and rolled to 68-20 victory over ninth-seeded South Gallia, landing the Lady Wildcats in their 12th straight district tournament, while ending the Lady Rebels season. South Gallia (6-18) trailed 26-2 by the conclusion of the ﬁrst period and 43-5 by halftime. Waterford (22-1) held a 16-to-6 advantage in ﬁrst half rebounds, while forcing 19 turnovers, including 14 in the opening stanza. The Lady Wildcats — who are ranked second in the latest AP Division IV Poll — hit 18-of-30 ﬁeld goal tries in the ﬁrst half, while SGHS shot just 2-of-16 from the ﬁeld. Waterford outscored South Gallia 16-to-11 in the third quarter and 9-to-4 in the ﬁnale, capping of the 68-20 WHS victory and the threegame season sweep of the Red and Gold. The Lady Rebels ﬁnished with 12 defensive rebounds, ﬁve offensive boards, ﬁve assists, three steals, one blocked shot and 29 turnovers. On the other side, the Green and White recorded 19 defensive rebounds, 10 offensive rebounds, 19 assists, 12 steals, three blocks and 11 turnovers. South Gallia — which missed its only two free throw attempts — shot 9-of-36 (25 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 2-of-17 (11.7 percent) from three-point range. For the game, Waterford shot 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from the charity stripe and 27-of-50 (54 percent) from the ﬁeld, including 4-of-12 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. SGHS senior Mikayla Poling led the Red and Gold with eight points, ﬁve rebounds and two assists, while Aaliyah Howell scored six points on two trifectas. Ashley Northup, Carrie Watson and Erin Evans each scored two points in the setback, with Northup pulling in ﬁve rebounds and Watson dishing out two assists. Evans, Northup and Olivia Hornsby each recorded a steal for the South Gallia defense, while Watson came away with one blocked shot. WHS senior Dani Drayer led the Lady Cats with 18 points, ﬁve rebounds and ﬁve assists, while fellow senior Regan Porter marked 15 points and seven rebounds. Alli American Pharoah has first date Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. MEIGS COUNTY Visitors Guide 2016 Boating, hiking & outdoor recreation! Festivals concerts & the arts ! History, heritage, culture & community! ALL HEATING & COOLING The Associated Press Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has had his ﬁrst date. The lucky lady is Untouched Talent, and as the Valentine's weekend begins, there's hope for happy news from the breeding shed. American Pharoah's owner Ahmed Zayat says the breeding session took place at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. Untouched Talent is the mare of Bodemeister, also owned by Zayat. Bodemeister ran second in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2012. Untouched Talent is 11 years old. Kern scored 13 points, Mariah Starkey added seven, while Hannah Duff posted ﬁve points. Ashley Offenberger, Megan Ball, Erin Roush, Jillian McCutcheon and Kenzie Dietz each scored two points in the win, with Ball dishing out four assists. Waterford’s defensive effort was charged by Kern and Drayer with four and three steals respectively, while Dietz and Ball each blocked a shot. The Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division champion Lady Cats also defeated South Gallia on January 4 and February 4. The ﬁrst meeting was a 67-12 decision in Washington County, while the more recent of the regular season showdowns went to Waterford by a 68-34 count, in Mercerville. The Green and Gold will move on to Thursday’s district semiﬁnal at Jackson High School, where they will face fourth-seeded Western. South Gallia — which has been knocked out of the postseason in the sectional round for the third straight season — will say goodbye to seniors Mikayla Poling, Ashley Northup and Carrie Watson, who have played their last basketball game in the Red and Gold. Deadline for ad space is February 17th Residential Electric Fully Insured 24 Hr. Emergency Service 60638268 740-742-0505 740-416-3039 32845 McCumber Rd. Rutland, Ohio 45775 60633524 �4B Sunday, February 14, 2016 SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Lady Vikings knock off Meigs, 54-47 By Bryan Walters was a good indication of better things to come for the Lady Marauders’ LOGAN, Ohio — The program. difference came after “It’s sad to lose, but halftime. in looking around that The Meigs girls baslocker room after the ketball team won three of game — we have 10 kids the four periods on the that are returning and scoreboard, but host Vin- they are already ready ton County made a 19-5 to get started on next third quarter charge and year. Having that many eventually held on for a kids back next year with 54-47 victory in a Diviquality varsity experience sion II sectional semiﬁnal will be huge for us,” Cleheld at Jim Myers Gymland said. “Those seniors nasium on the campus of should also take a lot of Logan High School. pride in what’s gone on The sixth-seeded in this program this year. Marauders (10-13) gave We doubled our win total the third-seeded Lady and had four times as Vikings (17-6) a true many wins in league than postseason test early on, a year ago. Those three as the guests led 8-6 after seniors really did a great one quarter and were job in providing the leadahead by as many as nine ership for us to get where points (22-13) with three we have this year.” minutes left in the openVinton County — ing half. which also claimed wins VCHS, however, of 56-51 and 52-36 over whittled its deﬁcit down Meigs in the regular seato 26-22 at the break, son — had a strong start then went on a 17-2 after jumping out to a charge over the open6-0 edge two minutes in, ing ﬁve minutes of the but the Lady Marauders third period — giving ended the opening canto the Maroon and Gray with eight consecutive their largest lead of the points for an early twogame at 39-28 with 2:59 point lead. remaining. MHS closed Michaela Puckett the canto with a 3-2 run ended an 8:12 scoreless to trail 41-31 headed into drought for VCHS as her the ﬁnale. bucket at the 5:37 mark The Lady Marauders cut the Meigs lead down trimmed the lead down to 14-8. The hosts closed to two possessions (47the ﬁnal ﬁve minutes of 42) with 1:30 left in regu- the ﬁrst half with a small lation and were within 14-12 spurt, allowing three points (50-47) with Meigs a four-point cush23 seconds remaining, ion at the break. but the Maroon and Gold Trailing 28-25 with never came closer the 6:28 left in the third rest of the way. period, Puckett buried a Vinton County scored pair of trifectas over the the ﬁnal four points of next 90 seconds — which the contest to sew up allowed the Maroon and the seven-point decision Gray to secure a permaand also earned a date in nent lead at 31-28 with Saturday’s sectional ﬁnal ﬁve minutes left. VCHS against second-ranked closed the canto with a Sheridan. 10-3 run for a doubleIt was a disappointing digit edge headed into outcome after such a the ﬁnale. Meigs connected solid overall effort, but on 19-of-44 ﬁeld goal ﬁrst-year MHS coach attempts for 43 percent, Scott Cleland was not including a 6-of-17 effort only pleased with his troops afterwards — but from three-point range for 35 percent. The he also noted that this bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Meigs junior Devin Humphreys, right, releases a shot attempt over Vinton County defender Darian Radabaugh during the first half of Thursday night’s Division II sectional semifinal contest at Jim Myers Gymnasium in Logan, Ohio. guests committed 20 turnovers — ﬁve apiece in each quarter — and also went 3-of-4 at the free throw line for 75 percent. Kassidy Betzing led MHS with 12 points, followed by Madison Hendricks and Devin Humphreys with nine and eight markers respectively. Marissa Noble was next with six points, while Madison Fields chipped in ﬁve markers. Danielle Morris con- Marauders roll Buckeyes, 65-39 By Paul Boggs ter, 49-17 at halftime, and 50-25 following three quarters. T.J. Williams led Meigs with 13 NELSONVILLE — To get to Satpoints, ﬁnishing with ﬁve ﬁeld goals urday night’s main event, the Meigs and 2-of-3 free throws. Marauders ﬁrst made good on Friday Colton Lilly landed 12 points on ﬁve night at Nelsonville-York. ﬁeld goals and 2-of-2 foul shots. The Marauders put themselves in a Christian Mattox and Kaileb Sheets position to play for at least a share of scored nine points apiece, as Williams, the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio DiviMattox and Sheets each sank a threesion championship Saturday at Vinton pointer . County — by ﬁrst handling the NelsonDillon Mahr and Luke Musser musville-York Buckeyes 65-39 inside Ben tered ﬁve points each, as Musser made Wagner Gymnasium in Nelsonville. the team’s other trifecta. Meigs, which won its ﬁfth consecuMeigs made three of its four treys tive contest, raised its stellar record in opening quarter en route to the big to 17-3 — and improved to 8-3 in the lead. TVC-Ohio. The Marauders managed a 23-14 That set the stage for Saturday night advantage in total ﬁeld goals, and at Vinton County, as the Maraudmeshed 15-of-26 free throws. ers played the Vikings in a makeup Jared Kennedy and Zach Bartrum matchup. bucketed four points apiece, as Jake The Vikings, with their 79-56 win at Korn canned a ﬁeld goal, while Jaxon Wellston on Friday night, clinched at Meadows and Tyler Fields each least a share for the TVC-Ohio title at notched a free throw. 9-2. Hunter Edwards and Aron Davis Should Meigs win at Vinton County, dropped in 13 points apiece to lead then the Marauders will in fact share Nelsonville-York, as Davis had ﬁve ﬁeld the division crown with the Vikings goals and 3-of-4 free throws, while and Alexander. Edwards amounted four ﬁeld goals and Alexander ended its TVC-Ohio slate 5-of-9 free throws. at 8-3, rolling Athens 59-31 in Friday’s Jakob Talbert tallied two fourthregular-season ﬁnale. quarter ﬁeld goals, while Jonathan The Marauders, meanwhile, had Richards (second quarter) and Alex little trouble dispatching the Buckeyes, Williams (fourth quarter) each drilled which fell to 6-15 and 2-9 in the league. a trey. Meigs won the initial meeting Conner Blake also had three points between the two teams by 20 points for the Buckeyes. (85-65) on Jan. 8. On Friday night, the Marauders led Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. the Buckeyes 20-7 after the ﬁrst quar2106 pboggs@civitasmedia.com tributed three points for the Lady Marauders, while Halley Barnes and Alli Hatﬁeld rounded things out with two markers each. Morris also hauled in a team-high seven rebounds in the setback. Vinton County connected on 18-of-58 ﬁeld goal attempts for 31 percent, including a 2-of-16 effort from behind the arc for 13 percent. The hosts committed 14 turnovers and also netted 16-of-27 charity tosses for 59 percent. Jalen Hale paced VCHS with game-highs of 16 points and nine rebounds, followed by Puckett with 15 points and Samantha Thompson with 13 markers. Erin Jones and Katie Fee each contributed three points, while Darian Radabaugh and Hannah Radabaugh rounded things out with two markers apiece. The Lady Vikings outrebounded the guests by a 37-25 overall margin, which included a sizable 18-4 edge on the offensive glass. It was the ﬁnal basketball game for seniors Halley Barnes, Haiden English and Sadie Fox in the Maroon and Gold. Meigs ﬁnished the year in a three-way tie for fourth place in the TVC Ohio with River Valley and Athens, all of which went 4-8 in conference play. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Lady Panthers sweep Point By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Visiting Lincoln County had 13 different players reach the scoring column while handing the Point Pleasant girls basketball team its fourth consecutive setback Friday night during a 76-28 decision in a non-conference tilt in Mason County. The host Lady Knights (2-15) never led and never reached double digits in any of the four quarters of play, as the Lady Panthers (8-10) received 15 points from Lindsey Prichard while establishing a 30-6 advantage through eight minutes of play. The Black and Blue followed with a small 9-6 run in establishing a 39-12 edge, then held PPHS scoreless over the ﬁnal three minutes of the ﬁrst half while going on a 9-0 tear for a commanding 48-12 advantage at the break. The Red, Black and White were never closer the rest of the way as both teams traded buckets over the opening three minutes of the third, but the Lady Panthers opened up a 40-point lead with an 11-5 push over the ﬁnal 4:30 — making it a 65-19 contest headed into the ﬁnale. LCHS twice led by as many as 48 points down the stretch and the hosts were never closer than 72-27 following a basket by Peyton Campbell at the 4:17 mark. PPHS went without a ﬁeld goal over the ﬁnal four minutes as Lincoln County closed regulation with a 4-1 spurt to wrap up the 48-point outcome. The Lady Panthers — who snapped a three-game losing skid — claimed a season sweep against the Lady Knights after posting a 71-27 win in Hamlin back on January 14. Point Pleasant hit all 11 of its ﬁeld goals inside the three-point line and Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant freshman Peyton Campbell releases a shot attempt over the outstretched arm of a Lincoln County defender during the second half of Friday night’s non-conference girls basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. also went 6-of-17 at the charity stripe for 35 percent. Campbell paced the hosts with 11 points, seven of which came in the second half. Allison Henderson was next with six points and Skylar Woodall added four markers, while Michaela Cottrill and Morgan Roush contributed three points apiece. Hannah Smith rounded out the home tally with one point. Prichard paced the Lady Panthers with a game-high 22 points, followed by Kaat Spencer with nine points and Taylor Adkins with eight markers. Angie Gillenwater, Alyssa Adkins and McKendra Wiley also chipped in six points each to the winning cause. Rachel Pennington, MaKayla Frye and Lydia Roberts netted four points apiece, while Nena McComas and Victoria Bates respectively added three and two markers. Randa Watts and Catherine Blankenship also had a point apiece for the victors, who went 14-of22 at the charity stripe for 64 percent. Point Pleasant returns to action Tuesday when it hosts Hurricane in a non-conference matchup at 6:30 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS | CLASSIFIEDS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, February 14, 2016 5B Raiders fall to Golden Rockets 22-point 4th quarter outburst propels Wellston Hollis Morrison with two free throws rounded out the Raiders’ scoring. By Paul Boggs With Thursday’s That’s when Wellston River Valley shot a pboggs@civitasmedia.com defeat, the Raiders fell went on an 18-5 run, decent 39-percent (20to 4-17 — and conclud- staking its largest lead of-51), but only made WELLSTON, Ohio — ed league play at 1-11. (60-47) of the game five of its 20 three-point Apparently, the Wellston Wellston, which was with 30 seconds remain- tries — and committed Golden Rockets refueled upset by the Raiders ing. 17 turnovers. for the fourth quarter. before another stunTyler Twyman, who The Raiders led 17-14 Or, perhaps the River ning loss at Ohio Valley hit three three-pointers following the first quarValley Raiders ran out Christian in overtime in the opening quarter ter, as the two teams of gas. (77-66) on Monday, for River Valley, made played to a 15-15 tie in Either way, a 10-point raised its record to 11-8 his final three with only the second. fourth-quarter differ(4-7 TVC-Ohio). two seconds left. Wellston was leadence indeed doomed The Golden Rockets Twyman tallied 18 ing 29-26, but Morrow the Raiders, which lost responded on Thursday points and Jacob Doven- made two free throws 60-50 at Wellston on with a 22-point outburst barger 15 for River Val- before a Dovenbarger Thursday night in a Tri- in the fourth quarter, ley, as both scored seven dunk and a field goal by Valley Conference Ohio while the Raiders only field goals, including Twyman to end the half. Division boys basketball had a dozen points in Dovenbarger with the River Valley then went makeup matchup. the frame. team’s only other trey. cold in the third quarter, Only 10 days ago, The contest, tied after Kirk Morrow managed scoring only six points River Valley vanquished the third quarter 38-38, 13 points on five field and going 3-of-10 from visiting Wellston 66-58 stood tied again at 42-42 goals and 3-of-5 free the field. for its only TVC-Ohio with five minutes and throws, as Mark Wray Meanwhile, the victory all year. 44 seconds to play. with a field goal and Golden Rockets began LEGALS Money To Lend Mayor Eric Cunningham has called a Special Meeting of Syracuse Village Council for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. 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This sale will feature over 300 pieces of highly collectible cast iron skillets, tea kettles, wafﬂe irons, mailboxes, bean pots, Dutch ovens, mufﬁn pans, irons, and many more hard to ﬁnd pieces of Griswold, Wagner, Favorite, & Walpak cast iron & cast aluminum pieces. 60638911 LEGALS NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on March 7, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises, will be sold at public Auction to the highest bidders: Situated in the County of Gallia, State of Ohio, and in the Township of Addison, bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the West line of The Hocking Valley Railway Companyҋs right-of-way, a short distance West of the Northeast corner of Lot No. 20 in the incorporated Village of Addison, as said Lot is shown and delineated on the recorded plat of said Village, as the same is of record in the Recorderҋs Office in Gallia County, Ohio, and being also in Section No. 16, Town No. 4, Range No. 14, of the Ohio Companyҋs Purchase; thence West to the center of the State of Ohio Route No. 7, as formerly located (said highway being now a county road); thence Southerly along the center of said highway to the North line of the lands of Effie Reynolds; thence East to the Westerly line of the Hocking Valley Railway Companyҋs right-of-way of the Hocking Valley Railway Company, to the place of beginning, containing within the above described boundary, all that part of Lots 19 and 20 as shown on the plat of Addison, which lie West of the right-of-way of the C & O Railway Company, and containing within said boundary all that part of Lot 18 in said Village of Addison lying West of said railroad right-of-way, and North of that part of said Lot 18 now owned by O. E. French, containing in all 1.71 acres, more or less. Property Address: 328 Honeysuckle Drive, Cheshire, OH 45620 Permanent Parcel Number: 001-005-039-00, 001-005-040-00, and 001-005-041-00 The sale will be held in the lobby of the Gallipolis Municipal Court, 518 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631 The Secretary of Housing & Urban Development will bid its total indebtedness which is $56,082.38 Kriss D. Felty HUD Foreclosure Commissioner 1500 West Third Street, Suite 400 Cleveland, OH 44113 (216) 588-1500 2/14/16-2/21/16-2/28/16 �SPORTS 6B Sunday, February 14, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel What’s going on in Ohio Wildlife these days? Paul Boggs | OVP Sports Wahama’s Mason Hicks (12) drives against Waterford’s Montana Brooker (23) during Friday night’s boys basketball game. White Falcons fall to Waterford, 54-47 By Paul Boggs pboggs@civitasmedia.com MASON, W. Va. — Wahama was right there, seemingly step-for-step, battling the visiting Waterford Wildcats on Friday night. However, the White Falcons’ offensive fortunes did them few favors, as Wahama had turnover trouble — combined with some easy scoring opportunities gone awry. The end result was Waterford remaining tied with Trimble atop the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division boys basketball peak, as the Wildcats escaped Wahama with a 54-47 victory. Combined with Trimble’s 62-61 win over South Gallia on Friday night, the Wildcats and Trimble are both 13-2 in the TVC-Hocking. Waterford, which never trailed in the game and led for the ﬁnal 27 minutes and 20 seconds, improved to 15-4. The White Falcons fell to 7-7 in the TVC-Hocking, part of 7-10 overall. Speaking of 7-7, that was the game’s only tie with exactly three minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. But, over the next two-and-a-half minutes, Jordan Welch went off for 10 unanswered for Waterford, opening up a double-digit lead that never fellow ﬁve the rest of the way. In the ﬁnal two minutes and 55 seconds, Wahama was within ﬁve twice at 46-41 and 48-43. However, two turnovers — sandwiched around a missed shot — started a ﬁnal two minutes in which the Wildcats sank eight one-and-one free throws in a span of 28 seconds. Wahama head coach Ron Bradley spoke of the White Falcons’ offensive struggles, despite shooting 10-of-12 from the free-throw line. “That was the theme all night,” he said. “We would make a good defensive play, then turn around and hand the basketball right back to Waterford. You can’t do that against good teams. We missed a ton of easy ones from two or three-feet too. That’s kind of been our Achilles’ heel all season. When we do a good job of getting the ball in the basket, we’ve been successful. When we don’t, this is the result.” With Waterford leading 46-41, the White Falcons forced a turnover — before turning the ball over right back. The Wildcats were then whistled for a traveling call at the 1:56 mark, but Wahama’s possession resulted in another missed shot and turnover 11 seconds later. Waterford then ran 56 seconds off the clock, forcing the White Falcons to foul with two fouls to give, before the Wildcats were in the one-and-one. With 49 seconds to play, Waterford’s Isaac Huffman hit two free throws for a 48-41 lead, as Mason Hicks had a layup to once again trim the deﬁcit to ﬁve (48-43). But Welch went to the stripe six straight times, and knocked down all six for a 54-45 cushion with only 17 seconds to go. “We had our opportunities. I told the kids what we need to take from tonight is that we can play with these teams and win these kinds of games. But we have to eliminate the turnovers and make easy baskets,” said Bradley. “Waterford is a quality team right at the top of the conference. We shot 65-percent from the ﬁeld and beat Trimble here. We see ﬂashes of great things, but we have to blend those ﬂashes into all four quarters.” Welch, with three twos and two threes along with his 6-of-6 free throws, led all scorers with 18 points. His only other points besides the 10 in the ﬁrst quarter and six freebies in the last was a third-quarter ﬁeld goal. Andrew Theiman netted nine points for Waterford — on four ﬁeld goals and a free throw. Huffman had eight points on two ﬁeld goals and 4-of-4 free throws, while Bryce Hilverding hit two ﬁrsthalf threes. All ﬁve of Waterford’s triples came in the ﬁrst half, as it led 17-9 after the ﬁrst quarter, 26-19 at halftime and 36-29 after three periods. The Wildcats’ largest lead stood at 23-11 with 5:21 left in the second quarter, as Wahama maintained anywhere from a ﬁve-to-11 point deﬁcit throughout the second, third and fourth stanzas. Hicks had 13 points on six ﬁeld goals and a free throw to pace the White Falcons, as Phillip Hoffman had 12 while Ryan Thomas and Noah Litchﬁeld each scored 10. Hoffman hit one three and Thomas two, while Nolan Pierce rounded out the scoring with a ﬁrst-quarter ﬁeld goal. Hoffman was 5-of-6 at the line, while Litchﬁeld went 4-of-5. The White Falcons travel to South Gallia on Monday night and to Waterford on Wednesday night for a pair of TVC-Hocking makeup matchups. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 60638594 Small changes in the upcoming deer season, an emphasis on helping pollinators, and local workshops are some the wildlife-related events going on these days. Ohio’s deer hunters would see little change this upcoming season under proposals presented to Ohio’s Wildlife Council earlier this week. About the only change would be moving the “bonus” two-day gun season to Wednesday and Thursday, instead of Saturday and Sunday. One can speculate that is because Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on Saturday and Sunday this year. If approved, the deer archery season would start Sept. 24 and go through Feb. 5, 2017. The youth deer gun season will be the weekend of Nov. 19-20, followed by the traditional deer gun season starting Monday, Nov. 28 and going through Sunday, Dec. 4. Deer muzzleloader season will be Jan. 14-17, 2017. County bag limits will remain the same and the statewide bag limit will remain at six deer, with only one antlered deer. Gallia and Meigs counties would remain two-deer counties. The Ohio Wildlife Council will vote on all proposals after receiving public input. An open house to receive public comments about hunting, trapping and ﬁshing regulations and wildlife issues will be held on Saturday, March 5, at the ODNRDivision of Wildlife District Four ofﬁce in Athens. Directions to the open houses can be found at wildohio.gov or by calling 800-WILDLIFE (9453543). Open In The houses give Open the public Jim an opportuFreeman nity to view and discuss proposed ﬁshing, hunting and trapping regulations with the ODNR Division of Wildlife ofﬁcials. For Ohioans who are unable to attend an open house, comments will be accepted online at wildohio. gov. The online form will be available until Sunday, March 6. A big push this year in conservation involves pollinators, particularly the Monarch butterﬂy. Monarch butterﬂy populations and their habitat are in decline throughout North America from Canada to Mexico, and Ohio has been identiﬁed as a priority state for Monarch migration and fourthgeneration Monarchs. The fourth-generation Monarchs are those butterﬂies who will travel back to Mexico, spend the winter there, and start the Monarch life cycle all over again before arriving back in Ohio the next summer. This past May the Pollinator Health Task Force tasked all states to work through governmental and private actions to restore or create pollinator habitat with the goal of 7 million acres across the United States over the next ﬁve years. Of course this would beneﬁt all pollinators, including honey bees. While Monarchs may be locally plentiful, they are dependent upon a limited number of plant types for food and nesting (primarily milkweeds), and rely on a small area in Mexico that is threatened by illegal logging. The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is working with multiple partners throughout the state to meet Ohio’s portion of the goal. Its growing list of partners includes the Ohio Department of Transportation, American Electric Power, Pheasants Forever, ODNR-Division of Wildlife, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio State University Extension Service and others. For more information about the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative, contact the Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Wildlife, or contact me at the email address below. The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District has a slew of wildlife and conservationrelated events slated for this spring including a pond clinic in April, a forestry workshop in May (dates and locations to be announced) and a Wildlife Habitat/Pollinator Workshop for Thursday, June 2 at the Meigs SWCD Conservation Area. Stay tuned for more information on these and other events. Jim Freeman is the wildlife specialist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. His column, In the Open, generally appears every other weekend. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim. freeman@oh.nacdnet.net AP SPORTS BRIEFS West Virginia forward Jonathan Holton reinstated MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Suspended West Virginia forward Jonathan Holton has been reinstated to the team. Coach Bob Huggins announced Holton’s reinstatement Thursday. West Virginia went 2-2 in the four games Holton missed for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He is averaging 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds. No. 10 West Virginia (19-5, 8-3) plays at home Saturday against TCU (1113, 2-9). liday announced Pearson’s hiring Wednesday. Pearson replaces Chris Barclay, who was hired at Western Kentucky. Pearson spent the 2015 season as running backs coach at Youngstown State. Before that he spent a decade at Division II Ohio Dominican. He was a running back at Ohio State from 199497, rushing for 1,484 yards and 17 touchdowns in his junior season. Group backs off $5M request for Browns’ facility COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus Marshall hires Pepe development group plans Pearson as RB coach to stop pushing a request HUNTINGTON, W.Va. for the state to help pay $5 (AP) — Marshall has hired million to build a practice Pepe Pearson as running facility for the Cleveland backs coach. Browns at Ohio State Marshall coach Doc Hol- University so the team can 60638871 move its summer training camp. The idea has drawn backlash in Cleveland. In a column for The Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus Partnership’s leader says planners envisioned a multiuse facility under a request meant to be collaborative, not pitting Columbus against another Ohio community. Group president and CEO Alex Fischer says the funding request was misunderstood and will be removed from its list of priorities given to legislative leaders. The Browns have said they’ll conduct the 2016 training camp at their Berea facility but conﬁrmed plans to eventually have camp at a new facility in Columbus. HScott Motorsports leases charter for ride for Annett DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — HScott Motorsports has leased a charter from Premium Motorsports to secure a ride for Michael Annett for the 2016 season. A charter guarantees revenue and a position in a 40-car Sprint Cup ﬁeld. HScott Motorsports was granted one charter and used it on the No. 15 Chevrolet driven by Clint Bowyer. Annett will drive the No. 46 Chevrolet. The new system allows charters to be transferred on a short-term basis. This agreement was accepted and approved by NASCAR. Premium Motorsports will have its charter returned in 2017. The team will still ﬁeld a full-time entry in the No. 98 Chevrolet this year for Cole Whitt. He will now have to qualify every week for one of the four open slots in the ﬁeld. �Along The River Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, February 14, 2016 s Section C It’s all about the rose Local florists stay busy through the weekend to meet Valentine’s Day demand By Lorna Hart some ﬂorists place the stems into a ﬂoral foam to keep the roses fresh for OHIO VALLEY — “A delivery. rose by any other name An arrangement of roses would smell as sweet” is a begins with the same profrequently referenced part cess. After the roses are of William Shakespeare’s stripped, they are placed play “Romeo and Juliet,” in vases of water with but would a rose have the greens. Baby’s breath is same connotation without often added, especially on the name? Valentine’s Day, to give Does daisy or carnation the arrangement a soft, bring the same romantic feminine touch. The ﬁnal response on Valentine’s touch is a bow and a spritz Day as the mere mention of water to hydrate the of a rose? arrangement. Roses with their soft Valentine’s Day is the petals and aromatic scent largest volume day in the have long been a symbol ﬂoral industry. Unless of beauty and love. Flowsomeone has had the ers were used in the Victo- opportunity to learn ﬁrstrian era to express feelings hand what this entails, it to loved ones. In a time is difﬁcult to explain. The when symbols were used volume of ﬂowers and to communicate more the hours that are spent often than words, certain by workers preparing ﬂowers had speciﬁc mean- and delivering during the Lorna Hart|Times-Sentinel ings. short Valentine season can Beverly Moore shows apprentice Karlee Norton how to add baby’s This messaging system be overwhelming, even breath to a Valentine arrangement. became know as “ﬂoriog- though most workers say raphy,” with roses as a they love working with symbol of romantic affecﬂowers. tion. Pink roses expressed Just as each ﬂower is admiration or appreciadifferent, so too is each tion; red, passionate love; arrangement; while there white represented purity; are fundamentals that are yellow friendship; and red followed by designers, and white, unity. each have their own style Today, with more color when developing their ﬂochoices available than ral pieces. ever before, there are no Amist the ﬂurry of cusrules. Many people now tomers, ringing phones associate a ﬂower or color and delivery drivers with a special moment or loading arrangements, event, much like the Vicsome local ﬂorists took torians, but with a more some time to share their Linda Carson loves working in a flower shop doing just about personalized approach. thoughts about the day everything. She and Susie Francis Groves, the third generation But this doesn’t mean and the work they do, of Francis Florists, are working on Valentine’s Day arrangements. that the top-selling ﬂower even as they continued on Valentine’s Day won’t designing beautiful works be roses? Quite the conof art. trary; reports say roses are Beverly Moore, of AB still the No. 1 ﬂower sold and T Floral and Gifts in on Valentine’s Day: Racine, says it has been a 7YYehZ_d]�je�W�?fiei# good this year. 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Balloons have become a popular purchase for customers. Pictured are mylar balloons in According to lore, the color of a the front window of AB and T rose has a special meaning for Floral and Gifts. the recipient. �LOCAL 2C Sunday, February 14, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel FROM THE BOOKSHELF From log cabin to the White House “Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation, Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all, Hail to the Chief, as we pledge cooperation In proud fulﬁllment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander, This you will do, that’s our strong, ﬁrm belief. Hail to the one we selected as commander, Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief!” These are the seldomheard lyrics to the familiar tune “Hail to the Chief” that plays triumphantly upon the arrival of a United States President. We learn in a 2013 CNN article by Bob Greene that the phrase “Hail to the Chief” originated in Scotland in 1810 as part of a poem by Debbie Sir Walter Saunders Scott. That Contributing particular Columnist poem, “The Lady of the Lake,” had nothing to do with the United States or with the presidency. Rather, the story told in the poem’s plot became a British stage play that made it across the ocean within a few years. Among the songs that came to the United States as part of the play was “Hail to the Chief,” written by James Sanderson. To honor the presidency, the song was given new lyrics and reportedly was used in that context for the ﬁrst time at an 1815 ceremony to commemorate the birthday of George Washington. Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22, ﬁrst became a holiday on Jan. 31, 1879, in the District of Columbia. Later, in 1885, the law was amended to provide the holiday for federal government employees in all states. Author Helene Henderson, of Patriotic Holidays of the United States, further notes that while we refer to the third Monday in February as Presidents’ Day, U.S. law ofﬁcially designates this day as Washington’s Birthday, as Congress established the day as a federal holiday on May 13, 1938. In 1968, the Uniform Keep close tabs on your heart health LIVESTOCK REPORT GALLIPOLIS — United Producers Inc., livestock report of sales from Feb. 10, 2016. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $125-$200, Heifers, $110$155; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $120-$185, Heifers, $100-$148; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $110-$177, Heifers, $100-$138; 650-725 pounds, Steers, $100$140, Heifers, $90-$138; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $85-$135, Heifers, $88-$133. Fed Cattle Choice steers, $100-$118. Cows Well-muscled/ﬂeshed, $71-$86; Medium/Lean, $65-$70; Thin/Light, $60-$65; Bulls, $100. Back to Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $975-$1,500; Baby Calves, $240; Hogs, $45. Upcoming specials Easter lamb and goat sale, March 11, 6 p.m. Special cow sale, April 15, 6 p.m. Direct sales or free on-farm visits. Contact Ryan (304) 514-1858, Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy (304) 634-0224, or visit the website at www.uproducers.com. Bossard Library will commemorate Presidents’ Day with a special living history performance “From Log Cabin to White House: The Life of President James A. Garﬁeld” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Library’s Riverside Room. President Garﬁeld will be portrayed by Ed Haney, who has performed this unique program for more than two decades and has worked at the James A. Garﬁeld National Historic Site. His portrayal of our nation’s 20th president has been well received by the descendants of President Garﬁeld. The audience will experience an intimate and timely view of the stages of Garﬁeld’s life, including his boyhood, working on the Ohio Canal, the Civil War, and up through his assassination. It is my hope that readers will commemorate Presidents’ Day during February by attending this living history performance on the life of one of Ohio’s eight great U.S. presidents. President Lincoln once said, “My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” If you are interested in reading more about the American Presidency, I encourage you to delve into the past, engage in the present, and learn more about the presidential candidates of the future by visiting Bossard Library — your friendly source for all of your reading interests. Debbie Saunders is director of Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis. Holzer receives donation MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS My name is Laura Cleland, and I am a certiﬁed health education specialist at the Meigs County Health Department. I am the director for Creating Healthy Communities and Together on Diabetes grant programs that work to target behaviors that lead to chronic diseases. In honor of Heart Health Month, Carleton Schools/Meigs Industries hosted a “Wear Red Day” on Friday, Feb. 5. The purpose of the day was to promote heart health and discuss how cardiovascular disease could be prevented. In the afternoon, students ﬁlled the gym for a special assembly. Laura Students learned a simple test to Cleland check their heart health that can be Contributing performed daily: a pulse reading. Columnist According to the Mayo Clinic, a normal resting heart rate for adults’ ranges from 60 to 100 beats a minute. Checking your pulse is one way a person can monitor their heart without any equipment needed. After checking their heart rate, the students talked about what activities they like to do to increase their heart rate. Students reported things like dancing and taking a walk as fun exercises they do regularly. I demonstrated how physical activity could be done in a seat by stretching or gentle yoga movements, and students followed along. Lastly, to teach about healthy eating and heart health, I showed how to make a healthy smoothie using Greek yogurt, almond milk and strawberries. The recipe called for one cup of Greek yogurt, one cup of almond milk and added fruit for ﬂavor. Put the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. The MCHD’s Creating Healthy Communities Coalition is combating chronic diseases through targeting three controllable behaviors: healthy eating, active living and tobacco use. Goals of the coalition include: decreasing tobacco use, increasing access to recreational opportunities, and increasing access to healthy food options for Meigs County residents of all ages. For speciﬁc information regarding your own heart health consult with your physician or family doctor. Monday Holiday Bill was introduced in Congress advocating not only the rescheduling of most federal holidays to Monday dates, but also the renaming of Washington’s birthday holiday to Presidents’ Day. At the time, this bill was unsuccessful in passing. Years later, however, in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law became effective, and, with it, many businesses and advertisers promoted this three-day weekend in February as “Presidents’ Day,” hoping to extend sales from Lincoln’s birthday to Washington’s birthday. By the 1990s, many Americans thought the holiday was intended to honor Lincoln and Washington, or even all presidents. It is in this spirit that Courtesy photo Holzer Center for Cancer Care received funds from the Heavenly Hats project, organized by a University of Rio Grande multicultural relations class. The class worked with local county and city school districts to organize a hat day at the schools, where students paid $1 to wear a hat to school for the day. They raised more than $470 to contribute to Holzer Center for Cancer Care for patient care. Pictured in the back row, from left, are Darian Napier, Audra Clark and Ashley Morgan. In the front row, from left, are Noelle Mershon, Professor Sangeeta Gulati, and McKenzie Coreill. All students are juniors at the University of Rio Grande. Community leaders needed for health programs Staff Report are interested in serving as a lay leader in their OHIO VALLEY — community. Interested in being The training will be 9 trained to help your com- a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each munity better manage day at the Davis Univertheir chronic disease or sity Center Conference diabetes conditions? Room 1 at the University The Area Agency of Rio Grande in Rio on Aging District 7 is Grande, Ohio. Those looking for community who are interested must leaders to assist with attend all six days to be facilitating its chronic certiﬁed to lead the prodisease and diabetes self-management classes. grams. Attendees will be Community, or lay, lead- provided with in-depth ers will continue to sup- information needed to conduct the workshops port the classes in their and receive the materials individual communities after they complete train- at no cost. As all workshops are designed to be ing through the AAA7. facilitated by two trainAn upcoming trainers, it is strongly suging is scheduled in gested that people bring Rio Grande for March someone with whom 14-16 (Chronic Disease one prefers to lead the Self-Management) and classes. March 21-23 (Diabetes Self-management proSelf-Management) for those individuals who grams for people with chronic conditions and diabetes are designed to help those with chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis and diabetes, learn to manage their conditions and take control of their health. The Chronic Disease SelfManagement program and Diabetes Self-Management program was created at Stanford University and is a proven community initiative that provides health beneﬁts and promotes disease prevention. CDSMP and DSMP are six-session workshops that meet once a week where participants learn how to minimize symptoms such as fatigue, pain, stress and depression. It teaches skills for communication, manag- ing medications, better breathing, and how to design your own selfmanagement program. The program focuses on the participants’ role in managing their illnesses and building their conﬁdence so that they can be successful in adopting healthier behaviors. Workshops are highly interactive, where workshop leaders, as well as group members, provide support while learning new techniques for dealing with symptoms. A pre-screening is required of all applicants who express an interest in serving as a lay leader. For more information about registering for the lay leader training, call Carla Cox at 1-800-5287277, extension 22284, no later than March 7th. ‘Safe Harbor’ awarded grant for ramp Staff Report GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — A place that provides a “safe harbor” for many was recently awarded a ﬁnancial boost. The Safe Harbor Therapeutic Riding Facility in Gallipolis Ferry was awarded a grant from the Robert and Louise Claﬂin Foundation which will provide the purchase of a portable mounting ramp for the Therapeutic Riding program. This mounting ramp will increase service to people in the area who are currently unable to participate. The ramp provides a safe and effective way to allow people with mobility issues to mount a horse. With the use of the ramp, each rider is level with the side of the horse, including those riders who may be wheelchair-bound or use walkers for assistance, to ensure safety. The portability of the ramp allows more access to attend outside events that may occur in the communi- ties to service riders with disabilities. The overall goal is to achieve greater strength and mobility, develop coordination and independence of the rider. The grant was written by Cathy Wilson, secretary of the organization. Safe Harbor Therapeutic Riding Facility ofﬁcially began in 2015 after receiving their 501(c)3 status. Carr said there has been a need for such a facility in the area to assist individuals with disabilities, both young and old, allowing them to enjoy the beneﬁts of therapeutic horseback riding. Carr has a degree from Ohio University in therapeutic riding certiﬁcation. Board members consist of several area residents with knowledge and experience with assisting riders with disabilities working with horses. Contact (304) 593-3499 for more information. 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John retired from Ohio Valley Electric Corp. and Roberta was employed for several years with the Kyger Creek School District. Lawerence Will and Meda “Eloise” Watkins were crowned Valentine King and Queen. Overbrook residents celebrate Valentine’s Day with a party By Lorna Hart lhart@civitasmedia.com Courtesy Main Street Photography MIDDLEPORT — Overbrook Rehabilitation Center residents celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday with a party. Residents gathered in the dinning room decorated with red and white valentines. The celebration featured a chocolate fountain and crowning of a Valentine King and Queen. As older love songs played in the background, residents visited with each other, as well as family, friends and the Overbrook staff. Games were played and Sarah Fowler was the winner; door prizes were won by Peggy Roush and Mary Rose. Karl Blaine Click and Zara Alice Williamson Click will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their family in Bridgeport. The couple were married on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1966, at the Beech Hill Church, Southside. The Rev. Normal Nash officiated. Karl and Alice have resided on their farm at 2875 Chestnut Ridge Road, Mount Alto, since their marriage. Karl retired from Appalachian Power Company and Alice retired from the Mason County Board of Education. They are the parents of daughter Karla (Jim) Stewart, of Point Pleasant, and son Jason (Linda) Click, of Clarksburg; they are the grandparents of Seth Stewart, of Point Pleasant, and Anthony, Jaden and Alexis Click, of Clarksburg, and adopted granddaughter, Holley (Cody) Murray, of Texas. Friends of 17 years bond over hunting By Theresa Marthey made me a hindrance.” Their ﬁrst hunting experience together was at Snowshoe for a handicapped hunt, and they hunted there twice before going to Dream Mountain a couple of years, and then onto private land. “It is a simple process, really,” Burgoyne said. “I hold the riﬂe, Lorin tells me up, down, left, right and squeeze.” ship. Burgoyne is blind, and Bowmar takes his friend TUNNLETON, W.Va. deer hunting every year, — It is said that friends and each year Burgoyne stick with each other has come home with a through thick and thin, and deer. nowhere is that more evi“To me, Lorin and I have dent than in the friendship a very special relationship,” of Harry Burgoyne and Burgoyne said. “People I Lorin Bowmar. Burgoyne use to hunt with me before and Bowmar have been this accident aren’t coming hunting together for many, around anymore. It was many years, but the last 17 like being handicapped have cemented the friend- The Associated Press Mr. and Mrs. Kail in 1946. Window to thepast by Kanetra Kopp C hapter Five: Daisy O honeysuckle hedge dividing the two properties. I remember my grandmother telling me about the ﬁrst time she met Daisy. She was outside in her tree swing when a girl came running around the hedge chasing a big dog that was covered in soap bubbles. My grandmother said the “Juliette got her nickname Daisy from an uncle. When he dog was running so fast that heard that she had been born, bubbles were ﬂying off its back and into the air. She he declared that he bet she would be a Daisy. Juliette lived remembered laughing at the in the house right behind my sight of this girl following the grandmother, with only a tall trail of bubbles the dog was nce Jenny and her grandmother had ﬁxed a tray of cookies and lemonade, they went outside to sit on the porch swing. Jenny took a big bite of one of her grandma’s homemade chocolate chip cookies and followed it with a big gulp of lemonade. ties, she insisted her doctor perform a new procedure she had read about in an article. Well, it didn’t work and she lost her hearing in one ear as a result. And then later on, when Daisy got married, the wedding guests threw rice at “That’s a funny story, Grand- her for good luck. A tiny grain of rice got stuck in her other ma. Juliette must have been trying to give the dog a bath or ear. When she went to a doctor to have the rice removed, something.” she ended up losing most of “Yes, I think so. Daisy loved her hearing in that ear, too. So animals. My grandmother she spent the rest of her life said Daisy was always bringalmost completely deaf, but ing home stray animals. And you would never know it from Daisy was always getting into all that she accomplished,” adventures, too. From what Grandma added. my grandmother told me, “My grandmother said she I believe Daisy was quite a tomboy.” Grandma sighed and really missed Daisy when she said, “And I think she grew up moved away to England with into a very determined young her husband,” Grandma said. “That’s what some of these woman, too. Did you know that she was deaf in both ears loose papers are, though. She for most of her life?” Grandma and Daisy remained friends and sent letters back and asked. forth while Daisy was living in “Why, did she get hurt some- Europe.” how?” Jenny wondered. “Really? But I thought you “My grandmother said that said Daisy started Girl Scouts Daisy had a lot of earaches in America. How did she do growing up. Well, when she that if she moved to England, got another one in her twenGrandma?” Jenny asked. leaving. When Daisy saw my grandmother on her swing she stopped and introduced herself. That was the start of their lifelong friendship.” Jenny’s grandmother paused in her story as she took a drink of lemonade. Things to Think About and Do Newspaper stories and photographs are common keepsakes. Look through your newspaper to ﬁnd different types of stories and photographs that readers might ﬁnd important to save in their own treasure trunk. Cut out examples and explain why each would be important. N To download the companion educator guide, with activities that tie to some of the badge requirements for Girl Scouts, visit mo-nie.com and use code: nnateach. A S S O C I AT I O N FOUNDATION Learn more about the Girl Scouts of the USA by visiting www.girlscouts.org Produced by the Missouri Press Foundation, ©2012 ATIONAL EWSPAPER X X X X X X X X X Perhaps not that easy, but the two have practiced together to get their technique perfected over the years. “There is no formal training for this,” Bowmar said. “I picked him up at his home on day and said, ‘Let’s get your gun and ammo. We are going to practice shooting,’ and off we went.” “We have practiced a lot,” Bowmar said. “I look over his shoulder and tell him what to do. I may adjust his shoulders at times, but I never touch the gun.” This year, it took them seven minutes to get a 100-pound doe, and they were done. “We got into Lorin’s tree house, and he began to build us a little ﬁre,” Burgoyne said. “He stopped trying to build the ﬁre and said ‘There are seven or eight out there now.’” “He sighted up the riﬂe by telling me where to aim, and I squeezed the trigger,” Burgoyne continued. “We were ﬁnished.” To be honest, the local Department of Natural Resource ofﬁcers were not too excited about Burgoyne hunting in the ﬁrst place. “There is one thing about the whole thing,” Burgoyne said. “When we ﬁrst started doing this, the head DNR men in the county were not too keen about it.” “Then the state made a ruling that anyone 18 or older with a hunting license can help a handicapped person legally help a person hunt,” Burgoyne said. Burgoyne had an allterrain vehicle accident back in 1989 which took away his sight when his ATV ﬂipped and landed on top of him. “My wife had given me an ATV for Christmas in 1988,” Burgoyne said. “I went riding with my two sons-in-law when we were riding on a strip mine road, and I went up an ash pile.” “My ATV more or less dug into the ash pile and then ﬂipped on top of me,” Burgoyne continued. “It ﬂipped onto my face, and they really didn’t think I was going to live, but I did.” Burgoyne said he was in and out of the hospital until April 17, and then spent 12 weeks at the Greater Guild for the Blind in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, trying to learn everything he could. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 02. February Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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