https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/de75f8df3d1d9f7f065b3857f4d08186.pdf e053ef0568e2e4296aa1bf14e7e18f43 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 46° 66° 62° Sunny and pleasant today. Mainly clear tonight. High 73° / Low 47° Today’s weather forecast Cross country results Weekly church columns WEATHER s 3 SPORTS s 5 CHURCH s 9 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 189, Volume 75 Friday, September 24, 2021 s 50¢ Returning to the riverfront Two COVID deaths, 99 new cases reported Latest stats from Mason, Gallia, Meigs By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham khawthorne@aimmediamidwest. com Mindy Kearns | Courtesy The Pomeroy Sternwheel Regatta was underway Thursday with events and activities continuing now through Saturday night, when a fireworks finale will wrap up this year’s festival. Pictured are the familiar sights of sternwheelers docked at the Pomeroy riverfront along the Ohio River, with East and West Main Streets, as well as the Meigs County hillside, in the background. More on Thursday’s opening night in Saturday’s edition. New vaccine incentive for young people COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans ages 12-25 who receive the coronavirus vaccine can enter a new lottery making them eligible for ﬁve $100,000 college scholarships and 50 $10,000 scholarships, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday in his latest effort to boost number of people vaccinated against COVID-19. Details of the new Ohio Vax-to-College program will be announced soon, and is aimed at the group of Ohioans with the most room to grow in terms of receiving the vaccination, the Republican governor said. Only 46% of Ohioans aged 12-25 statewide have received the initial dose of the vaccine, DeWine said. Receiving the vaccine is the best way for students to continue participating in sports from cross country to football and extracurriculars like theater and debate, he said. He reminded Ohioans that students who are vaccinated don’t have to quarantine if they’re exposed to someone with COIVD-19. Vaccinations remain the state’s ticket out of the pandemic, DeWine said. “Keeping our children in school in person is a top priority for the state,” he said. “It is a top priority for parents. It is a OVP File Photo Pictured are syringes of COVID-19 vaccine used at a school vaccination site in Meigs County earlier this year. top priority for our schools, our teachers, our administrators.” The state has seen more than 42,000 cases of COVID among kids ages 5-17 in Ohio since mid-August, the governor said. The incentive announcement came the same day the Ohio Hospital Association warned 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 © 2021 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. of a dire situation caused by increased coronavirus cases. In mid-July, one of every 100 hospital patients was being treated for COVID-19, the hospital association said. Today, that ratio is one patient out of six. Virtually all Ohio patients hospitalized from the corona- virus today are unvaccinated, said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the state health director. Vax-to-School is the governor’s latest effort to use a carrot approach to advancing the state’s vaccination rate. In a separate incentive program, state employees have been able to receive $100 for getting vaccinated, and their spouses could receive $25 if they also get vaccinated. More than 3,300 employees and 1,000 spouses have participated in that. DeWine launched the nationwide movement to offer ﬁnancial incentives to individuals to receive the vaccine in May with Ohio’s Vax-a-Million program, a lottery that awarded ﬁve $1 million prizes to adults and ﬁve full-ride college scholarships to children. While the program generated excitement, it resulted in only a temporary rise in vaccinations before numbers fell again. In July, the governor suggested he might launch a more modest statewide incentive program, then put the idea on hold to urge the FDA to grant COVID19 vaccinations full approval. The governor argued the vaccinations’ current emergency use authorization was fueling See VACCINE | 12 ACLU, voter groups sue in Ohio over new legislative maps COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawsuit ﬁled Thursday challenges Ohio’s newly drawn state legislative districts as giving an extreme and unfair advantage to the Republican Party, which controls the state’s new redistricting commission. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Ohio arm and a law ﬁrm ﬁled the litigation on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, the Ohio Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and several individual voters against members of the commission. The groups say the suit is the ﬁrst such legal action in the nation against district maps redrawn using results of the 2020 census. It targets a map the powerful new Ohio Redistricting Commission passed in a 5-2 vote along party lines last week. The panel failed to reach the bipartisan consensus necessary to pass the normal 10-year map of state House and Senate districts envisioned under redistricting and so was forced to create a four-year map. See ACLU | 12 OHIO VALLEY — Two additional deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported in Mason County, as well as an additional 99 new cases of COVID-19 in the Ohio Valley Publishing area on Thursday. In Gallia County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 25 additional cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. In Meigs County, ODH reported 35 new COVID19 cases, also on Thursday. In Mason County, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported two deaths associated with COVID-19 on Thursday. One individual was in the 61-70 year age range and the other was in the 71+ age range. DHHR also reported an additional 39 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Here is a closer look at the local COVID-19 data: Gallia County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have been 3,498 total cases (25 new) in Gallia County since the beginning of the pandemic, 212 hospitalizations and 56 deaths. Of the 3,498 cases, 2,935 (19 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 635 cases (6 new), 5 hospitalizations 20-29 —567 cases (2 new), 9 hospitalizations 30-39 — 477 cases (5 new), 9 hospitalizations 40-49 — 519 cases (7 new), 20 hospitalizations, 2 deaths 50-59 — 478 cases (2 new), 32 hospitalizations, 5 deaths 60-69 — 390 cases (2 new), 35 hospitalizations, 9 deaths 70-79 — 258 cases (1 new), 55 hospitalizations, 14 deaths 80-plus — 174 cases, 47 hospitalizations, 25 deaths Vaccination rates in Gallia County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 12,001 (40.14 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 10,941 (36.59 percent of the population). The Gallipolis City School District reported one additional case of COVID-19 at Rio Grande Elementary on Thursday. Meigs County According to the 2 p.m. update from ODH on Thursday, there have See COVID | 12 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Friday, September 24, 2021 ROBERT EUGENE ‘GENE’ MUSSER OBITUARIES RANDY BRUCE BECKER Musser, Paul (Michele) POMEROY — Robert Musser, Eloise (David) Eugene “Gene” Musser, Geri a gangster. of Pomeroy, passed away Carson, Elaine Musser, BULVERDE, The unlikely Judy (Thomas) Coomer; on Wednesday, SepTexas — Randy pair were head several nieces and nephtember 22, 2021 at the Bruce Becker, of over heels in no Holzer Meigs Emergency ews; special friends, Bulverde, Texas, time at all. Even Bishop Bill Hamon and Department. was born Octothough they had He was born on August Pastor Leon Walters. ber 15, 1953 to seen each other He is preceded in death 9, 1936 in Rutland to the Don and Donna only four times, by his parents; brother late Arthur And Glennis Becker in Gallipothe two were wed Octo- (Smith) Musser. Gene Charles and Judy Musser; lis, Ohio. Raised by his ber 22, 1983 and had sister-in-law, Linda was the Pastor at the paternal grandparents enjoyed nearly 38 years Musser, grandson, Dustin Langsville Christion Delbert and Theresa of marital bliss before Ray Musser; maternal Church for 50 years and Becker, Randy grew up Randy was called home grandparents Maude and he worked and retired and was educated in to heaven. Ernest Smith; and paterfrom Kaiser Aluminum Middleport, Ohio. Randy is survived nal grandparents William after 38 years of service. Randy was passionand Ivy Musser. He is survived by his ate about education and by his wife, Geri, his children Philip (Krista); wife of 66 years Roberta Funeral services will be received a BA in Ecoheld on Sunday, SeptemMusser; children, Jeff nomics and a Masters in Jon; and Teri (Nathan ber 26, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Health Care Administra- Dawson) and his grand- (Anita) Musser, Bob children Gentry, Cooper, Musser, Anita (Bob) the Anderson McDaniel tion. Randy joined the Funeral Home in PomeWears, Maria (Ron) Air Force following high Walker and Georgia. Randy had eight half Hampton; grandchildren, roy with pastor Norman school graduation in Matson ofﬁciating. Burial Brent (Anna) Wears, 1971, which culminated brothers and sisters; will follow at the Miles with his retirement as a although he loved to say Derek Wears, Wyatt Cemetery. Visitation for (Brandi) Musser, Paige decorated Major twenty he was the only origiMusser, Jeremiah Knopp, family and friends will years later. Highlights of nal. From his mother’s side Scott, Heidi, and be held on Saturday, SepBailey Hampton, Rachel Randy’s military career Kate; from his father’s tember 26, 2021 from 6-8 (Jon) Moore; 11 greatincluded two tours of p.m. at the funeral home. grandchildren; brothduty in Vietnam and one side Greg, Lisa, Don, and Chris. Randy has ers and sisters, Roger in Desert Storm. Additional active duty assign- several nieces and nephews. Randy is preceded HARRY H. CLELAND ments were with the in death by both his United States Embassy parents and one halfin Lisbon, Portugal; RACINE — Harry H. brother, Walter. Instructor for the Air Cleland, 75, of Racine, Randy lived life large Force Institute of Techpassed away peacefully nology; Ofﬁcer Training and to the fullest. He on September 20, 2021 at was generous beyond School; commissionHolzer Medical Center in belief. He was a gifting and an elevated Gallipolis. giver by nature. On top secret clearance in Born May 1st, 1946, more than one occasion, he was the son of the late Operations and Plans, as well as Honor Guard; Randy would return Dallas B. and Geraldine from a mission without and ﬁnally his Masters Williams, Tiffany (Jesse) Roush Cleland. He was any shoes because he in Healthcare AdminWilliams, and many great in the Marine Reserves had given his to another. and a retired Columbus istration, earning his nieces and nephews. He volunteered in the specialty as a Medical In addition to his parCity Police Ofﬁcer. In his Big Brother program; Service Corp Ofﬁcer. 40’s, Harry received a sec- ents, Harry was preceded Stephen Ministries; Elf After the military, in death by his brother, ond chance at life when Louise; and local food Randy’s career path led Charles Cleland, and his he received a new heart him into several remark- banks. His whole life through organ donation at sister, Barbara Cleland able areas where he was he loved to play Santa the Ohio State University Gheen. Claus. In recent years, able to make positive Friends may call at Medical Center. He was he did so for SAMimpacts. Randy spent Anderson-McDaniel an avid ﬁsherman and a Ministries, other local several years commutFuneral Home in Pomeformer deacon of Racine ing from San Antonio to charities, and his church Baptist Church. roy, on Saturday SepHawaii Paciﬁc Air Force. family. Randy truly had tember 25, 2021 from 10 Harry is survived by a servants heart. Mostly his sister, Alice (Chuck) He worked for Kinetic a.m. - noon with funeral though, Randy loved his Williams; sister-in-law, Concepts in San Antoand graveside services to family. Life with Randy nio where he was able follow. Ms. Viola Cleland; stepto assist in the develop- Becker was plumb full of son Ted (Erin) Conn of In lieu of ﬂowers the surprises and fun, from ment and marketing Baltimore; grandchildren family requests donations everyday corny jokes of medical beds and be made in Harry’s honor Cherish Stevens, Elizato over-the-top family products including the Online: https://wexnerbeth Conn, and Jackson vacations. Randy’s pasPlexi-pulse that is used medical.osu.edu/waysConn; nieces and nephsion to serve God meant ews Rebecca (Anthony) for nearly all post-op to-give/supporting-heartpatients. Randy worked serving others and cher- Bradford, Michael and-vascular-wellness or with the inventor of the ishing his relationships. (Janine) Gheen, Danny checks can be mailed to: Omega Trac wheelchair, If you’ve met Randy The Ohio State Univer(Randi) Gheen, Timmy Becker, you probably that can traverse rough sity Foundation, PO Box (Brey) Gheen, Charlie love Randy Becker; and (Heather) Cleland, ground and even go 710811, Columbus, OH Randy Becker most cer- Andrea (Rich) Seidt, up escalators. About 43271. Memo should tainly loves you. 20 years ago Randy include: Fund 312269 In Holly Cleland, Shannon Randy loved to ﬁsh. was recruited by Orbis Williams, Corey (Sherry) Memory of Harry CleOnline, a reverse auction Like a true disciple of Williams, Adam (Sheena) land company founded in San Christ, he was most successful as a ﬁsher of Antonio. DAVIS men. His cast net tossed Throughout all his wide and deep and military and post-miliBIDWELL, Ohio — Carolyn Irene Davis, 70, of tary years, Randy ofﬁci- touched the lives of so Bidwell, Ohio and formerly of Point Pleasant, W.Va., many. He lived well and died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Holzer ated for any number of he loved very well. We sports for athletes of Medical Center. will miss him every day. all ages including colThere will be a funeral service at 1 p.m., Sunday, A Celebration of Life legiate sports. He loved September 26, 2021, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral all sports and would tell for Randy will take place Home. Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery. Visitaat the Tejas Event Cenyou he ofﬁciated for 40 tion will be held at the funeral home from noon until years because he wanted ter in Bulverde, Texas the time of the service. fair and consistent over- on Sunday, September sight for athletes. Randy 26, 2021 at 2 pm. In lieu of ﬂowers, the knew he would get ejectfamily prefers donaed from many games if TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS tions to be made in he were playing, coachRandy Becker’s memory ing; or even spectating R&B singer Sonny Turner (The Platters) is to SAMM Ministries. due to his extreme pas82. Singer Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbut Sirico (The More details about the sion. He was right! Angels) is 79. Political commentator Lou Dobbs service’s online streamRandy met Geri Rue is 76. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Joe ing & donations can be at Mardi Gras in New Greene is 75. Actor Gordon Clapp is 73. Actor found at www.rememOrleans on February Harriet Walter is 71. Songwriter Holly Knight berrandybecker.com. 15, 1983. Randy was is 65. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 63. Actor-writer Nia dressed as a carrot and Vardalos is 59. Ohio Valley Publishing 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. Card showers Sara Cullums will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Oct. 1, cards may be sent to 36690 Rock Springs Road, Pomeroy, OH 45769. The family hopes to receive 100 cards. Helen Dailey will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Oct. 4, cards may be sent to 4574 State Rt. 325, Patriot, OH 45658. Friday, Sept. 24 MIDDLEPORT — The monthly free community dinner at the Middleport Church of Christ Family Life Center will be at 5 p.m. Meals will be handed out in the parking lot and will include grilled chicken breast, mashed potatoes with gravy, cheesy broccoli and dessert. Monday, Sept. 27 MIDDLEPORT — Paint with Michele Musser will be at 6 p.m. at the Riverbend Arts Council, 290 N. Second Ave. All supplies are furnished. Call Donna at 740-992-5123 to register. MIDDLEPORT — Veterans Service Commission meets 9 a.m., 97 North 2nd Ave., Suite 2. POMEROY — The regular meeting of the Meigs County Public Library Board will be at 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Tuesday, Sept. 28 POMEROY — Acoustic Night at the Library. Informal jam session, bring your instruments or come to listen. 6 p.m. at the Pomeroy Library. Saturday, Oct. 2 OAK HILL — The Beta Alpha Chapter of DKG will hold its October meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Elementary building. A light brunch will be served. Please call Bambi Roush for reservations at 740-441-6695 by Wednesday, Sept. 29. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Friday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2021. There are 98 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Sept. 24, 2001, President George W. Bush ordered a freeze on the assets of 27 people and organizations with suspected links to terrorism, including Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, and urged other nations to do likewise. On this date In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general. In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after ﬁnanciers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market. In 1929, Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY-2 Biplane over Mitchel Field in New York in the ﬁrst all-instrument ﬂight. In 1934, Babe Ruth made his farewell appearance as a player with the New York Yankees in a game against the Boston Red Sox. (The Sox won, 5-0.) In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver. In 1960, the USS Enterprise, the ﬁrst nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Virginia. “The Howdy Doody Show” ended a nearly 13-year run with its ﬁnal telecast on NBC. In 1969, the trial of the Chicago Eight (later seven) began. (Five were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.) GALLIA, MEIGS COMMUNITY BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. CONTACT US 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. 2102 bsergent@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 Carry out lunches tion. 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 POMEROY — Trinity Congregational Church, located on the corner of 2nd and Lynn streets, will be serving between SR 160 and Porter Road. ODOT’s detour is SR 7 through Cheshire to SR 735 to U.S. 35 to carry out only lunches during the Sternwheel Regatta on this Friday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Menu: SR 160 to SR 554. Beginning July 26, one lane of Homemade chicken and noodles, sloppy joes, hot dogs, SR 160 will be closed and temporary trafﬁc signals will be in place between Homewood Drive and Porselection of sides and homemade desserts. ter Road. Estimated completion: Oct. 1. MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 2 (Briar Ridge Road) in Salem Township will be closed to trafﬁc from Monday, Sept. 13 to Friday, GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Christian Church will Oct. 1. County crews will be working on the second be collecting winter clothing, including coats, sweatof two large culvert replacements between State ers, socks, gloves, hats, scarves, etc., to later be disRoute 325 and Goff Road (Township Road 45). tributed to the homeless and those in need. Drop off MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge replacement projthese items 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. each Wednesday through ect began on April 12 on State Route 143, between Halloween weekend. Church is located on Ohio 588. Lee Road (Township Road 168) and Ball Run Road Tarps, sleeping bags, also needed. (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. BIDWELL — SR 160/554 roundabout construc- Collecting clothing Road closures, construction �NEWS/WEATHER Ohio Valley Publishing UN reaches toward new generation By Sally Ho Associated Press At the United Nations this week, the pandemicera rules of engagement for General Assembly week are strict. Entourage sizes are tightly regulated, and there are no exceptions for kings, presidents or other “excellencies.” Yet somehow, in the middle of it all, the U.N. made room to fully embrace the diplomatic soft power of seven young Korean pop stars. While the megapopular BTS may croon that they don’t need “Permission to Dance,” the decision to allow the K-pop band to both give a serious speech to world leaders and ﬁlm a sunny new music video at the U.N.’s distinctive headquarters was another of the many signs that the elders are ready — eager, even — to turn to young people for diplomacy and relevance. In this era of kid icons and social media activism, the contrast was evident: globally cherished musical juggernaut fronted by the youthful South Korean men in perfect makeup on one hand, and the famously bureaucratic — stodgy, even — 76-year-old diplomatic institution built in the aftermath of WWII on the other. The paradox was captured by Trevor Noah, the millennial late-night talk show host: “Old people were probably watching this, like, ‘What the hell is a BTS?’” he said. “And young people were watching it, like, ‘What the hell is the U.N.?” In his General Assembly opening address on Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres practically scolded world leaders for disappointing young people with a perceived inaction on climate change, inequalities and the lack of educational opportunities, among other issues. “Some 60% of your future voters feel betrayed by their gov- TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 46° 66° 62° 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. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.07 2.77 2.46 42.99 34.74 SUN & MOON Today 7:18 a.m. 7:22 p.m. 9:24 p.m. 10:45 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last Sep 28 New Oct 6 First Full Oct 12 Oct 20 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. 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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 12.83 16.28 21.90 12.94 13.27 25.23 13.02 25.40 34.31 12.76 16.30 34.20 14.30 24-hr. Chg. -0.14 +0.26 +0.56 +0.11 -0.08 +0.07 +0.38 +0.23 +0.33 +0.17 +1.40 +0.80 +1.00 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Mostly sunny and warm Belpre 71/48 St. Marys 71/48 Parkersburg 70/48 Coolville 71/48 Elizabeth 72/47 Spencer 70/47 Buffalo 71/47 Milton 71/47 St. Albans 72/47 Huntington 71/49 NATIONAL FORECAST Clendenin 70/46 Charleston 70/47 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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The EU policy emphasizes the need for dialogue with Beijing, to encourage “China to play its part in a peaceful and thriving Indo-Paciﬁc region,” while at the same time proposing an “enhanced naval presence” and expanded security cooperation with regional partners. It also notes China’s increased military buildup, and that “the display of force and increasing tensions in regional hotspots such as in the South and East China Sea, and in the Taiwan Strait, may have a direct impact on European security and prosperity.” Germany, which has close economic ties to China, got a wake-up call last week when China rejected its request for a port call for the frigate Bavaria, which is currently conducting maneuvers in the Indo-Paciﬁc. “China is telling them this inclusive approach is not going to work, so in a way it’s a rude awakening for Berlin,” Mohan said. “You have to take a position, you can’t have your cake and eat it too, and if you have an Indo-Paciﬁc strategy ... you can’t make it neutral.” Other EU countries, most notably France, have also sent naval assets for exercises in the Indo-Paciﬁc, and Britain has had a whole carrier strike group conducting exercises for several months as London pursues the new tilt toward the region recommended by a recent British government review of defense and foreign policy. China’s Foreign Ministry said after rejecting the Bavaria’s port call that it remained “willing to carry out friendly exchanges with Germany on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust,” but made clear it was displeased with the increased naval presence in the region. “Individual powers... have repeatedly dispatched military aircraft and warships to the South China Sea for some time in the name of exercising freedom of navigation to ﬂex muscle, stir up trouble and deliberately provoke conﬂicts on maritime issues,” spokesman Zhao Lijian said. “China’s determination to safeguard national and territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests is unwavering, and will continue to properly handle differences with the countries concerned through consultations and negotiations.” Beijing was less reserved in its reaction to the submarine deal with Australia, under which the U.S. and Britain will help Canberra construct nuclearpowered submarines, calling it “highly irresponsible” and saying it would “seriously damage regional peace and stability.” In signing the pact with the U.S. and Britain, Australia canceled a $66 billion deal with France for diesel-powered submarines, infuriating Paris, which recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra and suggested it calls into question the entire cooperative effort to blunt China’s growing inﬂuence. TUESDAY 80° 55° Mostly sunny and pleasant Adelphi 72/50 Chillicothe 73/50 MONDAY 73° 48° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Waverly 73/49 Pollen: 0 Low MOON PHASES SUNDAY Some sun, a shower in the afternoon 2 Primary: cladosporium, other Sat. 7:19 a.m. 7:21 p.m. 9:54 p.m. 11:45 a.m. BANGKOK — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Paciﬁc, the U.S. and its allies are becoming more assertive in their approach toward a rising China. China has bristled at the moves, and the growing tensions between Beijing and Washington prompted U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the weekend to implore U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to repair their “completely dysfunctional” relationship, warning they risk dividing the world. As the U.N. General Assembly opened Tuesday, both leaders chose calming language, with Biden insisting “we are not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs,” and Xi telling the forum that “China has never, and will never invade or bully others or seek hegemony.” But the underlying issues have not changed, with China building up its military outposts as it presses its maritime claims over critical sea lanes, and the U.S. and its allies growing louder in their support of Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory, and deepening military cooperation in the IndoPaciﬁc. On Thursday, China sent 24 ﬁghter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force after the island announced its intention to join a Paciﬁc trade group, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Paciﬁc Partnership, that China has also applied to join. On Friday, Biden hosts the leaders of Japan, India and Australia for an inperson Quadrilateral Security Dialogue for broad talks including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, but also how to keep the Indo-Paciﬁc, a vast region spanning from India to Australia, “free and open,” according to the White House. It comes a week after the dramatic announcement that Australia would be dropping a contract for conventional French submarines in favor of an AngloAmerican offer for nuclear-powered vessels, a bombshell that overshadowed the unveiling of the European Union’s strategy to boost political and defense ties in the Indo-Paciﬁc. “One thing is certain, that everyone is pivoting toward the Indo-Paciﬁc,” said Garima Mohan, an Asia program fellow with the German Marshall Fund think tank. As partners pursue moves that play to their own strengths and needs, however, the past week has underscored the lack of coordination as a networked security strategy develops, she said. “Not everyone has the same threat assessment of China,” she said in a tele- SATURDAY Sunny and pleasant today. Mainly clear tonight. High 73° / Low 47° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation Associated Press 69° 49° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. 65° 53° 77° 55° 96° in 1930 36° in 1947 By David Rising EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement tives but not tokenize them, and in the process harness the strengths of late adolescents and early adults, who are generally less jaded about the pace of change and more collaborative and eager to make it happen. “Whatever the motivation may be, it’s good they want to remain relevant with young people,” Flanagan said. “It’s always hard for people who have power to give up power.” The new ofﬁce will be an expansion of the current U.N. youth envoy’s work, which has been slowly building up over the past decade just as a generation of young people have established their agency online — earning corporate deals as entrepreneurs, developing loyal fans as entertainers and spearheading social movements, often using just their words, charisma and smartphone. The current appointed envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake said young luminaries like Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg have brought mainstream visibility to young people’s agenda, and social media has democratized the work of activism and what it means to inﬂuence public policy. Yousafzai was a Pakistani schoolgirl when she was shot in the head for advocating for girls’ access to education, and the Swedish Thunberg has been an outspoken — and sometimes confrontational — force on climate change. Both were teenage girls when they, to much fanfare, addressed the United Nations in recent years. By paving the way for other young people to take on weighty issues, Wickramanayake said, the two have also helped shatter preconceptions that young people lack experience to deal with world leaders and expertise on issues like education or the extremes of climate change. ernments,” Guterres told the gathering of world leaders. “We must prove to children and young people that despite the seriousness of the situation, the world does have a plan and the governments are committed to implementing it.” Rather than initiating a sentiment, Guterres clearly was channeling one that already exists. Other world leaders from Slovakia to Maldives, Latvia to Costa Rica took a similar conciliatory tone toward the estimated 1.8 billion human beings aged 10 to 24 — a cohort that the United Nations claims is the largest generation of young people in the history of the world. “A new generation has grown up in the last 30 years,” said Latvia President Egils Levits. “In Latvia, like elsewhere, youth are deeply concerned about the climate crisis and about disinformation. They want to build inclusive societies where people of all generations, backgrounds and communities can feel included — not only formally, but in practice.” To this end, Guterres also announced the creation of a new U.N. Youth Ofﬁce to “bridge the generational divide” in global affairs. While details are sparse on the actual functions and budget of this new ofﬁce, it is designed to tackle issues distinctly tied to the activism of people between the ages of 15 and 29, including climate change and worldwide inequities. “If we want to ask what kind of world do we want to have, 15 to 29 is kind of the age that’s doing it,” said Connie Flanagan, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies youth activism. “Those are the years when you’re taking stock of your life. And as a result, you’re taking stock of your world.” Flanagan said the United Nations must ﬁnd a way to include young people in initia- Friday, September 24, 2021 3 99° in Thermal, CA 20° in Wolcott, CO Global High Low Houston 84/59 Monterrey 84/67 Miami 89/76 112° in In Salah, Algeria 9° in Delyankir, Russia Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. �COMICS 4 Friday, September 24, 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing Having A Yard Sale? 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The victory was Rio’s ﬁrst since a 3-1 win over Indiana Wesleyan on August 28, which RIO GRANDE, Ohio — It capped a 3-0 start to the seahad been three weeks since the son. University of Rio Grande men’s UNOH, which was ranked soccer team had enjoyed the 24th in the same poll, dropped taste of victory. to 1-4-1 as a result of the loss. That said, the RedStorm Both teams had just ﬁve weren’t about to let a steady shots on goal in the contest, rain for much of the day — and with the RedStorm netting a ranked opponent — to spoil the game’s lone score on an the opportunity to do as much. unassisted tally by senior Caio Head coach Scott MorMazzo Nogueria (Sao Paulo, rissey’s club made a goal Courtesy | Justyce Stout Brazil) with 27:06 remaining midway through the opening Rio Grande’s Benjamin Cam Orellana beats a UNOH player to the ball during the half stand up and sloshed its first half of Tuesday night’s non-conference men’s soccer match at rain-soaked in the ﬁrst half. Rio ﬁnished with a 12-9 way to a 1-0 triumph over the Evan E. Davis Field. The 20th-ranked RedStorm knocked off the No. 24 Racers, edge in shots overall and was University of Northwestern 1-0. responsible for eight of the Ohio, Tuesday night, in non11 corner kick chances in the Rio Grande, ranked No. 20 in snapped a three-game nonconference play at Evan E. match. Davis Field. the latest NAIA coaches’ poll, winning streak and improved For Ohio Valley Publishing The RedStorm also managed the victory despite being forced to play the ﬁnal 36 minutes one man down when sophomore Diego Montenegro (Santiago, Chile) was dismissed after being issued a red card. Six yellow card cautions — three on each team — were also issued. Freshman Daniel Merino Correa (Madrid, Spain) had ﬁve stops en route to a clean sheet effort in goal for Rio Grande. Rafael Lima recorded four saves in the loss for the Racers. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Belpre wins TVC Hocking golf tournament By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ATHENS, Ohio — Mid-pack, and an all-league representative apiece to boot. Eastern and Southern respectively placed third and fourth on Monday at the 2021 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division golf championship held at Athens Country Club. The 6-team tournament ended up replicating the ﬁnal season standings, with the exception of the Tornadoes — who were ﬁfth this fall — switching spots with eventual ﬁfth place ﬁnisher Federal Hocking. Belpre — which went unbeaten during the regular season — remained that way headed into next fall as the Golden Eagles posted a winning tally of 332. Waterford was 45 shots back with a runnerup effort of 377, while the Eagles and Tornadoes respectively ﬁnished the day with tallies of 385 and 422. The Lancers carded a 422 to place ﬁfth, while Trimble was again last in the standings with a 476. The ﬁnal regular season standings records were Belpre (30-0), Waterford (23-7), Eastern (19-11), Federal Hocking (10-20), Southern (8-22) and Trimble (0-30). The Golden Eagles carded ﬁve of the seven sub90 rounds ﬁred and also had six of the top nine individual efforts overall en route to the tournament title. All six Belpre golfers were on the allleague squad as well. Jacob Smeeks of BHS won medalist honors with an 8-over par round of 80, while teammate Matt Deems was the overall runner-up with an 81. Ethan Short led Eastern with an a 85 and secured ﬁrst team honors on the all-league squad. Kasey Savoy was next with a 98, while Colton McDaniel (100) and Jacob Spencer (102) completed the EHS tally. Wyatt McCune and Logan Bailey also shot rounds of 107 and 112, respectively, for the Eagles. Tanner Lisle led Southern with a 90 and brought home second team honors on the All-TVC Hocking team. Cruz Brinager was next with a 105, while Aaron Vance (106) and Dylan Haye (121) completed the SHS score. Jesse Caldwell also ﬁred a 132 for the Tornadoes. Gavin Brooker paced Waterford with an 86 and Mason Jackson led Fed Hock with a 95. Zach North had the top ﬁnish for Trimble with a 103. Smeeks, Deems, Jacob Ferrier (85) and Blake See TVC | 8 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 24 Football Waterford at Eastern, 7 p.m. Nelsonville-York at Meigs, 7 p.m. Trinity at Southern, 7 p.m. Tolsia at Wahama, 7:30 River Valley at Wellston, 7 p.m. South Gallia at Belpre, 7 p.m. Point Pleasant at Lincoln County, 7:30 Golf Point Pleasant at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 Volleyball Athens at Gallia Academy, noon Eastern at New Lexington, 11 a.m. Point Pleasant at Huntington, noon River Valley at Trimble, 2:15 Soccer Sissonville at Point Pleasant girls, 11 a.m. Sissonville at Point Pleasant boys, 1 p.m. Golf Meigs boys at Zane Trace, 9 a.m. Cross Country Meigs at Lancaster, 8:30 College Football Ohio at Northwestern, noon Akron at Ohio State, 7:30 West Virginia at Oklahoma, 7:30 Colton Jeffries | OVP Sports River Valley senior Cody Wooten finished 13th overall in the boys race of the Federal Hocking Invitational Wednesday afternoon in Stewart, Ohio. Locals compete at Fed Hock Invite By Colton Jeffries 18:52.35. Behind Wooten was teammate Ethan Schultz, who placed 29th with a STEWART, Ohio — time of 19:41.45. The South Gallia, River Rounding out the local Valley, Eastern and Southrunners in the boys race ern cross country teams was Koen Sellers (Eastcompeted in the Federal Hocking Invitational ern, 45th, 21:35.16), Adam Green (River Wednesday afternoon. Valley, 48th, 21:41.77), The Eagles had two runners place in the top-3 Brayden Haught (Eastern, 52nd, 21:58.33), of the boys race. Junior Brayden O’Brien Kade Alderman (River Valley, 53rd, 21:59.19), ﬁnished second with a John E. Santos (River time of 16:34.07 while freshman teammate Con- Valley, 64th, 22:56.42), Luke Santos (River Valnor Nolan made third ley, 73rd, 26:41.91), with a time of 17:00.01. Brayden Kingery (SouthSouth Gallia sophoern, 74th, 26:53.90) and more Gabe Frazee, the Seth Collins (Eastern, only Rebel runner, ﬁnished 13th-overall with a 76th, 27:27.44). Placing ﬁrst in the boys time of 18:34.32. race was Blake Rodgers The Raiders of River (16:12.05) of Belpre. Valley had their ﬁrst As teams, Eastern ﬁnisher a couple places ﬁnished seventh with a behind Frazee, with score of 154 while River senior Cody Wooten Valley ﬁnished 10th with crossing the ﬁnish line 190. 15th with a time of cjeffries@aimmediamidwest.com The Rebels and Tornadoes didn’t have enough runners to qualify. Athens took the top prize with a team score of 78. In the girls race, River Valley senior Lauren Twyman ﬁnished second with a time of 20:07.91. Eastern also had a runner ﬁnish in the top-10 with junior Erica Durst, who notched a time of 21:54.62. The next two area runners hailed from South Gallia. Freshman Emma Sanders ﬁnished 46th with a time of 25:42.87 and junior Karolina Kediz ﬁnished 53rd with a time of 26:25.40. Round out the group of area runners in the girls race was Ruth Rickett (River Valley, 57th, 26:30.96), Bryleigh McClure (River Valley, 59th, 27:12.67), Leah Polcyn (South Gallia, 60th, 27:18.09), Ally Denney (River Valley, 61st, 27:23.64), Jordyn Barrett (River Valley, 69th, 29:58.88), Jorja Lisle (Southern, 70th, 30:14.53), Madison Summers (South Gallia, 73rd, 31:51.78) and Reegan Brown (South Gallia, 75th, 39:32.66). Finishing 1st-overall in the girls race was Cadence Waller (19:57.80) of Fort Frye. In teams, River Valley ﬁnished seventh with a score of 183, while South Gallia ﬁnished eighth with 221. The Lady Eagles and Lady Tornadoes didn’t have enough runners to qualify. Fort Frye took home ﬁrst overall with a team score of 43. Colton Jeffries can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. RedStorm sweeps error-prone Pioneers By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Glenville State College’s hope of completing a season sweep of the University of Rio Grande turned into a comedy of errors. But the Pioneers found their Tuesday night visit to the Newt Oliver Arena to be anything but funny. The RedStorm outlasted their guests in a marathon opening set before rolling over the ﬁnal two stanzas for a 3-0 (31-29, 25-15, 25-19) victory in non-conference volleyball action. Rio Grande, which avenged a ﬁve-set loss at Glenville on September 11, moved to 3-6 on the season with a second consecutive win. The Pioneers fell to 1-4 with the loss. Of the 81 points scored by Rio in the victory, all but 24 were the result of Glenville State errors. The Pioneers tallied 11 more kills than the RedStorm in the match (34-23), but also had 30 attack errors, seven reception errors and a whopping 20 ser- vice errors over the course of the match. Twelve of the service errors came in the ﬁrst set, where GSC failed to take advantage of four set points late in the period. Rio Grande coughed up two set points of its own before scoring the ﬁnal three points of the set — thanks to a service error and two attack errors by the Pioneers — to take an early match lead. The RedStorm trailed 7-3 early in set two, but ﬁnished the stanza See REDSTORM | 8 �6 Friday, September 24, 2021 Lighthouse Assembly of God Ohio 160, Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va., Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. BAPTIST CATHOLIC Saint Louis Catholic Church 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bidwell Church of Christ Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Church of Christ 234 Chapel Drive. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ at Rio Grande 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN UNION Church of Christ in Christian Union 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries and adult service, 7 p.m. Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union Alice Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union 176 Ewington Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH First Christian Church of Rio Grande 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. Gallipolis Christian Church 4486 Ohio 588. Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Little Kyger Congregational Christian Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church 109 Garﬁeld Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD First Church of God 1723 Ohio 141. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 440 Ohio 850 Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., with adult Bible study, Church of God of Prophecy 380 White Road, Ohio 160. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday youth meeting, 7 p.m. Eureka Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Life Church of God 576 State Route 7 North Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday Services 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm, Bethlehem Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Community Chapel Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Nebo Church Sunday, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Holiness church. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Kings Chapel Church King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7 p.m Jubilee Christian Center George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church Ohio 325. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Services are conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Valley View Drive, Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rodney Church of Light 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. EPISCOPAL Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Fellowship & refreshments following. FULL GOSPEL Community Christian Fellowship 290 Trails End, Thurman. Sunday worship, kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Vinton Full Gospel Church 418 Main Street, Vinton. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Keystone Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Bulaville Christian Church 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631 Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, Wednesday 6 PM Crown City Community Church 86 Main Street, Crown City Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Community Church FOP Building, Neal Road Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Freedom Fellowship Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, 7 p.m. Macedonia Community Church Claylick Road, Patriot. Sunday school and worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Trinity Gospel Mission 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Promiseland Community Church Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bailey Chapel Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Debbie Drive Chapel Off of Ohio 141 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and youth, 7 p.m. Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Pine Grover Holiness Church Off of Ohio 325 Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Dickey Chapel Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Liberty Chapel Crown City. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. OH-70232141 Pathway Community Church 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week children and adult programming. Countryside Baptist Chapel 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m First Baptist Church 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. Gallia Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA Sunday 5:45. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: First and Third Sundays, Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Vinton Baptist Church 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;. Canaan Missionary Baptist Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 3615 Jackson Pike. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio 45623 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good Hope United Baptist Church Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday 6 p.m. Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every Wednesday White Oak Baptist Church 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church Bidwell. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church Rio Grande. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Neighborhood Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Sunday school 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and fourth Sunday. Harris Baptist Church Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Rd Sunday school 9:30a.m: Wednesday Prayer meeting 6pm LATTER-DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Ohio 160. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. LUTHERAN New Life Lutheran 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7pm Bible study at Poppy’s on Court Street, Wednesday, 10 am and Friday 9 am; UNITED METHODIST Grace United Methodist Church 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday-For Men Only, 8:00 a.m. Christ United Methodist Church 9688 Ohio 7 South. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. River of Life United Methodist 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis.. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Fair Haven United Methodist Kanauga. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. Bethel United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m. Bethesda United Methodist Ohio 775. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Veteran Care, Memory Care & Rehabilitation Simpson Chapel United Methodist Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Thurman Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Centenary United Methodist Church Ohio 141. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Patriot United Methodist Church Patriot Road.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. FELLOWSHIP APOSTOLIC Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm NAZARENE First Church of the Nazarene 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. BAPTIST Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m.. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school, adult Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Sunday school, 10a.m: worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m NON-DENOMINATIONAL Oasis Christian Tabernacle 3773 George’s Creek Road. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Faith Valley Community Church 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday evening 6:00pm, Wednesday 7:00pm, KJV Bible preached each service Fellowship of Faith 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Worship service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship 2 p.m. third Sunday each month; Midweek Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Gallia Cornerstone Church U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. River City Fellowship Third Ave. and Court Street Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Contemporary music and casual. Old Garden of My Heart Church 1908 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for children, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Ministries Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Sunday fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. New Beginnings Revival Center 845 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, Ohio. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bell Chapel Church 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Sunday Morning 10 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Evening 7 pm, New Life Church of God 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Triple Cross Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal Church Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, Sunday Morning Service 9:30 am WESLEYAN Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm CONGREGATIONAL Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. EPISCOPAL Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. HOLINESS Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy, Ohio Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m CHURCH OF CHRIST Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy, Oh Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road, Rutland, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains, Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. LUTHERAN Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. United Methodist Graham United Methodist Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. 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Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Willis Funeral Home � Complete Line of Light and Heavy Duty �'*�!��')(�-�Chrome Accessories Common Ground Missions Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. PENTECOSTAL L&S SALVAGE OH-70218309 Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE �� ()�'$��+��"" &%" (�� NON-DENOMINATIONAL LLC Kebler Financial Free Estimates Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. OH-70218315 (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 www.napagallipolis.com OH-70218410 Funeral Homes, Inc. OH-70218305 CROWN McCoy Moore OH-70218337 OH-70218401 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 OH-70218391 www.abbyshire.com NAZARENE Providing Seniors With: � �� G & W Auto Parts LLC OH-70231740 OH-70218304 Vrable Healthcare Companies Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Senior Resource Center Main 740-446-7150 x11 Fax 740-446-0785 Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center FREE METHODIST service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m through Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM Gallia County Council On Aging Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap 311 Buckridge Road Bidwell, OH 45614-9016 A New Beginning Harrisonville. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains.. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship (Non-denominational fellowship). Meet in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 Sunday 10 a.m Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center 603 Second Ave., Mason. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Asbury Syracuse Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am: 8 am worship service Rutland Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street.. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. OH-70218313 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Victory Baptist Church Victory Road, Crown City Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. French City Southern Baptist 3554 Ohio 160. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Paint Creek Regular Baptist 833 Third Ave. Sunday school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church Ohio 554 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 9: 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting and youth service, 7 p.m. Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Sunday 10 a.m.; Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Salem Baptist Church Gage. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, ﬁrst and third Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Addison Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:50 a.m.; Sunday evening 6pm, Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Sunday morning 10 am, Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday evening at 7 pm Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Northup Baptist Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst and third Sunday of each month; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. Providence Missionary Baptist Church 3766 Teens Run Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and youth night, 7 p.m. Prospect Enterprise Baptist Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Good News Baptist Church 4045 George’s Creek Road, Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 pm Springﬁeld Baptist Church Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 600 McCormick Road, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m. Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Church Platform. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. OH-70218405 Pyro Chapel Church 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Services, Sunday school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. Life Line Apostolic four miles north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. 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His brother wired him money for the trip, then meticulously mapped it out, warning him of areas heavy with Mexican immigration ofﬁcials. “You will need about 20,000 pesos (about $1,000 U.S. dollars) for the buses. You need to take this bus to this location and then take another bus,” recounted Jean, who spoke to The Associated Press after reaching the border town of Del Rio. What Jean didn’t expect was to ﬁnd thousands of Haitian migrants like himself crossing at the same remote spot. The 38-year-old, his wife and two young children earlier this month joined as many as 14,000 mostly Haitian migrants camped under a Del Rio bridge. A conﬂuence of factors caused the sudden sharp increase at the Texas town of about 35,000 residents. Interviews with dozens of Haitian migrants, immigration attorneys and advocates reveal a phenomenon produced partly by confusion over the Biden administration’s policies after authorities recently extended protections for the more than 100,000 Haitians living in the United States. It also reﬂects the power of Facebook, YouTube and platforms like WhatsApp, which migrants use to share information that can get distorted as it speeds through immigrant communities, directing migration ﬂows. That’s especially true for tightknit groups like the Creole-and-French-speaking Haitians, many of whom left their homeland after its devastating 2010 earthquake and have been living in Latin America, drawn by Brazil and Chile’s oncebooming economies. In extending protections for Haitians this spring, the Biden administration cited security concerns and social unrest in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the temporary protections were limited to those residing in the U.S. before July 29 — but that condition was often missing in posts, leading Haitians outside the United States to believe they, too, were eligible. Mayorkas acknowledged that this week, saying “we are very concerned that Haitians who are taking the irregular migration path are receiving misinformation that the border is open,” or that they qualify for protected status despite the expired deadline. “I want to make sure it is known that this is not the way to come to the United States,” he said. Thousands of Haitians have been stuck in Mexican border towns since 2016, when the Obama administration abruptly halted a policy that initially allowed them in on humanitarian grounds. Online messages touting the Mexican town of Ciudad Acuña, across from Del Rio, started after President Joe Biden took ofﬁce and began reversing some of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Ciudad Acuña has been spared the drug and gang violence seen elsewhere along the border. Some of the social media posts recommending it appear to have come from human smugglers seeking to drum up business, according to immigrant advocates. Haitians began crossing there this year, but their numbers ballooned after a Biden administration program that brieﬂy opened the door to some asylum seekers ended, said Nicole Phillips, of the San Diego-based Haitian Bridge Alliance, which advocates for Haitian migrants. The program allowed in a select number of people deemed by humanitarian groups to be at high risk in Mexico. Once it ceased in August, people panicked, and the messages recommending Ciudad Acuña “went viral,” Phillips said. “That’s why they rushed at this time to get in,” she said. “They realized they wouldn’t be able to get in legally through a port-of-entry like they were hoping.” Del Rio is just one example of how technology that has put a smartphone in the hands of nearly every migrant is transforming migration ﬂows, according to advocates. Migrants often monitor the news and share information on routes. The most popular platform is WhatsApp, which connects 2 billion people worldwide. Classifieds LEGALS Legals The Board of Trustees of Clay Township will adopt their 2022 Alternative Tax Budget Meeting Monday Oct 04,2021 at 6:00 pm at their regular meeting at the Townhouse. Wanda Waugh Fiscal Officer 9/24/21 AP Photo | Felix Marquez U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted officers attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas Sunday. US special envoy to Haiti resigns By Joshua Goodman, Matthew Lee, Danica Coto and Elliot Spagat ect a narrative different from my own.” The State DepartAssociated Press ment criticized Foote for resigning at a critical The Biden administra- juncture and pushed back against suggestions that tion’s special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest his policy prescriptions of “inhumane” large-scale were overlooked. “This is a challenging expulsions of Haitian moment that requires migrants to their homeleadership,” spokesman land as it is wracked by Ned Price said in a writcivil strife and natural ten statement. “It is disaster, U.S. ofﬁcials unfortunate that, instead said Thursday. of participating in a Daniel Foote was appointed to the position solutions-oriented policy only in July, following the process, Special Envoy Foote has both resigned assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise. and mischaracterized the circumstances of his resEven before the migrant expulsions from the small ignation.” He added that the role Texas border town of Del of the president’s advisers Rio, the career diplomat is to provide him with the was known to be deeply best possible advice. “No frustrated with what ideas are ignored, but not he considered a lack of all ideas are good ideas,” urgency in Washington Price said. and a glacial pace on Foote’s sudden deparefforts to improve conditure leaves a void in U.S. tions in Haiti. policy toward Haiti — Foote wrote Secretary U.S. Ambassador Michele of State Antony Blinken Sison is expected to that he was stepping down immediately “with depart soon after being deep disappointment and nominated to serve in another State Departapologies to those seekment post — and adds ing crucial changes.” another critical voice “I will not be associto the administration’s ated with the United response to Haitians States inhumane, councamped on the Texas terproductive decision border. to deport thousands of Criticism has been Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a fueled by images that country where American went viral this week of Border Patrol agents on ofﬁcials are conﬁned horseback using aggresto secure compounds sive tactics against the because of the danger posed by armed gangs to migrants. Democrats and daily life,” he wrote. “Our many pro-immigration groups say efforts to policy approach to Haiti expel thousands of Hairemains deeply ﬂawed, tians without giving them and my policy recoma chance to seek asylum mendations have been violates American prinignored and dismissed, ciples. when not edited to proj- The migrant camp has shrunk considerably since surpassing more than 14,000 people on Saturday, with many of them expelled and many others released in the U.S. with notices to report to immigration authorities. The expulsion ﬂights to Haiti began Sunday and there were 10 by the end of Tuesday, according to Haitian ofﬁcials. U.S. ofﬁcials say they are ramping up to seven ﬂights a day, which would make it one of the swiftest, large-scale expulsions from the U.S. in decades. At least one top ofﬁcial in Haiti cheered Foote’s resignation while accusing the Biden administration of violating the rights of Haitian migrants. “This is the ﬁrst time we see a U.S. diplomat who has decided to go against the will of the U.S. government,” Mathias Pierre, Haiti’s election minister, told The Associated Press. “We salute that.” Pierre also criticized Haiti’s elite, saying they have turned a blind eye because migration fuels the economy. He noted that 35% of Haiti’s gross domestic product is remittances, with the diaspora, much of it in the U.S., sending roughly $3.8 billion a year. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has barely discussed the expulsions in public, saying only that his government is worried about conditions that migrants face on the U.S. border and that it will help those sent back to Haiti. Pierre was far more critical of the U.S. “While they’re receiving (thousands) of Afghan people, they’re rejecting Haitians while Haiti is in the middle of a crisis: a crisis with the earthquake, a crisis with the assassination of the president and a poverty crisis that is clearly one of the major issues why people are leaving,” Pierre said. Foote served previously in Haiti as deputy chief of mission and is a former ambassador to Zambia. In his new position, he worked with the U.S. ambassador to support Haiti after the president’s assassination. For weeks, he had been quietly pushing in Washington a plan to boost U.S. security assistance to Haiti to pave the way for new presidential elections. But Haiti watchers said he became increasingly disappointed with the pace of decision-making in the administration. “When someone who is tasked with Haiti policy at the highest level resigns because ‘recommendations are ignored and dismissed’ it’s not only troubling, but shows you this administration does not tolerate anyone who won’t go along with their distorted view of the facts,” said Damian Merlo, a Republican strategist who has worked for years on Haiti policy and is now a registered lobbyist for the country’s government. “Dan Foote is a world class diplomat who refuses to be told what do. I wish more foreign service ofﬁcers had his courage to stand up and call out their bosses.” RedStorm to pace Glenville State, while Sarah Grainger had 26 assists and Madison Shepherd ﬁnished with eight digs. Rio Grande jumps back into action River States Conference play on Friday night when it hosts Ohio Christian University. NOTES: University of Rio Grande (Ohio) freshman Avery Huntzinger was chosen as the River States Conference Volleyball Setter of the Week for her play Sept. 13-19. The Canal Winchester, Ohio, native recorded 96 assists in three matches for the RedStorm, good for an average of 8.00 assists per set. She also tallied 20 digs, four service aces and four total blocks on the week. Rio Grande capped off the week with a victory over Carlow (Pa.), allowing the RedStorm to rebound from earlier defeats to IU East and Point Park (Pa.). From page 5 on a 13-3 run to take a commanding lead. Set three was tied at 7-7 before Rio managed six straight winners to take a lead it would never relinquish. The Pioneers did pull within 21-19 late, but the RedStorm scored the ﬁnal four points to seal the victory. Sophomore Amanda Rarick (Canal Winchester, OH) led Rio with 10 kills, while freshman Avery Huntzinger (Canal Winchester, OH) had 20 assists and sophomore Darcie Walters (Sparta, OH) recorded eight assists. The RedStorm were also strong at the net defensively. Junior Jess Youse (Pettisville, OH) had three solo blocks and three block assists, while Huntzinger and sophomore Shalea Byrd (Canal Winchester, OH) had ﬁve block assists each. Sydney Goodrich had a match-high 11 kills Check out our TVC &ODVVLÀ�HGV From page 5 Church (86) all represented Belpre on the ﬁrst team, while Short and Brooker completed the All-TVC online! Hocking ﬁrst team squad. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Lisle, Jackson, Connor Copeland (87) and Carson Moore (90) of Belpre, and the Waterford trio of Jackson Colyer (97), Braxton Leister (97) and Peyton Powers (97) completed the all-league second team. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �CHURCH Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, September 24, 2021 9 Being thankful in Jesus Christ I admire the apostle Paul for several reasons. One of them being his persistent prayer for the churches to whom he ministers. He makes it clear in his letters how thankful he is for the churches and how he prays for them often. One of those churches is the church in Thessalonica. Allow me to share some verses with you from his two letters to this church. “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers” (1 Thess. 1:2 ESV). “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers” (1 Thess. 2:13 ESV). “For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before tory, the church in our God, as we Thessalonica faces pray most earnestly persecution. Being night and day that a follower of Christ we may see you is not easy. But the face to face and apostle Paul makes supply what is lackit clear that he is ing in your faith?” very thankful to (1 Thess. 3:9-10 Cross ESV). Words God for their salvation. He is thankful “Rejoice always, Isaiah for their devotion pray without ceasPauley to Christ amidst ing, give thanks in persecution. all circumstances; I pray that we, too, for this is the will of God express our thanksgiving in Christ Jesus for you” to God for the salvation (1 Thess. 5:16-18 ESV). of those we love. Like “We ought always to the apostle Paul, pray for give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, them to grow more and more into the likeness of because your faith is growing abundantly, and Christ. Pray also for those among you who have yet the love of every one of to acknowledge Jesus you for one another is increasing” (2 Thess. 1:3 Christ as Lord and Savior. May they see Christ ESV). in you. “But we ought always But there’s something to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved Paul says at the end of his second letter to the by the Lord, because Thessalonians that really God chose you as the encourages me. It’s anothﬁrstfruits to be saved, through sanctiﬁcation by er prayer that Paul prays for the church in Thesthe Spirit and belief in the truth” (2 Thess. 2:13 salonica. And I believe it’s a prayer that all of God’s ESV). people should pray. At this time in his- Accept the solution when it is offered “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ” (2 Thess. 3:5 ESV). May we overﬂow with thankfulness for the immeasurable amount of grace given to us through the sacriﬁce of Christ on Calvary. May we overﬂow with thankfulness as we remember His perfect love. Few things are more beautiful than a heart directed towards God. So, let’s follow in the footsteps of Paul. Let’s thank God for those among us who have found salvation through Christ. Let’s pray earnestly for those who have not. And let’s pray that God directs our hearts to cherish Jesus Christ more than ever. After all, He is the One to whom we owe the biggest “Thank You.” In August of this year, it was announced that the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States had passed the accepted death toll of the Civil War: approximately 655,000 total. It took a little over a month for the death toll to increase past that of the 1918 outbreak of Spanish ﬂu: 675,000. This ofﬁcially makes our current and ongoing pandemic the single largest mass-casualty event in the history of the United States. It is a staggering loss of life, and one which, as it continues to increase, Search the cannot help but touch each remainScriptures ing life in some way as we experiJonathan ence the loss of loved ones and McAnulty struggle as a society to deal with such a historic event. In the midst of such death, we have the hope offered by vaccines. Offered to all, free of charge, it seems almost incredible that there are still some so resistant to accepting a simple gift which could serve to protect both themselves and those they love from a disease proven to be both debilitating and deadly. Yet such is human nature. When we think of healing from disease, there was never a better healer than Jesus. There was literally no disease or physical condition that He could not cure. He could cure blindness, deafness, the lame, the palsied and any other afﬂiction. Nor did He show great partiality in His healing, tending to both rich and poor alike, regardless of station. About the only thing that Jesus seemingly required in order to heal the afﬂicted was that He be asked. Very early in the ministry of Jesus, people recognized the opportunity provided by the presence of Jesus, and were willing to make the effort to go to Him and ask to be healed. We read, “So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afﬂicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. (Matthew 4:23-24; ESV)” Later, as He began His ministry in Capernaum: “That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick (Matthew 8:16; ESV).” Even when Jesus traveled into nearby Gentile territories, His fame preceded Him. “When the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. (Matthew 14:3436)” Yet there was one place where Jesus did not do a lot of healing: His hometown of Nazareth. Everywhere else Jesus went around Galilee, men were eager to bring their sick to Him, but when He came to Nazareth, the people there grew offended at Him, and in their offense they refused to come to Him for teaching, and for healing. And thus we are told in the Gospels, “He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. (Mark 6:5-6; ESV)” It is astonishing to think that the men of Nazareth had the chance to be healed of any afﬂiction they might have, but because their hearts were too hard to simply come to Jesus and ask to be healed, they chose to remain sick. Many, reading this, would announce that, had they been alive in the days of Jesus, they most certainly would have gone to Him, but one suspects that human nature being what it is, many today would ﬁnd reason not to go. This becomes especially obvious when we observe so many failing to take advantage of that which Jesus continues to offer. Sin is a worse condition than any other, being fatal in its condemnation and inescapable through human endeavors. Yet Jesus offers us healing and Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. Find more at www. isaiahpauley.com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. You did not hear it from me! I want to be clear about it. Let me explain. Awhile back I reported that Jamin and Morgan are expecting a second child. When Jamin told me, he said to wait a bit before telling anyone. And, I did! I waited about a half a minute and called the brothers. Then, I wrote an article about it. I was (and still am) excited about all my grandbabies. After all, “I be a proud Paw!” But, Jamin was not pleased that I beat him to the punch with the brothers, and that I told you at large in due course that week about the expectancy. Including Terry, all the brothers said that I would from now on be the last to be told any “news” because I blab it too soon. I cannot be trusted with conﬁdentiality about personal and important details, they each said. In my defense, Jamin did not say that their new baby news was conﬁdential. He only said to “wait a bit” before giving out the info. And, I did (!)—-although (admittedly) it may have been in a shorter time frame than he wanted. In the meantime, All of this leads Micaiah and Alexme to consider andria have been the question that, true to their deterif you have good mination in making news, should it not me privy to family be told? info. I was indeed You know where the last to ﬁnd out I am going with that they, too, are Ron this. For, how with child. But, Branch since ﬁnding out Contributing many times do we reference the Gosthe good news, I columnist pel of Jesus Christ have been keeping as “good news?” it quiet as a trusted First of all, the Gospel father. However, in church this is, in fact, good news. It is good news that comes past Sunday, while giving a personal testimony directly from God Himself, because it was God about the blessings of God, Terry added that the the Father who devised the plan of salvation Lord is blessing us with and sent His Son, Jesus another granddaughter through our ﬁfth son and Christ, to expedite it. I would not be off base to his wife! say that the Lord was I could not believe what I heard coming from glad to provide us with the way to eternity in Terry. She can tell it, Heaven. As our Heavenbut I can’t? I could have become righteously indig- ly Father, He knew that nant, but I didn’t because His plan was “good,” I was in a church service, and He was glad for us and I still needed to be in to know about it. W. E. Vines says that a spiritual frame of mind the term “Gospel” refers to preach. to “the good news…as it Nonetheless, I turned in my front pew seat and denotes the good tidings of the Kingdom of God told the congregation, and of salvation through “You did not hear that Christ, to be received from me!” There was much laughter. It was like through faith on the basis of His expiatory they knew already. But, again, if they did know, it death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension.” did not come from me. That is good news as it concerns our knowing God’s gracious means for salvation. But it is also good news because we can know what it means for us personally. It means we can have relationship and fellowship and peace with God. It also means we can be saved from eternity in hell. That amounts to good news we should tell others about right now. God has not stipulated that we “wait a bit” before we tell someone about the particulars of this good news. It would be bad if we had to answer to God why others did not hear it from us. In the meantime, we have a “Holly Branch” by way of marriage to our son, Ron. Micaiah and Alexandria plan to name their girl “Olive Branch.” I think that is neat. Terry and I have twelve grandbabies. That is good news, too. Once again, I be a proud Paw. Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. See SOLUTION | 12 James 5: 13-16 and ‘The Five W’s of Prayer’ James 5: 13-16, he Who, What, When, is teaching about Where, and Why. prayer. After we When we read a ﬁnish, let’s see if story, it is good for we can answer the us to ask ourselves who, what, when, those same queswhere, and why tions to help us fully understand God’s Kids questions about the story. Korner prayer. “Are you havToday, we are Ann ing troubles? You going to talk about Moody should pray. Are three verses from you happy? You the Bible. They should sing. Are you sick? were written by James, Ask the elders of the the brother of Jesus. In church to come and rub oil on you in the name of the Lord and pray for you. If such a prayer is offered in faith, it will heal anyone who is sick. The Lord will heal them. And if they have sinned, He will forgive them. So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God See PRAYER | 12 NEWS REPORTER OH-70253195 His friendship for you was true and eternal.” The Lennie Lyons Family Now Hiring Leaders Gallipolis Daily Tribune 825 3rd. 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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced the development as Biden administration ofﬁcials and Democratic congressional leaders negotiated behind the scenes on the mammoth package of spending and tax initiatives. Democratic leaders and President Joe Biden have wanted the measure to total some $3.5 trillion over 10 years. But the party has been divided over the ﬁnal size and many of the details, and there has been no public word that agreements have been reached on any of those crucial questions. Republicans are solidly opposed to the package, and Democrats will be able to push it through Congress only if they limit their defections to three House members and none in the Senate. “The White House, the House and the Senate have reached agreement on a framework that will pay for any ﬁnal negotiated agreement,” Schumer told reporters at a news conference with Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The statements by Schumer and Pelosi left unclear whether administration and congressional bargainers had made decisions actually paring down their options for ﬁnancing the bill, or were simply working off a broad menu of options that had already existed. Also unclear was whether the “framework” was a step toward resolving the myriad disputes between rank-and-ﬁle party moderates and progressives that have slowed work on the legislation, and there was no initial public indication that it had. Schumer later told reporters that he, Pelosi and the chairs of the Senate and House taxwriting committees had agreed to options that could be used to ﬁnance the bill when lawmakers projects on Monday. Pelosi has agreed to that schedule to assuage party moderates who badly want that legislation passed but are leery of supporting the larger $3.5 trillion measure. Progressives are threatening to defeat the smaller public works measure, and it is unclear whether Democrats can push it through the closely divided House. To win over progressives and make sure both bills can pass, Democratic leaders are trying to reach agreement on a ﬁnal version of the huge social and environAP Photo | J. Scott Applewhite ment bill that moderates Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., update reporters on Democratic efforts to pass President Joe would support. That bill incorporates Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, at the Capitol in Washington Thursday. much of Biden’s domestic agenda. It includes a “We’ve been through decide on its overall price progress,” Schumer said. sweeping overhaul of fedthis a million times, so Underscoring the tag. eral taxes and spending to there are many, many In separate remarks, he, questions that the leadapproaches as to how you make what the president ers’ announced “frameHouse Ways and Means views as overdue investcan raise money in a fair work” raised, other top Committee Chairman and progressive way, and ments in health care, famRichard Neal and Senate Democrats expressed ily services and efforts to raise at least three and ignorance about it. Finance Committee ﬁght climate change. a half trillion dollars. If Asked whether he Chairman Ron Wyden The measure would expected to have the rev- that’s what the menu is, each suggested that the list of possibilities largely enue outline shared with then nothing particularly impose tax hikes on corporations and wealthy him soon, Senate Budget new, I think,” Sanders came from revenue proAmericans earning said. Committee Chairman posals that Neal’s panel The leaders’ comments beyond $400,000 a year Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told has approved and that also came with the House and plow that money reporters, “If there is a Wyden has proposed. back into federal proframework, yes.” Sanders planning to begin conThey provided little grams for young and old, has been in the middle of sidering a separate $1 detail. along with investments to “It’s hardly conclusory, talks on Democrats’ ﬁscal trillion package of road tackle climate change. and other infrastructure plans all year. but it was a good step of Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy creates rift with partners By David Crary AP National Writer AP Photo | Felipe Dana Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi poses for a photo in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday. Mullah Turabi, one of the founders of the Taliban, says the hard-line movement will once again carry out punishments like executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public. Taliban official: Strict punishment, executions will return By Kathy Gannon pointed to how the Associated Press group’s leaders remain entrenched in a deeply KABUL, Afghanistan conservative, hardline worldview, even — One of the foundif they are embracing ers of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its technological changes, like video and mobile harsh interpretation of phones. Islamic law when they Turabi, now in his last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line move- early 60s, was justice minister and head of ment will once again the so-called Ministry carry out executions of Propagation of Virand amputations of hands, though perhaps tue and Prevention of Vice — effectively, the not in public. religious police — durIn an interview with ing the Taliban’s previThe Associated Press, ous rule. Mullah Nooruddin At that time, the Turabi dismissed outworld denounced the rage over the Taliban’s Taliban’s punishments, executions in the past, which took place in which sometimes took place in front of crowds Kabul’s sports stadium or on the grounds of at a stadium, and he the sprawling Eid Gah warned the world against interfering with mosque, often attended by hundreds of Afghan Afghanistan’s new rulmen. ers. Executions of con“Everyone criticized us for the punishments victed murderers were usually by a single shot in the stadium, but to the head, carried out we have never said by the victim’s family, anything about their who had the option laws and their punishof accepting “blood ments,” Turabi told money” and allowThe Associated Press, speaking in Kabul. “No ing the culprit to live. For convicted thieves, one will tell us what our laws should be. We the punishment was amputation of a hand. will follow Islam and For those convicted we will make our laws of highway robbery, a on the Quran.” hand and a foot were Since the Taliban amputated. overran Kabul on Trials and convicAug. 15 and seized control of the country, tions were rarely public Afghans and the world and the judiciary was have been watching to weighted in favor of Islamic clerics, whose see whether they will knowledge of the law re-create their harsh was limited to religious rule of the late 1990s. injunctions. Turabi’s comments NEW YORK — Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. At issue: the churches’ fears that an eventual settlement — while protecting the BSA from future sex-abuse lawsuits — could leave many churches unprotected. The Boy Scouts sought bankruptcy protection in February 2020 in an effort to halt individual lawsuits and create a huge compensation fund for thousands of men who say they were molested as youngsters by scoutmasters or other leaders. At the time, the national organization estimated it might face 5,000 cases; it now faces 82,500. In July, the BSA proposed an $850 million deal that would bar further lawsuits against it and its local councils. The deal did not cover the more than 40,000 organizations that have charters with the BSA to sponsor scout units, including many churches from major religious denominations that are now questioning their future involvement in scouting. The United Methodist Church — which says up to 5,000 of its U.S. congregations could be affected by future lawsuits — recently advised those churches not to extend their charters with the BSA beyond the end of this year. The UMC said these congregations were “disappointed and very concerned” that they weren’t included in the July deal. Everett Cygal, a lawyer for Catholic churches monitoring the case, said it is unfair that parishes now face liability “solely as a result of misconduct by Boy Scout troop leaders who frequently had no connection to the parish.” “Scouting can only be delivered with help of their chartered organizations,” Cygal told The Associated Press. “It’s shortsighted not to be protecting the people AP Photo | Tony Gutierrez, File This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a close up of a Boy Scout uniform in Irving, Texas. Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case filed in February 2020, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of Scout units. they absolutely need to ensure that scouting is viable in the future.” Ofﬁcials of several other denominations — including the Southern Baptist Convention, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — have advised their churches to hire their own legal counsel if they fear possible sexabuse litigation. The Presbyterian Church said its national leadership can’t act on behalf of member churches because they are separate corporations. The leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran church also said its congregations were on their own, legally speaking, and must decide for themselves whether to continue any relationship with the BSA. “As a result of the bankruptcy, the congregation cannot conﬁdently rely on the BSA, the local council, or their insurers to defend it,” the Lutheran church warned. “The congregation needs to make sure that it has sufﬁcient insurance and that its own insurance will cover them.” The Boy Scouts, in a statement provided to the AP, said its partnership with chartered organizations, including churches, “has been critical to delivering the Scouting program to millions of youth in our country for generations.” It said negotiations with those organizations are continuing, and it hopes to conclude the bankruptcy proceedings around the end of this year. Negotiators face a challenging situation. According to lawyers representing different parties in the bankruptcy case, the Boy Scouts have suggested chartered organizations have some protection from liability for abuse cases that occurred after 1975, due to an insurance arrangement that took effect in 1976. The BSA has said there’s little or no protection, however, for the many pre-1976 cases, and the best way for organizations to gain protection for that era would be to make a substantial ﬁnancial contribution to a settlement fund. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took such a step last week, agreeing to contribute $250 million to a compensation fund in exchange for a release from further liability. The denomination, widely known as the Mormon church, pulled its units out of the BSA on Jan. 1, 2020, after decades as the biggest sponsor. One key distinction: The Latter-day Saints have a centralized governing structure, making possible a contribution covering its vast former network of scout units. The remaining faithbased charter organizations are more decentralized, complicating the question of how contributions to the compensation fund would be mandated and organized. Jeremy Ryan, a lawyer representing United Methodist churches, said his clients believe there is some pre-1976 insurance available to them under policies the BSA and its local councils held at the time. Cygal, the lawyer representing Catholic churches, made a similar argument but said some chartered organizations eventually may have to make an appropriate ﬁnancial contribution “to put an end to this dispute once and for all.” Another complication in the negotiations: differing views on how much blame lies with the churches. Some of the churches argue that they merely provided a venue for a local scout unit to meet, while scout leaders were responsible for hiring decisions that might have led to sexual abuse. Some lawyers for the plaintiffs disagree, saying church leaders were often actively involved in those decisions. “The Scouts had plenty of fault due to their negligence, but the local institutions had plenty of fault also,” said Christopher Hurley, whose Chicago law ﬁrm says it represents about 4,000 men who ﬁled claims in the bankruptcy. “It’s just not OK to pass the buck on this,” Hurley added. “Everybody’s got to suck it up and make a fair contribution to get justice for these guys.” �NEWS 12 Friday, September 24, 2021 Daily Sentinel Prayer Lava spread raises fears of more damage on Spanish island From page 9 By Renata Brito and Barry Hatton can heal you. Anyone who lives the way God wants can pray, and great things will happen.” What good ideas for us to do! Well, let’s see if we can answer the ﬁve questions about prayer. �M^e�i^ekbZ�fhWo5� Anyone! These verses tell us that anyone who needs God’s help or anyone who has received God’s blessing should pray — and that is all of us. �M^Wj�i^ekbZ�m[� pray about? Anything! We should pray for healing when we are sick and for forgiveness from sin. We should offer prayers of thanks when we are happy and ask for help in times of trouble. �M^[d�i^ekbZ�m[� pray? Anytime! If we should pray when we are in trouble, when we are sick, when we are happy, or when we have sinned, that is just about any time, isn’t it? �M^[h[�i^ekbZ�m[� pray? Anywhere! These verses don’t come right out and tell us where we should pray, but I ﬁgured it out. If we should pray any time we need God’s help, then I guess it just makes sense that we should pray anywhere we are because wherever we are, God is there! �M^o�i^ekbZ�m[� pray? Because God answers prayer! These verses tell us that prayer is powerful and effective and that if we will pray, God will hear our prayers, heal the sick, and forgive our sins. The ﬁve W’s of prayer. Who? Anyone. What? Anything. When? Anytime. Where? Anywhere. Why? Because God answers prayer. And that’s the complete story! Let’s say a prayer. Dear Father, thank You for hearing and answering our prayers. Help us to remember that You want to heal us when we are sick, help us when we are in trouble, forgive us when we sin, and rejoice with us when we are happy. In Your name we pray, Amen. Associated Press Ann Moody is a retired pastor, formerly of the Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Solution From page 9 salvation from our sins. His blood, given on the Cross, offers the forgiveness of sins. His eternal life, lived in heaven, offers us hope of the resurrection. His Spirit, guiding us through the Word, offers us righteousness, wisdom and direction. Having this hope before us, what do men do with it? They ﬁnd reason after reason to reject His grace, refuse to heed His words, and turn away from the salvation He proffers; preferring instead to remain on the road they are already on, too proud and stubborn to change. Why though should we reject the solution to our problems when it is sitting right before us. The smart thing to do is to humbly accept the cure for our situation, letting Christ cleanse us and save us, as we follow Him into eternal life. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. TODOQUE, Canary Islands — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed signiﬁcantly, raising fears Thursday that the molten rock might fan out further in coming days and wreak more destruction instead of just ﬂowing out into the sea. One giant river of lava 600 meters (2,000 feet) wide slowed to four meters (13 feet) per hour after reaching a plain on Wednesday, ofﬁcials said. On Monday, a day after the eruption on La Palma, it was moving at 700 meters (2,300 feet) per hour. A second stream of lava has virtually ground to a halt, the head of the National Geographic Institute in the Canary Islands, María José Blanco, told a news conference. It won’t reach the Atlantic Ocean before the weekend, she said, with some scientists saying it might never reach the sea. Blanco said seismic activity on La Palma island was now “low” but molten rock is still being thrown out of the volcano — 26 million cubic meters so far. Stavros Meletlidis, a volcanologist at Spain’s National Geographic Institute, said the dynamics of any eruption were in constant ﬂux. “The lava is advancing very slowly because it cools in contact with the atmosphere, ACLU From page 1 Republican Senate President Matt Huffman, who took a leading role in crafting the maps, has defended the maps as constitutionally compliant and rejected the idea they are gerrymandered. Freda Levenson, legal director of the ACLU of Ohio, called the maps an “extreme partisan gerrymander” that ﬂagrantly violates the redistricting rules laid out in the Ohio Constitution, after approval by a strong majority of Ohio voters. “The blatant deﬁance of the reforms that were AP Photo | Emilio Morenatti Lava from a volcano eruption flows on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain Thursday. A volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean erupted on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. Experts say the volcanic eruption and its aftermath on a Spanish island could last for up to 84 days. through friction with the ground and building materials and, above all, because its front edge is widening out,” he told Radio Televisión Canaria. As it slowed, the lava grew thicker. In places, it rose up to 15 meters (50 feet) high, authorities said. It now covers 166 hectares (410 acres) and has swallowed up around 350 homes. The uncertainty left many residents on the western side of the island of 85,000 people in limbo. Scientists say the lava ﬂows could last for weeks or months. Joel Francisco, 38, said he and his elderly parents had to evacuate the area around the village of Todoque in a rush, taking only a few belongings and important documents. Now that the ﬂow seems to have slowed, he hopes to go overwhelmingly passed by Ohio voters just six years ago is not only a violation of law, but is also a slap in the face to the people of this state,” Levenson said in a statement. “We are going to this state’s highest court to ensure that Ohio voters are able to have a voice in their government.” According to the suit, Republicans have won a vote share of between 46.2% and 59.7% over the past decade, yet the map draws 67% of the House districts and 69% of Senate districts to favor Republicans. Under Ohio’s new redistricting system, the Ohio Supreme Court COVID From page 1 been 2,174 total cases (35 new) in Meigs County since the beginning of the pandemic, 102 hospitalizations and 42 deaths. Of the 2,174 cases, 1,704 (21 new) are presumed recovered. Case data is as follows: 0-19 — 383 cases (20 new), 2 hospitalization 20-29 — 319 cases (3 new), 2 hospitalizations 30-39 — 289 cases (4 new), 7 hospitalizations 40-49 — 302 cases (2 new), 10 hospitalizations 50-59 — 294 cases (1 new), 13 hospitalizations, 1 death 60-69 — 272 cases (2 new), 26 hospitalizations, 7 deaths 70-79 — 195 cases (1 new), 23 hospitalizations, 13 deaths 80-plus — 120 cases (2 new), 19 hospitalizations, 20 deaths Vaccination rates in Meigs County are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 9,034 (39.44 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 8,056 (35.17 percent of the population). On Thursday, schools in Vaccine From page 1 vaccine hesitancy. The FDA granted that full approval to the Pﬁzer vaccine last month, back and retrieve some more things in case the house is entombed in lava — if police let him. “We don’t know how long we have to wait until we can return to our homes because the roads are closed,” he told The Associated Press. “Some people have it worse off, their houses are gone.” Like many on the island, Francisco works on a banana plantation, and his livelihood is also at risk of being ruined by lava or damaged by volcanic ash. “We are waiting to see if we can go out to work or not,” he said. “This changed our life.” Spain’s King Felipe VI, who visited the homeless Thursday along with Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, vowed to help the island’s needy. has original and exclusive jurisdiction over legal disputes over the map. In a brieﬁng with reporters Thursday, plaintiffs and their lawyers said the case must be expedited so that any new map that’s ordered can be completed by January, before 2022 candidates must declare for ofﬁce Feb. 2. Huffman pushed back against accusations of gerrymandering in a Friday guest column in The Columbus Dispatch as based on “a false narrative.” He said the map is “both constitutional and compliant” with the directives voters approved, and that it Meigs County reported the following cases (totals include staff and students): Meigs Local: 17 active cases; Eastern Local: 29 active cases; 21 recovered cases; Southern Local: 7 active cases; 27 recovered cases. “Suddenly, you have had almost everything taken from you, in one fell swoop. No home, no equipment, no clothes, no food, no resources, no work,” the monarch told reporters. “We have to do everything we can to help these families.” The eruption occurred along the island’s Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge. The Canary Islands are a volcanic archipelago. La Palma witnessed its last eruption in 1971. As lava, ash and smoke continued to pour from the volcano, shooting up to 4,200 meters (nearly 14,000 feet) high, there were concerns about whether airspace above the island should remain open. ENAIRE, which manages Spain’s airspace, said two areas above the affected area are being declared no-ﬂy zones to allow emergency services to operate freely. Many ﬂights to and from La Palma were delayed early Thursday. Volcanic ash can be dangerous for aircraft. It can also cause respiratory problems, as well as potentially being an irritant for the eyes and skin. The Emergency Military Unit deployed on the island said the readings it has taken of the air found no threat to health. Authorities haven’t reported any casualties from the eruption. Scientists had been monitoring the volcanic activity and had warned of a possible eruption, allowing almost 7,000 people to be evacuated in time. keeps districts compact and communities together. “Make no mistake, special interest groups tried very hard to undermine the process by pressuring members to accept so-called ‘representational fairness,’” he wrote. “This is simply the basic deﬁnition of gerrymandering, as these groups insist on telling Ohio voters what is fair.” Levenson said representational fairness isn’t reverse gerrymandering to favor the other party — in Ohio’s case, Democrats — rather it requires maps to represent each parties’ vote share fairly. “Yes, it would improve the Democrats’ representation in the (Ohio) General Assembly if they won, but that would be to achieve fairness, not to achieve an unfair advantage,” Levenson said. “It would be to undo an unfair advantage, obtained because people drawing the map do the map to favor themselves.” Representatives of both the ACLU and the League of Women Voters emphasized that they are nonpartisan organizations that have fought maps gerrymandered to favor both Republicans and Democrats. are reported two days per week) Vaccination rates in Ohio are as follows, according to ODH: Vaccines started: 6,262,492 (53.58 percent of the population); Vaccines completed: 5,805,567 (49.67 percent of the population). Mason County According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 3,105 cases (39 new) of COVID19, in Mason County (2,895 conﬁrmed cases, 210 probable cases) since the beginning of the pandemic and 47 deaths (2 new). DHHR reports there are currently 208 active cases in Mason County. Case data is as follows: 0-4 — 48 conﬁrmed cases, 2 probable case 5-11 — 111 conﬁrmed cases (6 new), 12 probable cases (1 fewer) 12-15 — 168 conﬁrmed cases (6 new), 17 probable cases (1 new) 16-20 — 224 conﬁrmed cases (6 new), 14 probable cases (1 new) 21-25 — 227 conﬁrmed cases (6 new), 13 probable cases 26-30 — 264 conﬁrmed cases, 18 probable cases 31-40 — 450 conﬁrmed cases, 34 probable cases (1 new) 41-50 — 421 conﬁrmed cases (10 new), 30 probable cases (1 new), 1 death 51-60 — 402 conﬁrmed cases (1 new), 34 probable cases (1 fewer), 3 deaths 61-70 — 308 conﬁrmed cases, 15 probable cases, 10 deaths (1 new) 71+ — 272 conﬁrmed cases (3 new), 21 probable cases (1 fewer), 33 deaths (1 new) A total of 10,283 people in Mason County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is 38.8 percent of the population, according to DHHR. There have been a total of 18,330 doses administered in Mason County. Mason County is currently red on the West Virginia County Alert System. West Virginia According to the 10 a.m. update on Thursday from DHHR, there have been 228,983 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,477 reported since Wednesday. There have been a total of 3,492 deaths due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 25 since Wednesday. There are 15,177 currently active cases in the state, with a daily positivity rate of 11.09 percent and a cumulative positivity rate of 5.75 percent. Statewide, 992,260 West VirOhio ginia residents have received at According to the 2 p.m. update on Thursday from ODH, least one dose of the COVID-19 (55.4 percent of the populathere have been 6,882 cases tion). A total of 48.6 percent of in the past 24 hours (21-day average of 6,562), 346 new hos- the population, 870,461 individpitalizations (21-day average of uals have been fully vaccinated. © 2021 Ohio Valley Publish238), 31 new ICU admissions (21-day average of 21) and zero ing, all rights reserved. new deaths (21-day average of Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham is a staff writer 35) with 21,596 total reported for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at deaths. (Editor’s Note: Deaths (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. but Ohio’s vaccination numbers have continued to lag. Just over 53% of Ohioans have started the vaccine process as of Thursday, or about 6.2 million people, according to the state Health Department. Just under 50% have completed the process, or about 5.8 million people. The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Ohio has risen over the past two weeks from 5,834.14 on Sept. 7 to 6,647.86 on Sept. 21, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Nearly all of the approximately 18,600 people hospitalized with COVID-19 this year were not fully vaccinated, the governor said last month. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 09. September Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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