https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/a7b0d7a876ad6e9297384d746a11c7ee.pdf 622c8fa4c11053e7e04676a0119219a7 PDF Text Text FAO awards scholarships The Hoop Project returns Lancaster eliminates Post 39 NEWS s 3 RIVER s 5 SPORTS s 7 C_ZZb[fehj�š�Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 145, Volume 75 Saturday, July 24, 2021 s $2 The Ariel Theatre showcased with local musician’s award By Brittany Hively Special to OVP The Ariel Theatre | Courtesy photo The Ohio Valley Symphony GALLIPOLIS — From high school shows to a musical theatre dream, Lora Snow has spent most of her life sharing the love of arts through performance and The Ariel Opera House. Snow, the founder and executive director of the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre — also known as The Ariel Theatre and The Ariel Opera House — was recently recognized for her work by The Ohio Arts Council. Snow was the recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award for Arts Administration in 2020. “This is for administering something, an organization of some sort,” Snow said. “The Ohio Arts Council is a pretty large organization, so it was quite an honor to be selected to receive the award. And an acknowledgement of our artistic excellence that we have at the Ariel.” The award is “one of the most prestigious arts events See AWARD | 11 The Ariel Theatre website photo Lora Lynn Snow Meigs Board approves agenda items Staff Report ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Local Board of Education approved numerous agenda items during its recent meeting. Several personnel matters were approved for summer programs and the 2021-22 school year. The board approved the newly created job description for the Director of Operations and Transportation as submitted, and approved William Ellis for the position on a three year contract from Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The board approved to hire the following as substitute cooks for the 2021 summer feeding program, to be used on an as-needed basis, pending completion of all administrative requirements, and retroactive to June 1, 2021: Debbie Cundiff, Shelby Davis, Shane Donohue, Aaron Oliphant, Paula Roush, Nate Sisson, Jayson Tillis. Marie Pierce was approved as a Personal Assistant, retroactive to June 21-July 2, and pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board accepted the resignation of Samantha Carroll as the ninth grade ELA teach and high school newspaper advisor. The board approved to rehire the following personnel under the 21st Century Grant for the AfterSchool Program on a one-year contract effective the 2021-2022 school year and pending completion of all administrative requirements: Emily Hill, Site Coordinator at Meigs Elementary; Amy Cremeans, Service Coordinator at Meigs Elementary and Middle School; Chelsea Barnes, Site Coordinator at Meigs Middle School. Scott Cooper was hired as an intervention specialist at Meigs High School, effective the 20212022 school year and pending completion of all administrative requirements. The board approved compensation for building principals through extended learning ESSER funding for supervision of summer school for days in session. Scott Powell was approved as a volunteer assistant middle school football coach for the 2021 season. In other business, the board, Approved the ratification of a new Negotiated Agreement between Meigs Local School District Board of Education and the Meigs Local Teachers’ See BOARD | 12 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. Courtesy photo Chris Blank is pictured inspecting one of the hives in his backyard. The role of bee inspectors By Lorna Hart Special to OVP GALLIPOLIS — As a licensed bee inspector Chris Blank is currently working with 50 bee keepers in Gallia County to ensure honey bee hives are healthy. County inspectors are part of the Ohio Department of Agriculture program to identify bee issues and promote the long-term health of the hive. Blank and his counterparts in each of Ohio’s 88 counties are appointed and paid by the county, but their inspection reports go directly to the ODA. The inspectors look for signs of diseases and pests, the presence of Africanized honey bees, and educate bee keepers on best practices. “It is important to inspect the hives before any transfers are made,” Blank said. “It is the best way of preventing the spread of disease and Africanized bees to other hives and to other parts of the country.” This hands-on interaction with beekeepers has been successful in keeping healthy aperies. Blank said there are approximately 1,200 hives in the county, but they are only inspected if the owners call. “We don’t inspect aperies unless someone asks,” he said. “So, we depend Chris Blank points out the queen, who is currently laying eggs. With the expanding hive population, he adds another level to the box. on beekeepers to do the right thing. They are also encouraged to call if they have questions and concerns.” Blank himself has 50 hives, most of them spread across the county. He keeps just enough bees in his backyard garden to pollinate his crops, and for breeding and observation. Sometimes he is called for a “bee rescue”, and said he has removed bees from barns, attics, trees, anywhere a hive has formed in an unwanted location. After relocating them to a proper hives, Blank tends them to remain in the box instead of swarming to a new ABOUT OHIO APIARIES · All apiaries in the state of Ohio must be registered annually with Ohio Department of Agriculture as required by ORC 909.02. · Honey bees housed in manmade hives or abodes are considered to be “managed colonies” and are considered to be an agricultural pursuit. · These managed colonies fall under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Apiary Laws and Rules which is administered by staff in the Division of Plant Health at the ODA. · Anyone selling or gifting bees, or used equipment, are required to have a permit. location. “I became interested in bees as pollinators for my garden, at that time gardening was my main interest. The more I learned about bees the more involved I became. I specialize by collecting swarms and feral bees. I catch seven to eight colo- nies every year.” He said after removal the bees may have difficulty settling in the hive box, but most successfully transition to their new home. Blank has been very successful in raising See BEE | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Saturday, July 24, 2021 WOOLDRIDGE OBITUARIES NANCY GROSSNICKLE Nancy Grossnickle (nee Grace), age 69, loving wife of David (dec). Dear mother of Kelly Teufel, Kerry (Andy) Shotwell, and Eric (Julie) Grossnickle. Cherished grandmother of Isaiah, Anthony, Dominic, and Bryon. Great-grandmother of River Rose. Dear daughter of George and Bess Grace (both dec). Dearest sister of Carol Langford. Dear aunt of Elizabeth, Amy, Julia and Tim. Dear friend of many. Proud member of the Eastern Star Lodge 537 of Brecksville and member of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Donations may be made to Susan G. Komen, 5350 Transportation Blvd. #22, Garfield Hts., 44125. Friends may call at the Donald A. Faulhaber Funeral Home, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) where services will be held on Wednesday, July 28 at 12 noon. Interment Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday at the funeral home 10 a.m. until time of service. TOMMIE SUE STATON VINTON — Tommie Sue Staton, 67, Vinton, Ohio, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Kings Daughter Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia, Oct. 15, 1953, daughter of Kenna and Lura (Mitchell) Knight. A 1971 graduate of North Gallia High School, she attended Deer Creek Free Will Baptist Church, Vinton, Ohio, and enjoyed singing and painting. Tommie is survived by her children, Casey Staton, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Amber (Greg) Phillips, Rio Grande, Ohio; grandchildren, Sami (Wyatt) Patterson, Taylor Staton, Kailyn Staton, Ella and Nolan Phillips; brothers, Jack Knight, Vinton, Ohio; Mike (Nagene) Cable, Bancroft West Virginia; and sisters, Mary Ann Arthur, Bancroft, West Virginia; Shirley Jo Saunders, Becky Denney, and Linda Edwards, all of Bidwell, Ohio and Cindy Edwards, Sunbury, Ohio; and her life partner, Teddy Staton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by mother, Rosalee Knight Russell; siblings, Robert Kenneth Knight, James Knight, David “Sonny” Knight, Noma Cable, Maxine Russell, Glenna Long and Rosemary Skidmore. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m., Monday, July 26, 2021, in the Morgan Center Cemetery, Vinton, Ohio, with Pastor James “Speedy” Arthur officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, who are honored to serve the Staton Family. In lieu of floral arrangements, the family requests Memorial Donation consideration in Tommie Sue’s Memory to ALS Association of Central and Southern Ohio 1170 Old Henderson Road Suite 221 Columbus, OH 43220 or online at www.alsohio. org. Online condolences may be sent to www. mccoymoore.com. AMBER DAWN PIERCE RUTLAND — Amber Dawn Pierce, gained her angel wings on July 22, 2021. Amber was survived by her parents, Marty and Belva Pierce; her brother, Jeremy (Jess) Pierce; nieces and nephews who she adored, Tyler Pierce, Kaylie Stewart, Jace and Jaden Pierce; grandparents, Jim Pierce and Dottie Jones; several aunts, uncles, cousins. She had a HUGE family who she loved with all her heart and who loved Amber back with all their whole hearts. So many friends were all so special to Amber. Amber was preceded in death by her grandparents, Truman and Macie Priddy, along with several very special aunts and uncles. Amber was born in Point Pleasant, W.Va., on Aug. 21, 1985. She graduated from Meigs High School. Amber fully enjoyed LIFE. She enjoyed spending time with her Inclusions Family. Amber was a member of the Rutland Volunteer Fire Department Station #4, and huge supporter of the Meigs County Bikers Association. Amber loved her Pittsburgh Steelers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Nascar, her Mighty Meigs Marauders and Country Music Concerts. She LOVED her hometown of Rutland. Visitation for friends and family will be held at Birchfield Funeral Home, in Rutland, Ohio, from 6 to 8 p.m., on Saturday, July 24, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Rutland Cemetery for the immediate family with Randy Smith officiating. The family is planning a celebration of life on Ambers birthday Aug. 21 for all of her friends, family and community. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Amber Strong Account at Farmers Bank & Savings Company, 211 W. 2nd St., Pomeroy, OH 45769. Condolences for the family may be offered online at birchfieldfuneralhome. com. 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LAYNE Ohio Valley Publishing TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Saturday, July 24, the 205th day of 2021. There are 160 days left in the year. POINT PLEASANT — Jack C. Layne, 80, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, died at his home Friday, July 23, 2021. In accordance with Jack’s wishes, there will be no services. Cremation service is under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio. Today’s Highlight in History On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first men to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. Elks award scholarships On this date On July 24, 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate by Scottish nobles in favor of her infant son James, who became King of Scotland at the age of one. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1858, Republican senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln formally challenged Democrat Stephen A. Douglas to a series of political debates; the result was seven faceto-face encounters. In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79 in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782. In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War. In 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster. In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young Black men accused of raping two white women in the “Scottsboro Case.” In 1952, President Harry S. Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike. The Gary Cooper western “High Noon” had its U.S. premiere in New York. In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor. In 1975, an Apollo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific, completing a mission which included the first-ever docking with a Soyuz capsule from the Soviet Union. In 2010, a stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans left 21 people dead and more than 500 injured at the famed Love Parade festival in western Germany. In 2019, in a day of congressional testimony, Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim of “total exoneration” in Mueller’s probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. Ten years ago: Cadel Evans won the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling’s greatest race. Five years ago: Thousands of demonstrators took to Philadelphia’s sweltering streets in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic The Past Exalted Ruler’s Association of Gallipolis Elks Lodge #107 has announced the following Class of 2021 high school graduates have been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship to assist them in furthering their education. Scholarship recipients include: Ariel McGuire of Gallipolis, who graduated from South Gallia High School and will be attending Marshall University majoring in Psychology; Trenton Scott Johnson of Gallipolis, who graduated from Gallia Academy High School and will be attending Hocking College majoring in Criminal Justice; Bryant Rocchi of Gallipolis, who graduated from Gallia Academy High School and will be attending Ohio University majoring in Sports Journalism/ Broadcasting; Colton Roe of Bidwell, who graduated from Gallia Academy High School and will be attending Ohio State University majoring in Environmental Policy and Decision Making; Christopher Smith of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, who graduated from Point Pleasant High School and will be attending West Virginia University majoring in Biomedical Engineering; Blake Newland of Reedsville, who graduated from Eastern High School and will be attending Otterbein University majoring in Biology-Pre med. GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Vacation Bible School LONG BOTTOM — The Fellowship Church of the Nazarene will be having Vacation Bible School on Monday, July 26th-Wednesday, July 28th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. This is for kids ages 4-12. The church is located at 54120 Fellowship Drive, Long Bottom, Ohio 45743. If you have any questions, please call the church at 740-378-6175. Road closures, construction BIDWELL — SR 160/554 roundabout construction. A roundabout construction project begins on July 26 at the intersection of SR 160 and SR 554. From July 26-Sept. 6, SR 554 will be closed between SR 160 and Porter Road. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 through Cheshire to SR 735 to U.S. 35 to SR 160 to SR 554. Beginning July 26, one lane of SR 160 will be closed and temporary traffic signals will be in place between Homewood Drive and Porter Road. Estimated completion: Oct.-+ 1, 2021 MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project begins on July 12 on SR 143, between Smith 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 U.S. 33 to SR 7 to SR 143. Estimated reopening date: Aug. 11. GALLIA COUNTY — SR 141 is closed between Dan Jones Road (County Road 28) and Redbud Hill Road (Township Road 462) for a bridge deck replacement project. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 to SR 588 to SR 325 to SR 141. Estimated completion: Aug. 23. GALLIA COUNTY — A culvert replacement project starts on July 26 on SR 233, between Dry Ridge Road (County Road 70) and Pumpkintown Road (County Road 66). One lane will be closed. Temporary traffic signals and a 12 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Aug. 5. MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement project began on April 12 on State Route 143, between Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road (Township Road 20A). One lane will be closed. Temporary traffic signals and a 10 foot width restriction will be in place. Estimated completion: Nov. 15. MEIGS COUNTY — A landslide repair and culvert replacement project begins on August 2 on SR 681, between U.S. 33 and SR 7. The road will be closed. Estimated completion: Aug. 6. Ohio 7 rehab project reminder CROWN CITY — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced a rehabilitation project that began Monday, March 22 on State Route 7 in the Crown City area of Gallia County. The project will be between Westbranch Road (County Road 162) and Sunnyside Drive (County Road 158). The project is estimated to be completed in June 2022. ODOT states the road will be closed now through Dec. 1. The detour for motorists will be to take State Route 7 to State Route 218 to State Route 553 and back to State Route 7. Trucks will be detoured from State Route 7 to U.S. 35 South to U.S. 64 West into West Virginia and re-enter Ohio using U.S. 52 West. ODOT said those wishing to access the K.H. Butler Fishing Access must be coming from the north. Northbound traffic must take the detour, then enter the parking area traveling southbound on State Route 7. National Convention. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. British rider Chris Froome celebrated his third Tour de France title in four years. Hollywood “ghost singer” Marni Nixon, 86, died in New York. One year ago: U.S. agents again used tear gas to try to disperse a large crowd of protesters outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, after fireworks were shot toward the building amid raucous demonstrations. A federal judge denied a request by Oregon’s attorney general to restrict the actions of federal police who’d been deployed there amid weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd. President Donald Trump scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was released from prison after a federal judge ruled that a move to revoke his home confinement was retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump. Alec McKinney, 17, the younger of two teens charged in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019, was sentenced to life in prison plus 38 years. Television personality Regis Philbin, remembered for his syndicated morning show and for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” died at 88. Today’s Birthdays Actor John Aniston is 88. Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 86. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 85. Actor Mark Goddard is 85. Actor Dan Hedaya is 81. Actor Chris Sarandon is 79. Comedian Gallagher is 75. Actor Robert Hays is 74. Former Republican national chairman Marc Racicot is 73. Actor Michael Richards is 72. Actor Lynda Carter is 70. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 69. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is 68. Country singer Pam Tillis is 64. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone is 58. Retired MLB All-Star Barry Bonds is 57. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 56. Actorsinger Kristin Chenoweth is 53. Actor Laura Leighton is 53. Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 53. Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez is 52. Basketball player-turnedactor Rick Fox is 52. Director Patty Jenkins (“Wonder Woman”) is 50. Actor Jamie Denbo (TV: “Orange is the New Black”) is 48. Actor Eric Szmanda is 46. Actor Rose Byrne is 42. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 42. Actor Summer Glau is 40. Actor Sheaun McKinney is 40. Actor Elisabeth Moss is 39. Actor Anna Paquin is 39. Actor Sarah Greene is 37. NHL center Patrice Bergeron is 36. Actor Megan Park is 35. Actor Mara Wilson is 34. Actor Sarah Steele is 33. Rock singer Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) is 31. Actor Emily Bett Rickards is 30. Actor Lucas Adams is 28. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 23. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 24, 2021 3 FAO provides scholarships for over 260 students Four Meigs County students receive 2021 FAO Scholarships NELSONVILLE — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is proud to support the region’s students, from Clermont to Ashtabula counties, in pursuing post-secondary education. This year, more than $517,000 in scholarships have been awarded through over 480 awards so far to support students in achieving their dreams. These awards were made possible by the people and friends of Appalachian Ohio, who know that setting students up for success is one of the most beneficial things they can do for the region’s young people and their communities. That’s why many FAO donors have together created scholarship funds focused on encouraging the pursuit of post-secondary education. This year, 200 donor-established FAO scholarship funds have awarded grants to Appalachian Ohio students. Four student were awarded 2021 FAO scholarships in Meigs County. This year’s recipients are all graduates of Meigs High School and received the Forrest Bachtel Schol- arship, which honors the memory of Forrest Bachtel, a longtime teacher and coach at Middleport High School in Meigs County. This endowed fund was created through a generous bequest by Dr. Harry Keig to honor his friend, Coach Bachtel, and each year the fund awards both academic and athletic scholarships. This year’s recipients include: Hannah Durst, who received the Bachtel athletic scholarship and will attend Ohio University; Wyatt Hoover, who received the Bachtel athletic scholarship and will attend Washington State Community College; Zachery Searles, who received the Bachtel academic scholarship and will attend Washington State Community College; and Tresiliana Smith, who received the Bachtel academic scholarship and will attend the University of Kentucky. The full list of FAO’s 2021 scholarship recipients is available at https://appalachianohio. org/2021scholarships Each year FAO works Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Forrest Bachtel Scholarship recipients were Zachery Searles, Tresiliana Smith, Hannah Durst and Wyatt Hoover. with donors and its volunteer Scholarship Committee to award scholarships through a competitive application process for students across the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio pursuing varied paths of post-secondary education. In this way, FAO works to honor the legacy and story behind each of our donor-established scholarship funds. The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s mission is to create opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. A central part of this work is to support communities, in partnership with community partners like the GALLIA,COMMUNITY BRIEF 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. OH-70245885 Free meals for Gallia kids Information provided by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio. Lucy K. Shamblin, DO %RDUG�&HUWLðHG Gallia County, which offers full reproductive health services. Meigs County Health Department offers both male and female condoms for free to anyone in need during normal business hours (Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.). If you or someone you know is a teen and needs help on preventing teen pregnancy, reach out to your physician or local health department for guidance. Family Medicine Accepting patients of all ages! Tuesday - Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm OH-70244511 Kim Casci is the WIC Clerk at the Meigs County Health Department. in how you can help students pursue their dreams by supporting educational opportunities, contact the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio at 740.753.1111. JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL Preventing teen pregnancy show that the Did you know peak teen birth that 1-in-4 girls rate in the US will be pregnant occurred in at least one time 1957, during the before the age of midst of the baby 20? During 2016, boom after World reports show that, combined, Meigs Health War II. Records show just under there were over Matters 100 births per 900,000 pregKim 1,000 girls and nancies, births, Casci women. In 2017, and abortions birth rates were amongst teen 18.8 births per 1,000 in the United States. girls aged 15-19. The On average, there are evidence suggest that at least 10 million these record lows are worldwide unintended due to more teens waitpregnancies each year ing to become sexual among adolescent girls active. Ninety percent aged 15-19. Less than of sexually active teens two percent of teen aged American girls that have used protection the last time they had get pregnant put their sex. More girls have babies up for adoption. Almost half of teens get turned to a form of birth control as extra protecan abortion, while 58 percent of teens struggle tion. Today, the US teen pregnancy rate is still to raise their babies while finishing up school substantially higher than other western industrialor trying to hold down ized nations. a job. So what causes teen Teen moms tend to pregnancies? I believe wait longer to get the prenatal help they need. that lack of education and lack of knowledge During teen pregnanabout reproductive cies, you increase the risk of having high blood health are huge probpressure, anemia, prema- lems. Other causes can include inadequate ture birth, a baby with access to care; being low birth weight, and uneducated on how to more likely to experience postpartum depres- access those services; sexual violence; having sion. After giving birth low self-esteem that can many teens experience result from growing up unemployment, which poorly and not believcan lead to higher poving that you have more erty rates. Sadly, teen potential in reaching and pregnancies are associated with increased rates achieving your goals. Whether you have of alcohol and substance commercial insurance, abuse and lower educaMedicaid, or even no tional levels. Since the 1990’s, teen insurance at all, you pregnancies have drasti- can qualify for little to no cost birth control cally decreased, but are at many local health these record lows low departments such as enough? CDC statistics Meigs County Community Fund, across areas essential to community and regional quality of life. For more information regarding FAO’s scholarships, visit www. AppalachianOhio.org/ Scholarships. If you are interested For appointments 304-373-1578 WVUMedicine.org/Jackson �NEWS/WEATHER 4 Saturday, July 24, 2021 Opioid-ravaged West Virginia looks to $26B deal for help ‘Wellness Wednesday’ live stream discusses working and physical activity A weekly live stream focusing on wellness opportunities through the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) is featured each Wednesday on the AAA7 Facebook page. “Wellness Wednesdays” is featured each week at 10:00 am with a new wellness topic for discussion during the broadcast. As routines have changed through the pandemic, so too have the wellness programs offered through the AAA7. The Agency offers a number of valuable and helpful programs designed to help individuals with their chronic conditions and other health concerns. Prior to the pandemic, the AAA7 would have these classes in person, but have moved them now to telephone classes. Through “Wellness Wednesdays”, the Agency is able to expand the reach to share information about the valuable programs available to help with chronic disease self-management, diabetes self-management, chronic pain self-management, falls management, and caregiver support. The goal is to increase knowledge about these programs and help more and more people learn to live with their chronic conditions and/or embrace helpful tips that can help individuals live healthier. Recently, the topic of working and being physically active was discussed. Being active has many physical and mental benefits and it can help individuals with job performance by improving thinking and memory, increasing mental stamina, and boosting creativity. It is important to increase movement at work, especially for those who may sit for long periods of time. This supports the individual to maintain physical activity throughout the day. When an individual sits, especially for a long duration, major muscles like the legs are not working which can slow down metabolism, cause stiff muscles and joints, and worsen pain, fatigue and depression. Some suggestions for increasing movement at work include: · Standing up every 20 minutes to move big muscles, even if it is just for a minute or two. · Walking from one side of the room to the other. · Walking down the hall to talk to a co-worker rather than sending an e-mail. · Using the restroom that is the furthest away from your office or workstation. · If available, take the stairs instead of the elevator. · Take a ten minute activity break at a scheduled time every day. · At least once an hour, stand up and stretch. · Wear comfortable shoes that encourage movement. · Consider creating a walking group and have fitness challenges with co-workers. · If you work at a desk typing all day, do some hand and wrist exercises to stretch your tight muscles. Those who already have an active job are reminded to take breaks during the workday and to continue being active even outside of work. Working and being physically active is a topic that is discussed as a part of wellness classes at the AAA7 including Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Self-Management, and Chronic Pain Self-Management. Currently, these classes are being conducted over the telephone. If interested in participating in an upcoming class, call the AAA7 at 1-800-582-7277 or e-mail info@ aaa7.org. If you missed any of the “Wellness Wednesday” episodes, you can see a recorded version on the AAA7’s Facebook page or on the AAA7’s website at www.aaa7. org. 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 85° 84° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. Fri. 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. 82° 60° 86° 67° 102° in 1934 48° in 1947 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Fri. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 7.03 3.72 31.09 26.97 SUN & MOON Today 6:23 a.m. 8:47 p.m. 9:44 p.m. 6:37 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Jul 31 New First Full Aug 8 Aug 15 Aug 22 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Major 12:15a 1:15a 2:14a 3:09a 4:00a 4:48a 5:32a Minor 6:29a 7:29a 8:26a 9:20a 10:11a 10:58a 11:43a Major 12:44p 1:42p 2:39p 3:32p 4:22p 5:08p 5:53p 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High High Very High Minor 6:58p 7:56p 8:51p 9:43p 10:32p 11:19p ---- WEATHER HISTORY Between July 22 and 24, 1788, a hurricane struck North Carolina and moved inland through Virginia. The storm was still potent when later observed by George Washington. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Clouds and sun with a Humid with a thunderstorm thunderstorm in spots Sunny much of the time Mostly sunny and hot A strong t-storm possible; hot, humid Chance for a strong thunderstorm Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 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 12.61 17.61 22.24 12.99 13.25 24.86 12.41 26.23 34.54 12.81 19.20 34.30 18.10 24-hr. 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The behavioral health consulting management organization now has 50 employees and has developed programs in 35 states. “We know how to treat this disease,” Leech said. “But the payment model is flawed. The reimbursement rates are so low.” If West Virginia gets a piece of the national settlement money, Leech would want to continue shifting focus away from a fragmented system of addiction care to a long-term approach that loops in everyone, including hospitals, outpatient clinics and residential facility operators. “That’s my hope is that this money can go to help establish these systems and then we can begin working with the payers to implement a payment arrangement that will save them money and keep people sober long term,” Leech said. At Prestera, which receives more than half of its funding from Medicaid reimbursements, the parking lot at the Huntington headquarters looks like the aftermath of an earthquake. Simply navigating Prestera’s antiquated and glitchy phone system is tricky. Replacing it would cost $85,000. At another Prestera facility in the city along the Ohio River, Zappia said the roof is being replaced at a cost of $140,000. She also fears that the building’s 50-year-old boiler is on its last legs. “I’m holding my breath,” Zappia said. “I don’t have $300,000 to replace it. “Those buildings need to be in a condition where people can come in and feel like it’s a nice place to be, where it’s comfortable and inviting. That’s why infrastructure is important for us.” Prestera’s staffing levels are down nearly one-third in the past 10 years. There were pandemic-related furloughs and layoffs, although nearly all of those affected have been brought back. Many are still working from home. 89° 65° 0 Primary: cladosporium, other Sun. 6:24 a.m. 8:46 p.m. 10:21 p.m. 7:49 a.m. SUNDAY Partly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight. High 92° / Low 68° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM 88° 68° 65° uted funds but it could continue litigation against J&J on its own in the hopes of reaching a better deal. Prestera CEO Lisa Zappia said she has mixed feelings about the proposed settlement and needs to see more details before she decides whether to support it. Prestera employs 550 workers at 55 locations in southern West Virginia and provides services to more than 20,000 people annually. There are addiction recovery centers, mental health treatment facilities, youth programs and suicide awareness initiatives, to name a few. Prestera didn’t qualify for paycheck protection loans that help businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It received a small amount of federal stimulus money for Medicare, but not enough to offset losses, Miller said. “We can’t afford to lose money year after year. You can’t keep the doors open. We had to scale back some services.” During the pandemic, the nonprofit tried to make use of telehealth services instead of inperson visits. But its broadband internet connection was rocky at best. “We’re just doing the best that we can with what we have,” Miller said. That’s where hope that settlement money, whether from the newly announced deal or some other one, trickles down to the ground level. Dreaming is free. “We would want to look at all of our infrastructure needs. Increasing our broadband. Rehabilitating some of the facilities that we have not been able to rehabilitate for a long time. Things like roofs,” Miller said. “We have a long list of maintenance issues that we’ve had to just repair and Band-Aid the best we can.” After his own struggles with prescription pain pills following a broken nose sustained in a college bar fight, Doug Leech underwent addiction treatment in Minnesota for a year because there were no residential facility beds available in his native West Virginia. The state has had the highest death rate from opioids in the country. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Crumbling roofs and parking lots. Broadband glitches. Technology challenges. The priority list for Prestera Center goes beyond the mental health and addiction treatment services it provides to patients throughout West Virginia. One thing’s for sure: In one of the epicenters of the U.S. opioid explosion, the nonprofit group really could use some money. Whether from a potential national settlement deal with big U.S. drug distribution companies or from some other source, an infusion of cash would stem the tide of losses in staffing and other areas in recent years, along with the strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “Our needs are long,” Prestera addictions counselor Kim Miller said. “We need help.” More money could be on its way to places like Prestera across the country. This week, lawyers for state and local governments announced a potential $26 billion settlement over the toll of opioids with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and drug distribution firms AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. But West Virginia isn’t included in the deal with the three distributors because it already settled with them and other drug wholesalers for a total of $84 million in a series of deals struck from 2017 through 2019. And state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has so far resisted sharing in the $5 billion Johnson & Johnson would contribute under the potential deal. However, the earlier deals excluded municipalities and counties, allowing for the potential of much more money to flow into the state. Morrisey says he knows those fighting the opioid crisis need urgent support, but he’s concerned about how it would be distributed nationally. He argues that the proposed allocations are too focused on the size of each state’s population and don’t adequately take into account the depth of the crisis in West Virginia. If Morrisey rejects the settlement, the state would not receive a share of the distrib- Information provided by AAA7. 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LANCASTER, Ohio — On However, Lancaster scored the wrong end of the rubber four more runs in the fourth match. After a win on Tuesday and a inning, highlighted by a tworun double from Poston. loss on Wednesday, the Meigs The guests cut the margin Post 39 American Legion to 8-4 in the fifth inning, baseball team dropped a 9-4 with Reynolds tripling home decision to Lancaster Post 11 Blanchard, and then scoring in the Region 6 championship on a sac-fly from Conner Ridgame on Thursday at Beavers enour. Field. Lancaster added a run botPost 11 — which heads into tom of the sixth to cap off its the state tournament with 9-4 regional championship vica three-game win streak — struck for four runs after a pair tory. Springer was the winning of two-out errors in the openpitcher of record in five innings ing inning on Thursday. Post 39 (13-11) cut its deficit of work, while Goetz pitched the final two innings and struck in half with a two-out rally in ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Andrew Dodson releases a pitch, during a June 13 victory at Meigs High School in Rocksprings, Ohio. BOX SCORE Lancaster (Post 11) 9, Meigs (Post 39) 4 M 002 020 0 — 4-7-2 L 400 401 x — 9-6-2 WP: Springer (5IP, 4R, 6H, BB) LP: Andrew Dodson (4IP, 8R, 6H, BB, K) Meigs (13-11): Matthew Blanchard 3-4 (2RS), Colton Reynolds 2-4 (2RS, RBI), Dodson 1-3, Matt Gilkey 1-3. Lancaster: Amnal 2-2 (2RS), Hoffman 2-3 (RS, RBI), Locke 1-3 (2RS), Poston 1-4 (RS, 2RBI). 2B: Poston. 3B: Reynolds. out two batters for the hosts. Andrew Dodson took the pitching loss in four innings of work for Post 39, striking out one batter. Zane Loveday finished the game for the guests, striking out a trio. Leading Post 39 at the plate, See POST 39 | 8 Browns’ Mac Speedie clears Hall hurdle By Tom Withers AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — Mac Speedie spent his life overcoming hurdles both physical and figurative. He’s about to clear another. A quick, sure-handed wide receiver on powerhouse Cleveland Browns teams in the 1940s and 50s, Speedie, who overcame a childhood disease and later delayed his playing career to serve in World War II, is finally being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “It’s like a dream come true,” his daughter, Rebecca Speedie Walker said from her home in Colorado. “We had all but given up hope to ever see it.” For decades, Speedie, who died in 1993 at age 73, was overlooked for enshrinement in Canton, Ohio. But he’ll soon take his place alongside teammates Otto Graham, Dante Lavelli, Marion Motley, Bill Wills and Lou Groza and their legendary coach Paul Brown — who played a role in Speedie’s delayed induction. When Speedie left Cleveland after the 1952 season to play for more money in Canada, Brown vowed revenge. “He told me when I jumped leagues that he was going to get even with me,” Speedie said in a 1991 Los Angeles Times interview. “There was a time when it bothered me, but that was years and years ago.” Speedie’s getting the last word. See MAC | 8 Pridemore continues to lead Riverside Seniors Staff report MASON, W.Va. — Kenny Pridemore of Point Pleasant holds a 17-point lead over the field in the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league being held every Tuesday at Riverside Golf Club in Mason County. Pridemore has accumulated 188.5 points overall, while Dale Miller is second in the overall standings with 171.5 points, a full 10 points ahead of Cecil Gillette Jr. in third. A total of 65 players were on hand Tuesday, making up 14 foursomes and a trio of 3-man squads. The low score of the day was a 12-under par 58, fired by the quartet of Roger Putney, Bob Humphreys, Jim Collins and Bucky Knapp. One shot back, there was a tie for second between the team of Bobby Walker, Jim Lawrence, Jeff Russell and Bill Carney, and the team of Charlie Hargraves, Tom Fisher, Carl Cline and Scott Crawford. The closest to the pin winners were Pridemore on the ninth hole, and Rick Ash on No. 14. The current top-10 standings of the 2021 Riverside Senior men’s golf league are as follows: Kenny Pridemore (188.5); Dale Miller (171.5); Cecil Gillette, Jr. (161.5); Jim Gress and Charlie Hargraves (158.5); Albert Durst (153.5); Ralph Six (151.5); Carl Stone (150.5); Gray Roush (146.5) and Bobby Watson (135.0). © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. David J. Phillip | AP Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Osaka lights Olympic cauldron By Andrew Dampf lighting the cauldron. Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima and Hideki Matsui were among the TOKYO — What baseball greats who took a moment for Naomi part in bringing the Osaka. For the new Japan. For racial injustice. flame into the stadium. And in a country where For female athletes. For baseball is the No. 1 tennis. sport, Osaka was not The four-time Grand necessarily expected to Slam winner lit the be given the ultimate cauldron at the opening honor. ceremony of the Tokyo But there she was Olympics on Friday. at the center of the It was a choice that stage when a staircase could be appreciated emerged, the cauldron worldwide: In Japan, of course, the country where opened atop a peak inspired by Mount Fuji Osaka was born and the and Osaka ascended with nation that she plays the Olympic and Japafor; in embattled Haiti because that’s where her nese flags blowing in the father is from; and surely breeze off to her left. She dipped the flame in, the in the United States, because that’s where the cauldron ignited and fireworks filled the sky. globe’s highest-earning “Undoubtedly the female athlete lives and greatest athletic achievewhere she has been ment and honor I will outspoken about racial ever have in my life,” injustice. Osaka wrote on InstaPlus, everywhere in between, because Osaka gram next to a picture of her smiling while holdis a superstar. ing the flame. “I have But she has often no words to describe received an uncomfortthe feelings I have right able welcome in Japan because of her race, with now, but I do know I her family having moved am currently filled with gratefulness and thankto the U.S. when she was 3. Her emergence as fulness.” It capped quite a a top tennis player has series of events over the challenged public attipast two months for the tudes about identity in 23-year-old Osaka. a homogeneous culture Going into the French that is being pushed to Open in late May, Osaka change. — who is ranked No. It’s always a mystery 2 — announced she until the last moment wouldn’t speak to reportwho gets the honor of AP Sports Writer ers at the tournament, saying those interactions create doubts for her. Then, after her firstround victory, she skipped the mandatory news conference. Osaka was fined $15,000 and — surprisingly — publicly reprimanded by those in charge of Grand Slam tournaments, who said she could be suspended if she kept avoiding the media. The next day, Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros entirely to take a mental health break, revealing she has dealt with depression. She sat out Wimbledon, too. So the Tokyo Games mark her return to competition. “The Olympics are a special time, when the world comes together to celebrate sports. I am looking forward most to being with the athletes that had waited and trained for over 10 years, for celebrating a very hard year (2020) and having that happen in Japan makes it that much more special,” Osaka wrote in an email interview when she was selected as the 2020 AP Female Athlete of the Year. “It’s a special and beautiful country filled with culture, history and beauty. I cannot be more excited.” There was a big hint that Osaka might have an important role in the ceremony when her opening match in the Olympic tennis tournament was pushed back from Saturday to Sunday without an explanation earlier in the day. She was originally scheduled to play 52ndranked Zheng Saisai of China in the very first match of the Games on center court Saturday morning. But clearly by lighting the flame as midnight approached, she wouldn’t have had enough rest for an early morning match. Osaka became the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron. She’s also one of the few active athletes to be given the honor. Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron for the 2000 Sydney Games and went on to win gold in the 400 meters. Osaka — along with top-ranked Ash Barty — is a favorite to win the women’s singles title in a tennis tournament that also features Novak Djokovic aiming to become the first man to win a Golden Slam by holding all four Grand Slam trophies and Olympic gold in the same year. Whatever the final results on the court, Osaka has already become part of Olympic history. �SPORTS 8 Saturday, July 24, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Guardians chosen as new name for Cleveland’s baseball team By Tom Withers AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND — While riding his bike over a bridge across the Cuyahoga River near Progressive Field, Indians owner Paul Dolan rarely paid much attention to the eight giant stone figures that seem to guard the city. They have new meaning, After more than 100 years, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team is getting a new name — Guardians. The Indians are going, going, soon to be gone. The ballclub announced Friday that at the end of the 2021 season, the Indians will transition from the name they’ve been known as since 1915 and replace it with Guardians, one they hope inspires a new generation of fans. The name change, which has its supporters and critics among Cleveland’s fan base, ends months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning for institutions and teams to drop logos and names considered racist. “We do feel like we’re doing the right thing and that’s what’s driving this,” Dolan said following a news conference at the ballpark. “I know some people disagree, but if anything I’ve gotten more and more comfortable that we’re headed in the right direction. “And actually, the selection of the name solidifies Mac From page 7 A rangy, deceptively fast receiver at 6-foot3, Speedie played with the Browns from 194652. He appeared in six league championship games — four straight in the All-America Football Conference and two in the NFL after Cleveland changed leagues in 1950. He led the AAFC in receptions three times and had the most catches in the NFL in 1952, when he had 62 for 911 yards and scored five touchdowns while being named MVP on a team loaded with stars. Speedie finished with 349 career receptions, 5,602 yards and 33 TDs with the Browns, who went 83-13-3 during his time with them. One of Graham’s primary receivers, Speedie was a major reason the Browns won four consecutive AAFC titles that feeling because of the values that the name represents.” The organization spent most of the past year whittling down a list of potential names that was at nearly 1,200. It was a tedious process, which included 140 hours of interviews with fans, community leaders, front office personnel and a survey of 40,000 fans. Dolan has said last summer’s social unrest, touched off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, spurred his intention to change the name — a move that came a few years after the Indians stopped wearing the Chief Wahoo logo on their game jerseys and caps. Cleveland’s new name was inspired by the large landmark stone edifices — referred to as traffic guardians — that flank both ends of the Hope Memorial Bridge, which connects downtown to Ohio City. As the team moved closer to making a final decision on the name, Dolan said he found himself looking closely at the huge art deco sculptures. “Frankly, I hadn’t studied them that closely until we started talking about them and I should emphasize, we’re not named after the bridge, but there’s no question that it’s a strong nod to those and what they mean to the community,” he said. The team did not reveal the names of any of the other finalists, but Brian from 1946-49 and captured the NFL title in their first year. And yet, after he retired and his teammates of that golden era of Cleveland football were honored, Speedie was forgotten. “He had so many supporters over the years,” his daughter said. “People would ask: ‘Why isn’t Mac Speedie in the Hall of Fame? Look at the numbers.’” Speedie’s stats are only part of his remarkable journey to football immortality. Born in Illinois and raised in Utah, he was crippled as a boy by Perthes disease, a rare bone condition that left one of his legs shorter. Doctors feared a lifelong handicap. Speedie had other plans. After being forced to wear iron braces for years, Speedie shed them and once described his new-found freedom “like turning a frisky colt out to pasture after a year in a box stall.” Tony Dejak | AP file Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians beginning at the end of the 2021 season. The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist. Tony Dejak | AP Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan speaks to the media during a news conference Friday in Cleveland. Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday, effective at the end of the 2021 season. Barren, Cleveland’s president of business operations, said trademarking issues eliminated several potential candidates. In the end, the team felt Guardians was a perfect fit. “We think Guardians is unique and authentic to Cleveland,” Barren said. “It’s less about the Guardians of Traffic and more about what the Guardians represent and that idea As it turns out, Speedie’s given last name suited him perfectly. He was born to run. He was a multi-sport athlete for the Utes, excelling in football, basketball and setting numerous conference track records as a hurdler — a skill he credited for enhancing his balance and timing on the field. Speedie was drafted in 1942 by the Detroit Lions. However, there was another calling and he enlisted in the Army to serve his country. “He was more patriotic than he was in wanting to pursue that path,” his daughter said. “He was a proud man.” It was while playing for a service team that Speedie caught the eye of Brown, who was coaching the Great Lakes Navy team. When the AAFC was formed following the war, Speedie found himself playing for Brown’s Browns. JUNE 1 - JULY 30 ������������ of protection. For us and our research, Cleveland folks are very protective of one another. “They’re protective of our city, they’re protective of the land and everything about it. That’s one key component, the resiliency of people here in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio and the loyalty.” Cleveland’s name change comes as the Washington Football them, probably since I was 4 or 5 years old, so it will take a long time,” he said. “But we’re not asking anybody to give up their memories or the history of the franchise that will always be there. And for people my age and older, most our life is going to be living as an Indian and not as a Guardian.” Manager Terry Francona’s ties to the ballclub run deep. His father, Tito, played for the Indians in the 1960s. As a stirring video narrated by Oscar-winning actor — and die-hard Indians fan — Tom Hanks was shown to kick off the news conference, Francona moved his seat closer to get a better view. Francona, who is in his ninth season as Cleveland’s on-field leader, planned to show the video to his players before Friday’s game. Francona has gotten some negative backlash about the change, but feels the team is doing it for the right reasons. “What’s important is how people that are different — not less, just different — how they feel about this,” he said. “We’re trying to be respectful and trying to be unified. And change is not always easy, I get it, it doesn’t happen overnight.” Guardians is the fifth name in franchise history joining the Blues (1901), Bronchos (1902), Naps (1903-1914) and Indians (1915-2021). Chasing Buckeyes: Who can dethrone Ohio State in Big Ten? By Phillip B. Wilson sage to the Hoosiers after that loss at Ohio State as one of the season’s best moments. He hopes that becomes a springboard to more memorable accomINDIANAPOLIS — There aren’t plishments. many revelations to be learned about Indiana’s defense is led by senior Ohio State’s recent dominance in the linebacker Micah McFadden, one of the Big Ten. But say the school’s name to Indiana conference’s best tacklers, and like Frysenior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle and he fogle is a third-team All-American. “This is the most depth we’ve had on smiles with anticipation. “I’m ready to beat ‘em,” Fryfogle said our team since I’ve been at Indiana,” Allen said. during Friday’s media days session at Who else is on that short list? MinLucas Oil Stadium. nesota hosts the Buckeyes on Sept. 2 in Compiling a short list of schools a Thursday night season opener. The capable of ending the Buckeyes’ reign Gophers have an experienced offensive as four-time champions starts with the line and run game as well as quarterHoosiers. Thanks in part to Fryfogle’s back Tanner Morgan, who led the Big seven catches for 218 yards and three Ten in passing yards in 2019 but faltouchdowns, Indiana rallied from a 28-point deficit to push the Buckeyes in tered in 2020. Penn State’s Sean Clifford finished a 42-35 loss at Ohio State last season. That was the only loss last season for last season with seven TD passes in four wins and has 41 in his career. WisHoosiers junior quarterback Michael consin’s Graham Mertz threw seven TD Penix Jr., who completed 27 of 51 passes in his first two games and the passes for a career-high 491 yards and Badgers are a trendy pick ahead of Iowa five TDs. to win the Big Ten West. “It showed a lot of people that you Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, at 65, is the can’t count us out,” Penix said. The 2021 Buckeyes are different and, dean of Big Ten coaches and entering his 23rd season. He is 2-8 against the at least on paper, could be vulnerable. Quarterback Justin Fields is gone, draft- Buckeyes. “I’ve got a lot of stories about Ohio ed 11th overall by the Chicago Bears. State,” Ferentz said. “None of them are Three young passers are in the mix to very good.” lead an offense that has weapons but He recalled being a spectator for one some questions on the offensive line. The defense needs new linebackers and of Ohio State’s victories at Lucas Oil Stadium, annual site of December’s Big must bolster a shaky secondary. “There’s inexperience in some areas,” Ten championship game. “They were beating somebody on Ohio State coach Ryan Day said, referring to a roster with 45 players in their this field pretty convincingly, whatever year it might have been. It was lopsided first or second years. at halftime. I got bored,” Ferentz said. That said, Day is 23-2 including “I went on my iPad, looked it up, and 15-0 in the Big Ten since taking over what I learned was if you had scheduled for Urban Meyer. The losses were to Ohio State up until 1900, no problem. Clemson and Alabama in the College Since 1900, they’ve been pretty good. Football Playoff. “It’s hardly a new story. It’s genera“They are the gold standard and that tional. I’ve been in this league quite a is who we are chasing,” Indiana coach while. Year in and year out, including Tom Allen said. “We’re trying to chase my six years in the NFL looking at draft that greatness every single day.” boards, nobody has had more higher Allen, the 2020 Big Ten coach of draft picks than Ohio State.” the year, referred to his inspiring mesAssociated Press Post 39 From page 7 OH-70244508 Team continues to work toward a similar makeover. The franchise dropped its contentious Redskins name before the 2020 season and recently said it will reveal a new name and logo in 2022. While dropping Indians, Cleveland will keep its red, white and navy team colors and the Guardians’ logos will incorporate some of the team’s lettering style on past uniforms as well as architectural features found on the bridge. Numerous Native American groups have protested Cleveland’s use of the Wahoo logo and Indians name for years, so the latest development brought some comfort. “It is a major step towards righting the wrongs committed against Native peoples, and is one step towards justice,” said Crystal Echo Hawk, executive director and founder of IllumiNative, a group dedicated to fighting misrepresentations of Native Americans. The name change has sparked lively debate among the city’s passionate sports fans. Other names, including the Spiders, which is what the team was called before 1900, were pushed by supporters on social media platforms. Dolan knows there’s a portion of Cleveland’s fan base that may never accept the change. “I’m 63 years old, and they’ve been the Indians since I was aware of Blanchard was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while Reynolds was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI. Dodson and Matt Gilkey added a single apiece, while Ridenour earned an RBI. Amnal was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, while Hoffman went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI to lead Post 11. Locke singled once and scored twice in the win, while Poston doubled once, scored once and drove in two. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. �NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 24, 2021 9 Trump’s sway tested in race for open mid-Ohio US House seat former president. Trump, who twice won the state by wide margins, has touted candidate Mike Carey as the best choice to succeed former U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers. Stivers resigned in May to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce after holding the seat for a decade. The special election primary is Aug. 3. 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The race in the sprawling GOP-leaning 15th Congressional District, which is gerrymandered to include all or part of 12 Ohio counties including parts of Columbus, also has seen endorsements by Republican groups backing women candidates, a powerful antiabortion group and allies of the CALL TODAY! �NEWS 10 Saturday, July 24, 2021 Race Ohio Valley Publishing OVBC announces cash dividend From page 9 foreign policy.” If that were not enough to divide the district’s Trump-supporting base, another Trump ally, conservative activist Debbie Meadows, wife of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, has backed Ruth Edmonds in the Republican race. Edmonds is on the advisory board to Ohio’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Meadows’ Right Women PAC said Edmonds, who is Black, “will be a powerful voice in Congress, countering the growing BLM/Marxist movement.” It said Edmonds’ “life experiences, her Biblical worldview, and her Christian faith have uniquely prepared her to stand up against the race-baiting bullies of the radical Left.” Influential New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who founded Elevate PAC, formed to promote female Republican candidates, opted against backing Edmonds or Kunze — sticking instead with Trump’s man, Carey. In a statement, Stefanik, who now chairs the House Republican Conference, said she was standing by Trump’s pick because “to defeat the socialist Democrat agenda and fire Nancy Pelosi in 2022, we need more proven conservative fighters in the House Republican Conference.” For his part, the first-time candidate Carey hasn’t campaigned on being “a proven fighter,” but on Trump’s twice-winning label of “outsider.” He has never held elective office, but has lobbied the state Legislature. Carey represented a company named in an indictment of a former House speaker and others allegedly involved in an elaborate bribery and dirty tricks scheme to pass a sweeping piece of energy legislation, House Bill 6. That firm, Murray Energy, is cited as “Company B” in the federal indictment. The company has not been accused of any crimes. Other Republican candidates include: John Adams, owner of a chemical business; Eric M. 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Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for probe By Lisa Mascaro as the longtime political adversaries join forces to investigate what happened the day former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol. Rarely has there been a meeting of the minds like this — two of the strongest women on Capitol Hill, partisans at opposite ends of the political divide — bonding over a shared belief that the truth about the insurrection should come out and those responsible held accountable. They believe no less than the functioning of America’s democracy is on the line. “Nothing draws politicians together like a shared enemy,” said John Pitney, a former Republican staffer and professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College. The committee will hold its first hearing next week, and the stakes of the PelosiCheney alliance have never been higher. The panel will hear testimony from police officers who battled the Trump supporters that day at the Capitol. The officers have portrayed the hours-long siege as hardly a gathering of peaceful demonstrators, as some Repub- AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts. Democratic lawmakers and the Republican congresswoman were gathered in the House speaker’s office as the group prepared for the first session of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Pelosi spoke of the “solemn responsibility” before them and raised her water glass to Cheney, a daughter of the former vice president and the sole Republican in the room. “Let us salute Liz for her courage,” she said, according to a person familiar with the gathering who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. Politics often creates unlikely alliances, the odd-couple arrangements between would-be foes who drop their differences to engage on a common cause. But the emerging partnership between Pelosi and Cheney is remarkable, if not astonishing, licans claim, but rather a violent mob trying to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election. As their new partnership unfolds, the risks and rewards have an uneven flow. Pelosi benefits more politically from drawing Cheney to her side, giving the committee’s investigation the big-name bipartisan stamp it needs to avoid being viewed as a strictly political exercise. For Cheney, who has already been booted from GOP leadership over her criticism of Trump, the political dangers are far greater. She was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump over the insurrection, and her willingness to speak out against his top ally, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, now leaves her isolated on Capitol Hill. She is facing blowback from the ranks and serious primary challenges for her reelection back home. “I’m horrified,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a fellow Wyoming Republican, about Cheney’s actions. Cheney, though, shows no signs of backing down on what she views as an existential fight not only for the party she and her family helped build, but also for the soul of the nation itself. “The American people deserve to know what happened,” she said this week. Standing on the steps of the Capitol, Cheney lambasted the rhetoric coming from McCarthy as “disgraceful” and supported Pelosi’s decision to block two of his appointees to the panel because of their alliance with Trump. McCarthy has suggested Cheney might be closer now to Pelosi than her own party, and he withdrew all Republican participation in the committee. Pelosi and Cheney are hardly fast friends. Despite their long resumes in American politics, they never really talked to each other before this moment. Pelosi won her first term as speaker during the George W. 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OhioHealth Physician Group Heritage College is proud to be the faculty practice plan of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing Saturday, July 24, 2021 11 GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS POMEROY — The Meigs County Award From page 1 in Ohio” celebrating individuals and organizations who are exemplary artists or who have showed unwavering support for the arts and developing the culture of Ohio, according to the Ohio Arts council’s website. The award began in 1971. Snow said she was excited to have arts in a smaller area of Ohio acknowledged. “Very nice to have some attention in the southeastern part of the state,” Snow said. “To have attention drawn to southeast Ohio and the sort of things that we produce here was quite an honor and nice [notoriety] that it doesn’t have to be one of the three large metropolitan areas, that we can have quality programs that are worthy of state recognition right here in Gallipolis. And serving, as we like to say, the Ohio River Valley region on both sides of the river.” Snow has always been involved in music. She said in 1987, she had a vision of starting an orchestra in town. Soon, Snow learned of an abandoned theatre in town and a friend helped get the doors opened for her to check out the building. “I was not aware of The Ariel being there. It did not have any kind of indication from the street that there was a theatre back there because it had been closed and unused for 25 years,” Snow said. Snow said the moment she walked into the building; she knew it was meant to house a symphony. “I walked in there and it was just love at first sound,” Snow said. “I could tell right away that the acoustics were just spectacular, and I didn’t really pay one bit of attention to all the debris, the presence of pigeons. I just fell in love with the place.” Snow wasted no time after her acoustic-heaven discovery. She quickly put together a board of governors, signed a lease and started cleaning to make the place presentable to showcase her plans. “People were polite, and they were you know, oh that’s nice, but she’s crazy,” Snow said. “One of my board members said after that, ‘well if the acoustics are so great, why don’t you show everybody, put on a show.’” So, she did. On April 1, 1989, the Ohio Valley Symphony debuted with its first performance. “It was spectacular,” Snow said. “I always think as a professional I turn in a good job and sometimes I deserve to pat myself on the back, but there’s this handful of times in one’s life where you just turn in a golden moment and that was it.” Snow said people jumped aboard after the performance and started helping bring her dreams into a reality. Snow said her vision came from being tired of the poor way artists were treated by conductors and managers, a way that was accepted in thought artists played better. She believes The Ariel has helped prove artists play better with kindness. “I said to myself, they will notice. The audience will notice, consciously or subconsciously they will notice, and they do,” Snow said. “And the musicians appreciate being treated properly. We pull in people now from seven states and Canada to play in our orchestra.” With close parking, an intimate hall with perfect views and sounds, reasonable prices and an allaround good show, Snow said, The Ariel is a perfect place to plan a trip. “I think it’s very easy for the larger cities to not think about smaller areas like ours. And for something like this, it draws attention to the things we have to offer,” Snow said. “We are quite good and a worthy place for people to come who are real music junkies and love to hear fine music.” She also said it is a perfect time to see the work everyone has put into downtown Gallipolis, including new businesses. “Almost everything on that block where we are has undergone some kind of renewal or revival,” Snow said. In case someone worries about correct pronunciation of the theatre, Snow has them covered. “Unlike Disney it’s pronounced r-e-l,” Snow said. “It was there before Disney, that’s what I always tease people.” She may tease people on the pronunciation of the theater, but Snow knows her building history. “Ariel has a number of different meanings,” Snow said. “Ariel is also represented as a sprite of a water and the air, which we thought, ‘wow, that was perfect. Were they thinking about that for Gallipolis being on the water?’ It was built by the Ariel Oddfellow’s Lodge in 1895. Why they chose the name, I don’t know, but that was the name they chose for their lodge.” Snow said while it is not considered a theatre, at the time of being built, opera house was the preferred term, even if opera was never performed. “They [lodges] didn’t like the word theatre, theatre was considered a disreputable word. What we know as a theatre was called an opera house. It didn’t’ have anything to do with whether opera was ever presented on the stage, that’s just what they called them.” Opera houses across the nation were built with a typical floorplan to maximize use, Snow said. “They incorporated the opera houses into their facilities,” Snow said. “The fairly standard setup for the opera houses were storefronts on a ground level that provided income on a daily basis. Some kind of a banquet room or gathering room on the second floor. Sometimes the opera house itself, with the theatrical seating was on the second floor. The lodge room was on the third floor, if they could afford three floors.” While opera houses went by a standard floor plan, Snow said The Ariel was unique. “We were lucky that ours was built behind the store fronts and not up on a second floor,” Snow said. “It makes it a little bit harder with fire codes to deal with second floor opera houses and the numbers of people that you want to have seated there. Why they did it, I’m not sure.” Snow said at one time The Ariel seated approximately 1,000 people but due to increased safety measures and fire codes, the theatre seats 465 people. Snow said the theatre was kept as true to its original state as possible. She found workers knowledgeable with plaster to keep the original walls, similar lights to the originals, restoring the woodwork, matching carpet and more. The plaster, Snow said, is one of the true beauties to the hall’s acoustics. “That’s one of the three components to a truly great acoustical hall, having very thick plaster covered walls,” Snow said. The others are being built in the 19th century and having parallel walls or shoebox shape.” Prior to beginning the theatre project, Snow went out and interviewed hundreds of people in related fields to see what did and did not work, what made a theatre successful. “The one prevailing Monday, July 26 Township Building. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center Board of Directors is hosting a free admission pool party for Syracuse Residents at the London Pool from 6:30-8:30 p.m. All ages are welcome. Concessions will be sold by the pool during the event. MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meeting, 9 a.m., 97 N. Second Ave. LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Letart theme that ran through almost all of their responses to me, the ones that were successful had some kind of a resident ensemble. Didn’t matter what,” Snow said. “Well, I thought, we’ll have a symphony.” But that was just the beginning of Snow’s thoughts as she believes all arts went together. “I’ve always had this holistic view of the arts,” Snow said. “How many times did you ever watch a dance program, and it didn’t have music?” The theatre has started several dance programs that have since moved into their own buildings as they grew. Gospel shows, plays, participating in the national tuba Christmas and music lessons are a few things that have been and are currently offered or going on at The Ariel. Tuesday, Aug. 10 TUPPERS PLAINS — Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer District will meet at 7 p.m. at the district office. Thursday, Aug. 12 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Retired Teachers will meet at noon at Courtside Restaurant in Gallipolis. All retirees are welcome to attend. During the COVID-19 shutdown, the theatre adapted and moved to virtual lessons but is soon moving back to in-person lessons. Snow said not only has The Ariel offered a place to enjoy music, but it has also offered a place to enjoy performing. “Some people are just enjoying the fact that they got to study music for a little while and it gives them personal pleasure,” Snow said. “We make it available to them. We have the education programs in place teaching students. We go out into the schools… doing presentations. I look with pride at one of our very first violin babies that we started back in the early 90s in our street education program and she’s still out there playing.” Snow encourages everyone to plan a visit to The Ariel sometime soon. She said there is something planned to fit everyone’s tastes. All show information is available on the theatre’s website. Snow said practices are open to the public to come in and check out. “I knew that this was an important project and I knew it would happen and we’d have beautiful music and we’ve got this beautiful spot to make that music in and to share with the community,” Snow said. “That’s a real treat for me to get to share that and see people’s faces light up when they hear what we’ve got to offer, that’s a great gift.” © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Brittany Hively is a freelance writer and graduate of Marshall University, with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and journalism. RUTLAND BOTTLE GAS, INC. Rutland Bottle Gas announces they are now the ONLY authorized Weber Grill Service & Warranty Center in the region!! We will carry a full line of Weber Grills & Weber Grill Accessories Offering Free Delivery & Set Up within a 25 miles radius. 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Wednesday July 28 8pm Matt Stell THURSDAY 7:30pm Mud Racing FRIDAY 6:30pm Mud Bog Deep Pit SATURDAY 4pm Tractor and FourWheel Drive Pull CARNIVAL Tuesday-Friday Opens at 6pm Saturday Opens at 1pm Thursday July 29 8pm Shenandoah Friday July 30 8pm Isaacs Saturday July 31 7pm Dan Smalley & Tyler Booth 9pm �NEWS 12 Saturday, July 24, 2021 Daily Sentinel Board From page 1 Courtesy photos This is an example of the development of a healthy hive. If you look closely, you can see a young bee emerging. Bee From page 1 healthy bees, and breeds the strongest to encourage resilience to whatever might come along. He said his years of research and spending time with bees has taught him that they are very healthy on their own if raised in their preferred environment. Among the problems plaguing bees today are invasion by Africanized bees, pesticides and mites. It can be difficult to measure the effect pesticides have on bees, but it does put stress on the hive, as the chemical reduces a bee’s live span from 40 to 25 days, and causes bees to develop dementia, making them unable to find their hive. This causes stress on the hive in many ways, and lowers the hives overall health. Africanized Honey Bees are often referred to as “killer bees” due to their aggressive behavior in response to activ- ity near their colony. This aggression endangers both humans and European bees. AHBs are quick to swarm, and can force domesticated bees out of their hives. They are also are less likely to store honey and quick to abandon a hive. Mites weaken the immune system and cause deformed wings and chronic paralysis. Many theories have been put forward for mite infestation, but Blank believes it began with managed colonies. Many of these colonies are migratory, and are driven across the county to pollinate crops. These hives winter in the South, and are driven to California in the Spring, where they stay for two months pollinating almond crops. Next, they travel to New York to pollinate apples, or Massachusetts to pollinate blueberries. Their final stop is the Dakotas, where they spend time in the clover fields before going back South. “Bees are not designed to travel,” Blank said. “This introduces stress, which lowers their ability to fight disease and pests. Then we intervein to correct their weakened immune system, which can cause other issues.” He said left on their own, bees have the capacity to fight the mites, but stress from multiple sources has made them loose the ability to do so. He has chosen an all-natural approach to the mite issue, and said currently migratory colonies have an average 40 percent loss due to mites-his bees are at 18 percent. He cited one of his favorite quotes: “Bees need bee keepers like fish need bicycles.” “We have to keep in mind that bees have been around for millions of years, and pests and diseases come and go, and bees have always found a way to deal with them. We humans think we have to intervein when perhaps we are the problem. Let bees be bees.” Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles on bees in the Ohio Valley. Next week, the topic is the Chris Blank is pictured rescuing bees that had made a hive behind a wall in an outdoor structure. native Mason Bee, their role in pollination, and how they differ from Honey Bees. Lorna Hart is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. She can be reached at l.faudree.hart@gmail.com. Association, effective dates July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024; Approved OHSAA tournament Manager stipend for Kevin Musser and Aaron Oliphant from the 2021 OHSAA District Track meet held at Meigs High School. Funds for this stipend were covered by the Southeast District Athletic Board (SEDAB); Approved to amend the purchase service agreement with Kimberly Hale. This is contract work for speech services; Approved the purchase of a 14 X 32 High Barn Style Garage from 5 STAR BUILDINGS per recommendation by Bill Ellis and Kevin Musser for Track and Field Equipment storage; Approved the administrative and exempt salary schedules for FY 2022 as presented. These salary schedules will be effective July 1, 2021; Accepted the FY 22 Early Childhood Education Grant and establish Fund; Approved the purchase of an 18 X 24 carport (12 gage metal) at Meigs Middle School from 5 Star Structures; Approved the budget and purpose statements as presented for student activity accounts for the 2021-2022 school year; Approved the minutes of the June 30, regular meeting as submitted; Approved the financial report for the month of June 2021 as submitted; Approved the bills (expenditures) for payment for the month of June 2021; Approved the High School Parent/ Student Handbook for the 20212022 school year as submitted by Travis Abbott, High School Principal; Approved to re-enter into a participation agreement with the Jefferson County Educational Service Center for Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; Approved to pass a resolution for the use of “blizzard bags” as an alternative make-up of calamity days pursuant to ORC 3313.482; Set Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Central Office, at 6:30 p.m. for the next regular meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. 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