https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/0dd43b7ea8b22085c5a581d626f36f6e.pdf 1648f7c572f29c18c7b93e30574e393a PDF Text Text State honors OVC boys hoops All-SEOAL baseball, softball One amazing woman LOCAL s 3A SPORTS s 1B LOCAL s 1C Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 21, Volume 50 Disaster program assists flood victims By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — A local coalition of faithbased and government organizations forming a long-term disaster recovery program have spent the last year tackling the millions of dollars worth of damage done from the southeast Ohio summer floods of 2015. According to recovery program committee president Bob Hood and Gallia Emergency Management Agency Director Sherry Daines, local churches, government agencies and normal people have gathered in the hope of pushing effected families back onto a road of recovery from the financial and physical damages done from last summer’s floods. When the area did not meet the requirements to gather state of FEMA aid, the program was activated with members first meeting in October 2015. Sunday, May 22, 2016 s $2 GAHS seniors say goodbye By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com Dean Wright | Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIPOLIS — Gallia Academy High School seniors graduated Friday evening and took their final steps out of their childhood classrooms and into their futures as young men and women. The Gallia Academy High School Band played “Fanfare and Processional” as seniors marched in with Principal Josh Donley and Assistant Principal Robert Neal leading them. Gallipolis City Schools Superintendent Roger Mace welcomed those in attendance. “Your attendance here this evening is important and appreciated by the administration, board of education, staff and especially the graduates,” Mace said. “My message is going to be short this evening as I have had the opportunity to address the Class of 2016, Wednesday, and it was a pleasure. During this time with them, I discussed the power of one word. One word will have impact on their lives forever. This word will define many events, moments, decisions within their lives, and especially during different stages of their lives. This word is ‘purpose.’ The power in your purpose will drive your hopes, dreams and your successes in life. I have challenged each one of them to write a purpose statement. Be open-minded to One Gallia Academy graduating senior is greeted by his family as students, faculty, staff and loved ones exit the gymnasium after the graduation ceremony. See SENIORS | 5A FLOOD DAMAGE ESTIMATES Last year, Gallia County Engineer Brett Boothe estimated that somewhere around $4 million worth of flood damage had been done to county’s structural integrity. Among projects assessed, those included roads, bridges and culverts. “When we realized we weren’t going to get state or FEMA funds to help the individuals, we decided the longterm recovery committee would be a good option,” Daines said. The Gallia 911 Communications Center, along with Gallia EMS, the Gallia Sheriff’s Office, the Gallia County Engineer’s Office, area churches, Holzer Health System, the American Red Cross, Gallia County Commissioners, God’s Hands See FLOOD | 5A Salt magazine available today Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — The next issue of Salt magazine, provided free to home-delivery subscribers, is available in today’s edition of the Sunday Times-Sentinel. In this spring travel issue, take a different route and travel the 25 Ohio Scenic Byways; discover a museum built especially for retired ventriloquist dummies; check out the many comic conventions now available to fans; and enjoy reading the many other feature stories included in this issue. Salt magazine is published six times a year by Civitas Media, the parent company of the Sunday Times-Sentinel. Additional copies of the magazine are available at the office for $3. Readers can connect with Salt online by visiting thesaltmagazine.com, and through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest @thesaltmagazine. A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Editorial: 4A Weather: 6A B SPORTS Sports: 1B Classifieds: 4B-5B C FEATURES Along the River: 1C Comics: 3C JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune.com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Medical transport lands in Meigs By Lorna Hart lhart@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Medical transport landed Friday in Meigs County with the opening of the Med Flight facility in Pomeroy. The ceremony for the inauguration of the service was a culmination of efforts to modernize and provide first-rate medical service to the area. Thomas E. Allenstein, president and CEO of Med Flight, opened celebrations for the Meigs site and said the company has a long history in southeastern Ohio. “Today’s opening is a great conclusion to a great week honoring emergency medical service in Meigs County and across the nation,” he said, referring to May 15-21 as National EMS Week. MedFlight is a not-for-profit, accredited air and ground critical care transportation company based in Columbus. The company completes nearly 7,000 critical care transports by helicopter and Mobile Intensive Care unit each year. “The Welston location was our first U.S. site,” Allenstein said. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Meigs. We welcome the chance to add more resources and extend and grow in the SE Ohio area.” He said the company believes in “Partners for Life, and building a long-term relationship with Meigs Emergency Medical Services is Lorna Hart | Daily Sentinel Brent Saunders, of Holzer Health System, unveils the Holzer emblem on the Med Flight helicopter as the crew looks on. important to their goal of proving services to rural areas. He recognized the Meigs Med Flight crew that includes a pilot, mechanic, staff and leadership team, and said it takes everyone to make the operation successful. Meigs EMS Director Robbie Jacks said when he came on board, he looked for ways to make EMS better. “I always look at things and ask, ‘How can I make this better?’ Many people joined the call to improve our emergency services. It is a challenge working in a rural area. There is a lack of resources available, and there is a need to partner.” He said that by looking to Holzer Health System and then to Med Flight, finding a suitable location and funding, everyone involved was able to “look outside of the box” to accomplish their goal of having a first-class EMS facility. “No one said this can’t be done,” Jacks said. “A rural area has it disadvantages, but those don’t outweigh the advantages. What Meigs County has is people who will work together to get the equipment and resources necessary to accomplish a goal.” See TRANSPORT | 5A �OBITUARIES/LOCAL 2A Sunday, May 22, 2016 GALLIA-MEIGS CALENDAR OBITUARIES JACKIE LEE HENSON GALLIPOLIS — Jackie Lee Henson, 63, of Gallipolis, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at his residence. Born July 1, 1952, in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Jack and Juanita E. Kent Henson. Jack was the Gallipolis Career College admissions director. He was a member of the Rodney Pike Church of God. He also loved animals and he was an avid fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Jackie is survived by his wife, Brenda Grim Henson; daughters Tawnya (Jason) Metzger, of Chillicothe, and Suzanne (Mike) Eachus, of Gallipolis; a son, Drew (Samantha) Henson, of Columbus; and granddaughters Lauren Eaches and Josie Metzger. Funeral services were 5 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Rodney Pike Church of God. Pastor Ron Bynum officiated. Interment followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Drew Henson, Jason Metzger, Mike Eachus, Jon Rothgeb, Joey Wills and Bobby Grim served as casketbearers. Honorary casketbearers were Dave Burnett, Randy Harrison, Don Saxon, Fred Burnette and Dave Durbin. Visitation was two hours prior to the funeral service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Jackie’s name to God’s Hands at Work, P.O. Box 67 Vinton, OH 45686; or Serenity House, P.O. Box 454, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Cremeens Funeral Chapel, Gallipolis, is entrusted with Jackie’s arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting CremeensFuneralHomes. com. DEATH NOTICES WARD NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Juanita Faye Ward, 84, of New Haven, W.Va., passed away on May 18, 2016. Graveside funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Sunrise Cemetery. ROBINSON LESAGE, W.Va.— Melissa Jean Robinson, 59, Lesage, passed away March 24, 2016, after a battle with pneumonia. Melissa was cremated and a private family funeral will be scheduled at a later date. Melissa’s care was entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. FOWLER POMEROY — Donald Lonzo Fowler, 83, of Pomeroy, formerly of Letart, W.Va., died May 18, 2016, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center. His children will hold a celebration of their father’s life at a later date. STELLA HESS BIDWELL — Stella Hess, 70, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. She attended North Gallia High School and later received her GED and retired from the Gallipolis Development Center. Stella was born October 31, 1945 at Kimper, Ky., to the late Ernest and Bertha (Varney) Ward. She married Eddie Hess at Bidwell, July 22, 1961, and he survives with three children: Bertha Fay (Eddie) Kinner, James Dean (Cindy) Hess and Chester Lee (Rebecca) Hess, all of Vinton. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Keith (Samantha) Stout; Leah Stout; Amber Hess; Beverly Hess; Cameron Hess; Tyler Hess; Allison Hess and Landyn Hess and one great-grandson, Growl Gallery Art fundraising event POMEROY — “Lend a Hand to Your Furry Friend” at Growl Gallery: Art Fundraising Event is 2-4 p.m. May 22, sponsored by Meigs County Canine Rescue and Adoption Center. The venue will be Wolfe Mountain Entertainment, where featured works by local artists will be available for bids. Guest will enjoy raffles, door prizes, kids games and more. Call Dog Warden Coleen MurphySmith or Assistant Dog Warden Dee Cummins at 740-992-3779 for more information. STOCKS Meigs County Health Department Immunization Clinic scheduled POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic See STOCKS | 6A on Tuesday, May 24, from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at the Health Department, 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal Civitas Media, LLC guardian. A $10 donation (USPS 436-840) is appreciated for immunization administration; Telephone: 740-446-2342 however, no one will be denied services because A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. of an inability to pay an Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. administration fee for Prices are subject to change at any time. state-funded childhood vaccines. 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For more information, call Donna Cottrell Broyles at 740-446-2071 or email dlbroyles63@ hotmail.com; or Herman Sprague at 740-446-2565. Annual Lions’ Roar Charity Run MIDDLEPORT — The first Lions’ Roar Charity Run will be during Mid Valley Christian School Community open house on May 28. Registration begins at 11 a.m., ride starts at noon. The ride will go for 75 miles and end at 3 p.m. Each participant receives a wristband, a meal and is eligible for door prizes. There will be awards for crowd favorite, longest distance traveled, largest group or club, and oldest and youngest rider. Entertainment includes Retro Music, Bike/Trike Show and Shine. Concessions available. The event is hosted by Harley Owners, Gallipolis chapter, Gallipolis; and Mid-Valley Christian School, Middleport. Pomeroy High School Alumni Banquet POMEROY — The annual Pomeroy High School Alumni Banquet for alumni and guests will be May 28 in the Meigs High School cafeteria. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with the banquet being served at 6:30 p.m. Anniversary years will be 1936, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961 and 1966. Tickets may be obtained at either Francis Florist or Swisher and Lohse Pharmacy in Pomeroy. Veterans group seeks Memorial Day parade participants GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Memorial Day parade will be May 30 and is organized by the Gallia County Veterans Service Commission. All veteran Bidwell-Porter 94th service organizations, alumni meeting BIDWELL — The 94th businesses, foundations and other community supBidwell-Porter Alumni port groups are invited to Meeting (1902-1957) participate in the parade. will be 3-6 pm. May 28 Parade participants will at River Valley Middle gather at 10 a.m. on Spruce Street between First and Second avenues to form the parade order. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m., heading down Second Avenue and turning left at Court Street to end at the Doughboy �Ăůů�ƵƐ�ĨŽƌ�LJŽƵƌ�� Monument, where a cereĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ�Θ�ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͊� mony will take place at 11 a.m. Individuals or groups interested in participating are asked to contact the Gallia County Veterans Service Office at 740-446ϳϬ�WŝŶĞ�^ƚƌĞĞƚ� 2005 by Friday, May 27. ϰϰϲͲϬϬϬϳ� 60626744 Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@civitasmedia.com Colton Stout. In addition, Stella is survived by five sisters and one brother: Clairie Blackburn; Fairie McCown and Sylvia Blackburn, all of Vinton; Vernie Turnmire, Kimper, Ky.; Chester (Judy) Ward and Berdie (James) Harless, both of Vinton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers: Fay Coon, Clyde and Reaford Ward. Stella was a member of His Way Community Church, Vinton, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2016, with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Ward Family Cemetery in Alice. Friends and family may call at His Way Community Church Monday, 5 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be sent to mccoy-moore.com GALLIA-MEIGS BRIEFS ROYSTER DAYTON — Greta Marie Royster passed May 18. A funeral service will be held at noon on Monday, May Gallipolis VFW to host law 23, at the Tobias Funeral Home, Belmont Chapel, 648 enforcement dinner Watervliet Avenue in Dayton. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis VFW Post 4464 will be honoring law enforcement at a dinner Monday at the post at 6 p.m. AEP (NYSE) - 63.80 Akzo (NASDAQ) - 23.00 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) 112.39 Big Lots (NYSE) - 43.64 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) 46.53 BorgWarner (NYSE) - 32.84 Century Alum (NASDAQ) 6.36 Sunday Times-Sentinel 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. Card shower Kenneth D. Harris will celebrate his 75th birthday on May 23. Cards may be sent to: 3802 Lincoln Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Lillian Nibert will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 25. Cards may be sent to: Holzer Senior Care, 380 Colonial Drive, Bidwell, OH 45614. EVENTS Sunday, May 22 REEDSVILLE — Eastern Local High School commencement ceremony will be 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium. POMEROY — Growl Gallery: Art Fundraising Event, will be 2-4 p.m. at Wolfe Mountain in Pomeroy. Raffles, door prizes, kid games and more. Call Coleen Murphy Smith or Dee Cummins at 740-992-3779 for more information. POMEROY — The Meigs County District Public Library will be showcasing their recent renovations this weekend with an Open House from 2-4 p.m. Monday, May 23 GALLIPOLIS — American Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-6 p.m., New Life Lutheran Church, 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Walkins welcome or schedule an appointment at 1-800-REDCROSS or online at www. redcrossblood.com. Wednesday, May 25 GALLIPOLIS — American Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holzer Medical Center, conference rooms A and B, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Walkins welcome or schedule an appointment at 1-800-REDCROSS or online at www. redcrossblood.com. Thursday, May 26 GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Municipal Court will be closed all day so that staff can attend training. POMEROY — The Meigs Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the district office located at 113 E. Memorial Drive, Suite D, Pomeroy. SYRACUSE — The Ladies of the Meigs County Republican Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Carlton School in Syracuse. Everyone is welcome. Friday, May 27 MERCERVILLE — South Gallia High School commencement ceremony will be 7 p.m. in high school gymnasium. POMEROY — Meigs Local High School commencement ceremony will be 8 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Saturday, May 28 GALLIPOLIS — The historic Our House Tavern Museum will open for the season. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. May 29, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 30. Free to the public on Memorial Day weekend. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio Valley Christian School commencement ceremony will be 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of Gallipolis First Baptist Church. GALLIPOLIS — Free hot lunch, noon, First Baptist Church, 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. BIDWELL — The 94th Bidwell-Porter Alumni Meeting (1902-1957) will be 3-6 pm. at River Valley Middle School. Cost is $5 per person and payable at the door. For more information, call Donna Cottrell Broyles at 740-446-2071 or email dlbroyles63@hotmail. com; or Herman Sprague at 740-446-2565. MERCERVILLE — Mercerville/Hannan Trace Alumni will meet at 4:30 p.m. at Hannan Trace Elementary School. Diiner begins at 6:30 p.m. Rick Johnson will be the speaker and the Shafer Family will provide entertainment. Cost is $18 per person. Make reservations by May 24. For more information or to make a reservation, call Katie Mullins at 740-446-7379. VINTON — The Vinton, Bidwell, North Gallia and River Valley high school’s alumni banquet for be 6:30 p.m. May 28 at Vinton Elementary School. Registration and social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with the dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. PATRIOT — Southwestern Alumni Banquet, 6 p.m. Dinner will be 6:30 p.m. For reservations or location, call Jiennie at 740682-6051. HARRISONVILLE — The Harrisonville Scipio Alumni Association will hold their 87th annual banquet at 6:30 p.m. at Graham Farm at the Alumni Center near Harrisonville. The class of ‘46 and ‘56 will be recognized. BIDWELL — River Valley High School commencement ceremony will be 7 p.m. at the high school. Ceremony may be outdoors, weather permitting. RACINE — Southern Local High School commencement ceremony will be 8 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, May 22, 2016 3A Legislators honor OVC boys hoops title team Staff Report COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) and state Sen. Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) both honored the Ohio Valley Christian School boys basketball team on winning the 2016 OCSAA state championship at Ohio House session. “The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team’s championship season was a tremendous achievement worthy of recognition,” Smith said. “I was pleased to have them up at the Statehouse to present them with a resolution.” The Ohio Valley Christian Defenders defeated Dayton Temple Christian at Ohio Christian University’s Maxwell Center with a score of 49-28 on Feb. 27. This was the Defenders’ first OCSAA state championship after making the Final Four five times in the State Rep. Ryan Smith and the Ohio Valley Christian School boys basketball state champions at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. last six years. With the win, the Ohio Valley Christian School boys basketball team finished their season with a 21-6 overall record. Similar to the Ohio Courtesy photo High School Athletic Association, the OCSAA opens its tournaments for all Christian and religious-based schools regardless of conference affiliation. “I’m honored to recognize these studentathletes from Ohio Valley Christian as they continue the school’s tradition of success on and off the court,” begins at 6 p.m. CROWN CITY — Jack Holley will be preaching at 6 p.m. at Crown City Wesleyan Church. GALLIPOLIS — Mindy Collins will be singing at 4 p.m. at Promiseland Church on Clay Chapel Road. CROWN CITY — Revival, Victory Baptist Church, 6 p.m. Evangelist will be Steve Cook. Nightly singing. 7 p.m.; Prayer and Praise, with the Rev. Jack ParRevival, Victory Baptist 7 p.m.; Choir Practice, 7 Church, 7 p.m. Evangelist sons. p.m.; First Church of the GALLIPOLIS — Chilwill be Steve Cook. Nightdren’s Ministries, 6:45 ly singing. p.m.; Youth “Impact 127,” See CHURCH | 6A Wednesday, May 25 GALLIPOLIS — Bible REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Study; 6 p.m.; guest The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services speaker Mike Roach; Pas- (GCDJFS) and Ohio Means Jobs Gallia County is accepting proposals for the provision of Workforce Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth services tor Bob Hood, Bulaville through the agency’s WIOA Youth program and Comprehensive Christian Church, 2337 Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP). The provision Johnson Ridge Rd.; of the services will require fourteen (14) specific WIOA Youth/ CCMEP Program elements to be provided as determined as needed (740-446-7495 or 740by GCDJFS for youth in the program. Organizations interested 709-6107). Everyone is in submitting a proposal can obtain an RFP packet May 16, 2016 welcome. through May 30, 2016, Monday thru Thursday 7:00 am. – 5:00 p.m. at ADDISON — Prayer 848 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 or on line at www.gallianet.net meeting, 7 p.m., Addison for more information. Proposals must be submitted no later than June 15, 2016 at 4:00 P.M.. to the Gallia County Board of Commissioners Freewill Baptist Church, Peterson said. “Their resounding victory in this year’s state championship has made the community proud and I look forward to seeing them back on the court next season.” The Ohio Valley Christian School boys basketball team was present to accept their resolution at the Ohio House session. GALLIA COUNTY CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, May 22 GALLIPOLIS — Coffee Klatch at 9:45 a.m., Sunday School at 10 a.m., worship service at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Bob Hood, Bulaville Christian Church, 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd.; 740-446-7495 or 740-709-6107. ADDISON — Sunday School, 10 a.m., 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-Faith Promise Sunday with special guest Diana Downing, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship – Revealing Revelation Series, 6 p.m.; Teen Worship in the Family Life Center, 6 p.m.; First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. with Pastor Douglas Downs. MERCERVILLE — Chad and T.J. Gartlin will sing and Donnie Hassie will preach at Dickey Chapel Church. Service Monday, May 23 CROWN CITY — located at 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. 60657630 Special Veteran’s Memorial Day Service Honoring God & Country at First Baptist Church 1100 4th Ave. Gallipolis, Ohio Sunday, May 29, at 10:00am Theme: America, Land of the Free Because of the Brave Featuring: Armed Service Flag Presentation Patriotic Music Recognition of Veterans & Active Duty Service Persons Speaker: Major Brent Shultz Everyone is welcome! 9:00am: Sunday school 10:00am: Special Memorial Day Military Service 60651403 60658092 �Editorial 4A Sunday, May 22, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY … Today is Sunday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2016. There are 223 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 22, 1960, an earthquake of magnitude 9.5, the strongest ever measured, struck southern Chile, claiming some 1,655 lives. On this date: In 1860, the United States and Japan exchanged ratifications of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce during a ceremony in Washington. In 1913, the American Cancer Society was founded in New York under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer. In 1915, the Lassen Peak volcano in Northern California exploded, devastating nearby areas but causing no deaths. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared before Congress to explain his decision to veto a bill that would have allowed World War I veterans to cash in bonus certificates before their 1945 due date. In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a “Pact of Steel” committing the two countries to a military alliance. In 1947, the Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey. In 1968, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.) In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. In 1972, President Richard Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The island nation of Ceylon became the republic of Sri Lanka. In 1981 “Yorkshire Ripper” Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in London of murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life in prison. In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time. In 1996, “Mission: Impossible,” an actionthriller inspired by the TV series and starring Tom Cruise, was released by Paramount Pictures. Ten years ago: The Department of Veterans Affairs said personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a VA employee after he took the information home without authorization. Seven-year-old Braxton Bilbrey of Arizona swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco — an estimated distance of 1.4 miles — in 47 minutes. Five years ago: A tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, with winds up to 250 mph, claiming at least 159 lives and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses. President Barack Obama defended his endorsement of Israel’s 1967 boundaries as the basis for a future Palestine, telling the American Israel Public Affairs Committee his views reflected longstanding U.S. policy. Joseph Brooks, 73, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of “You Light Up My Life” who was awaiting trial for rape, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, a suicide. One year ago: Ireland’s citizens voted in a landslide to legalize gay marriage, with 62.1 percent saying “yes” to changing the nation’s constitution to define marriage as a union between two people regardless of their sex. Mexican federal police got into a gunbattle with drug cartel suspects at a ranch in the western state of Michoacan; of the 43 people killed, all but one were suspected criminals, raising questions how the operation went down. Today’s Birthdays: Singer Charles Aznavour is 92. Actor Michael Constantine is 89. Conductor Peter Nero is 82. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 78. Actor Frank Converse is 78. Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 76. Actress Barbara Parkins is 74. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Tommy John is 73. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 66. Actor-producer Al Corley is 61. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is 59. Singer Morrissey is 57. Actress Ann Cusack is 55. Country musician Dana Williams (Diamond Rio) is 55. Rock musician Jesse Valenzuela is 54. Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence is 52. Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 50. Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 49. Actress Brooke Smith is 49. Actor Michael Kelly is 47. Model Naomi Campbell is 46. Actress Anna Belknap is 44. Actress Alison Eastwood is 44. Singer Donell Jones is 43. Actor Sean Gunn is 42. Actress A.J. Langer is 42. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is 38. Rhythmand-blues Vivian Green is 37. Actress Maggie Q is 37. Olympic gold-medal speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is 34. Actress Camren Bicondova (TV: “Gotham”) is 17. THEIR VIEW Bathroom bills’ don’t help women at all to use the restroom at the Instead of bullying transsame time, and men hurry in gender people, here are a few and out while women spend laws that could actually make 10 minutes or more in line. women safer. But those are, relatively The time has come for me speaking, all quite trivial. to play my Woman Card. Perhaps instead, you’d A male Republican politiprefer to help with the bigcian in my state of Wisconsin Jill has introduced a “bathroom Richardson ger issues we women face. bill” like the one passed Contributing In that case, my biggest concern is that I will, on averin North Carolina, which Columnist age, earn less than a man, requires transgender people even for doing the same job. to use the bathroom of the If you’re still intent on legislatgender they were assigned at birth. ing values, though, how about He says it’s to “protect women weighing in on some of these? and children.” If I assert myself the way a man Oh, knight in shining armor, does, I’ll be seen as shrill. Pursuthank you for trying to protect me ing a PhD, as I’m doing, hurts and my fellow women. But I fear my dating prospects among men you misunderstand the real issues intimidated by my education — women have in restrooms. even as higher education is seen to Here are a few laws you might make men prime marriage matepropose instead to help us out: rial. Ban men from leaving the toilet I was raised in a culture that comseat up, so we don’t fall in. municated to me continuously that Mandate that public restrooms my role as a woman is to be thin, never run out of toilet paper, so we’re not left stranded in stalls, fish- beautiful, and passive, so that a man can rescue me. And when dating, ing through our purses on the off I’m forced to choose between seemchance we’ll find some tissues. ing prudish or promiscuous — both Require establishments to make of which carry a social penalty. more bathrooms available for I want to live a world where women, particularly in places like theaters — where everyone gets up young girls are taught to be strong and capable, just like little boys. Where a woman’s self-worth is not equal to her clothing size, or her sexual availability. And then there’s sexual assault, which brings us back to those bathroom bills. I can provide some womanly advice there as well. I’ve been sexually assaulted four times. On all four occasions, I was with a man I knew. None of these assaults occurred in a bathroom, and none of the assailants was transgender. They were simply people who wouldn’t take no for an answer. If you want to prevent sexual assault, dear knight, support comprehensive sexual education and other programs to teach men about consent. Have a talk with your male peers about not treating women like objects. Bullying transgender people will have no effect other than harming an already marginalized group. In short, stop trying to legislate discrimination in the name of “helping women.” Instead, pass laws that actually help women. OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. www.OtherWords.org. Social Security recognizes same-sex couples By Marcus Geiger Income (SSI) payments. We recently updated instructions for employees to process claims and Last year, the Supreme Court issued a decision in appeals when a determinaObergefell v. Hodges, hold- tion of marital status is ing that same-sex couples necessary. As part of the new have a constitutional right instructions, we have: to marry in all states. š�H[cel[Z�\hec�ekh� As a result, Social Security recognizes more same- policy any mention or sex couples as married for consideration of the dates when states first recogpurposes of determining entitlement to Social Secu- nized same-sex marriages from other states. These rity benefits or eligibility for Supplemental Security dates are no longer rel- For the Register evant. š�7ZZ[Z�j^[�ZWj[i�m^[d� some foreign jurisdictions allowed same-sex marriage, thereby eliminating the need for a case-specific legal review in many foreign same sex marriage claims. š�KfZWj[Z�WdZ�i_cfb_fied our procedures for processing claims involving a transgendered or intersex person, allowing these individuals to selfidentify as members of a same or opposite-sex marriage. š�Ijh[Wcb_d[Z�WdZ� clarified the policy instructions, addressing questions raised by advocates and employees. We encourage anyone who believes they may be eligible for benefits to apply now. Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/ same-sexcouples. Marcus Geiger is Social Security district manager in Gallipolis, Ohio. �LOCAL Sunday Times-Sentinel Flood Transport From page 1A From page 1A at Work and private individuals have banded together to assist 15 families over the last year. Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters has lent support as well as statewide Methodist and Episcopal church disaster recovery initiatives. According to Hood, many of the families receiving help from the recovery committee may not have local family or friends able to assist them with resources and labor to damaged homes. The recovery program may be the sole option they have for help. The program aims to help provide affected families with stable living conditions as best they can before extreme heat or colds set in. A family has had a furnace installed since recovery program’s inception as well as multiple families have been provided with clothes, food and supplies. The engineer’s office has been busy at work attempting to repair culverts that lead to remote residential locations and may be the sole means of transportation for some of the families. The recovery program has been meeting once every two weeks since its inception. Hood said that roughly two-thirds of Ohio counties already have a similar program due in part to initiatives backed by Gov. John Kasich’s office. The program has been establishing networks and databases in order to better meet the need of local disaster efforts through food pantries, supplies or donated labor, regardless if it is from a faith-based initiative, governmental or private donations of time and money. Hood said efforts are still continually ongoing on the “brick and mortar” side of operations in regards to structure building. Both Hood and Daines have asked that if anyone in the public would like to become involved to contact the Gallia Emergency Management Agency at (740) 441-2036. The group is looking for financial donations, volunteer laborers and advice from professionals looking to assist disaster relief efforts. Meigs County Commission President Tim Ihle read a proclamation issued at their Thursday meeting in observance of EMS Week recognizing the role that EMS professionals play in Meigs County. Ihle said EMS services began with volunteers and evolved to where the county is today and offered statistics from 2014: 911 Center dispatchers answered more than 9,600 incoming calls; field crews responded to almost 4,000 medical emergency calls; and more than 3,300 patients were transported to area hospitals as a result. “People are truly called to this job. EMS workers go when the call goes out,” Ihle said. “They stop what they are doing and respond to the call. They sacrifice their time and their family’s time to serve the people in this county. They don’t do it for the money, and we are truly blessed to have this kind of dedication in our county.” Brent Saunders, chairman of the board of directors for Holzer, announced the new partnership with Med Flight as the Holzer emblem was unveiled on the Med Flight helicopter. He said Holzer is community owned and focused, and that it was a privilege to work with friends and neighbors. “With community input, we partnered with Med Flight to provide firstclass medical service to this county,” Saunders said. “Every patient, every Dean Wright can be reached at (740) 446-2342, Ext. 2103. Seniors From page 1A a new life, changes and surroundings. I believe they have listed and walked away with the message of this. First, they have to find out what to do to find their purpose. I believe they understand that and their inner self.” Musical selections were presented by the Madrigals, led by Nattalie Phillips, and “America, the Beautiful” led by Hunter Arthur and Jemeia Hope. Donley presented the honorary awards of the classes. Valedictorian Cassidy Sickels addressed her fellow classmates next. “I see friends who have helped each other make it through these years,” Sickels said. “They have shown us real friendship and how to be a good friend. The friends in this room have been there for each other through everything.” “Define yourself by what you love,” Sickels said. “I love you all. I will miss you. I am proud of all that we have accomplished.” Valedictorian Varna Thayaparan spoke next. “We have discovered ourselves and made lasting friendships,” Thayaparan said. “No two stories are exactly alike, however, our stories have one important thing in common. They are all stories of growth.” She congratulated her fellow classmates before sitting. Robert Cornwell encouraged students to join fellow GAHS alumni and keep in contact with the organization. Students were at last presented with their diplomas before the alma mater was sung by Dathan Hawkins and Dekota Metzler. Class Sunday, May 22, 2016 5A Lorna Hart|Daily Sentinel Pilot Justin Vrooman, a 15-year Army veteran and helicopter pilot, is at the controls of the Med Flight chopper. Vrooman began his career at Med Flight after he retired from military service in 2015. Pictured with him is Bev Mead, a Med Flight nurse and medic. “Having a chopper gets people to a higher level of care if they need it. This can be even more important in rural areas, air transportation reduces the time involved in getting patients to a facility.” — Matt Hynus, Med Flight regional director time is our goal, and we are proud to be part of a bright future of life saving.” He said it takes a lot of individuals working together to accomplish a facility such as this one, as he pointed to a group he said was instrumental in bringing the services to the community. He referred to help from Buckeye Hills, the Governors Office of Appalachia, Ohio Development Services Agency, State Sen. Lou Gentile, state Rep. Debbie Phillips, the Appalachian Regional Development Committee, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and Congressman Bill Johnson, and credited the Meigs County Commissioners for the vision and dedication they brought to the project. “It is a tribute to all EMS workers and the ser- vice they provide to their communities.” Saunders said. Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Pastor Ryan Eaton, of Racine Baptist Church, blessed the facility and said a prayer for the EMS workers. “They sacrifice their personal and family time for others, we pray that You give them strength and longevity. Many people in Meigs County see goodness and grace represented in each of them. Let them know how great an impression they are making on the community.” As the group cut the ribbon to open the operation, a new era began for health care in Meigs County. Contact Lorna Hart at 740-992-2155, Ext.2551. WORTHY GRANTS As of 7 p.m. Friday, 38 members of Gallia Academy High School’s Class of 2016 had been awarded over $1 million in scholarships to attend college. President Devin Henry led the changing of the tassels. He congratulated fellow classmates with a few encouraging words and took a selfie on the stage over his shoulder with himself and those assembled. Students marched out to greet their families shortly thereafter. Of those receiving academic honors, Kaci Rae Ager is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of her class and earned an honors diploma. Brittany Sue Angel is a member of National Vocational Technical Honor Society. Kylie Payton Angel is a member of National Honor Society. Michael Arthur is a member of National Vocational Technical Honor Society. Noah Eldridge Blain earned a honors diploma and was a member of National Vocational Technical Honor Society. Andrew Thomas Bokal is a member of National Honor Society and earned an honors diploma. Logan Ray Carpenter is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of his class and earned an honors diploma. Ezakeal Byron Carter graduated from Digital Academy. Koleton Reed Carter is a member of National Honor Society and earned an honors diploma. Whitney Paige Clagg is a member of National Honor Society. Josiah Alan Cox is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an Dean Wright | Ohio Valley Publishing Gallia Academy Senior Class President Devin Henry takes a final selfie with his class before the changing of the tassels. honors diploma. Sherry A. Craig is a graduate of Digital Academy. Pooja Dayal is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. MacKenzie Elizabeth Frum is a member of National Honor Society. Dares Rayan Hamid is a member of National Honor Society and one of the top 10 percent of the class. Devin Scott Henry is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. Brett Michael Hively is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. Trinity Lynn Humphrey graduated from Digital Academy. Hanna Alison Johnson is a member of National Honor Society. Kyra Johnson graduated from Digital Academy. Tygerlily LaBello is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. Makayla Marie Large is a mem- ber of BHCC National Honor Society. Dekota Aaron Metzler is a member of National Honor Society. Marcus Herbert Moore is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. Hayley Elizabeth Aron Petrie is a member of National Honor Society. Justin Lee Reynolds is a member of National Honor Society. Sydney Linae Rose is a member of National Honor Society. Cassidy Ann Sickels is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. John Anthony Sipple Jr., is a member of National Honor Society. Clay Scott Smith is a member of National Honor Society. Varna Thayaparan is a member of National Honor Society, one of the top 10 percent of the class and earned an honors diploma. Jordan Nicole Walker is a member of National Honor Society and earned an honors diploma. Adriana Juliet Wilcoxon is a member of National Honor Society and received a honors diploma. Carlie Maria Winters graduated from Digital Academy. Hannah Wyatt is a member of National Vocational Technical Honor Society. Bryan Benson will be entering the U.S. Marine Corps. Jamie Canfield will be joining the Ohio Army National Guard. Brett Johnson will be joining the Army National Guard. Micah Saunders will be joining the U.S. Navy. Benjamin Saylor will be joining the U.S. Army and Thomas White will be joining the U.S. Navy. Sickels won the outstanding senior award in science as well as an academic senior key. Thayaparan won the awards for outstanding senior in mathematics, English and social studies as well as an academic senior key. Outstanding seniors in music are Hunter Arthur and Jemeia Hope. Outstanding seniors in athletics are Koleton Carter and Jordan Walker. Dean Wright can be reached at (740) 446-2342, Ext. 2103. FISH DAY !!! NOW IS THE TIME FOR STOCKING! * Channel Catfish * Largemouth Bass * Redear * Bluegill (Regular & Hybrid) * Minnows * Black Crappie (If Avail) * Grass Carp * Koi Thursday, August 2 Bidwell Hardware Shade River Ag Ser The Feed Stop In Pomeroy, OH In Bidwell, OH In Gallipolis, OH 12 noon-1 p.m. 2-3 p.m. 4-5 p.m. TO PLACE AN ORDER CALL 1-800-578-9973 ARKANSAS PONDSTOCKERS, INC. 60658794 �LOCAL/WEATHER 6A Sunday, May 22, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Bringing history to life Fort Randolph offers chance for learning FORT RANDOLPH INFO: Though the fort’s season officially kicks off with this weekend’s re-enactment, there are several upcoming events planned at the facility in the coming months, including seminars on topics such as knife making and bread baking. By Beth Sergent 18th Century Breads and Spreads (this includes bread making and tastPOINT PLEASANT, ing); Sept. 10, a seminar W.Va. — Fort Randolph on Blanket Coat/Mittens is both a tourist destiand a seminar on Ladies’ nation and a home for Winter Accessories. living history in Point These seminars do Pleasant. Though the fort’s sea- require small fees and registration, with forms son officially kicks off with this weekend’s 13th available at this weekend’s siege re-enactment annual Siege at Fort Randolph re-enactment, and also online at there are several upcom- https://sites.google.com/ site/fortrandolphpointing events planned at the facility in the coming pleasant/home. Other upcoming months. This year, the fort will events are: Oct. 28-30, Harvest Fest and All host summer seminars Hallows Eve Encampon historical topics ment at Fort Randolph; of interest including: Dec. 3, Fort Randolph’s June 11, a seminar on leather hunting pouches Christmas on the Frontier. and Domestic Uses for This Sunday, the gates Native Herbs/Plants; July 9 a seminar on knife will open at 9 a.m. and making and a seminar on a church service will be held at 10 a.m. at the fort. The Brigade of the American Revolution will be at the fort on Sunday. The Brigade is a living history association dedicated to recreating the life and times of the common soldier of the American War for Independence, 1775-1783. Members represent elements of all the armies then involved: Continental, Militia, British, Loyalist, German, French, Spanish and Native American forces plus civilian men, women and children. Gates close at 2 p.m. on Sunday The weekend revolves around a military siege intended to begin the return of land back to the Shawnee Nation, and the circumstances Church Prayer Force, 8:45 a.m., Harmon Chapel, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. pel in the Park concert series, 7 p.m., Gallipolis City Park. Special singFrom page 3A ing by New Covenant, Rick and Marie Alley, Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Karen Polcyn and Lisa Browning. Sing will be dedicated to the memory Thursday, May 26 GALLIPOLIS — Chris- of Lillian Hurt, who passed away May 3 just tian Care Circle Ladies days before her 100th meeting; 2 p.m., Bob birthday, and Brian Evans in Rio Grande; Fredrick, who was the studying in book about lead singer of Brian and “Angels.” All ladies welthe Family Connection come. and passed away May 15. Friday, May 27 GALLIPOLIS — GALLIPOLIS — Gos- TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 53° 66° 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. Precipitation (in inches) Friday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.86 5.05 2.96 19.42 16.45 SUN & MOON Today 6:10 a.m. 8:40 p.m. 9:24 p.m. 6:59 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New May 29 Jun 4 First Full Jun 12 Jun 20 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Major 12:18a 1:08a 2:01a 2:56a 3:52a 4:48a 5:42a Minor 6:30a 7:20a 8:13a 9:08a 10:04a 11:00a 11:55a Major 12:42p 1:32p 2:26p 3:21p 4:17p 5:13p 6:08p POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Lucasville 74/45 Very High Minor 6:54p 7:44p 8:38p 9:34p 10:30p 11:26p ---- WEATHER HISTORY On May 22, 1804, a tornado ripped through New Brunswick, N.J. A hotel, two barns and three houses were destroyed. Most tornadoes in the U.S. hit areas from the central Plains through the Ohio Valley. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Portsmouth 73/47 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. Fri. Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.91 +0.43 Marietta 34 18.01 +0.76 Parkersburg 36 21.93 -0.33 Belleville 35 12.72 -0.47 Racine 41 12.86 -0.15 Point Pleasant 40 24.94 +0.23 Gallipolis 50 12.30 +0.28 Huntington 50 26.37 +0.09 Ashland 52 34.30 -0.14 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.06 -0.29 Portsmouth 50 20.80 +0.20 Maysville 50 33.50 +0.10 Meldahl Dam 51 20.80 +0.30 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 85° 63° Mostly sunny with a shower or t-storm 85° 63° 84° 66° NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 70/48 Belpre 70/48 Athens 70/46 St. Marys 69/49 Parkersburg 68/48 Coolville 69/48 Elizabeth 69/49 Spencer 68/51 Buffalo 69/49 Milton 71/51 St. Albans 71/52 Huntington 71/50 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Seattle 100s 61/50 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 64/52 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 70/56 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front SATURDAY Mostly cloudy with a Clouds and sun with a Mainly cloudy with a shower or t-storm t-storm possible t-storm possible Murray City 70/47 Ironton 72/52 Ashland 71/49 Grayson 73/52 FRIDAY 84° 63° Wilkesville 71/46 POMEROY Jackson 70/49 72/47 Ravenswood Rio Grande 70/49 72/48 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 73/47 GALLIPOLIS 71/49 70/49 70/49 South Shore Greenup 72/51 73/46 44 Logan 71/45 McArthur 71/47 Very High Primary: walnut, grasses Mold: 261 Mostly sunny and nice Adelphi 71/45 Waverly 72/45 Pollen: 171 Low MOON PHASES Last 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WesBanco (NYSE) - 32.06 Worthington (NYSE) 35.96 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions May 20, 2016, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Reach Beth Sergent at bsergent@ civitasmedia.com or on Twitter @ BSergentWrites. FOR BREAKING NEWS, FIND US ONLINE AT MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM 81° 53° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 72/47 OVBC (NASDAQ) - 21.86 BBT (NYSE) - 35.08 Peoples (NASDAQ) - 21.42 Pepsico (NYSE) - 100.09 Premier (NASDAQ) - 16.61 Rockwell (NYSE) - 111.17 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) - 10.91 Royal Dutch Shell - 49.24 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) - 11.99 Wal-Mart (NYSE) - 69.85 Wendy’s (NYSE) - 10.17 Gen Electric (NYSE) 29.55 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) - 43.91 JP Morgan (NYSE) - 63.51 Kroger (NYSE) - 34.62 Ltd Brands (NYSE) - 63.51 Norfolk So (NYSE) - 85.44 TUESDAY Nice with sun and some clouds 1 Primary: basidiospores Mon. 6:10 a.m. 8:41 p.m. 10:16 p.m. 7:43 a.m. MONDAY 64° son at (304) 675-7933, or chesson1774@suddenlink.net. The Mason County Convention and Visitors Bureau at (304) 675- 6788 or http:// www.masoncountytourism.org/index.html is also available to provide information about the siege and fort. From page 2A EXTENDED FORECAST Partly sunny and warmer today. Clear and chilly tonight. High 71° / Low 49° already gathered at the fort on Friday, welcoming visitors and school children. Organizers say this will be a “fun-filled weekend” allowing visitors to explore the reasons behind the skirmish at the fort and learn more about local history. For more information visit: http://www. fortrandolph.org/ index_files/siege.htm or contact Craig Hes- Stocks 76° 51° Statistics for Friday 75° 47° 76° 54° 95° in 1934 35° in 1907 leading to it. The main event features the reenactment of Chief Cornstalk’s fateful visit to Fort Randolph in the fall of 1777, and the subsequent siege placed upon the fort in 1778 in which a war party of more than 200 Shawnee warriors formed a line stretching from the Ohio to the Kanawha Rivers. Re-enactors from both near and far were Saturday, May 28 BIDWELL — Benefit Gospel Sing, 6 p.m., Garden of My Heart, State Route 850, Bidwell. Sings include Vickie Moore, Jack and Penny Harless, Connie and Friends, Dean Martin, Calvin Minnis, Don Swick Singers, John Tate, Jeff and Tony Seitz, Matt and Tina Duff, and others. 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Beth Sergent | Register This young re-enactor, who looks as if she’s stepped out of time, arrives at Fort Randolph for this weekend’s encampment and re-enactment of the 13th Annual Siege at Fort Randolph. Clendenin 69/51 Charleston 67/50 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 82/62 Billings 68/46 Minneapolis 81/63 Chicago 76/49 Denver 75/45 Kansas City 80/62 Toronto 70/48 Detroit 71/47 Montreal 76/53 New York 69/57 Washington 62/55 Today Mon. 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CENTENARY, Ohio — In more ways than one, this was a “Final Four” for the Gallia Academy High School baseball team. That’s because the Blue Devils — in their final season as a member of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League — landed four players on the 2016 all-SEOAL baseball all-league club, which was announced on Thursday. This is also the first, and actually only, season for the soon-to-be defunct SEOAL to feature four full-time members. Gallia Academy is a charter member of the league, along with Jackson and Logan, but the Blue Devils and Blue Angels are now full-time members of the Ohio Valley Conference. How fitting, then, that Gallia Academy’s final four all-league honorees are all seniors. The Blue Devils’ firstteamers are catcher Anthony Sipple and infielder Eric Ward, while infielder Matt Bailey and outfielder/pitcher Kole Carter captured Honorable Mention. Sipple is the Blue Devils’ only first-team repeater from a year ago, while Ward and Bailey both made Honorable Mention last season. Gallia Academy’s (2-4) only wins in SEOAL play this spring were against winless Logan (0-6). Jackson, which won its third consecutive league championship, and Warren won the league with identical 5-1 records. Those two teams won on their home fields by a single run (2-1 at Jackson and 8-7 at Warren) in walkoff fashion. They also shared the Coach of the Year honor, with Jackson’s Josh McGraw and Warren’s Ryan Lemley landing the award. McGraw repeated as COY, while Jackson senior Hunter Sexton did the same as Player of the Year. Sexton secured first-team See BASEBALL | 2B OVP SPORTS BRIEFS GAHS hosting youth basketball camps GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallia Academy boys and girls basketball programs will be holding a three-day basketball camp for both boys and girls entering grades K-8 at the Gallia Academy High School gymnasium. The camp will run from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, through Thursday, June 2, and will be conducted by the current coaches and players within the programs — with an emphasis on teaching fundamentals as the main goal of the camp. There is a fee for the camp, and each camper will receive a souvenir from the event — as well as the chance to compete for prizes on the last day of camp. For more information, contact GAHS boys coach Gary Harrison at 740-645-5816 or call GAHS girls coach Joe Justice at 740-645-0080. Gallipolis Lions golf scramble GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Gallipolis Lions Club will hold its 18th annual golf outing on Saturday, June 11, at Cliffside Golf Course in Gallia County. The event will be held in a four-man scramble format and will have a shotgun start time of 8:30 a.m. Individual golfers will be paired together based on A-B-C-D handicap. The inidvidual cost of the event is $50 for a Cliffside member and $60 for a non-member. Cost includes green fees, cart, lunch and beverages. There will be prizes for the top-three teams, as well as a skills game or hole-in-one. There will also be an auction at the conclusion of the event. For more information, contact Rick Howell at 740-446-4624 or at 740-645-9036. Eastern golf scramble POMEROY, Ohio — The Eastern golf team will hold a golf scramble on Saturday, July 30, at the Meigs County Golf Course. The format will be a four-man scramble with a 9 a.m. shotgun start, with a limit of 10 teams allowed in the event. Registration is scheduled for 8 a.m. on the day of the event and the cost is $40 per player, which includes 18 holes of golf, a cart and lunch. See BRIEFS | 2B OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, May 23 Baseball Charleston Catholic at Wahama, 6 p.m. Nitro at Point Pleasant, 6:30 Wednesday, May 25 Track and Field Division III Regional at Fairfield Union High School, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 26 Baseball Eastern vs. Sidney Lehman Catholic-New Madison TriVillage winner at Springfield, 2 p.m. Track and Field Division II Regional at Athens High School, 4 p.m. Friday, May 27 Track and Field Division III Regional at Fairfield Union High School, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28 Track and Field Division II Regional at Athens High School, 11:30 Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Makenzie Barr swings at a pitch during the Blue Angels’ 7-4 loss to Ironton, on April 18, in Centenary. Four Blue Angels earn All-SEOAL honors By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — A different kind of final four. Four members of the Gallia Academy softball team earned recognition on the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League year-end team, in the final year that GAHS will be a member of the four-team league. Gallia Academy — which finished fourth in the league at 1-5 and posted an overall record of 9-18 — was represented by Makenzie Barr, Hunter Copley, Allie Clagg and Jenna Meadows. Barr — the Blue Angels’ lone senior who is committed to play for Ohio UniversityChillicothe next season — earned her second consecutive first team nod, as an outfielder. Copley, a freshman at GAHS, was named first team as a pitcher. Clagg and Meadows both received honorable mentions, as an outfielder and catcher respectively. This is the third straight season Meadows was named All-SEOAL honorable mention. League champion Warren — which was a perfect 6-0 in SEOAL play — landed four first teamers and two honorable mentions. Representing the Lady Warriors on the first team for the third straight year was senior catcher Kylee Lynch, who was named co-player of the year with Logan’s Grayce Huntsberger. Making their first allleague team for the Lady Warriors were sophomore outfielder Avery Grayson, sophomore pitcher Sarah Greenlee and sophomore shortstop Elisabeth Williams. Williams was a honorable mention selection in 2015. Warren’s honorable mention players were senior third baseman Katlyn Coffman and freshman second baseman Chloe Corser. WHS head coach Jenny Lynch was named league Coach of the Year. Logan was league runner-up at 3-3 and came away with three first team spots and two honorable mentions. Joining Huntsberger — a senior second baseman who is on the first team for the second straight campaign — on the first team for the Lady Chiefs, were sophomore third baseman Payton Frasure and senior pitcher/ first baseman Lainie Nakanishi. Frasure was a honorable mention selection as a freshman, while this is Nakanishi’s first appearance on the all-SEOAL list. Logan’s honorable mention spots were given to junior catcher Paige Simons and freshman shortstop Addy Rooker. Simons was also an honorable mention on last year’s list. Placing third in the league at 2-4 was Jackson, which came away with two first teamers and two honorable mentions. Ironladies senior shortstop/pitcher Lauren Parks — who was honorable mention for the last two seasons — earned a first team nod, as did sophomore middle infielder Mariah Ridgeway, who was also an honorable mention in 2015. Representing JHS on the honorable mention list was junior outfielder Amelia Davis and sophomore outfielder/ second baseman Haley Patterson. The 2016 All-SEOAL softball team was chosen by league coaches and was based on final league standing. The Player of the Year was selected by a panel of SEOAL media. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS 2B Sunday, May 22, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Hargraves extends Riverside Seniors lead Staff Report Hargraves has a total of 76.0 points. Jim Blake is still second with 69.0 points, while Ed MASON, W.Va. — Charlie Coon is alone in third with 67.0 Hargraves of New Haven has points. extended his early lead in the A total of 30 players took 2016 Riverside Senior Men’s part in Tuesday’s round, makGolf League being held every Tuesday at Riverside Golf Club ing eight points available with the six foursomes and two in Mason County. Through seven weeks of play, three-man teams on the course. The threesome of Rick Handley, Clifton Gordon and Carl Stone posted the low score of the day after firing an 11-under par round of 59. There was a two-way tie for second place between two quartets that posted identical rounds of 8-under par 62. Dewey Smith, Larry Davis, Phil Burgess and Ed Coon made up one of the runner-up foursomes, while Charlie Hargraves, Dale Miller, Rex Young and Bob Hill made up the other second place quartet. The closest to the pin winners were Dewey Smith on the ninth hole and Roger Putney on No. 14. The current top-10 standings are as follows: Charlie Hargraves (76.0), Jim Blake (69.0), Ed Coon (67.0), Dewey Smith (65.0), Dale Miller (64.5), John Williams (57.0), Randall Thornhill (56.0), Jim Lawrence (55.0), and both Mick Winebrenner and Paul Maynard (54.0). Sipple signs to play baseball at WVU Tech By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — There’s a reason student comes first in the phrase student-athlete. Gallia Academy senior Anthony Sipple signed his letter of intent to join the WVU-Tech baseball team next season, but the choice to join the the Golden Bears had more to do with classroom than the diamond. “WVU-Tech speaks to me because it has a real hometown feel,” Sipple said. “I fit pretty well into their program and they offer both types of engineering that I want to major in. Schooling came first, I picked my school off of what I wanted to major in, instead of what I wanted to play.” Sipple will double-major in mechanical and electrical engineering with future set on aerospace engineering. Anthony already has an associates degree from Rio Grande in general studies. On the baseball field, Sipple has wants to play catcher, where he spent time on-and-off at GAHS. “Being able to continue my baseball career after high school is probably one of the happiest things in my life,” Sipple said. “I’ve loved baseball since I was a little kid, it’s a great privilege and I’m really excited. I can’t thank the coaches enough giving me the skills and the opportunity to get to the next level. I’ve had excellent coaching, I’ve had excellent guys come in to show me how to play and be the best at the position I’m playing at, and I think that’s the way Gallia Academy has helped me out the most.” Sipple was a three-year varsity baseball player at GAHS and the Blue Devils went 49-24 in that span. Anthony helped the Blue and White to one Southeastern Athletic League, one Ohio Valley Conference and one sectional title in his tenure. Sipple was a two-time All-SEOAL first team selection and was an all-district first team selection as a junior. As a senior, Sipple batted .420 and drove in 20 runs for the Blue Devils. “Offensively, Anthony was our guy in the 3-hole for the last two years,” GAHS head coach Rich Corvin said. “He led us in a majority of offensive categories, including average and RBIs, anything you’d want out of your 3-hole guy. At the next level, he’s got some work to do, but I think he’ll be alright. He’ll be able to hit, which is his strength, it’s why they got him. Defensively, I think he’ll either be a corner guy, either a first or third baseman, in my opinion.” Anthony also excelled in football and wrestling GAHS courtesy photo On April 23 in Montgomery West Virginia, GAHS senior Anthony Sipple signed his letter of intent to join the WVU Tech baseball team, next season. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Anthony Sipple and WVU Tech head coach Lawrence Nesslerodt. Standing in the back are Jennifer Sipple and John Sipple. in high school. On the gridiron, Sipple was a twotime All-SEOAL first team selection, a one-time alldistrict first teamer, a one-time all-district special mention and a one-time All-Ohio special mention. On the mat, Sipple qualified for districts twice in the 195-pound weight class. “We are excited with addition of Anthony to our roster,” WVU Tech head coach Lawrence Nesselrodt said. “His proven athletic and academic accomplishments exemplify the type of student-athlete Alex Hawley | OVP Sports On Monday in the GAHS library, Dekota Metzler signed his letter of intent to join the Lincoln Christian University soccer team. Pictured above, from left, are GAHS head coach Richard Isberner, Aaron Metzler, Dekota Metzler, Marianne Metzler and GAHS assistant coach Josh Simmons. Metzler to continue soccer career at LCU By Alex Hawley that I’ve wanted to do my whole entire life. Me and my dad were praying for it, looking for a more affordCENTENARY, Ohio — Sports can able college than what I was going to go to. (LCU) wanted me to play take you anywhere in the world, for soccer there, so it’s another answered instance soccer is taking one Blue Devil to a small Illinois town halfway prayer.” Metzler was an All-Southeastern between Springfield and BloomingOhio Athletic League special mention ton. and an All-District special mention Gallia Academy senior Dekota for his efforts on the pitch as a senior. Metzler signed his letter of intent “(Dekota) improved a lot during on Monday in the GAHS library, committing to play soccer at Lincoln the season,” first-year GAHS head coach Richard Isberner said. “He’s Christian University next season. a natural leader that always wants “It’s a blessing honestly, I thank God for everything that I’ve done and to learn and improve himself. He’s a giving me the ability to play,” Metzler very coachable kid that works very said. “Playing at the next level and See METZLER | 3B pursuing a career in soccer are things ahawley@civitasmedia.com we want representing our program. His work ethic, versatility, strength, and talent level will be a great addition to our program.” Sipple will join a WVU Tech squad that went 40-16 this season, including 21-7 in the KIAC. The Golden Bears have set a new program record for wins in three of the last four seasons, including this spring. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Briefs Baseball From page 1B From page 1B There will be a skins game ($20 per team) and mulligans are available for $10 each. There will also be prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive, and hitting the green on par 3s to double your money. Again, the field is limited to the first 10 teams to register and pay. Contact EHS golf coach Nick Dettwiller for more information or to register at 740416-0344 or by email at nickdettwiller@ gmail.com All proceeds from the tournament will go directly to the boys and girls golf teams at Eastern High School. honors for the third straight season, as did Logan junior catcher Hunter Krannitz. The other Ironmen first-teamers along with Sexton were first-time honorees — junior catcher Billy Cooper, senior outfielder Collin Massie and senior second baseman Lukas White. Lane Little — a senior shortstop — landed Logan’s other first-team spot, while Warren tied Jackson with four first-team selections. The Warriors’ first-team foursome featured senior catcher Jake Davis and senior shortstop Trace Schafer, along with junior infielders Bryce Gandee and Tanner Proctor. Proctor repeated to the first team, while Davis made Honorable Mention last year. Speaking of Honorable Mention, all four squads automatically received two choices. Jackson senior pitcher Logan Largent repeated, as Ironmen senior outfielder Tyler Storms also made all-league two years ago. Warren juniors Tanner Neal and Chase Weihl were its two picks, along with Logan’s duo of senior Denny Powers and sophomore Gage Sisek. Sisek, in fact, was the only sophomore or even freshman on the entire list. The all-SEOAL baseball unit is selected by the league’s coaches, with a panel of print media which cover the league voting for Player of the Year. Gallia Academy youth track camp CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy track and field program will be putting on a youth track camp for all kids in grades 1-6 every Tuesday and Thursday from June 21 through July 21 at the GAHS track on the grounds of the Eastman Athletic Complex. The bi-weekly camp wil start at 7 p.m. and run through 8:10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursday, with instruction being provided by the current GAHS track staff and former standouts such as Peyton Adkins, Logan Allison, Hannah Watts, Kathleen Allen and Madi Oiler. The cost will be $50 for one kid and $25 for each additional kid in that particular household. If you pre-register before Tuesday, June 7, each kid will be given a sling bag, water bottle and a dryfit T-shirt. You can register the first day of the event, but there is no guarantee on the items. To register, contact Paul Close by email at ff1023@att.net and he will send you a registration form. For more information, contact Paul Close at 740-6457316. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 �SPORTS Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, May 22, 2016 3B Lady Falcons fall to Williamstown, 4-1 in regional final By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — So much for beginner’s luck. In its first-ever Class A, Region 4 final, the Wahama softball team dropped a 4-1 decision to host Williamstown, in Wood County on Thursday. Both teams were held to one single apiece over the first two frames, and Williamstown (15-14) retired the Lady Falcons (18-11) in order in the top of the third. The Lady YellowJackets broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the third, as Sarah Hendrickson singled, advanced to second on a passed ball, moved to third on a ground-out by Faith Hoosier, and then scored on a groundout by Courtney Dotson. With one out in the top of the fourth, Wahama put two runners in scoring position after backto-back Williamstown errors. However, back-toback strikeouts ended the inning, stranding both runners. The hosts stranded one runner in scoring position in the bottom of the fourth, failing to take advantage of a Lady Falcons’ error. After back-to-back quick outs to start the top of the fifth, Wahama loaded the bases with two singles, sandwiched around a walk. Williamstown escaped the jam, however, as junior pitcher Nellie King struck out the next batter. A two-out double by Williamstown senior Kayla Masters plated Hendrickson, making the hosts’ lead 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth. The Lady Falcons were retired in order in the top of the sixth, and the Maroon and Gold added on with one out in the home half, when Bregan Wright doubled home Kristin Harmon and Kylie Powell. Wright was stranded in scoring position, however, as Wahama junior Taylor McGrew struck out the next two batters, keeping Williamstown’s lead at 4-0. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Rachel Roque doubled home courtesy runner Hannah Billups, giving the Lady Falcons’ their first run of the game. However, Roque was thrown out trying to steal third, and the Lady YellowJackets took the 4-1 victory and the spot in the state tournament. “Being here is something we shoot for every year, unfortunately Buffalo usually takes care of that for us,” Wahama head coach Matt VanMeter said. “It was a big accomplishment getting here, but it’s not the way we wanted it to turn out. We hit the ball, it just happened to go to their best infielder the majority of the time.” King was the winning pitcher of record for the hosts, allowing one run on five hits and two Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Williamstown senior Kylie Powell slides safely under Wahama senior Morgan Harrison’s tag attempt, during the Class A, Region 4 final, in Wood County on Thursday. The Lady YellowJackets claimed a 4-1 victory over the Lady Falcons and will advance to next week’s state tournament. said. “We were in there trying to hit the long-ball instead of just trying to get base hits. It’s something that’s plagued us all year and hopefully the ones coming back will learn from it.” Masters led the victors with one double, one single, one RBI and one stolen base in three at-bats. Wright doubled once and drove in two runs, Hendrickson singled once and scored twice, while Powell singled once, scored once and stole two bases. Harmon singled once, scored once and stole one walks, while striking out eight batters. McGrew suffered the loss in the record book, surrendering four runs on six hits, while striking out 10 and walking zero. Both pitchers tossed complete games. Roque was 1-for-3 with a double and a RBI to lead Wahama, while McGrew, Taylor Warden, Morgan Harrison and Emily VanMatre each singled once. “I could have gotten one run in, but I was greedy and wanted more than one,” VanMeter base in the win, while Dotson drove in one run. For the game, Wahama had three errors and six runners left on base, while Williamstown had two errors and five runners stranded. The Lady Falcons end their 2016 campaign on a threegame losing skid, while the Lady YellowJackets head into the state tournament on a five-game winning streak. Wahama will have a much different look on the diamond next spring, as this is the final game in the Red and White for seniors Rachel Roque, Taylor Warden, Morgan Harrison, Emmalee Broyles, Maddison Ferguson, Faith Stewart, Destiny Divers, Faith Henry and Olivia Hill. “They’re absolutely amazing,” VanMeter said of his seniors. “There’s no replacing them, we’ve got some freshmen that will be sophomores next year that will take their place on the field, but they won’t have the experience.” Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. June 1, 2017 likely the end date for the SEOAL JACKSON, Ohio — Barring an unlikely 11th-hour influx of members, the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League now has an end date that can be etched onto its tombstone. To no one’s surprise, Jackson High School officially submitted a letter stating its intentions to depart the SEOAL at Wednesday’s meeting of league athletic directors in Jackson. Jackson will officially leave the league June 1, 2017… meaning the May 13, 2017 league track meet at Warren High School will be the SEOAL’s last hurrah, ending 92 years of continuous operation. The state’s longest-running, non-city athletic conference concluded its 91st season Saturday with the league track meet in Logan Chieftain Stadium. As many as 10 schools were in the conference less than a decade ago, but began leaving one-by-one in 2008. Gallia Academy High School — like Metzler From page 2B hard and I can see him improving a lot over the next four years, as well.” Metzler spent four years on the GAHS varsity soccer team, a span in which the Blue Devils were 19-47-4 overall. As a senior, Dekota helped Gallia Academy claim its first sectional title in over 10 years. “The coaching really helps,” Metzler said of GAHS. “My two coaches Should Logan win it — and the Chiefs and Lady Chiefs would both have to finish dead-last on Saturday just for it to be a possibility — it would be a fitting souvenir for being the final original SEOAL school left standing. Warren didn’t join the league until 1986. Jackson will likely join Chillicothe, Greenfield McClain, Hillsboro, Miami Trace and Washington Court House to form a new, yet-to-be named athletic conference. Those five schools announced a few months ago they were leaving the South Central Ohio League, which will also fold at roughly the same time as the SEOAL. That league’s other three members — Clinton County schools Clinton-Massie, East Clinton and Wilmington — have already been accepted into another league beginning in the fall of 2017. Logan and Warren will officially become independent athletic programs upon Jackson’s departure from the SEOAL. Logan and Jackson, a charter member of the league in 1925 — leaves the league for full-time membership in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) upon the completion of Saturday’s track meet. The only schools remaining for the 2016-17 school year will be Logan, Jackson and Warren, and they will play a league schedule — along with associate members Athens (in boys and girls soccer and boys and girls tennis), Alexander (boys and girls soccer) and Gallipolis (boys tennis) — and crown conference champions next year. League officials decided last summer the three remaining schools would remain intact and operate as SEOAL members until one of them gained fulltime membership in another conference or officially left the league. In addition, league officials had also already decided to retire the rotating William E. (Bill) Thomas All-Sports Trophy after this school year, and the winner — which will likely be Logan — gets to keep it. (Richard Isberner and Josh Simmons) really helped me out with my game and were able to propel me on to the next level.” At Lincoln Christian, Metzler plans on majoring in Business Administration with a plan to pursue a masters degree in Health Care Administration. “Dekota will be an excellent addition to our team this fall,” Lincoln Christian coach Craig Hoskins said. “He gives us defensive depth, which Christopher E. Tenoglia Attorney at Law Help Right Here At Home Mesothelioma • Lung Cancer Wrongful Death 200 E. 2nd�6WUHHW�3RPHUR\��2+�Ř�WHQODZ#VXGGHQOLQNPDLO�FRP The Craig Dunn is the sports editor of the Logan Daily News and also serves as the SEOAL media representative. to all he can bring to the program the next four years.” The Lincoln Christian University Red Lions finished 6-10 last year and compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association. 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Warren is a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (not to be confused with the OVC) which numbers more than 50 schools of various sizes in eastern Ohio and West Virginia, but does not play a full conference schedule in any sport. Last year, WHS was offered a spot in the East Central Ohio League — where the school would have joined Marietta, Zanesville, New Philadelphia, Dover and possibly Cambridge in the big-school division — but the Warren school board turned down the offer. 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Second-seeded St. Thomas (Fla.) coughed up a pair of leads before pushing across three runs in the eighth inning and holding off the RedStorm, 9-6, in the loser’s bracket final of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round’s Kingsport Bracket at Hunter Wright Stadium. The Bobcats, who are ranked 22nd nationally, improved to 37-21 with the win and advanced to the championship first final against top-seeded and fifth-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan. St. Thomas defeated the Bulldogs, 4-1, forcing a winner-take-all second final on Friday at 9 a.m. EDT. Rio Grande, the No. 5 seed in the bracket, finished at 39-25 with the loss. The RedStorm, who posted a pair of ninth inning rallies to defeat Indiana Tech earlier in the tournament, erased deficits of 4-1 and 6-5 on Thursday, but could not mount a comeback after the Bobcats regained the advantage in the top of the eighth. St. Thomas took a 2-0 lead in the first against Rio sophomore starter Collin Powers (Janesville, WI) thanks to RBI singles by Oscar Aguirre and Kendrick Gutierrez, but the RedStorm got one of the runs back when senior Lance Montano (New York, NY) hit into a bases-loaded double-play. The Bobcats struck twice more in the second, turning two hits - including an RBI single by Jose Gomez - and a pair of Rio errors into a 4-1 lead. That’s how things stayed URG courtesy photo Rio Grande’s Cody Blackburn connects for one of his two hits in Thursday’s season-ending 9-6 loss to St. Thomas (Fla.) in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round Kingsport Bracket at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, Tenn. until the home half of the fourth, when the RedStorm sent eight batters to the plate and score four times against St. Thomas starter Ben Ancheff to take a 5-4 lead. Senior Kirk Yates (Chillicothe, OH) and Montano drew consecutive walks and senior Chris Ford (Athens, OH) singled up the middle to load the bases. Junior Carlos Flores (Guayanilla, Puerto Rico) and freshman Dylan Shockley (Minford, OH) had back-toback RBI singles, sophomore Cody Blackburn (Amanda, OH) plated the tying run on a groundout and junior Judah Wollenburg (Newark, OH) brought home the go-ahead marker with a sacrifice fly to center. The lead didn’t last long, though, as the Bobcats scored twice in the fifth - once on a wild pitch by Powers and the other on a single by Adam Duarte - to regain a 6-5 advantage. Rio Grande rebounded again in the bottom of the sixth when Blackburn reached on a one-out single to right, Wollenburg was hit by a pitch and, one out later, junior Daryin Lewis (Circleville, OH) blooped a double to right to bring home the tying run. Neither team threatened in the seventh, but the Bobcats mounted what proved to be the game-winning rally against Rio junior reliever Trent Hearing set for suspect in killing of star NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With work still being done on the autopsy report on retired Saints defensive end Will Smith, attorneys in the criminal case against the man charged in his death agreed Friday to reschedule an evidence hearing. Shackled, clad in orange prison garb and towering over his attorneys, former semiprofessional football player Cardell Hayes stood and listened quietly as state District Judge Camille Buras set a June 1 evidence hearing. Attorneys said they were waiting for the complete autopsy report and for completion of a supplemental police report on Smith’s death. Hayes was indicted last month on a second-degree murder charge in Smith’s slaying. Hayes was also indicted on a charge of attempted second-degree murder because police say he wounded Smith’s wife in the shooting. The shooting occurred after Hayes’s Hummer hit Smith’s Mercedes SUV from behind on the night of April 9, police have said. Hayes’ defense lawyer, John Fuller, has said Hayes was not the aggressor and that a witness saw a gun in Smith’s possession. A loaded gun was found in Smith’s vehicle, Overbrook Center Receptionist Our 100 Bed Skilled Nursing Facility is seeking a Friendly, Responsible Individual for greeting and directing visitors, Managing Phone System and serve as occasional support for other departments. Must represent the facility in a professional manner. Must be reliable, flexible, and willing to participate in periodic week-end coverage. Please apply in person at 333 Page St., Middleport, OH. police said. A lawyer for Smith’s family, Peter Thomson, insists Smith never brandished or carried a gun that night. Thomson has described Hayes as “enraged” during the altercation and portrayed his clients as the victims. Smith was shot seven times in the back and once along his side, the coroner said. The attorney for Hayes has pointed out that Hayes stayed at the scene of the shooting until police arrived. The indictment of Hayes on April 28 by a grand jury meeting in secret brought an abrupt end to an open hearing on whether there was cause to hold Hayes in Smith’s death. Before that hearing ended, however, a private investigator testified that a witness told him she saw retired New Orleans Police officer William Ceravolo, a friend of Smith’s, take a gun from the front seat of Smith’s car before investigators arrived. Ceravolo’s attorney has since denied that. Smith was heralded as a leader on the Saints team that rebounded with the hurricane-stricken city and won the Super Bowl after the 2009 season. He stayed in the area after his 2012 retirement and was active with various charities in his adopted city. CONCORD, N.C. 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Va. — Credit the Point You have to live with it.” Pleasant Lady Knights The Redskins, on the for trading punches with other hand, got that one the West Virginia softball hit — or actually two — storm known as the Hurthat they needed. ricane Redskins. Zoey Dunlap led off The Lady Knights, the third with a single to however, just couldn’t center, then advanced on land that one singular a sacrifice bunt — before tide-turning body blow. Jayme Bailey was hit by As a result, with visita pitch. ing Hurricane scoring With two outs, Adams two runs in the third helped herself with an inning, Point Pleasant’s RBI-single to right censeason came to an end ter, scoring Dunlap from on Thursday — as the Paul Boggs | OVP Sports second as Bailey went to Lady Knights lost 2-0 in Point Pleasant second baseman Cammy Hesson attempts to tag out Hurricane’s Caitlin Mathes (33) third. the Class AAA Region 4 during Thursday’s Class AAA Region 4 championship softball game at Point Pleasant High School. As it turned out, Karischampionship tilt. sa Cochran’s free pass to Point Pleasant only Hurricane raised its a great softball game from had five total baserununassisted putout by Hur- Bailey was crucial. Bailey proceeded to start to finish in front of a overall record to 31-4. ners, and only three hits ricane first baseman MadAdams out-dueled score on a passed ball, big crowd. The fans were against Hurricane ace die Hebb — her second Cochran in a pitcher’s great, both teams were pitcher Katie Adams. such of five for the entire making it 2-0 in a contest classic, as both went the where runs were at a preOnly two of those run- great, good sportsmangame. distance, with Cochran ners reached second, and ship by both sides. We That out began a string mium. striking out three and “They got a timely hit just came up two runs Adams ended the Lady of Adams retiring 10 conAdams four. with a runner on in the short.” Knights’ season with a secutive Lady Knights, Cochran retired the And alas, the Lady swinging strikeout. including a pair of strike- third and that’s what they Redskins 1-2-3 in the first outs in the third. needed,” said HigginboKnights’ season comes The Redskins, with frame, faced four batters tham. “They had a leadoff to an end at 24-10 — as seven hits and one walk Cammy Hesson had apiece in the second, hit, a girl get hit by a Point Pleasant played in off PPHS ace Karissa a single to lead off the pitch, another hit and a its second regional cham- sixth and seventh stanzas sixth, and Leah Cochran Cochran, broke through — and saw the minimum crushed a double to do passed ball. They found a with two runs on two hits pionship game in three three in the fifth. way to get two runs. The in the third — and aided years. the same in the seventh, Her final strikeout of rest of the time they had It was part of its 11th by a hit batsman and a but Adams recorded the her high school career runners on they put presregional appearance in a passed ball. final three outs in each sure on us, but we came row, including the fourth was also her 200th all“We went toe-to-toe inning. time. through. Either we got a consecutive at the AAA with them and were in The Lady Knights But Adams, after retir- made solid contact, but popout to the infield or a level. the game the whole way. ing the side 1-2-3 in the flyout to the outfield. We The Lady Knights last They (Redskins) are seemingly hit every ball made some great plays on reached the state softball opening inning, escaped a right at one Redskin or notorious for starting so serious jam in the second. another. defense tonight and only fast, and we needed to be tournament in 2009, Point Pleasant’s Kelsie gave them 21 outs.” advancing as a AA prowithin a couple of runs,” “We hit some shots at Byus reached on the That the Lady Knights gram that year. said PPHS coach James them today. Had a couple game’s only error, and did, including a 1-4 douThe Redskins, meanHigginbotham. “We gave of line drives down the ble play in the fifth folwhile, return to the state Kelsey Price singled with right-field line that went ourselves a chance. We two outs. lowing a Caitlin Mathes tourney — and are the stayed right with them, foul by about a foot. We But Adams induced double. but we just couldn’t get a defending Class AAA had a hard line-drive Megan Hammond into an down to the third baseCochran quickly state champions. break to get a hit. It was reflexed and alertly man in the last inning. We hit hard balls right at caught an Adams line drive despite an initial them all day, but those pboggs@civitasmedia.com '2!6%,9 42!#4/2 3!,%3 � 3%26)#% '2!6%,9 ��� #ELEBRATING ��� YEARS The Best Zero Turn Mower built in the USA NEW MOWERS ARRIVING DAILY OUTPERFORMS, OUTPOWERS, OUTLASTS WE NOW OFFER INTEREST FREE EASY FINANCING* ��� #ONDOR 3TREET s 0OMEROY /HIO 740-992-2975 -ANNING 2OUSH n /WNER 740-508-1936 (OURS� -ON� &RI� � AM � PM 3ATURDAY BY !PPOINTMENT *see store for details 60658468 bobble, then doubled up Mathes off at second. The only other baserunners the Redskins had were a Hebb single in the first, a Paige Scruggs single and a Taylor McCray walk in the fourth, an Amber Null leadoff single in the sixth, and finally another Dunlap leadoff single in the seventh. Hurricane stranded six runners, allowing the Lady Knights to remain within striking distance until the final strikeout. Thursday’s regional title bout marked the final game for four Point Pleasant seniors — the ace pitcher Cochran, shortstop Makinley Higginbotham, and substitutes Jocelynn Wilson and Leigh Musgrave. Coach Higginbotham said his Lady Knights can be proud of their performance against the powerhouse Redskins. “You don’t like moral victories, but tonight shows we are one of the better teams around. We were pretty good coming into the game, and we’ll take whatever we can out of tonight,” he said. “We’ll miss these four seniors, they’ve been a really good group. Four straight regionals and two 23-win seasons, two of three years in the regional final. But I think the girls coming back will work hard over the summer and winter, and hopefully we’ll make it back here again next year.” Only next year, the Lady Knights will do battle back in Class AA. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2106 Briefs delphia Phillies at Comerica Park. It is the largest single gift made by the foundation, an affiliate of Ilitch From page 5B Charities and official charity of the Detroit Tigers. Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Alan Trammell and Phil Coke 2005 until 2007, and he also won a are among the current and former bronze medal in boxing at the 2000 Tigers who took part in the fundraisOlympics. ing effort for PAL’s Kids at the Corner The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Campaign. reports (http://bit.ly/20fLnG7 ) that a A groundbreaking for the project was Pulaski County Circuit judge on Friday held in April. The youth complex will suspended Taylor’s 19-year sentence. allow PAL to expand its programming That means Taylor won’t have to go to prison as long as he stays out of trouble, to serve more children in the city. submits to drug testing and performs 120 hours of community service. Taylor apologized for his actions in court Friday. AP source: Lincecum completes $2.5M Bisping new opponent deal with Angels A person with knowledge of the confor Rockhold in UFC tract says two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has completed a 199 main event bout $2.5 million deal with the Los Angeles UFC has named Michael Bisping as the new opponent for Luke Rockhold in the UFC 199 middleweight championship bout. Bisping replaced Chris Weidman after the former champ withdrew from the fight this week because of an injury. Weidman wrote on his Facebook page that he has a “large extrusion herniation” in his neck and required surgery. Weidman was scheduled to fight Luke Rockhold in a rematch from their December 2015 bout at UFC 194. Rockhold (15-2) defeated Weidman (13-1) by TKO to win the UFC middleweight title. Bisping and Rockhold will headline the June 4 card at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Bisping has won four straight fights. He lost to Rockhold in November 2014 via submission at UFC Fight Night. Angels. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Friday because the Angels hadn’t made an announcement. MLB Network first reported the financial terms. The 31-year-old free-agent righthander is trying to come back from left hip surgery. He didn’t pitch after June 27 last year with the San Francisco Giants — his only other major league team — because of degenerative issues with his hips. He had surgery Sept. 3 and didn’t sign with a team after concluding a $35 million, two-year deal last season. Lincecum went 7-4 with a 4.13 ERA in 15 starts last season. He threw a showcase for interested clubs May 6 in Arizona. He hopes to start, and that could happen with the injury-plagued Angels. Detroit Tigers WWE star John Cena Foundation to present to host ESPY Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) — WWE star $300,000 gift to PAL John Cena will host the ESPY Awards DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Police Athletic League will receive a $300,000 gift from the Detroit Tigers Foundation to support a new multisports youth complex and headquarters at the old Tiger Stadium site. The grant will be presented Monday evening during an on-field, pregame ceremony before the Tigers play the Phila- honoring the year’s best performances and moments in sports. Cena has branched out into acting and is host and executive producer of “American Grit,” a new militaryinspired competition series on Fox. The ESPY Awards will air July 13 on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. �Along the River Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, May 22, 2016 1C 34th Senior Citizens Art Show opens May 23 Seniors from surrounding area among artists Staff Report RIO GRANDE — The artwork of local seniors will be showcased at the Area Agency on Aging District 7’s 34th annual Senior Citizens Art Show. The show will be May 23-27 and May 31-June 3 at the Esther Allen Greer Museum, located on the campus of the University of Submitted Rio Grande and Rio Grande ComThe Esther Allen Greer Museum at the University of Rio Grande and munity College. Rio Grande Community College will be the site of the 34th Senior Participants age 55 or older Citizens Art Show. who have entered artwork in the show will have these items on display at the museum daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The public is invited to visit the museum at any time during the aforementioned days and times to view the artwork and also vote for the Show’s People’s Choice Award. In addition, a special tea to recognize the participants and award-winning art pieces will be 1-3 p.m. June 3 at the museum. All participants, their guests, museum visitors and the public will be welcome to attend. Examples of art categories that were entered in the contest include acrylic, charcoal, counted cross stitch, mixed media, oil, pastels, pencil and photography. Judging themes include abstract, animals and birds, cartoons, floral, landscape, portraits, seascape and still life. In addition, an essay/poetry category was also available with these entries included as part of the display at the museum. Participants in the variety of categories represent the counties served by the AAA7 which include Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton. For more details about the art show, call the Area Agency on Aging District 7 toll-free at 1-800582-7277. Submitted This group of Ohio Valley Christian School students, faculty and parent chaperones toured the U.S. Capitol. The building is currently undergoing restoration, as seen in this photo. Ohio Valley Christian School tours Washington DC Trip to nation’s capital supplements schoolwork with sights, spectacles Dean Wright | Daily Tribune Cheshire village officials placed a historical marker in the village park memorializing Emma Gatewood, a Gallia native and former Cheshire citizen, who was known for being the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail. By Michael Hart For the Times-Sentinel GALLIPOLIS — Ohio Valley Christian School students toured the nation’s capital earlier this spring. The triennial field trip saw 32 members and parents of grades 10-12 visit a large number of notable buildings and sites in Washington, D.C. The group took an overnight bus and spent March 18-19 in the city. In conjunction with the student’s history and government classes, organizer and OVCS teacher Gina Tillis said class trips are special events for enriching the curriculum and bonding with classmates. The Gallipolis private school, founded in 1977, “This trip lets us beats state and national witness not just averages in many acathe beginning demic rankings. Howevof American er, the school also aims history, but see for less concrete success with spiritual and civic the government goals. at work and “This trip lets us understand how witness not just the we benefit from beginning of American the process.” history, but see the — Gina Tillis, government at work and Ohio Valley Christian understand how we benSchool efit from the process,” Tillis said. Students from Gallia, Meigs and Mason counties — and even other parts of West Virginia — attend kindergarten through 12th grade classes at OVCS. This was Tillis’s third trip, spaced evenly though nine years, which gives every matriculating student a chance to participate. She often organizes field trips, but gives special emphasis to this destination. “For our students near graduation, they might not travel much later. This may be the only — and therefore critical — chance to go to the nation’s capital,’’ she said. Making the most of their limited time, the tour group saw well over a dozen landmarks and museum in a 48-hour trip. Interest was evenly split between exhibits, building tours and memorial stops. Early Friday morning’s itinerary commenced in the Library of Congress. The vast archive houses well over 158 million artifacts, of which a sizable portion are on display. During what was his first visit to D.C., OVCS administrator Patrick O’Donnell took note of the vast book collection in the Jefferson Library. Thomas Jefferson owned a great number of See TOURS | 2C Remembering Grandma Gatewood Cheshire plans ceremony to honor first woman to hike 2,168mile Appalachian Trail By Dean Wright deanwright@civitasmedia.com CHESHIRE — Cheshire village officials will be hosting a memorial marker dedication event for Emma “Grandma” Gatewood in Cheshire Park in celebration of the Gallia woman known for being the first woman to hike the more than 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. According to event organizer and village council president Mandee Roush, the Village of Cheshire will hold a marker dedication ceremony from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 in Cheshire Village Park. During the event, presentations will be given by representatives of Ohio History Connection, Trail Magic, Ben Montgomery (author and Gatewood descendant) and other associates and contributors. There will be food and craft vendors set up at the event, as well as entertainment and a showing of the Trail Magic Documentary by Bette Lou Higgins, of Trail Magic about Emma Gatewood. Gatewood was featured in national broadcasts and publications for her endeavors. Her descendant, Ben Montgomery, wrote a book detailing her life. Gatewood was known for being a kind soul who would often go on walks with children in Cheshire. She was birthed in Guyan Township but spent much of her adulthood in Cheshire in a little trailer park. According to Roush, Gatewood was known to have come from an abusive domestic situation. Roush credited Gatewood’s walks to being part of her escape in nature and how she handled the difficulties of her life. She would eventually travel 2,168 miles from Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine in a single season over the Appalachian Trail. In 1955, she first started hiking the trail at age 67. She completed the trail hike in 1960 and again at age 75 in 1963. She read an article in National Geographic talking about the trail and felt the hike was something she would be able to accomplish. Gatewood was known to have also hiked the Oregon Trail and covered 22 miles a day. She had eventually hiked all 48 states of the continental U.S. before she died. Roush said Gatewood still had family in the area and individuals who still remembered her feats of endurance in life. Gatwood was born Oct. 25, 1887, and died in Gallipolis age 85 on June 4, 1973. Her grave is at the Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens. According to Roush, the marker placed in her memory details Gatewood’s life as well as lists a poem she had supposedly written during her travels across the Appalachian Trail. Gatewood has since had documentaries made of her as well as had her name inducted in museums and the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. She was a life member of the National Campers and Hikers Association and a member of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. She was director emeritus and a lifetime member of the Buckeye Trail Association. “This project, I’m hoping, will uplift community morale,” Roush said. “There’s a lot of heart in Cheshire. The people who live here are very proud of where they’re from and they’ll probably “There’s a lot of heart in Cheshire. The people who live here are very proud of where they’re from and they’ll probably stay here. The families speak very fondly of the village and memories of it.” — Mandee Roush, Cheshire Village Council President IT’S FACT Emma Gatewood could cover 22 miles in a day while she hiked over the age 70. She not only walked the Appalachian Trail, but also covered the more than 2,000 miles of the Oregon Trail. At some point, she hiked in all 48 continental states of the U.S. IT’S FACT Emma Gatewood was known to hike in Keds sneakers while carrying an army blanket, a raincoat and a plastic shower curtain in a denim bag as she traveled. stay here. The families speak very fondly of the village and memories of it.” Roush said that while not only contributing to local history, Gatewood had contributed to national history and that was something worth remembering for Cheshire. She said she hopes the event will spark more community pride after troubles in the community over the years. Village officials hope to make the “Gatewood Day” a semi-annual event. Dean Wright can be reached at (740) 446-2342, Ext. 2103. �LOCAL 2C Sunday, May 22, 2016 Sunday Times-Sentinel Gallia youths recognized by Ohio Cattlemen Staff Report youth were recognized: Emily Dahse received 1st MARYSVILLE — The 2015- place honors in the Intermediate Division of the BEST photo 2016 Ohio Cattlemen’s Assocontest. ciation BEST (Beef Exhibitor The Fourth Overall Novice Show Total) Program wrapped Showman was Beau Johnson. up on May 7 with its annual Beau’s parents are Stoney and awards banquet held at the Amy Johnson from Gallipolis. Ohio Expo Center in ColumThe Third Overall Bred & bus. “The banquet is a time to cel- Owned Heifer and 5th Overall ebrate the many achievements MaineTainer Heifer went to of our BEST participants, both Jordan Johnson. He earned these titles with the success in and out of the show ring,” of his April heifer sired by No says Stephanie Sindel, BEST coordinator. “Each participant Worries. Jordan was also the Fifth Overall Intermediate is recognized for their hard Showman. Stoney and Amy are work by family, friends and Jordan’s parents. BEST supporters alike.” Seventh Overall Junior ShowSeveral representatives from man honors went to Erin Pope. program sponsors, Bob Evans Erin is the daughter of Deana Farms, Burroughs Frazier Pope of Gallipolis. Farms, Farm Credit MidEvan Pope received the America, M.H. Eby, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Weaver BEST Novice sponsorship, which is awarded to first or Livestock, were on hand to second year BEST program help present awards totaling more than $50,000 in belt buck- participants. Novice eligible participants submitted an essay les, luggage, show materials that was reviewed by a panel of and other awards. judges that ranked the scholarThis year’s BEST program ship applications. The selected featured 15 sanctioned shows participants received a scholarthat weaved its way across ship worth $105 to cover the the state with over 550 youth participants showing 740 head cost of their family’s Ohio Cattlemen’s Association memberof market animals and heifers. ship for $60 as well as one head The following Gallia County Submitted photo Gallia County youth had a successful 2015-2016 BEST season and were recognized during the annual BEST banquet by BEST Sponsoring Partners Bob Evans Farms, Burroughs Frazier Farms, Farm Credit Mid-America, M.H. Eby, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Weaver Livestock. Pictured from left to right are Tyler Dahse, Gallia County BEST participant; Emily Dahse, Gallia County BEST participant; Jordan Johnson, Gallia County BEST participant; Beau Johnson, Gallia County BEST participant; Erin Pope, Gallia County BEST participant; Evan Pope, Gallia County BEST participant and Jayden Shriver, Gallia County BEST participant. BEST nomination fee valued at $45. Youth chosen were able to redeem their scholarship at the first BEST show they attended. The Novice scholarship pro- County proclaims EMS Week gram is sponsored by Weaver Leather Livestock. Jayden Shriver earned 10th Overall Novice Market Animal and Eighth Overall Crossbred Steer. She was also recognized for her perfect attendance at all the BEST shows this season. Jayden is the daughter of John Shriver from Gallipolis. Eagle celebrates 100 years Dean Wright | Ohio Valley Publishing Gallia County 911 Communications, Gallia County Commissioners, Gallipolis city officials, Holzer Hospital Emergency Room nurses, Gallia County Emergency Management Agency as well as local firefighters and law enforcement stand in front of the Gallia County Emergency Medical Station on Thursday after Gallia County Commissioner Harold Montgomery read a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week. BGSU spring semester dean’s list announced Staff Report 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. To be chosen for the dean’s list, BOWLING GREEN —Bowling Green undergraduate students must carry no fewer than 12 letter-graded credit hours State University has announced the undergraduate students who have been per semester. Students chosen were named to the spring semester dean’s list Hanna Roach, of Bidwell, and Kristin Flick, of Long Bottom. for achieving grade point averages of Dean Wright | Ohio Valley Publishing Gallia County Commissioner and President Harold Montgomery reads a proclamation celebrating the 100th birthday of Erma Parsons Eagle, who was born Dec. 14, 1915, and hands her a Gallia County flag. Her birthday was celebrated a little later to give friends and family the chance to organize and accommodate Eagle’s needs. “Vinton Veterans” Larry Shong and Debbie Rhodes helped organize the event as Vinton Elementary school colleagues, friends and family gathered to celebrate with Eagle. Eagle served as a cook at Vinton Elementary for 35 years until she retired in 1970, where she was well known for the “best rolls ever.” Eagle received another such honor from the Gallia County Senior Center. Tours From page 1C books, significant “especially considering the time in which he lived. The breadth of his inquiry was impressive!” O’Donnell added it helped him understand how such a person played an integral role in the founding of the county. The group then toured the U.S. Capitol building, which is under repairs to the dome but still open to the public. Citizens schedule tours online or through congressional offices, something the students made sure to secure ahead of time. The Smithsonian Institution and its 19 museums and galleries captured the bulk of the afternoon, as students split into small chaperoned groups before rejoining. Evening tours of the many memorials along the Capitol District stood out for the visitors. “Seeing the war memorials on Friday night was my favorite part of the trip,” said sophomore Cori Hutchison. “It is so easy to live in a free nation and begin to take it for granted, but to walk During what was his first visit to DC, OVCS administrator Patrick O’Donnell took note of the vast book collection in the Jefferson Library while touring the Library of Congress with the group. past thousands of names and the Wall of Stars at the World War II Memorial is a startling reminder,” said chaperone Janet Reed. Saturday was equally full, with a rare tour of the White House’s East Wing (permission for the tour was granted only two weeks prior), historic Union Station, the National Archives, and of particular note to students, Arlington National Cemetery. “I thoroughly enjoyed the changing of the guard,” said junior Rachel Sargent, adding that she respected how “the guards who watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are very serious about what they do.’’ Southeast Ohio is close enough to Washington that the 32 person strong tour group took an overnight charter bus. All the participants encourage American residents to make a similar trip, especially given the accessibility of the buildings, archives and memorials. “I love having guest speakers, projects and field trips,” Tillis said, adding that she spends “as much time possible developing things that will give a real history or cultural experience.” Junior Debbie Reed argued for the value of getting outside Submitted photos Seniors at the World War II Memorial Kenzie Case, Eric Blevins, Marshall Hood and Ann Bowman show their Buckeye pride by spelling O-H-I-O. the classroom to experience sites first-hand. “The capital shows how loved our country is. It is the heart of our country and has much of our nation’s history,” she said. “Visiting D.C. gives a better understanding of what our country has fought for and been through together.” �COMICS Sunday Times-Sentinel BLONDIE Sunday, May 22, 2016 3C By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET By Vic Lee CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green By Dave Green RHYMES WITH ORANGE By Hilary Price 6 7 5 8 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 7 6 8 9 4 5 3 8 2 7 8 4 3 7 6 2 8 4 1 5/23 Difficulty Level THE LOCKHORNS Hank Ketcham’s DENNIS THE MENACE By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner PROMOTIONAL PRICES START AS LOW AS 19 $ FOR 12 MONTHS Everyday price $34.99/mo. 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The prospective groom is a graduate of Meigs High School and attended Columbus State Community College in Columbus. He is currently employed with Ricart Automotive in Groveport . The marriage ceremony will take place Saturday, July 2, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Circleville with the Rev. Fr. Ted Machnik officiating. A reception will immediately follow ceremony at the Circleville Knights of Columbus Hall. The couple plan to reside in Groveport. Sunday Times-Sentinel Washington passes out prizes Dean Wright photos | Sunday Times-Sentinel Washington Elementary faculty assist students in picking out their prizes as part of the end of school year Wild Cat Cash Royal Assembly with Miss Gallia County and her court in attendance. Students throughout the year are recommended by staff and faculty to have their names put in a drawing for prizes for practicing good citizenship and behavior. According to Washington Elementary staff, roughly 13 carts of toys and goodies were purchased for children. Two trampolines were also given away as part of the year end celebration. Washington Elementary students dance it up Wednesday as part of the Wild Cat Cash Royal Assembly. MEIGS HEALTH MATTERS The role, function of the health department The governing entity of the Meigs County Health Department (MCHD) is the Board of Health. The BOH meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the MCHD. The Meigs County BOH consists of five members, who are appointed by the District Advisory Council to serve five-year terms. Current BOH members include: Roger Gaul (Orange Township); Gene Jeffers (Columbia Township); Dr. James Witherell, (Salisbury Courtney Township); Jim Clifford Jr. (Sutton C. Midkiff Township); and Edna Weber Contributing (Rutland Township). BOH members Columnist receive $80 for their attendance at each BOH meeting. Gaul is the current president and Jeffers the current vice president. The BOH reorganized during its April 12 meeting since it was the first meeting with newly appointed member Weber. The mission of the BOH is to prevent, promote and protect public health within Meigs County and to offer programs, education and activities which ensure the accessibility of The mission of health services to Meigs County citizens. The role the BOH is to of the BOH is to adopt prevent, promote policies and to make such and protect public orders and regulations health within as are necessary for the Meigs County and promotion of health and to offer programs, prevention of disease; the abatement or suppression education and of nuisances; for the activities which administration of the ensure the Health District to meet stated mission goals, accessibility of Ohio Department of health services Health standards and to Meigs County requirements of the Ohio citizens. Public Health Council. Power and authority to perform such quasilegislative, executive and administrative functions is specified or implied in appropriate sections of the Ohio Revised Code. The BOH also may hear appeals from public health orders issued by Health District staff for extenuating circumstances with a view to either affirm, grant time extensions, provide waivers/approve variances when allowable or refer to the local legal authority (county prosecutor) for appropriate legal action. The BOH appoints a health commissioner for a term not exceeding five years. The present part-time health commissioner is Aimee Imbrosciano, MPH, MSN. Since the Meigs County health commissioner is not a physician, the BOH provides for adequate medical direction of all personal health and nursing services by contracting with Dr. Douglas Hunter. Meanwhile, as the full-time administrator, I oversee the daily operations of the MCHD. The BOH is covered by the Sunshine Law, which requires that all activity of the board for which there is a quorum is done open to the public. We encourage the public to attend BOH meetings to learn more about work executed by your local public health staff. If you are unable to attend, the monthly BOH meeting minutes are posted on the MCHD’s website www.meigshealth.com. Courtney Midkiff is the administrator for the Meigs County Health Department. ‘Slow-food’ cafe features local menu By Douglas Imbrogno “I really learned to drive in Houston, Texas. So when I moved back here 23 years ago, I thought, ‘I’m gonna die! These HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It people are soooo slow! What was one of those moments that is going on?!’ So, I kept saying spoke volumes. ‘Patience is a virtue. … Just slow “A woman came in yesterday down.’ Now I drive much slower and asked ‘Do you have Pepsi?’” than I had when I moved from said April Hackworth, owner Houston. I take the back roads, of the recently opened Farm to Table Cafe inside the Wild Ramp try to stay off the interstate.” She has now opened a cafe food market on this city’s western devoted to fresh foods and drinks edge. made with as many locally and “I said, ‘No, that’s not what we regionally sourced ingredients as do here,’” Hackworth told her. she can find. How did that hapIf the woman had stayed, however — she really wanted a Pepsi pen? First off, you wouldn’t know — she could have had a French she had it in her from a glance at press coffee, flavored with milk her resume. from the Snowville Creamery, Her most recent employment an hour’s drive and some change was as a clerk at the AK Steel away in Pomeroy, Ohio. works in Ashland, Kentucky. Or she could have had a — literally — wildly flavored tea called Before that, she hefted a sledge“Flowers,” made with chamomile, hammer at the steel works. No, really. She sledgehammered rose petals, calendula and lavenopen rail cars delivering stuff to der. She also would have had to slow the plant. “You take a sledgehammer and down a bit. Hackworth sees her you hit a latch and actually knock cafe as part of the anti-fast-food open the door and whatever is movement — aka the slow-food inside comes out. That’s what I movement, which formally origidid,” Hackworth said, laughing. nated in the late ’80s in Italy. Then she heard that the Wild Both that French press coffee and cup of “Flowers” tea? They’re Ramp, a locus for locally and regionally raised meats, veggoing to take four minutes of your time to make and steep, said etables, baked goods and other items, was looking for someone Hackworth. to open a small, independently “And four minutes is a very operated cafe in a corner of the long time when you’re waiting for something,” she said. We live, market. Hackworth had already after all, in the Keurig Age, noted been marketing her own baked Hackworth, where you pop a pod, goods to the Wild Ramp, includpress a button and there’s instant ing cinnamon rolls that earned customer kudos, as well as zuccoffee, instant tea. chini, tomatoes, thyme, basil, “Everything’s instant! Instant, oregano and other herbs and instant, everything! So, we’re baked goods, using the bounty of slow food. I’m actually going to make a sign that says ‘Patience is her home garden. “This opportunity came along a virtue.’ That’s been my mantra and I put in a proposal for it and for years, because I’m not a very got it. And here we are,” she said. patient person.” When she says “we,” she means the mother-son combo: herself Take the back roads A 46-year-old Greenup County, and that son of hers, Charles, now Kentucky, native, Hackworth later 23 and a culinary arts graduate of the Ashland Community and moved to Houston, Texas, for Technical College — the cafe’s many years before returning to chef. Kentucky 23 years ago with her One recent day, the cafe’s infant son. She had to learn to slow down herself once she came breakfast menu included wheatback to Appalachia, later moving berry porridge; a tri-grain pancake, bacon and egg platter; and a into a 130-year-old farmhouse in bacon, egg and cheese sandwich Boyd County, Kentucky. Associated Press and French toast, while lunch featured Italian garden grilled cheese; bean soup; cornbread and braised greens; and a mixed greens salad, as well as homemade carrot muffins and chocolate chip cookies. Prices for dishes range from $2.50 for the homemade muffins and scones to $7.50 for main dishes. Each day’s menu is dependent upon what they can get from producers and what they can whip up — inspired by what they can get. “We make everything from scratch, the dressings, everything is from scratch,” said Hackworth. “We make all of our own bread — nothing is packaged.” The cafe also makes small batches and no leftovers are repurposed for the next day as they start anew each day with fresh ingredients. The previous day, for example, she’d started her morning by pulling some locally raised chicken from the Wild Ramp freezer and putting it in a kettle. Then she and her son started cooking at 6 a.m., adding homemade egg noodles to make chicken noodle soup. When all the servings of that day’s menu items are gone, she chalks a line through it on the chalkboard menu on the wall, framed with wood from an old chicken coop on her farm. “So, I think we did 12 servings yesterday. And that’s all we do — when it’s gone it’s gone.” They also ran through their batch of bacon apple cheddar grilled cheese sandwiches, she said. “Once the ingredients that we’ve prepared are exhausted, then we just mark through it on the chalkboard. So, we sold out of all of our lunch items yesterday.” Opening mouths and minds Like many an Appalachian kid, Hackworth learned her love of cooking at her grandmother’s side, a woman with English, Irish, German and Cherokee blood, Hackworth said. “I watched her a lot.” On a cool day, you might just find one of her grandma’s legacy recipes on the menu at the cafe. � 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 05. May Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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