https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/0997b206c19ce17cebdaf7cf4706bfa0.pdf 1817d245e96a303619272d955bf078b6 PDF Text Text Happy Fourth of July! Welcome back ‘River Rec’ Monarchs are the champs RIVER s 5 SPORTS s 8 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 131, Volume 75 Saturday, July 3, 2021 s $2 Celebrating Independence Day Dettwiller named new Eastern Supt. By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com File photos Frogs will once again be jumping at Star Mill Park as part of the July 4 festivities. Events set for Meigs County By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MEIGS COUNTY — Fireworks, parades, live music and much more await Meigs County residents this weekend as they celebrate Independence Day. Festivities begin on Saturday morning in the Village of Rutland with the annual Rutland Ox Roast. The parade through the village steps off at 11 a.m., followed by a flag raising and day of activities in Firemen’s Park. Music for the day will include Laurie Mae Hoover from 12-3 p.m. and Dragons Eye from 8-11 p.m. There will be games, food and other vendors set up throughout the day. Fireworks in Rutland will take place at 11 p.m. on Saturday night. On Sunday, festivities will take place in Middleport and Rutland. In Middleport, the parade will step off at 6:30 p.m. with the line up at 6 p.m. in the Blakeslee Center parking lot (behind the main building). Cash prizes of $50 will be awarded to the best float, best walking unit, best rolling unit (bicycle, big wheel, golf carts, The Meigs Marching Band performs during a previous July 4 parade in Middleport. etc.) and best driving unit. Must be in line up to be judged. The Grand Marshall in Middleport is Dick Owen, who will be accompanied by his wife Jeannie McClure Owen. Immediately following the parade will be the flag raising followed by the National Anthem on the lawn of the Blakeslee Center. Live music will be performed by Nick Michael and the Susan Page Orchestra for two hours on the lawn. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Tuesday through Saturday. Subscription rate is $208 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. All content © 2020 The Daily Sentinel, an edition of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. All activities will take place on the lawn of the Blakeslee Center including concessions which will be available before, during and after the parade. Fireworks will be set off at 10 p.m. in the traditional area near the former Dairy Queen and Goodwill buildings. In Racine, the day begins with the annual chicken BBQ and homemade ice cream at the Racine Fire Department at 11 a.m. The Kona Ice Truck, spon- sored by Home National Bank, will be at Star Mill Park from 4:30-10 p.m., with Meigs Inflatables having a “super water slide” at the park from 4:308:30 p.m., sponsored by RACO. Parade lineup will take place at 6 p.m. in the Southern Local parking lot, with the parade at 6:30 p.m. Registration for the frog jump contest will begin at 7:30 p.m., with the contest to begin See EVENTS | 12 OhioHealth readies for retirement of Seckinger years prior to taking on the role at O’Bleness. He has held various posiATHENS — OhioHealth announced tions at OhioHealth Doctors Hosthis week the upcoming retirement of pital in Columbus, including senior operations officer and vice president O’Bleness Hospital president Mark Seckinger. Colleagues and OhioHealth of administration. In 1983, Mr. Seckassociates were advised of Seckinger’s inger was named president and chief executive of Doctors Hospital Nelsonplans in February. ville. He began his career in healthAccording to a news release from care at Mercy Hospital in Portsmouth, OhioHealth, Seckinger has led the Ohio. hospital as president since 2015, and served as president of OhioHealth See RETIREMENT | 12 Hardin Memorial Hospital for 14 Staff Report REEDSVILLE — Nick Dettwiller will be the next Superintendent of Eastern Local Schools after a decision by the Board of Education during last week’s meeting. The board had interviewed Dettwiller and three other finalists during a special meeting. Dettwiller will serve as the district’s assistant superintendent from Aug. 1-Dec. 31, at which time he will become the Superintendent as current Supt. Steve Ohlinger retires. Dettwiller’s superintendent contract runs from Jan. 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024. According to his resume, Dettwiller had been employed as a teacher in the district from 2013-16, before leaving to take an administration position with NelsonvilleYork City Schools. Dettwiller was first the assistant elementary principal and then the middle school principal. He has also completed his superintendent internship at Nelsonville-York under former Eastern Supt. Rick Edwards. Dettwiller was scheduled to complete his superintendent licensure course work on July 2, 2021 from Concordia University of Chicago, where he is taking classes to complete his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. In his application for the position, Dettwiller wrote, “I have lived in the district for over fifteen years with the expectation that my children would go to Eastern, because it is a community and culture that we believe in, and it is where we want to raise our family.” Dettwiller continued, “At the first opportunity I had I took a position as a teacher in the district…. I left Eastern to pursue my administrative career with the intentions to return to the district in the future as a superintendent. … My family and I are fully ingrained in the community and I would be excited about the possibility of having an even bigger impact on the students in the community and the chance to provide them with even more opportunities to grow into their full potential.” In other business, the board, Approved the minutes of the May 26, regular meeting and the May 27, special meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education. Approved the financial reports for the month of May as submitted. Accepted a donation from the Leah J. Arbaugh Estate in the amount of $20,000, creating fund 029.9021 Leah Arbaugh College Scholarship Fund. Approved the final permanent appropriation See DETTWILLER | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, July 3, 2021 OBITUARIES Ohio Valley Publishing GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS CAROLYN MARIE (ALLMAN) MONTAÑEZ SAN JUAN, P.R. — Carolyn Marie (Allman) Montañez, Mrs. Montañez and Oma, widow of Agustín Montañez Feliciano. Born June 27, 1944, in Weston, W.Va., died May 27, 2021, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Roscoe “Bill” Allman and Getrude “Jean” Rowgh, sister to Lee Paul Allman, and stepdaughter of Thomas “Tom” Abres, Jr. Carolyn grew up in Jane Lew, and later went to St. Patrick’s School in Weston, where she was a parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church. She graduated from Pomeroy High School and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She managed to positively touch many lives and contribute to many communities in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and the United States as a daughter, sister, friend, wife, mother, grandmother, designer, teacher, Cubmaster, and President of the Book Club, the Art League, the Civic Women’s Club, the Altrusa Club and the Rotary Club of Arecibo. There will be a memorial service followed by a gathering at the parish hall at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy, Ohio, on Friday, July 9, 2021, at 4 p.m. On behalf of her children Agustin Jr. & Mercedes, Carolee & Samuel, Todd & Marylyn, and Shawn & Pamira; and her grandchildren Agustin III, Nicole, Jean-Pierre, Todd-Josh, Estefania, Marylyn-Isabel, ShayaNermin and Luna-Lyn, we share our gratitude and appreciation to relatives and friends that provided support and affection to our beloved “Oma.” EDWARDS GALLIPOLIS — Christina Beth Edwards, 42, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in UK Hospital, Lexington, Ky. Private family services will be held at a later date. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio is assisting the family with arrangements. a detour. Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement projevent information that is open to the public and will ect begins on July 12 on SR 143, between Smith be printed on a space-available basis. Run Road (Township Road 170) and Zion Road (Township Road 171). The road will be closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 143 to SR 684 to SR 681 to POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Depart- U.S. 33 to SR 7 to SR 143. Estimated reopening date: Aug. 11. ment will be closed, Monday, July 5. Normal busiGALLIA COUNTY — A bridge deck replaceness hours resume at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6. ment project began on June 1 on SR 141, between POMEROY — The Meigs County Courthouse Dan Jones Road (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of Road (Township Road 462). This section will be Independence Day. closed. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard to SR 141. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. Memorial Library will be closed Sunday, July 4, in MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement projobservance of the Independence Day Holiday. Normal operating hours will resume on Monday, July 5. ect began on April 12 on State Route 143, between MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. will be closed in observance of Independence Day. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. MIDDLEPORT — The scholarship committee for the McComas Moore Scholarship with the Middleport High School Alumni Association is accepting applications for the 2021 award. Recipient must be MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County libraries planning to be a teacher and must be a descendant have returned to in-person story time each week. of a Middleport High School graduate. Applications Story times happen at 1 p.m. following this schedcan be obtained by calling one of the following com- ule: Mondays - Racine Library; Tuesdays - Eastern mittee members: Debbie Grueser Gerlach: 740-992- Library; Wednesdays - Pomeroy Library; and Thurs5877; Carol King Brewer: 740-992-6147. Applicadays - Middleport Library. Wiggle Giggle Read haptions must be submitted by Aug. 15. pens each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Bagged lunches are provided for all children’s events this summer. Closed for holiday McComas Moore Scholarship Meigs Library story times Road closures, construction GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces Johnson Road will be closed between Lincoln Pike and Fierbaugh Road, beginning Monday, July 5 for approximately two weeks for slip repair, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as a detour. GALLIA COUNTY — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe announces that Patriot Road will be closed between State Route 775 and Hannan Trace Road beginning Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 8 for culvert replacement, weather permitting. Local traffic will need to use other county roads as Free meals for Gallia kids BIDWELL — The Southeast Ohio Foodbank & Regional Kitchen is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals are provided to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Meals will be provided at the site and time as follows: Gallia Metropolitan Estates, 301 Buck Ridge Rd., Bidwell. Lunch, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 13. No identification required. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, July 3, the 184th day of 2021. There are 181 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On July 3, 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. On this date In 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge. In 1913, during a 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War veterans re-enacted Pickett’s Charge, which ended with embraces and handshakes between the former enemies. In 1944, during World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans. In 1950, the first carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent fighter planes against North Korean targets. In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27. In 1976, Israel launched its daring mission to rescue 106 passengers and Air France crew members being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by proPalestinian hijackers; the commandos succeeded in rescuing all but four of the hostages. In 1979, Dan White, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. (He ended up serving five years.) In 1986, President Ronald Reagan presided over a gala ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty. In 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. In 1996, Russians went to the polls to re-elect Boris Yeltsin president over his Communist challenger, Gennady Zyuganov, in a runoff. In 2003, the U.S. put a $25 million bounty on Saddam Hussein, and $15 million apiece for his two sons. (The $30 million reward for Odai and Qusai Hussein went to a tipster whose information led U.S. troops to their hideout, where the brothers were killed in a gunbattle.) In 2013, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown by the military after just one year by the same kind of Arab Spring uprising that had brought the Islamist leader to power. Ten years ago: Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon, beating defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. Five years ago: A devastating truck bombing on a bustling commercial street in downtown Baghdad killed nearly 300 people. Actor Noel Neill, who played Superman’s love interest, Lois Lane, in both a movie serial and on TV, died in Tucson, Arizona, at age 95. CONTACT US GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate 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. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Park Board office at the Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust St. Saturday, July 10 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 meetings are changed from Saturday July 3 to today, refreshments will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Card showers Monday, July 12 Lois Hawley will be celebrating her 90th birthday on July 7, cards may be sent to 1128 East Main St., Pomeroy, OH 45761. GALLIPOLIS — DAV Dovel Myers Post #141 will meet at 5 p.m., at the post home on Liberty Ave., all members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — AMVETS Post #23 will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on Liberty Ave., following the DAV, all members are urged to attend. BEDFORD TWP. — Bedford Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford town hall. Saturday, July 3 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Veterans Honor Guard hosts a chicken barbecue, with baked beans and coleslaw for $8 per plate, VFW Post 4464, 134 Third Ave., 3-8 p.m., public is welcome. CENTERVILLE — Centerville Fire Department will hold an ice cream social and fireworks, with activities beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 4 Tuesday, July 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at their office. GALLIPOLIS — The Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27, the Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary will host a Family Party for the kids at 1 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road. There will be games, water balloons, GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subbouncy house, corn hole as well as refreshments. All chapter 102, Gallia & Jackson Counties meets July members kids and public are welcome to attend. 16, 2 p.m., Gallia County Senior Resource Center, 1165 State Route 160. Friday, July 16 Monday, July 5 GALLIPOLIS — Silver Memorial Church on Rand Ave. hosts Vacation Bible School through July 9, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 GALLIPOLIS — VFW Post #446 will meet 6 p.m., at the post home on lower 3rd Ave., all members are urged to attend. RUTLAND — Rutland Township trustees meeting is changed from July 5 to today at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. Wednesday, July 7 RACINE — Nancy the Turtle Lady will be at the Racine Library with her creatures. There are two times to see the program: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Friday, July 9 GALLIPOLIS — Regular monthly Board meeting of the O. O. McIntyre Park District, 11 a.m., in the Saturday, July 17 MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Fire Department will be hosting a chicken bbq with serving starting at 11 a.m. To preorder call 740-992-7368 leave a message. Monday, July 19 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post # 27, Sons of the American Legion Squadron #27 and the Auxiliary will have a joint E-Board meeting at 5 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all E-Board members are urged to attend. GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Lafayette Post #27 will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road, all members are urged to attend. Tuesday, July 20 GALLIPOLIS — The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m., at the post home on McCormick Road. All members are urged to attend. 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 All content © 2021 Gallipolis Daily Tribune and The Daily Sentinel edition. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Playwright Tom Stoppard is 84. Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 82. Actor Michael Cole (TV: “The Mod Squad”) is 81. Attorney Gloria Allred is 80. Folk singer Judith Durham (The Seekers) is 78. Actor Kurtwood Smith is 78. Country singer Johnny Lee is 75. Humorist Dave Barry is 74. Actor Betty Buckley is 74. Actor Jan Smithers is 72. Actor Bruce Altman is 66. Talk show host Montel Williams is 65. Country singer Aaron Tippin is 63. Rock musician Vince Clarke (Erasure) is 61. Actor Tom Cruise is 59. Actor Thomas Gibson is 59. Actor Hunter Tylo is 59. Actor Connie Nielsen is 57. Actor Yeardley Smith is 57. TV chef Sandra Lee is 55. Singer Ishmael Butler is 52. Rock musician Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) is 52. Actorsinger Shawnee Smith is 52. Actor-singer Audra McDonald is 51. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is 50. Actor Patrick Wilson is 48. Country singer Trent Tomlinson is 46. Actor Andrea Barber is 45. Singer Shane Lynch (Boyzone) is 45. Actor Ian Anthony Dale is 43. Actor/comedian Jule Klausner is 43. Actor Elizabeth Hendrickson is 42. R&B singer Tonia Tash (Divine) is 42. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 3, 2021 3 Middleport Yard of the Week Week 2 — Vicki CundiffLewis and Mike Lewis 140 South 6th Vicki and Mike’s yard is very deceiving. What you can see from the street is very well done with split rail fencing and plantings that are tastefully done. Week 1 — Lesley Greene Behind a 6 foot vinyl priand Robert Stone vacy fence is gardener’s 339 Pearl St. paradise. Vicki has been Lesley Greene and working on this for 21 Robert Stone live at 339 years and with Mike’s Pearl St. in between two help building the pond, previous winners of the porch, deck and water Yard of the Week. They features makes it all come have a beautiful home which is always well kept together. Vicki’s plants start blooming in Februand work very hard to ary with a plant called keep it that way. Lesley snowdrop which was is from Hartford W.Va. handed down to her from and works at Overbrook and Robert is a native of her grandmother, and it’s over 100 years old. Middleport and works Each part of the spring at Mountain Bridge Co. and summer has different Lesley purchased the flowers in bloom which home in 2020 and has been an asset to the com- keeps the color going throughout both seasons. munity ever since. The yard is nicely manicured Some of her plantings with dogwood trees and include ornamental grass, mulched flower beds con- rosemary, tulips, laventaining petunias, witch’s der, petunias, banana moneybags, and burning plant, hosta, peppermint, pumpkin spice, and the bush. Their front porch list go on. is decorated with ferns, wandering Jew, and a money tree. The backWeek 3 — Megan yard has a healthy array and Ray Andrews of vegetables in a raised 327 Williams St. bed containing tomaMegan and Ray toes, potatoes, peppers, Andrews have lived in onions, and eggplant. Middleport for 25 years Robert says he helps with and recently moved from the yard with Lesley’s Chestnut St. to Williams instruction. and have been renovatMIDDLEPORT — Each week throughout the summer property owners in the village of Middleport are recognized for the care they take of their yards. ing the yard and house. They’ve installed a new fence, craft shack, hot tub, small pond and now working on a raised fire pit, covered back porch and outdoor kitchen. Their yard is nicely decorated and has a wide arrangement of plantings which include hostas, petunias, roses, azaleas, limelight hydrangea, and mandevilla. Week 4 — Chris and Renee Davis 349 S. 3rd Ave. Chris and Renee are newly married. Chris works at Gallia County EMS and Renee works at Carmichael Insurance in Gallipolis. Renee is originally from Gallipolis and Chris has lived in Middleport for about six years. Their front yard is always well groomed with neatly trimmed hedges Week 1 — Lesley Greene and Robert Stone and along with the front porch there are numerous varieties of beautiful plants which include, elephant ear, petunia’s, dusty miller, geranium, irises, painted daisies, and hanging ferns. The backyard has a thriving vegetable garden which includes potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peas, and corn. 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Jackson Premier Health OH-70240851 146 Pinnell Street, Ripley WV, 25271 2 5 2 0 Va l l e y D r i v e | P o i n t P l e a s a n t , W V 2 5 5 5 0 | 3 0 4 . 6 7 5 . 4 3 4 0 | p v a l l e y . o r g �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, July 3, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing COLLEGE NEWS AND NOTES Ohio University students win competitive ROTC scholarship esteemed Phi Beta Kappa members, which include 17 U.S. presidents, 42 U.S Supreme Court justices, and over 150 Nobel laureates. Dr. Paul Milazzo, associate professor of history and PBK LambATHENS — Ohio University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 da of Ohio Chapter president, noted that this year’s 84% acceptance rate was the chapter’s all-time best. announced the awarding of In-College Scholarships to two cadets “PBK is indebted to Jenny Klein, assistant dean for success and who are pursuing degrees in the Russ College of Engineering and persistence, for her tireless and creative outreach efforts on the Technology. Jasson Aguilera, a sophomore from Ironton, Ohio, is an aviation organization’s behalf,” Milazzo said. “I also want to recognize President Emeritus M. Duane Nellis, who set the standard for paying major. Brady Taylor, a junior from Gallipolis, Ohio, is an aviation student PBK initiation fees out of funds from his office beginning flight and aviation management double major. in 2018. His generosity has helped to ensure that all those who Taylor has been selected for the Commander’s In-College Scholmerit Phi Beta Kappa membership can claim it without financial arship, a highly selective scholarship awarded to a single cadet hardship and underscores Ohio University’s commitment to acaeach semester. He said he was humbled and grateful to be chosen demic excellence.” for the Commander’s In-College Scholarship. Local 2021 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates include: “There has been a lot of hard work put in up to this point but Colton Ryan Campbell of Gallipolis, Ohio receiving this award has motivated me to push harder,” Taylor said. Daniel Ryan Dunfee of Racine, Ohio “It is now not only my goal to be the best version of myself I can Katelyn Mitchem of Rio Grande, Ohio be, but also my responsibility so that I can exemplify one of the Air The lone local Thomas A. Wolfe Awardee was Daniel Dunfee. Force’s core values, that is, ‘Excellence in all we do.’” Daniel Dunfee ‘22 is an Eagle Scout from Racine, Ohio. He is Aguilera competed with 814 first- and second-year cadets repremajoring in Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and geosenting the 145 Air Force ROTC detachments across the country logical sciences in the Honors Tutorial College. He received the and was one of only 73 cadets to be selected for the competitive Damian Nance Distinguished Professor Scholarship and the Travis national In-College Scholarship. C. Middleman Scholarship from the Geological Sciences Depart“Receiving the Air Force ROTC scholarship is a huge blessing and an encouragement to keep pushing myself to accomplish all my ment. He has been conducting research with Dr. Larry Witmer in the WitmerLab for two years on an honor thesis examining changgoals,” Aguilera said. “This distinction reflects all the hard work es in growth in Jurassic dinosaurs. that I have put in but also all the generosity Detachment 650 has shown to me.” “Cadets Taylor and Aguilera have worked extremely hard over the last year,” Lt. Col. Mark Enriques, detachment commander, said. “They have demonstrated the high-degree of character and excellence we are looking for in our future military officers. Seeing cadets’ dedication rewarded like this is the best part of my job.” MARIETTA — More than 175 Marietta College seniors graduThe ROTC In-College Scholarships cover full tuition and fees, ated and received their degrees during the 184th Commencement $900 per year for books, and a monthly stipend for the cadets’ at Marietta College on May 1, 2021. The following local students remaining college career. Recipients are selected based on their were among the graduates: academic standing, physical fitness assessment scores, ranking Jalea Caldwell of Oak Hill, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in among peers, and officer potential. Psychology. Caldwell is also a graduate of Oak Hill High School. Courtney Wears of Coolville, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training. Wears is also a graduate of Belpre High School. Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts colMARIETTA — Laura Pullins of Long Bottom, Ohio, was among lege. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta Colmore than 175 students who received diplomas at Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers lege’s 184th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 1, in the more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. Pullins completed requirements regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education/Elementary The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation’s best by Forbes. Dual Prep and graduated Magna Cum Laude. com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Pullins, a graduate of Eastern High School, was recognized for Brookings Institution’s rankings of colleges by their highest value being in the following honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta. Mike Salvino ‘87, President and CEO of DXC Technology, deliv- added, regardless of major. ered the commencement address to the Class of 2021. More than 175 students graduate from Marietta College in May Pullins graduates from Marietta College with a Bachelor of Arts degree Area students named to Muskingum University President’s List 99 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, 7 receive Wolfe Awards NEW CONCORD — The following students have been named to the Spring 2021 President’s List at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio. Elizabeth Nease of Pomeroy and Kamryn Smith of Racine. To be named to the President’s List, students must earn a term GPA of 3.90 or above on a minimum load of 12 completed semester hours of A-F graded coursework. ATHENS, — Ninety-nine highly accomplished juniors and seniors were inducted into Ohio University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, and seven students shared the Thomas A. Wolfe Award, a cash prize for highest GPA among the 2021 inductees. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most important academic honor society in the United States. Founded in 1776, the society recognizes undergraduates who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select the top 10% of their arts and sciences graduates to join, making PBK membership one of the most prestigious honors a student can receive. The Lambda of Ohio Chapter was chartered in 1928. Inductees were juniors and seniors from four OHIO colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Health Sciences and Professions, and Honors Tutorial College, as well as the Center for International Studies. They join the ranks of TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 60° 75° 77° Sunny today with low humidity. Mainly clear tonight. High 82° / Low 61° 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) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.08 1.53 0.25 25.59 22.21 SUN & MOON Today 6:08 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 2:05 a.m. 3:21 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset New Jul 9 First Jul 17 Full Jul 23 Last Jul 31 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 7:35a 8:13a 8:51a 9:31a 10:14a 11:00a 11:50a Minor 1:25a 2:02a 2:40a 3:19a 4:02a 4:48a 5:37a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Major 7:56p 8:34p 9:13p 9:54p 10:39p 11:26p ---- Minor 1:45p 2:23p 3:02p 3:43p 4:26p 5:13p 6:03p WEATHER HISTORY On July 3, 1966, northwest winds pushed temperatures to a recordbreaking 102 degrees in Hartford, Conn., and 107 in New York City and Harrisburg, Pa. Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low Moderate High Lucasville 80/62 High Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 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. Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.65 16.47 21.68 13.03 12.95 24.26 12.12 26.15 34.57 12.77 20.20 34.60 22.30 Portsmouth 80/63 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone 24-hr. Chg. -0.50 -0.03 +0.08 +0.06 +0.27 -1.04 -0.85 +0.70 +0.35 -0.08 +3.10 +0.40 +5.60 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Logan 80/63 Ashland 79/62 Grayson 80/62 WEDNESDAY 93° 69° Sunshine and patchy clouds CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Public Service Commission said Thursday it has opened an investigation into customer service complaints about Suddenlink Communications. The PSC ordered Suddenlink to file information within 30 days. It also scheduled two public comment hearings and an evidentiary hearing in August at its Charleston headquarters, the agency said in a statement. Suddenlink, owned by New York-based Altice, provides cable, internet and telephone service through much of the state. Among the information the PSC wants are details on customer complaint call logs, worker training, completed and projected improvement projects to cable service, specific outage information and the processes used to issue and track trouble tickets. Last month state PSC chair Charlotte Lane met with Suddenlink representatives about more than 1,900 complaints the agency received about the company’s service. Among the complaints were service restoration delays, billing errors, customers being unable to place orders for service or contact workers over their service status. After Lane directed Suddenlink to provide a correction plan within 30 days, Suddenlink replied with a June 7 letter that did not contain a correction plan or detail what steps the company has taken to improve cable television service, the statement said. THURSDAY 93° 68° FRIDAY 85° 70° Partial sunshine Cloudy, a t-storm possible; not as hot 89° 74° Partly sunny with t-storms possible NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 79/62 Murray City 79/61 Belpre 80/63 Athens 79/61 Today St. Marys 80/62 Parkersburg 79/62 Coolville 80/63 Wilkesville 80/61 POMEROY Jackson 81/61 80/62 Ravenswood Rio Grande 80/61 81/62 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 81/67 GALLIPOLIS 82/61 81/59 81/61 South Shore Greenup 80/62 80/62 51 Partial sunshine McArthur 79/61 Very High Primary: grasses Mold: 3070 Moderate Chillicothe 80/64 TUESDAY 92° 68° Adelphi 80/65 Waverly 79/62 Pollen: 1 Low MOON PHASES MONDAY Pleasant with abundant sunshine 0 Primary: diatrypaceae, other Sun. 6:09 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 2:30 a.m. 4:20 p.m. SUNDAY 88° 66° Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 76° 64° 86° 65° 101° in 1931 47° in 1988 NEW CONCORD — Hannah Bailey of Coolville has been named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must earn a term GPA of 3.60 or above on a minimum load of 12 completed semester hours of A-F graded coursework. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Bailey named to Muskingum University Dean’s List W.Va. regulators to probe Suddenlink complaints Elizabeth 80/62 Spencer 79/58 Buffalo 80/59 Ironton 80/62 Milton 80/61 Huntington 78/61 St. Albans 80/59 NATIONAL FORECAST Seattle 110s 82/59 100s 90s 80s 70s Billings 60s 99/67 50s 40s 30s Denver 20s San Francisco 89/64 10s 74/61 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 84/65 T-storms Rain El Paso Showers 90/74 Snow Flurries Ice Chihuahua 86/70 Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Clendenin 79/58 Charleston 78/58 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 96/70 Montreal 69/58 Minneapolis 92/74 Chicago 89/70 Kansas City 87/69 Toronto 79/61 Detroit 81/67 New York 67/61 Washington 78/65 Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 88/70/pc 91/69/s Anchorage 58/52/sh 59/55/c Atlanta 85/65/s 88/68/s Atlantic City 72/62/pc 74/67/pc Baltimore 79/60/pc 82/65/pc Billings 99/67/c 97/68/c Boise 103/73/pc 101/70/s Boston 64/59/t 66/61/sh Charleston, WV 78/58/s 83/64/s Charlotte 85/62/s 87/67/s Cheyenne 83/60/c 86/60/pc Chicago 89/70/s 92/73/s Cincinnati 79/65/s 87/69/t Cleveland 77/67/pc 84/71/s Columbus 81/66/pc 89/71/s Dallas 88/72/t 90/74/pc Denver 89/64/t 91/62/s Des Moines 89/68/s 90/70/pc Detroit 81/67/pc 89/70/s Honolulu 87/75/pc 86/74/sh Houston 85/75/t 88/75/t Indianapolis 80/67/s 87/70/s Kansas City 87/69/s 87/68/s Las Vegas 105/86/pc 108/85/s Little Rock 85/62/s 87/66/s Los Angeles 84/65/pc 81/63/pc Louisville 82/66/s 88/70/s Miami 91/78/t 91/79/pc Minneapolis 92/74/s 93/75/pc Nashville 85/63/s 89/69/s New Orleans 84/76/t 86/76/t New York City 67/61/t 77/67/pc Oklahoma City 84/64/s 84/65/pc Orlando 85/74/t 88/74/t Philadelphia 74/62/c 81/66/pc Phoenix 103/88/pc 104/88/c Pittsburgh 76/61/pc 81/66/pc Portland, ME 63/55/sh 68/55/sh Raleigh 83/62/s 87/66/s Richmond 81/62/pc 86/67/s St. Louis 84/66/s 90/70/s Salt Lake City 100/75/s 100/74/s San Francisco 74/61/s 74/60/pc Seattle 82/59/s 81/56/s Washington, DC 78/65/pc 82/68/pc EXTREMES FRIDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 85/65 High Low 106° in Needles, CA 36° in Bodie State Park, CA Global Houston 85/75 Monterrey 89/71 Miami 91/78 High Low 125° in Omidieh, Iran 12° in La Paz, Bolivia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �Along the River Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 3, 2021 5 The welcome return of ‘River Rec’ Photos by Beth Sergent | OVP This “mini Hulk” takes the plunge at River Rec on Friday. These children enjoy an inflatable obstacle course at River Rec on Friday. What’s summer without some lemonade and friends looking out for you at River Rec. First Avenue is full of food vendors and the main stage at River Rec. These young folks test their athletic skills on the inflatables at River Rec on Friday. Face painting at River Rec in Gallipolis City Park on Friday. Point prepared for ‘Liberty Fest’ Event returns this Sunday with fireworks finale By Beth Sergent all surrounding areas to come out and celebrate this Independence Day. History still rings from POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Point Pleasant’s the shores of the two great rivers that surround latest holiday tradition, our historic city. Come Liberty Fest, returns for celebrate and enjoy the its second year this Sunday, July 4, with music, a Fourth of July here at home, it is the place you parade, inflatables, food, belong!” fireworks and more. A “Celebration of Free“We are ready to celdom” is the theme for ebrate the Fourth of July in historic Point Pleasant this year’s Liberty Fest, with events starting at 4 with our annual Liberty p.m. The schedule is as Festival this Sunday,” follows: Mayor Brian Billings 4 p.m. — Little Miss stated. “Our crews have and Mister/Pretty Baby been working extremely Contest at Riverfront hard to prepare for this great event. We are ready Park Stage; 5:30 p.m. — Twin to welcome one and all River Cloggers at Hartley to celebrate with us. We Square; are one of the few cities 6:30 p.m. — Parade on celebrating on the Fourth. Main Street (line up at I want to personally 5:30 at 11th Street and invite our citizens and bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com Jim Stearns and Jan Haddox in their “Big Blacks” football-themed golf cart participated in the last Liberty Fest parade. This year’s parade takes place at 6:30 p.m. this Sunday. Main); 7:30 p.m. — Faith’s Promise (gospel entertainment) at Riverfront Park Stage; 8:30 p.m. — Official Welcome from City Officials and 2021 Royalty at Riverfront Park Stage; 9 p.m. — Flatrock Revival (musical entertainment) at Riverfront Park Stage; 10 p.m. — “Gigantic Fireworks” on the Ohio River at Riverfront Park. Inflatables for children will be open from 5-9 p.m. Face painting will be available from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Food and merchant vendors will also be set up at Liberty Fest. The city also expressed its thanks to Amherst Madison for once again loaning it a barge to set off the fireworks from the Ohio River. Admission is free to Liberty Fest. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. OVP File Photos Beth Sergent is editor of Ohio Valley Publishing. Pictured are fireworks from the inaugural Liberty Fest set off from a barge on loan from Amherst Madison in front of the amphitheater at Riverfront Park. This year’s event is planned for Sunday, July 4. �COMICS 6 Saturday, July 3, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Having A Yard Sale? Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! 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Keefer is a first time honoree at the state level in softball. Kaylen Parks of IndepenCHARLESTON, W.Va. — dence was named the first Point Pleasant came away team captain and Brooklyn with two selections on the Huffman of Herbert Hoover 2021 Class AA all-state was the second team capsoftball teams, which was tain. released Thursday by the A look at the 2021 Class West Virginia Sports WritAA softball teams, as voted ers Association. Junior Tayah Fetty was a on by the West Virginia second team selection as an Sports Writers Association. infielder, while classmate Hayley Keefer was chosen First Team to the honorable mention Pitcher: Madison Legg, squad for the Lady Knights Sissonville; Delaney Haller, — who finished the year Lincoln; Delaney Buckland, with a 16-12 overall mark. Independence; Maci BogFetty was picked to the gess, Winfield. honorable mention softball Infield: Alexa Shoemaker, squad as a freshman in Keyser; Kennedy Dean, bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Point Pleasant junior Tayah Fetty (34) makes a throw to first base during the Class AA Region IV, Section 1 winner’s bracket final on Friday, June 5, in Sissonville, W.Va. US men seeking 4th consecutive Olympic basketball gold Winfield; Olivia Barnett, Shady Spring; Sara Simon, Philip Barbour; Madison Angus, Weir. Outfield: Cortney Fizer, Herbert Hoover; Hannah Ferris, Lincoln. Catcher: Sarah Brown, Oak Glen; Kaylen Parks, Independence (captain); Emma Kyle, Liberty Harrison. Utility: Lena Elkins, Nitro; Maddie McKay, Oak Glen; Grayson Buckner, Herbert Hoover; Bella Savilla, Nitro. Second Team Pitcher: Paige Maynard, See KNIGHTS | 8 HERE COME THE SONS By Tim Reynolds Associated Press Kobe Bryant, a few months before he died, made an appearance at the Basketball World Cup in China and was asked about the future of USA Basketball. His message was clear: Gold medals will no longer come easily. “It’s not a matter of the rest of the world catching up to the U.S.,” Bryant said. “It’s that the rest of the world has been caught up for quite some time.” He wasn’t wrong. The U.S. finished seventh at that World Cup, the worst finish ever by an American men’s team at a major international tournament. Now comes a chance for redemption, with the U.S. heading to the delayed Tokyo Games in search of a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. The Americans — coached by Gregg Popovich — will be led by Kevin Durant, seeking his third Olympic gold, and have past gold medalists Kevin Love and Draymond Green back on the roster as well. The rest are Olympic first-timers, including Phoenix’s Devin Booker, Miami’s Bam Adebayo and Portland’s Damian Lillard. “We’ll find out after the Olympics just how far people have come or didn’t come,” USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said. “We’re looking forward to it.” There will be no shortage of legitimate medal hopefuls in the 12-team field: The U.S. tops the list, of course, but Spain, Australia, France and Argentina are among the other nations that can See GOLD | 8 Pridemore leads Riverside Seniors at midway point Staff report MASON, W.Va. — Kenny Pridemore of Point Pleasant holds a 16-point lead at the midway mark of the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league being held every Tuesday at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. Pridemore has accumulated 152.5 points through the first half of league play, while Carl Stone sits alone second place with 136.5 points. Dale Miller is currently third in the overall standings. A total of 61 players were present for the latest outing, which made up 13 4-man teams and a trio of threesomes. The low score of the day was a 12-under par 58, fired by the quartet of Gary Roush, Kenny Greene, Bill Carney and Rick Handley. One shot back was the second place team of Pridemore, J.J. Hemsley, Jim Blake and Dave Bodkin. The closest to the pin winners were Jimmy Wilson on the ninth hole, as well as Mitch Mace on No. 14. The current top-10 standings of the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Kenny Pridemore (152.5); Carl Stone (136.5); Dale Miller (135.0); Cecil Gillette (133.5); Jim Gress (126.0); Gary Roush (124.0); Albert Durst (117.5); Charlie Hargraves (115.0); Jay Rees (113.0); Ralph Six (112.0). © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Aaron Doster | AP Cincinnati Reds’ Nick Castellanos, along with fellow outfielder Jesse Winker, was among the All-Stars elected Thursday to start the July 13 game at Colorado’s Coors Field. Guerrero, Tatis voted All-Star starters NEW YORK (AP) — The sons are coming out for the All-Star Game in Denver. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined his father as an All-Star and Fernando Tatis Jr. accomplished a feat his dad never achieved. Toronto’s first baseman and San Diego’s shortstop were among nine first-time All-Stars elected Thursday to start the July 13 game at Colorado’s Coors Field. Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien and outfielder Teoscar Hernández also were first-time All-Stars chosen in fan voting, joined by Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, picked as the American League’s designated hitter; Boston third baseman Rafael Devers, Cincinnati outfielders Nick Castellanos and Jesse Winker, and Pittsburgh second baseman Adam Frazier. Injured Angels outfielder Mike Trout was elected to start for the eighth straight time, his ninth overall selection, and Kansas City catcher Salvador Pérez was voted in for the fourth time and seventh appearance. St. Louis third baseman Nolan Arenado was voted to his fourth straight start and sixth appearance, in his first season after he was traded by Colorado. He’ll be making his second visit to Coors Field after playing there this weekend with the Cardinals. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was selected for the third time, and Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts gained his second election to start and third appearance. San Francisco catcher Buster Posey is set for his fifth start and seventh appearance, his first since 2018. Posey sat out the 2020 season due to health concerns for his family after he and his wife adopted prematurely born twins. Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman was elected to his third start and fifth appearance, and Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. to his second start. The All-Star Game returns this year following the cancellation of last year’s showcase at Dodger Stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the start of the season to be delayed until late July. This year’s game was moved to Denver from Atlanta by Major League Baseball in response to election law changes enacted by Georgia. Critics have condemned the changes as being too restrictive. Guerrero and Tatis are 22-year-old sons for former big leaguers. Vladimir Guerrero was a nine-time All-Star from 1996-2011 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. Fernando Tatis was a third baseman, outfielder and first baseman who played in the major leagues from 1997-2010. The Guerreros are the fifth father-son pair chosen to the game as starters, joining Ray and Bob Boone, Bob and Bret Boone, Bobby and Barry Bonds, and Cecil and Prince Fielder. Ohtani, Mets slugger Pete Alonso, Orioles fan-favorite Trey Mancini and Rockies shortstop Trevor Story have been confirmed for this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby. Alonso won the previous event in 2019 at Cleveland. Phase one of voting ran from June 3-24 and phase two from Monday to Thursday this week. Hernández beat Minnesota outfielder Byron Buxton by less than 5,000 votes for the final AL outfield spot in the closest race. Trout matched Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and Hall of Famers Gary Carter and Ryne Sandberg with eight consecutive fan elections, trailing only Hall of Famers Rod Carew (15), George Brett and Ken Griffey Jr. (11 each), Wade Boggs and Ozzie Smith (10 apiece), and Johnny Bench, Mike Piazza and Iván Rodríguez (9 each). Eleven teams had players elected, led by Toronto with three, and Boston, Atlanta and Cincinnati with two each. The Blue Jays have been been away from home since 2019 due to Canadian government coronavirus restrictions. Pitchers and reserves determined by player voting and the commissioner’s office will be announced Sunday. Each All-Star team has 32 players In relatively close votes, Winker edged the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts 16% to 13%, Arenado beat the Dodgers’ Justin Turner 40% to 30% and Bogaerts defeated the Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette 42% to 37%. �SPORTS 8 Saturday, July 3, 2021 Monarchs win NTBA championship Ohio Valley Publishing OVP SPORTS BRIEFS 50th annual Riverside Amateur MASON, W.Va. — The 50th annual Riverside Amateur will be held Saturday, July 10, and Sunday, July 11, at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. An entry fee of $130 per player includes a riding cart for both tournament rounds, and there will be two carts per pairing. A practice round is included in the fee and must be played between Monday, July 5, and Friday, July 9. You must also schedule a tee time for the practice round. Players will be flighted according to 2021 GHIN Handicap and you may enter the Championship Flight. Players without official USGA Handicaps must play in the First Flight or enter the Championship Flight. Handicap verification is required. Tee times will be given as you enter the tournament and all prizes will be given as gift certificates that are redeemable at the pro shop. Contact Riverside Golf Club at 304-773-5354 for more information. MASON, W.Va. — Jason King of New Haven recorded the sixth holein-1 of the season at Riverside Golf Club on Sunday, June 13. The ace occurred on the 132-yard fourth hole using a pitching wedge. It was the sixth hole-in-1 of King’s career and was witnessed by Caddy Anderson and Bruce Hussell. Durst records Riverside’s 7th ace MASON, W.Va. — Albert Durst of Leon recorded the seventh hole-in-1 of the season at Riverside Golf Club on Tuesday, June 15. The ace occurred on the 85-yard sixth hole using a pitching wedge. It was the first career hole-in-1 for the 86-year old and was witnessed by Rex Young and Doug Hendrixson. WVU to retire Darryl Talley’s jersey No. 90 Roush records Riverside’s 5th ace The Gallia Monarchs came away with top honors at the 2021 National Travel Basketball Association girls national championship tournament held from June 24 through June 27 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Approximately 175 teams from across the country participated in the 4-day tournament, with the Monarchs claiming the fourth grade title by defeating the Charlotte (NC) Dream Elite by a 23-20 count in the final game. Pictured in front, from left, are Jacey McWhorter, Piper Pugh and Aftyn Graham. Standing in back are Omi Walker, Kerigan Miller, Emeri Lloyd, Aspen Barnes and Rylee Saunders. Hannah Houck is a member of the team as well, but was not pictured. The Monarchs are coached by Robbie Pugh, who is assisted by Todd Miller, Chip Haggerty and Jason McWhorter. (Submitted photo) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will retire linebacker Darryl Talley’s No. 90 jersey during the Texas Tech home football game on Oct. 2. MASON, W.Va. — Ed Roush of Talley was a consensus all-American Racine recorded the fifth hole-in-1 of the season at Riverside Golf Club dur- and a four-year starter at West Viring the Mountaineer Power Plant Golf ginia, amassing 484 career tackles and leading the Mountaineers to appearLeague in early June. Roush’s first ances in the 1981 Peach Bowl and career ace occurred on the 215-yard 1982 Gator Bowl. 11th hole using a driver. The shot Talley went on to a 12-year career was witnessed by J.J. Evans and Mike with the Buffalo Bills. He became a Swisher. member of the Bills’ Wall of Fame and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. Talley is the fourth West Virginia football player to have his number retired, joining Sam Huff’s No. 75, Ira King gets Riverside’s 6th hole-in-1 Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks TOKYO (AP) — Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks, Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, said Friday. This would be a reversal of a decision spelled out 10 days ago by organizers to allow a limited number of local fans — up to 10,000 — to attend. Fans from abroad were banned months ago as too great a risk. The possible about-face is being forced by rising new infections in Tokyo, the appearance of the rapidly spreading delta variant, and fears that the Olympics and Paralympics with 15,400 athletes and tens of thousands of others entering Japan could turn into a super-spreader event. “The situation of infection Gold From page 7 make strong cases as to why they’ll reach the top of the podium in Tokyo. Spain is the reigning World Cup champion. France knocked the Americans out of medal contention at that World Cup. Argentina has tons of experience, and Australia has been on the cusp of what it believes is an international breakthrough for some time. “There’s a goal of trying to win a gold medal for Australia, which we’ve never done — or trying to win a medal, which we’ve never done,” Australia guard Joe Ingles of the Utah Jazz said. “That’s something that’s been a goal of mine since I made the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and we haven’t been able to do it.” Some other things to know about the Olympic men’s tournament: changes and how it will be — it is still unclear,” Hashimoto said in a Friday briefing. “But from Tokyo 2020’s perspective, we also include an option of not having spectators.” Yet another decision on fans could be announced next week after a meeting of the International Olympic Committee, local organizers, the Japanese government, Tokyo metropolitan government officials, and the International Paralympic Committee. “It’s not that we are determined to have spectators regardless of the situation,” Hashimoto said. The government’s top COVID-19 adviser, Dr. Shigeru Omi, has said repeatedly that the safest option is without any fans. And Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, suggested Friday that has been her prefer- an adjustment for NBA players. There are other rule differences such as goaltending (in FIBA play, once a ball hits the rim, anybody can tap it in or swat it away without deference to being “inside the cylinder”) and a five-foul limit as opposed to six fouls in the NBA. Format change Instead of two groups of six teams, the Olympic format has been changed to three groups of four teams. That means fewer games. The U.S. played eight games at the 2016 Olympics — five in group play (one against each members of that group), then a quarterfinal, semifinal and the title game. But in the new format, teams will be capped at six games, with three in the group stage, then the quarterfinals and followed by the medal round. It’ll be the fewest games played by a gold medal-winning team Game is different since the inaugural It doesn’t sound like Olympic tournament much, but a shorter in 1936, when the U.S. game — 40 minutes won the gold with a 5-0 under FIBA rules, as opposed to 48 minutes in record and played only the NBA — is sometimes four games. Its first ence too. “We will continue to closely watch the infection situation and think what would be best, and mainly consider no spectators,” Koike said. Koike was speaking at a briefing after being hospitalized for more than a week with what was described as “severe fatigue.” She denied she was hospitalized for COVID-19, and said she tested negative. Koike also repeated that all Tokyo legs of the torch relay would be taken off public roads until July 16, except those on remote Tokyo islands. It is unclear what form the torch relay — repeatedly delayed and rerouted since it started in March from northeastern Japan — will take after that. “I know many people were looking forward to this and I really regret we had to come to opponent at those Berlin Games was supposed to be Spain, which didn’t arrive because of the Spanish Civil War — so the Americans were awarded a 2-0 forfeit win. NBA presence There were a record 46 NBA players on the rosters for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and it seems likely that there will be even more in Tokyo. After the U.S. — which fields a 12-man team entirely of NBA players — the team with the secondmost NBA faces in Rio was Spain, with seven. Nigeria may wind up with 12 NBA players on its roster for these games as well, which would make it almost a certainty that the number from Rio would be eclipsed in Tokyo. WELCOME BACK The host nation automatically qualifies for Olympic tournaments, so Japan is in the men’s basketball field for the first time since the 1976 Montreal Games. It’s likely that the hosts will have NBA players Rui Hachimura (Washington) and Yuta Watanabe (Toronto) on the roster. a decision like this,” she said. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also said that the option of empty venues was still being considered. “I have made clear that having no spectators is a possibility,” Suga said Thursday. The decision on fans announced last week would allow all outdoor and indoor venues to accommodate up to 50% of capacity, but not to exceed 10,000. Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo organizing committee, said thousands of officials, sponsors, Olympic dignitaries, and others holding tickets would be allowed to enter venues, over and above any limits for spectators. He said they were not “technically” classed as fans, but rather as “organizers.” It’s not clear if those VIPs would be allowed to attend if all other fans were banned, a situation that would likely anger many ordinary fans in Japan. The local organizing committee expected about $800 million in income from ticket sales. That will be slashed with Japanese government entities — and not the IOC — forced to cover the shortfall. The IOC is pushing ahead with the Olympics, partially because almost 75% of its income is from the sale of broadcast rights. Estimates suggest the IOC could lose between $3 billion and $4 billion in broadcast income were the Olympics canceled. The official cost of the Olympics is $15.4 billion, although government audits suggest it is much higher. All but $6.7 billion is public money. The IOC contributes a total of about $1.5 billion. NFL fines Washington $10M after misconduct investigation By Stephen Whyno tion’s workplace “highly unprofessional,” especially for women. The team was not The NFL has fined the Washington Football stripped of any draft picks and no formal susTeam $10 million and pensions were handed owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day- out as part of the league’s discipline that to-day operations for several months after an was announced Thursday stemming from independent investigation found the organiza- lawyer Beth Wilkinson’s investigation that began last summer. The investigation, commissioner by the club amid allegations from employees and taken over by the league, revealed that ownership and senior officials paid little attention to sexual harassment and other workplace issues. Knights Point Pleasant; Sierra Cook, Chapmanville; Oliva Munoz, Oak Glen; Jayden Elkins, Scott; Kenzie Hale, Winfield; Ashleigh Mahon, Chapmanville; Blair Nazum, East Fairmont; Kendall Martin, Independence; Paige Laxton, Wyoming East; Marie Perdew; Frankfort; Kaitlynn Stone, Elkins; Sophia Aperfine, Weir; Faith Gaylor, Winfield; Sydney Bright, Herbert Hoover; Emma Meade, Sissonville; Grace Richardson, Bluefield. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Associated Press From page 7 Shady Spring; Tatum Halley, Scott; Fran Alvaro, Robert C. Byrd; Charity Wolfe, Keyser. Infield: Brooklyn Huffman, Herbert Hoover (captain); Tayah Fetty, Point Pleasant; Aly Soblit, Sissonville; Mallory Rosnick, Weir; Mikayla Shepherd, Fairmont Senior. Outfield: Katie Gaughan, Roane County; Taylor Noe, Logan; Destiny Blankenship, Independence. Catcher: Lilly Grady, Poca; Aubrey Collins, Grafton. Utility: Allie Mace, Roane County; Olivia Hylton, Wyoming East; Lizzie Kell, Oak Glen; Frederique Maloley, Grafton. Honorable Mention Liz Murphy, Fairmont Senior; Carlie DelSignore, Keyser; Kerigan Moore, Nitro; Alyssa Lilly, Shady Spring; Gabby Smith, Nicholas County; Sydney Brown, Oak Glen; Makayla Zoellers, Oak Glen; Lilley Criss, Oak Glen; Hayley Keefer, �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 3, 2021 9 Liberty: Lots of travelers expected on freer Fourth of July many as 400,000 people to stream into the city for its July Fourth celebration featuring country star Brad Paisley. In Massachusetts, the Boston Pops’ Independence Day concert is back, but the show that usually draws hundreds of thousands to the Charles River esplanade in Boston will be held 100 miles away at the Tanglewood music center. Beaches and lakefronts are expected to be packed as well. 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Pools and beaches have been hit with a shortage of lifeguards. And restaurants and bars in tourist destinations have had to scale back hours because of a lack of help. President Joe Biden has welcomed the holiday as a historic moment in the nation’s recovery from a crisis that has killed over 600,000 Americans and led to months of restrictions that are now almost gone. He plans to host more than 1,000 people at the White House — first responders, essential workers and troops — for a cookout and fireworks to mark what the administration is calling a “summer of freedom.” “I’m going to celebrate it,” Biden said Friday ahead of the holiday. “There’s great things happening. … All across America, people are going to ballgames, doing good things.” But he also warned that “lives will be lost” because of people who didn’t get vaccinated. The U.S. is averaging about 12,000 new cases and 250 deaths a day thanks to vaccines that have been administered to two-thirds of the nation’s adults. 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At the Newark, New Jersey, airport, travelers waited in long check-in lines Wednesday and encountered flight delays that tested their patience. Some were just happy to get on a plane after vacation plans were disrupted last year by COVID-19 restrictions. Rhetta Williams, a 54-yearold manager at a pharmaceutical company, was traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, for a family reunion with about 50 relatives that was postponed a year ago because of the virus. “And we’re not going to be practicing any social distancing,” she said, laughing. (304) 675-1333 or fax to (304) 675-5234 XXX�NZEBJMZTFOUJOFM�DPN�t�HEUDMBTTJöFET!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN HEUMFHBMT!BJNNFEJBNJEXFTU�DPN The Meigs County Comissioners intend to contract for Engineering and/or Architectural services for potential up cmlng projects. Engineering and/or Architectural firms interested in being considered for a c ntract to provide the required services should reply with a Statement of Qualifications no later than July 23,2021. 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(AP) — Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks, concerts and beach outings over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days. Yet lingering restrictions, worker shortages and significant numbers of unvaccinated people mean some may not be as free as they would like to be. And there are fears that the mixing of large numbers of vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans at a time when the highly contagious delta variant is spreading rapidly could undo some of the progress made against the scourge. Nashville is expecting as CALL TODAY! �NEWS 10 Saturday, July 3, 2021 A look at what didn’t happen this week sity’s Center for Health Security. “Flu viruses have developed resistance to certain antivirals that make them more difficult to treat, and therefore make them more deadly,” Adalja said, also noting the same has happened with HIV and certain Hepatitis C strains. While early scientific theories suggested CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s public health agency that as viruses evolved, they would become more contagious and less lethal to keep spreading, over confirms that those who have been vaccinated time the scientific community has acknowledged against COVID-19 are anywhere from two times to that’s not always the case. “Becoming more transsix times more likely to die from the delta variant missible and less lethal are absolutely what’s best than the unvaccinated. for the pathogen,” said Day. “But the problem is THE FACTS: Public Health England’s report did that it’s not always possible, and in many instances not show evidence that those who are vaccinated is never possible, to be more transmissible and also are more susceptible to dying from the coronavirus delta variant. Rather, the data, which was published less lethal.” Day said there are documented cases of animal viruses that evolved over time to become June 18, shows the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vacmore lethal, including myxoma virus in rabbits and cines are highly effective against hospitalization from the variant. An Instagram post falsely claimed Marek’s disease in chicken. Some viruses provoke severe symptoms in their hosts that make it easier the health agency’s data showed vaccinated people to transmit the virus to others. But those same were twice as likely to die from the delta variant symptoms can wind up killing the hosts. “The virus, than unvaccinated people. Another falsely claimed speaking anthropomorphically, just wants to spread vaccinated people were “six times more likely to and have its genes replicated,” said Adalja. “If the die from a circulating ‘variant’ like ‘Delta’ than are best way for it is to spread by causing severe sympunvaccinated people.” One post used a table from the report to share the false claim, but the post mis- toms it will continue to do that.” — Associated Press writer Terrence Fraser in represented the table’s data. While the table does New York contributed this report. address delta variant deaths, it shows that among 60,624 confirmed cases of the variant between Feb. 1 and June 14, recorded deaths included 37 vaccinated people and 34 unvaccinated. Furthermore, the table does not state the age group of those who died and whether they suffered from any additional illnesses. Experts say that means conclusions cannot CLAIM: Information in a confidential memo from be drawn about the role of vaccines in those deaths. a professor at Imperial College London shows that “Unless you account for these differences in age and pharmaceutical companies are being told to stop population, you really can’t make the argument that manufacturing medicine for colds, flu and hay fever, vaccination confers a higher risk of death,” said Dr. and, as of July, pharmacists will not be allowed to Nasia Safdar, an infectious disease physician at the sell them. University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and THE FACTS: The memo, which has a subject Public Health. The report notes that follow up is line: “Next Steps – Permanent Lockdown of the UK needed when examining the data on delta variant (Private & Confidential),” was fabricated, according deaths because “it is too early to provide a formal to officials at Imperial College London. Pharmaceuassessment of the case fatality of delta, stratified tical companies were not asked to stop making such by age, compared to other variants.” The public medications, nor will sales be halted. The memo health agency issued another report on June 25 falsely claims that global leaders are behind a conthat showed that no deaths had been recorded of spiracy to use COVID-19 and vaccines to manipulate patients under 50 who were infected with the delta their citizenry. Social media users shared parts of variant and had received both doses of vaccine. The the fake memo online, including one paragraph that data from the agency shows that two doses of the says “in order to get more people to be vaccinated” vaccines made by Pfizer or AstraZeneca are highly GlaxoSmithKline and several other pharmaceutical effective against hospitalization from the delta vari- companies are to stop the production of medicines ant. for “Common Colds, Flu and Hay Fever.” It goes — Associated Press writer Beatrice Dupuy in on to say, “No Chemist will be able nor allowed to New York contributed this report. sell them.” One tweet sharing the letter encouraged social media users to stock up on cold medications before they are gone. The letter first circulated on social media in the United Kingdom and is now being shared in the U.S. The college rebutted the false information on their website saying, “Although most readers recognise that this ‘memo’ is an obviCLAIM: No virus has ever mutated to become ous fake, some have sought to share it widely and more lethal. As viruses mutate, they become less some have threatened and abused Imperial staff.” lethal. The fake memo, falsely attributed to Imperial ColTHE FACTS: As the spread of coronavirus variants raise new public health questions, social media lege London epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, was users are sharing misinformation about how viruses addressed to top medical officials across the U. K., mutate. A post on Facebook reads, “In the history of including in Wales and Northern Ireland. Ferguson, a former adviser to the U.K. government on its virology, there has never, EVER, been a viral mutaCOVID-19 response, has spoken out about a postion that resulted in a virus that was MORE lethal. sible third wave of COVID-19 infections from the As viruses mutate, they become more contagious/ delta variant that has been found to be more transtransmissible and LESS lethal.” But in fact, there missible. An Imperial College London spokesperson have been cases of viruses that mutated to become confirmed to the AP that the memo was fake and more deadly. “That claim as a whole is just nonnot written by Ferguson. “This fake memo entitled sense,” said Troy Day, a professor of mathematics ‘Next Steps - Permanent Lockdown of the UK (Priand biology at Queen’s University in Canada, who vate & Confidential)’ was not written by Neil Ferguhas studied the ways infectious diseases, including son,” the college said in a statement. “This totally coronavirus, can evolve. Some examples of viruses untrue piece of disinformation was constructed and that became more deadly over time include those spread by extremists and has no association with that developed drug resistant variants, and aniImperial College London, the UK government, or its mal viruses such as bird flu, which were harmless scientific advisors.” to humans initially but then mutated to become — Beatrice Dupuy. Associated Press writer capable of killing people, according to Dr. Amesh Tristan Werkmeister in London contributed. Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Univer- The Associated Press Posts mislead on delta variant data Fake memo targets cold remedies amid variant Viruses can evolve to be more deadly 75 YEARS EXPERIENCE 20,000 SURGERIES 3 AWARD WINNING DOCTORS 1 AREA TEAM Ohio Valley Publishing Vaping, e-cigarettes and the youth epidemic their development E-cigarettes without even realare a type of elecizing it. tronic nicotine E-cigarettes delivery system. look like everyTheir appearance day objects, are can vary from easy to hide and resembling a conventional ciga- Meigs Health don’t smell like cigarettes. There rette to a USB Matters are accessories flash drive. Vapes, Juli — like clothing, vaporizers, vape Simpson backpacks, and pens, hookah cases — that are pens, electronic designed to hide e-cigacigarettes (e-cigs), and rettes. Vaping in any form e-pipes are some of the is illegal under the age many terms used to of 21. describe these devices. 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It is a misconcepeven if it is with eye rolls. tion that overlooking or For more helpful and even allowing a young simple tips on how to person to vape will prevent them from smoking talk with your child about making healthy choices, regular cigarettes later. visit the Parent Resources Kids who use e-cigs are and Parent Toolkit tabs actually four times more on https://letsgo.catch. likely to start smoking org/ cigarettes. A person’s brain is still developing Juli Simpson, RN, BSN, LSN, is the until about 25 years old, Maternal & Child Health, Program so it is very alarming that Director at the Meigs County Health young people vaping nic- Department. otine may be damaging Ohio schools superintendent announces he’ll step down COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state superintendent plans to resign in September and retire from state service after more than five years of leading the Ohio Department of Education. Paolo DeMaria, 58, has been superintendent of public instruction since 2016, when the Ohio board of education approved him for the job in a striking unanimous vote. DeMaria notified the current board president on Thursday that he plans to retire from state service, effective Sept. 24, according to the department. His message included a commitment to support a smooth transition and help ensure continued progress on the strategic education plan that was developed for the state while he was superintendent. FROM SHOULDERS TO HIPS TO KNEES, THE AREA’S MOST EXPERIENCED TEAM IN JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY IS ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. The Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services is offering a COVID-19 Employment HERO payment of $2,000 OH-70243018 OH-70243936 Camden Clark’s award-winning joint replacement team—backed by West Virginia’s most trusted name in medicine. Visit camdenclark.org. to eligible individuals who were employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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JFS in boxes by front door. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 3, 2021 11 PVH ‘Employees of the Month’ announced Staff Report POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) has announced the Customer Service Employees of the Month as Amanda Lewis from the laboratory department, Kevin Halley from the laundry department, and Allison Pelletier from the food service department, for March, April and May, respectively. “The Employee of the Month at Pleasant Valley Hospital is nominated for taking extra steps to provide excellent customer service to our patients and family members at Pleasant Valley Hospital,” a news release from PVH stated. Lewis has been employed with PVH since September 2018 as a phlebotomist. “Amanda was nominated by a family who had a very sick family member in ICU with COVID,” stated the release. “When Amanda went to the ICU to draw blood on the patient, she would face time the patient’s family so they could see and speak with their loved one. The family said this meant the world to them and they wanted us to know how much Amanda went above and beyond for them.” Halley has been employed with PVH since March 1991 as a laundry attendant. “Kevin was nominated by another employee who was having tests done,” stated the release. “On her way to a procedure, she was having trouble breathing and her heart was racing. Kevin walked by, immediately stopping to see if she needed help and found her a wheelchair. He later even stopped by to see if she made it to where she was going and to see if she needed further assistance.” Pelletier has been employed with PVH since March 2011 as a food service assistant. “Alison was nominated because she is always friendly, courteous and does whatever she can for the customers who visit the cafeteria,” stated the release. “She will frequently work two positions at the same time to make sure the customers are taken care of and the cafeteria operates as it should. She is conscientious, hardworking and is always ready to take on any task that needs to be done. She has repeatedly Photos courtesy of PVH Amanda Lewis is pictured with Mitch Smith, adm. director of Laboratory Services, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO. worked on her scheduled days off and has a perfect attendance record. Even during these challenging times she has maintained a positive attitude and has not missed a step in aiding customers and fellow employees.” As part of the recognition, the three employees each received a $100 check and a VIP parking space. They will also be eligible for the Customer Service Employee of the Year award with a chance for $500. Information provided by PVH. Alison Pelletier is pictured with John Bibbee, director of Support Services, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, Kevin Halley is pictured with Tony Hempill, housekeeping manager, and Jeff Noblin, FACHE, PVH CEO. 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Approved the following supplemental and pupil activity contracts for the 2021-22 school year pending proper certification: supplemental contracts: Rachel Marten, curriculum coordinator; Todd Bean, Science Olympiad advisor; Carly Hayes, middle school student council advisor; Pupil activity contracts: Denis Stewart, junior high assistant football coach; Kenneth Tolliver, boys head golf coach; Mark Griffin, girls head golf coach; Beverly Maxson, junior high volleyball coach. Accepted the letter of resignation from Kenneth Tolliver as bus driver. His last day being the end of the 2020-21 school year. Approved Joseph Barnhart as a full time bus driver on a one year contract for the 2021-22 school year as per the OAPSE Collective Bargaining Agreement and Salary Schedule, pending proper certification. Approved amending board motion 20-2021 personnel pupil activity contracts as follow: Dustin Huffman, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach and approving Dustin Huffman, Volunteer Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach. Retro-active to March 1, 2021; and Wes Buckley, Volunteer Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach and approving Wes Buckley, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach. Retro-active to March 1, 2021. Accepted the resignation of William James, high school English teacher. Effective the end of the year 2020-21 school year. Approved Renee Whitley as an Elementary ESY Tutor during summer school that shall not exceed two hours per week. Beginning June 1-21, and July 26-Aug. 13. Approved Patrece Beggle as a High School ESY Tutor during summer school that shall not exceed three hours per week. Beginning June 1-21, and July 26-Aug. 13. Approved Jessica Anderson as a summer school teacher for the 2020-21 school year. Teachers will be used on an as needed basis determined by the building principals and will be paid per hours worked. Retro-active to April 21, 2021. Approved Rachel Marten as the special education and federal programs coordinator for the 2021-22 school year. Approved the renewal for student accident insurance from Reed & Baur Insurance Agency for the 2021-22 school year. Approved a three year negotiated contract between OAPSE Local #448 and the Eastern Local Board of Education effective as of Sept. 1, 2021-Aug. 31, 2024. Approved the insurance proposal from SORSA, Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority, for property, liability and fleet coverage for the period of July 1, 2021 through July 1, 2022. Approved a proposal from Wright Specialty Insurance for providing cyber security coverage from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Approved a membership with Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools (CORAS), effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 for the 2021-22 school year in the amount of $325. Approved an agreement between Hopewell Health Services and Eastern Local School District for a Behavioral Health Counselor for the 2021-22 school year in the amount of $44,616. Approved a membership with Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding for $.50 per student in the 2021-22 Fiscal Year. Approved advertising for the following quotes for the 2021-22 school year as listed: tires/tubes, diesel/fuel oil, lubricants Approved/denied open enrollment students for the 2021-22 school year. Approved a contract with Baer Contracting, LLC for the structural repair at Eastern Elementary/ Middle School in the amount of $101,850. Set Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. for the date and time of the next regular meeting of the Eastern Local Board of Education in the elementary library conference room. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Daily Sentinel Retirement From page 1 Seckinger was born in Athens, raised in Nelsonville and graduated from Ohio University. Seckinger has led the hospital through numerous changes in his six year tenure. He became president of O’Bleness shortly after the hospital joined the OhioHealth system in 2014 and has overseen a number of major improvements since that time, including: A new OhioHealth Cancer Care facility on the hospital campus, which also added radiation oncology services; A new state-of-the-art intensive care unit; The construction of the OhioHealth Nelsonville Health Center; A major expansion and renovation of the O’Bleness Hospital Emergency Department and the introduction of a new physician group to staff the department; The transition to CareConnect (OhioHealth’s systemwide electronic medical record); The construction of a new 30,000 square foot medical office building on the hospital grounds, and Recruitment of key specialists including the recent hiring of two board certified pulmonologists. Seckinger also oversaw the 2017 merging of the Athens Medical Associates and University Medical Associates physician practice groups, which led to the creation of OhioHealth Physician Group Heritage College. Beginning in 2020, he led the hospital through the COVID-19 pandemic. “I have been thinking about retirement for a while now,” said Seckinger. “So, as the end of the pandemic is in sight, starting a new chapter in my own life feels right. I plan to spend more time in Florida and resume traveling with my wife Kathy.” Seckinger will continue to advocate for residents of southeast Ohio in his retirement and serve as a board member of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation. “I’m really very proud of the progress that O’Bleness has made over the last six years,” said Seckinger. “I know that we could not have done it without the support we have gotten from the community.” A national search for a new president is currently underway and the hospital hopes to announce its new leader this summer. Information provided by OhioHealth. Horses and riders take part in an Independence Day parade in Rutland. Events From page 1 at 8 p.m. There is a $3 entry fee. Contestants can bring there own frog or rent a frog for $1. Age groups are 12 and under, 13-17 and 18 and over. File photo Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 in each class and the longest overall jump of the day. 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