https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/ace9956e449e38db4e9411f413189468.pdf e7cb295523004f289bb9d11c761c7954 PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM OR WWW.MYDAILYTRIBUNE.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE Hometown News for Gallia & Meigs counties INSIDE STORY WEATHER Iran and nuclear weapons.. Page A4 Mostly sunny. High near 64. Low around 47... Page A2 SPORTS OBITUARIES Local sports action... Page 6 Michael E. Casey, 48 Denver Lloyd Casto, 86 Lillian Marie Harrison, 92 Mary Katherine Riley, 81 Eugene Wallace Spitler, 76 $2.00 SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014 Vol. 48, No. 14 Gallia native wins national railway award By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com COOS BAY, Ore. — Tom Foster has much to be proud of these days. The Evergreen native helped rehabilitate and resurrect 134 miles of rail line in the Pacific Northwest that had been closed for more than five years. And for that, his former rail line — Coos Bay Rail Link — was awarded 2014 Short Line of the Year by Railway Age, a railroad transportation industry trade publication. “To me, it’s like winning the Super Bowl,” Foster said. “There are more than 500 short line railways in the U.S. and probably 10 applied for this. This is a big deal.” In 2007, rail service on the Coos Bay Rail Line — at the time owned and operated by Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad — was embargoed from Coos Cay, Ore., northeast to Vaughn, just outside of Eugene, Ore. The closure impacted many businesses and industries, including Georgia-Pacific and six other sawmills in the region. The previous rail line owner, a private hedge fund company, halted service because of Tom Foster safety issues with three tunnels along the line. It was later learned the line also suffered from a backlog of deferred maintenance. Foster, who served as CBRL’s general manager from 2011 to 2013, was living in Florida, enjoying his retirement from the railroad industry when he received a call from Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to help open and revitalize the shuttered line. “I wanted to see if I could do it,” Foster said. “I had been retired since 2006. It’s a good way to give back to communities. I get the satisfaction out of doing it, but it also has brought some worth to these communities that were affected by the shutdown.” Within two years, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay bought the line and started rehabilitation. It soon contracted with a rail operator and CBR re-opened the line in Oc- tober 2011. Since that first month, CBR has gone from zero carloads and customers to 636 cars and 13 customers in January 2014. “All of a sudden, it’s a viable line,” he said. “What it has done is helped those communities along the rail line.” Foster said the loss of the rail service forced businesses and shippers along the line to truck their products at a much higher cost. “That was the only option they had,” he said. “We provided a different alternative and made everyone more honest.” The trade publication singled out Coos Bay Rail Link because of the short line’s “entrepreneurial spirit that has helped rail shippers (along the line) become more efficient and competitive, and grow their operations.” “We created something out of nothing,” Foster said. “Together, we revived a transportation link vital to rural Oregon manufacturers and businesses that trade nationally and globally. We’re ecstatic about this honor.” Foster said state and federal funds — along with a little bit of his own money — was used to get the closed rail line back into service. Foster, who earned his start in the railroad business by working in Meigs and Gallia counties for the Chesapeake & Ohio rail company, now serves as vice president of marketing for CBR’s parent company, ARG Transportation Services of Eugene, Ore. He said returing to retirement isn’t in his plans anytime soon. “I’ll decide by the end of the year if I want to keep doing this,” he said. “I’ll probably keep working. I don’t want to sit by the fire. “It’s a good cap on a career. It’s pretty fulfilling.” Meigs to share in $500,000 housing grant By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — There is no place like home. For individuals trying to “age in place” or those with disabilities working for independence, there is some good news. People who live in one of the seven counties that make up the Buckeye Hills Valley Regional Development District and fall within certain income guidelines, some housing assistance may be available. That’s because the district has been awarded a $500,000 housing grant by the Development Services Agency. Residents of Meigs, Athens, Hocking, Perry, Noble and Monroe counties who live in the Buckeye Hills district and have an annual income below $19,050 — as well as those in Washington County with an annual income below $18,800 — may qualify for financial help for use in what is called “home accessibility and repair options.” See GRANT | A3 Photos by Charlene Hoeflich | Sunday Times-Sentinel The Ohio Valley Bank makes a $500 donation to the Computers for Students program. Here Dan Short, manager of the Pomeroy Branch, presents a check to Iva Sisson. Computers for students By Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com Officers honored for lifesaving efforts By Amber Gillenwater POMEROY — The collection of used, but repairable, computers in the “Computers for Students” program initiated by Iva Sisson a few weeks ago is moving right along. The program is geared to providing students who do not have access to computers in their homes with one so that they can complete their afterschool assignments. As pointed out by Sisson, “In this electronic age, having a computer to work on at home is almost a necessity — particularly for middle and high school students, if they are to keep up with their school work.” Students at Meigs High School in the technology class are making the necessary repairs on computers which will be distributed in the “Com- See COMPUTERS | A3 puters for Students” program. agillenwater@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — Nearly one month after they pulled a Gallipolis woman from her burning home on Chatham Avenue, Ptl. Adam Holcomb and Ptl. Jordan Shaffer of the Gallipolis Police Department were presented Tuesday night with Lifesaving Awards for their actions. The ceremony took place during a regular meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission. “On March 3, we had two officers who were in the right place at the right time and were able to take the right action and were able to save a life,” Gal- lipolis Police Chief Clint Patterson said. “Today, we’d like to recognize that lifesaving achievement.” At approximately 11:20 p.m. March 3, Holcomb and Shaffer were reportedly patrolling the area of the 1800 block of Chatham Avenue in Gallipolis when they spotted a house that was on fire. After contacting the Gallia County 911 Dispatch Center, the officers exited their vehicle to do what they could to help. After speaking to the residents of the house who had escaped the fire, they discovered there was one woman left inside the home who could not get out. See EFFORTS | A3 Crime Victims’ Rights ceremony set for Thursday County officials sign proclamation By Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Several county officials took part in the signing of a proclamation Friday recognizing April 6-12 as National Crime Victims Rights Week. Each year, 18.7 million Americans are directly harmed by crime each year, with crime affecting many more family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers. The proclamation not only recognized Victims Rights Week, but reaffirmed Meigs County’s commitment to respect and enforce victims’ rights and address their needs during Crime Victims’ Rights Week and throughout the year. “We express our appreciation for those victims and crime survivors who have turned personal tragedy into a motivating force to improve our response to victims of crime and build a more just community,” the proclamation stated. At 6 p.m. Thursday, the Victims Rights Week ceremony will be on the third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. Meigs County was selected by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office’s Crime Victim Section to receive funds in support of the observance of National Crime Victims Rights Week being observed this week. The mini grant is used to hold the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony. This year the national theme for the week is “30 years: restoring the balance of justice.” Commissioner Randy Smith is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the event. Victims to be remembered during the candle light memorial include Robert Harrison, Kenneth Rizer Sr., Doris Jackson, Joshua Starcher, Brett Pierce, Dyle Bay, Deborah Ellis, William Underwood, Todd Johnson, Tommy Parker, Winfield Hardiman, Howard Lawrence, Christopher Roush, Chase Roush, Bobbie Butcher, Jeffrey Shannon Halley, James Gardner, Keitha Whitlatch, Stephanie Ramey, Rebecca Ackerman, Stephanie English, Diana Brewer, Jeffrey Halley, and Wallace Chaffin. In addition, a certificate of appreciation for outstanding service on behalf of crime victims will be presented by Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams during the ceremony. This will be presented to a member of local law enforcement and will be announced at the event. In addition to the traditional ceremony this year, the Crime Victim Services Office is planning a week long display to recognize each victim from the county. The office has collected shoes which will be used as part of the event. The shoes will be displayed along the wall in the Pomeroy parking lot along the river during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Each shoe will represent one crime victim assisted in Meigs County and will provide information about the victimization the person endured. Sarah Hawley | Sunday Times-Sentinel Several Meigs County office holders took part in signing a proclamation on Friday recognizing Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Pictured are (front from left) Common Pleas Judge Carson Crow, Magistrate Linda Warner, Prosecutor Colleen Williams, Victim’s Advocate Linda Taylor, Clerk of Courts Diane Lynch, (back) Assistant Prosecutor Jeremy Fisher, Sheriff Keith Wood, Victims Assistance Director Theda Petrasko, and Commissioner Mike Bartrum. �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page A2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, April 6, 2014 #6:8Dî�@F?EJî�@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C tact Courtney Midkiff at (740) 992-6626. LETART TOWNSHIP — Letart Township Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. at the Letart Township Building. Tuesday, April 8 POMEROY — Meigs County Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Board office on Mulberry Heights in Pomeroy, TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting at 5 p.m. BEDFORD TOWNSHIP — The Bedford Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. CHESTER TOWNSHIP — The Chester Township Trustees will hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department which is located at 112 East Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Thursday, April 10 WELLSTON — The GJMV Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the district office, 1056 S. New Hampshire Avenue in Wellston. CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 will conduct its monthly stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 10. Refreshments will be served afterward. Friday, April 11 CHESTER — Chester Shade Historical Association will have their Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Meigs High School Cafeteria. Homemade chicken and noodles, pork loin and sauerkraut, salmon loaf, baked spaghetti and chicken cacciatore is the main menu with side dishes. There will be an Chinese Auction along with the regular auction. If you have any antiques, collectibles, quilts or other nice items for the auction, please bring them to the dinner or drop off at the Chester Courthouse. This will be a Matching Funds by Modern Woodmen of America. Tickets are available at Baum’s Lumber, Summerfield’s Restaurant and Farmer’s Bank in Tupper Plains and Pomeroy. %9:@î,2==6Jî�@C642DE �2==:2î�@F?EJî�@>>F?:EJî�2=6?52C Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m., then showers likely. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Monday night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Tuesday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Card shower Betty Mae DeWitt will celebrate her 84th birthday April 12. Mail birthday cards to 455 Skidmore Road, Bidwell, OH 45614. Betty Rutt will celebrate her 81st birthday April 23. Please send cards to 47 Blazer Place, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Judy Fellure is recovering from heart surgery. Please send cards to her at 1064 State Route 218, Gallipolis, OH 45631. "@42=î)E@4<D AEP (NYSE) — 50.78 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 26.45 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 97.60 Big Lots (NYSE) — 37.51 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 49.64 BorgWarner (NYSE) —62.10 Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 13.08 Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.520 City Holding (NASDAQ) — 44.74 Collins (NYSE) — 79.43 DuPont (NYSE) — 67.34 US Bank (NYSE) — 42.55 Gen Electric (NYSE) — 26.02 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 67.83 JP Morgan (NYSE) — 59.81 Kroger (NYSE) — 44.68 Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 58.21 Norfolk So (NYSE) — 96.64 OVBC (NASDAQ) — 22.00 BBT (NYSE) — 40.04 Monday, April 7 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County District Library/ Dr. Samuel L Bossard Memorial Library Board of Trust- Peoples (NASDAQ) — 24.45 Pepsico (NYSE) — 82.59 Premier (NASDAQ) — 14.22 Rockwell (NYSE) — 124.51 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 14.43 Royal Dutch Shell — 73.19 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 50.21 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 77.31 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 8.93 WesBanco (NYSE) — 31.20 Worthington (NYSE) — 38.86 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions April 4, 2014, provided by Edward Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Sunday Times-Sentinel Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) SWITCHBOARD: 740-446-2342 Annual local subscription price for The Gallipolis Daily Tribune is $250. Please call for more information on local pricing. Full-price single-copy issues are $1. CONTACT US EDITOR: Michael Johnson 740-992-2155 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Jessica Chason 740-446-2342 Ext. 25 jchason@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING: Julie Mitchell, Matt Rodgers 740-992-2155 Ext. 11, 29 Events Sunday, April 6 GALLIPOLIS — Coin show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Quality Inn. Free admission, door prizes. RIO GRANDE — Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center Governing Board meeting, 5 p.m., University of Rio Grande, Bob Evans Farms Hall, Room 103. Call (740) 245-0593 for further details. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Neighborhood watch meets at 1:30 p.m. in the Justice Center conference room, 518 Second Ave. NEWSROOM: Amber Gillenwater 740-446-2342 Ext. 31 OBITUARIES: 740-446-2342 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES: 740-446-2342 Chester Courthouse Benefit CHESTER — The annual benefit dinner and auction for the Chester Courthouse and Academy will be 6:30 p.m. April 11 in the Meigs High School cafeteria. Cost is $15. Tickets are available at Farmers Bank in Tuppers Plains and Pomeroy, Baun’s Lumber and Summerfield’;s Restaurant in Chester. Items for the auction, antiques, collectibles, quilts and other items are needed and can be taken to the dinner or left at the Chester Courthouse. IKES’ Youth Day POMEROY — The Meigs Conty Ikes Club Youth Day will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12. Registration gets under way at 9 a.m. All activities, including lunch, are free. Each child will receive a free T shirt and be eligible for drawings for many door prizes. There will be free fishing in the afternoon in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 825 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631 OPEN HOUSE EVENT Saturday, April 12th 8am – 3pm the club’s pond, which was recently stocked with catfish. An adult is asked to accompany each child. Easter Egg Hunt RUTLAND — An Easter egg hunt will take place at 11:30 a.m. April 12 at the Old Fort Meigs, 35431 New Lima Road, Rutland. Cost is $1 per child up to 15 yeas old. There will be prizes, food available and free fishing. Road Clean-up CHESTER — Shade River Lodge 453 will conduct a road clean-up at 6 p.m. April 8. Members to meet at the lodge hall. Cemetery Cleanups RACINE — The Village of Racine will be completing the annual spring cleanup of the Greenwood Cemetery during the week of April 13th. Any- public is welcome. Learn to make barn quilt squares RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center will have classes to make barn quilt squares at Southwestern Elementary School on April 8,10 and 15 from 6- 8 p.m. The participants will be making one 4-foot-by-4-foot wooden quilt square. All supplies will be provided. Call Rashel Fallon at the office (740) 245-0593. Classes are limited to 12 adults. COIN SHOW Fifteen Dealers featuring Specials on EVERYTHING in the store! Hourly Door Prizes Food provided by local youth organization COME RIDE & DRIVE JOHN DEER EQUIPMENT Located on Old Route 35 half way between Gallipolis and Rio Grande 740-446-2412 60494454 Monday, April 14 GALLIPOLIS — Neighborhood Watch meeting, 1:30 p.m., Gallipolis Justice Center conference room, 518 Second Avenue. one wanting to save any decorations is asked to remove them before Monday, April 14th. OLIVE TWP. — Spring cleanup of the Olive Township cemeteries will begin April 7, weather permitting. Anyone having flowers or decorations they wish to save is asked to remove them prior to April 7. The Olive Township trustees are not responsible for flowers or decorations left on cemetery lots. LEBANON TOWNSHIP — Lebanon Township will be doing their spring cemetary lot cleanup. Anything not wanted to be disposed of needs to be removed from grave sites by Monday, April 28. LETART TOWNSHIP — Letart Township cemeteries’ cleanup, please remove grave blankets and flowers by April 10. Reminder, nothing is to be placed beyond 6 inches perimeter around headstones. No glass items. �2==:2î�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D ‘Choose to Lose’ open house set GALLIPOLIS — Choose to Lose will have an open house from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Ave., in Gallipolis. Use the Cedar Street entrance. The 825 3rd Avenue. Periodical postage paid in Gallipolis, Ohio Thursday, April 10 GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Chapter of Ohio Retired Teachers meeting, noon, Holzer French 500 Room. The calling committee will be taking reservations. GALLIPOLIS — Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting, 8 a.m., C.H. McKenzie Agricultural Center. Call Nick Mills, Administrator, at 446-6173 for questions. RIO GRANDE — Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Rio Grande Village Municipal Building. The guest speaker will discuss home security systems. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. Mary Payne will present the program on poisonous plants: identification, control and prevention. Anyone interested in gardening is welcome to attend. #6:8Dî�@F?EJî"@42=î�C:67D McCormick Road construction GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Engineer Brett Boothe says traffic on McCormick Road will be reduced to one lane between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. CLASSIFIED ADS: 740-446-2342 ees will have its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at Bossard Library. MTS Coins of Gallipolis Sunday, April 6 10:00 am-3:00 pm Quality Inn Solid waste district board meets Thursday WELLSTON — The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs-Vinton Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the district office, 1056 S. New Hampshire Ave., Wellston. Gallia highway department posts summer hours GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Highway Department will begin working from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, beginning April 14. The schedule will be in effect throughout the summer construction season. Planning commission meeting GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Planning Commission will have a meeting beginning at 5:15 p.m. April 15 at the Gallipolis Municipal Building meeting room, 333 Third Ave. The entrance can be accessed via the 2 1/2 Alley Door. On the agenda is the approval of minutes from the Sept. 25, 2013, meeting; Case No. 1 — Honey Creek BBQ, conditional use for a concession trailer on the lot at 118 Vine St.; any other business to be brought before the board. For more information, call Bev Dunkle at 441-6015 or Brett Bostic at 441-6022. Ohio AFSCME retirees will elect officers BIDWELL — AFSCME Retirees of Gallia and Jackson counties, Subchapter 102, will have its next meeting at 11 a.m. April 18 at 4629 Ohio 850, Bidwell. Members will nominate and elect officers and one trustee. The subchapter is seeking new members in the twocounty area. AFSCME (Ohio Council 8, OCSEA, and OAPSE), OPERS and SERS public employee retirees and their spouses are invited to attend the next meeting. The group meets on the third Friday of each month. For more information, call (740) 245-0093. BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISING DRIVE (formerly Holiday Inn) Baby Bottles located in various locations. Drop in your spare change and Help Us MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY! Free Admission Door prizes GALLIA COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE Buying and Selling US Coins & Currency For Generous Donations Please Call 740-256-1860 60493111 60495798 Monday, April 7 OLIVE TOWNSHIP — The Olive Township Trustees will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. at the Olive Township Garage on Joppa Road. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rutland Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Rutland Township Garage. POMEROY — The Meigs County Cancer Initiative Inc. will meet at noon in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department. New members welcome. For more information, con- �Sunday, April 6, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� Gallia County road project receives state and national honors COLUMBUS — The Gallia County Engineer’s Office and the Shelly Co., of Gallipolis, recently received the “2013 Quality Award” from Flexible Pavements of Ohio for the County Road 8 (Hannan Trace Road) Project. The award was presented to the Engineer’s Office and the Shelly Co. on March 25 at the Ohio Asphalt Expo in Columbus. The award recognized the achievement of the highest quality in asphalt paving exhibited by superior workmanship and riding quality. The County Road 8 Project also won the National Asphalt Pavement Association “2013 Quality in Construction Award” (under 50,000 tons) for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement at the association’s 59th annual meeting Feb. 5. The Quality of Construction Award compares nominated pavements against best practices and standards, and honors those that exemplify excellence in construction standards, such as this project completed by the Shelly Co., an Old Castle Materials Co. The county project required placement of more than 37,000 tons (32 miles) of asphalt, including widening and resurfacing of both Hannan Trace Road and Mitchell Road. The Gallia County Engineer’s Office and the Shelly Co. partnered to complete the project with the county engineer using in-house county crews to widen roads and replace bridges, and the Shelly Co. placing a smooth, quality asphalt pavement. “I applaud the Gallia County Highway Department, Engineer’s Office staff, and the Shelly Co. for this tremendous accomplishment in our county,” Gallia County Engineer Brett Boothe said. “I am proud of all the dedicated local men and women for their quality and workmanship contributions to this successful project.” The County Road 8 Project was funded using a combination of a federal grant — Surface Transportation Program, Gallia County Transportation Improvement District Funds through the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Gallia County Engineer’s Motor Vehicle/ Gas Tax Revenue. The design, plans, construction engineering/inspection, and construction administration for this project was completed 100 percent inhouse by the Gallia County Engineer’s Office. Submitted photo The Gallia County Engineer’s Office and the Shelly Company accepting road improvement project award at the 2014 Ohio Asphalt Expo. Pictured are, from left, Trevor Small, Shelly Co. area manager, Jeff Barnes, Shelly Co. project foreman, Jennifer Brown, P.E., Gallia County assistant engineer, and Brett Boothe, Gallia County engineer. Grant From Page A1 “Grants are available to fund repairs for income-eligible individuals with a disability of any age or seniors 60 and older who own their home or have a life estate in the property,” said Joe Gage, AAA8 housing coordinator. “For residents who qualify, monies may be used to assist with the costs associated with accessibility modifications such as widening doorways, wheelchair ramps, handicap modifications of a bathroom or kitchen and other home repairs.” Gage is also an aging-in-place specialist through the National Association of Home Builders developed to address the growing number of consumers that will soon require housing modifications to “age in place.” These professionals are remodelers, general contractors, designers, architects and even health care consultants. According to information from Buckeye Hills, Gage is responsible for grant administration across the eight-county region, and can help eligible residents answer questions such as, “How can I make my kitchen more functional?” and “How do I modify my bathroom or home entrance and what type of contractor should I use?” The program will assess the home for eligible repairs and develop specifications for repair and bid the project to qualified providers to complete the modifications. Grants are available to fund repairs for income-eligible individuals with a disability of any age or seniors 60 and older who own their home or have a life estate in the property. For more information on how to apply for assistance, call Buckeye Hills Area Agency on Aging 8, which is coordinating the funding program, at 1 (800) 331-2644; or visit www.areaagency8.org. Computers From Page A1 While the schools have computers for students to use during study hall and for a time after school, it does not always provide enough time to complete an assignment, she said. The result is many students without computers at home fall behind because they cannot access the material they need to complete their homework. In Meigs County, where unemployment is high and economically disadvantaged families are prevalent, purchase of a computer for the home is not possible. Inspired by that fact, Sisson took on the project and began collecting computers from individuals and businesses where equipment had been updated and the old put in storage. They were taken to Meigs High School, where a technology class is refurbishing each piece and making it ready for delivery to students. Since many residents do not have access to the Internet, students will be putting their assignments on a flash drive, open it on a home computer, download the material, reload it when assignments have been completed, and take it back to school the next day. While progress is being made on collecting computers, and students are progressing with the repair work, there is still a need for money with which to purchase repair parts and accessories to get the program moving along a little faster. Contributions so far have come from Al Dettwiller, of Dettwiller True Value Lumber; John Thomas, of Valley Lumber; Meigs Cooperative Parish, King Ace Hardware, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kloes, Mason VFW post, Sharon Biggs, The Daily Sentinel, Feeney-Bennett Post 128, American Legion, Ohio Valley Bank, Meigs County Jobs and Fam- ily Services and Meigs County Library. To make a donation of either a computer or money to support the pro- gram, contact Sisson at 742-2187. An account for donations has also been set up at Farmers Bank. Efforts From Page A1 The officers were able to locate the woman, who was in a corner bedroom, break a window, reach in and pull her out to escape the flames. Holcomb and Shaffer were nominated for the award by Gallipolis Fire Chief Keith Elliott, who publicly spoke of the officers’ achievement at a city commission meeting early last month. “… We had two city police officers that were involved in an incident that directly saved the life of at least one female individual in a structure fire, and that’s a huge deal,” said Elliott, who is also a retired lieutenant with the Gallipolis Police Department. “I went through 28 years at the PD, and I did not directly save anyone’s life. So when I see that, to me, that’s just unbelievable, it’s off the charts. These guys just did a super job.” Following the awards ceremony last week, Elliott again commended the actions of the two city police officers. “Without the quick actions of Patrolman Adam Holcomb and Patrolman Jordan Shaffer, the woman would have surely succumbed to the fire,” Elliott said. “These actions of Patrolman Holcomb and Patrolman Shaffer directly saved the life of a citizen of Gallipolis.” During Tuesday’s meeting, City Commission President Steve Wallis, speaking on behalf of the citizens of Gallipolis, also offered his congratulations to the officers on their achievement. “Thank you very much for your service,” Wallis said. “We are proud of you.” The lifesaving award is presented to sworn or civilian personnel of the Gallipolis Police Department whose onduty actions directly contributed to the saving of a human life. Patterson, who presented the awards to Holcomb and Shaffer during Tuesday’s meeting, also reported on this special honor that has been awarded to very few officers since its inception. “This award has only been given to five other officers since it was initiated in the mid-1990s, and it is my privilege to award it to two more officers, who not only saved a life but acted with courage while doing so,” Patterson said. The most recent previous recipients of the Gallipolis Police Department’s Lifesaving Award are Capt.Jeff Boyer and Ptl. Mike Fulks, who were presented with the award in December 2011 after their actions on Nov. 9, 2011, directly saved the life of a child. The small child reportedly had an airway obstruction and was unable to breath. Boyer and Fulks, who were the first on scene, performed lifesaving measures on the child and quickly transported him to Holzer Medical Center. Nirva Dube, MD, Internal Medicine, Agnes A. Enrico-Simon, MD, Family Medicine/Pediatrics, and Christina Webb, MD, Family Medicine/Pediatrics Announcing the Group Practice of Pleasant Valley Hospital Primary Care Pleasant Valley Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of Pleasant Valley Hospital Primary Care. The group practice of physicians Nirva Dube, MD, Agnes A. Enrico-Simon, MD, and Christina Webb, MD, is conveniently located in suite 214 of the Medical Office Building at the Hospital. They specialize in providing personal, comprehensive and continuing health care for people of all ages with a focus on family. Whether you’re experiencing an acute or chronic illness or are in need of a routine checkup, the dedicated team of medical physicians at Pleasant Valley Hospital Primary Care is ready to care for you. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 304.675.6090. Pleasant Valley Hospital Primary Care 2520 Valley Drive Suite 214 Point Pleasant, WV 304.675.6090 �OPINION Sunday Times-Sentinel Page A4 SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014 Letters to The Editor Grandfather may have been correct Dear Editor, I will keep this short and sweet. Five years ago, a man told me that our grandchildren will see the roads our grandparents saw. I believe he may have been right. Keith R Shirley Leon Toll road on US 35 a bad idea Editor’s note: The following is a portion of a letter directed to Sen. Joe Manchin from Gene Zopp, of Gallipolis Ferry. It has been edited to conform to the newspaper’s length and style guidelines. I would like to request a clarification of a statement you reportedly made regarding tolling U.S. 35 in a Feb. 20 town hall meeting in Mason County. The clarification I request is whether you are referring to our tax return law as it is now written or did you have a not-yetexistent tax law revision in mind to make all out-of-pocket toll fees incurred by state residents to be a refundable credit? My concern is that as our present tax laws are written, there is no provision for deducting toll expenses to the extent one has no out-of-pocket expenses. As our tax law now stands, there is no way your statement, according to a story published in the Point Pleasant Register, regarding “all the tolls wouldn’t have cost you a penny” is accurate. I am personally opposed to any West Virginia road being tolled. A toll road in any county will hinder business from locating in that area. It is not fair to punish isolated areas of our state with a toll road passing through their city or county to raise funds for highway maintenance. Certainly, funds are sorely needed to defray the upkeep of our state roads. A better solution is an approach whereby all residents of the state share in providing those funds. There was once a consideration of a bill to increase auto registration fees in West Virginia and use the funds for road maintenance. It was vetoed by our governor. There needs to be such consideration of raising highway funds wherein all taxpaying West Virginia citizens make a contribution rather than tolling roads in certain locations and penalizing only residents in a given area. Maybe there has to be a higher gasoline tax or a higher tax on vehicle purchases. Whatever the solution, all residents of this great state need to pay their fair share. Perhaps the state needs to require trucking firms that regularly use state roads to pay higher user fees. Users, whose heavy vehicles do more damage to state roads, should expect to withstand a greater cost. Gene Zopp Gallipolis Ferry We don’t value what we Roots of Iran’s nuclear secrecy have until they’re gone By Sheldon Richman �9<��239�&+66/C� ?,63=2381 By Daris Howard At a recent funeral, there were some events that made me think deeply about the value of a human life. The woman who had passed away was a mother of several grown children. This lady was still fairly young — far too young to pass away. But her life had been a hard one. She had married in her late teens, and her marriage was rocky almost from the beginning. Her children weren’t very old when she divorced, and she found herself in the unenviable position of having to be both the provider for her young family, and the sole parent to her children. Her education was limited, so the jobs she was able to find were barely enough to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. Though her children had the necessities of life, there was little left over for new clothes or other things that many of their friends took for granted. Instead of gratitude for what their mother did, it created, in her children, a spirit of resentment, a spirit that too often came out in harsh words towards her. Further, as much as she wanted to, she couldn’t always be there for them when they arrived home from school. The necessity of providing a living precluded this luxury. She found her children getting into more and more trouble with, not only the law, but with laws of nature that ushered them far too quickly to the threshold of adulthood before they were ready. Her sons ended up in juvenile court, and her daughters became teenage mothers. Through all of the problems that stemmed from her children’s poor choices, she never quit loving them and never gave up on them. She always tried to help them when they needed it, no matter what the storm was that they had brought upon themselves. And more than once she was there to help dry their tears while she stood alone, having no one with whom she could share her own. Many times her children would unleash a barrage of accusations against their mother, claiming that all of their problems were her fault. They said many cold and cruel things to her — words calculated to bring the deepest pain possible. They always felt there would be time later to make amends and express their love to her. But in an instant, she was gone. God decided her tired heart had endured enough, and he took her away from her trials and her sorrows. In her short lifetime she had endured a millennia of heartache and disappointment, and He decided it was enough. Her children were then left to view what treasures were left from her life. It is always an interesting and heartwrenching experience to look into the deepest recesses of another person’s life, after they are gone, and see what they truly cherished. It is almost as if the true depth of their heart is laid open for others to try to understand for the first time. Her children didn’t find her closet full of designer gowns and fashionable jeans, but instead found a very limited wardrobe of worn out clothes — clothes that had been out of style for at least 20 years, and had been purchased many years before that from secondhand stores. She had almost never spent money on herself, but had instead used what little she could squeeze out of their small budget to make life better for her children. They found no jewelry boxes full of diamond rings and pearl necklaces, but cardboard boxes filled with children’s hand-drawn pictures, certificates of achievement, and newspaper clippings that were the milestones of their own lives. Any dream she might have had for her own life had been set aside to help them fulfill theirs. And, in their own hearts, her children found an understanding of what a wonderful mother they had always had, and how lucky they truly had been. But the sad part is, that in many ways, for them it came too late. Too late for them to say, “I’m sorry for the pain I’ve caused you.” Too late to say, “Thank you for loving me despite how I lived my life and how I treated you.” And most of all, too late to simply say, “I love you.” As I sat in the funeral, I remembered the night of my own father’s passing. Gratefully I was able to be there for him, to help him sit up in bed while my brother fed him his favorite food, a chocolate milkshake. Even more importantly, I was able to tell him one last time that I loved him — something I did all too infrequently. He had nodded and said, “I know.” I was grateful he did know, as I was grateful I knew of his love for me. 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[Washington Post, Nov. 16, 2004] And this was among the least alarmist stories. The thrust of the sensational coverage, instigated by hawkish American politicians, has been that for almost two decades, beginning in the mid1980s, Iran secretly enriched uranium to make a bomb. What’s the real story? For that we have to turn to Gareth Porter’s definitive Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. In fact, Porter writes, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported in 2003 that during those 18 years, Iran had enriched uranium only briefly in 1999 and 2002. “Instead of referring to the brief few months of experiments testing centrifuges,” Porter writes, “news coverage of the [IAEA] report suggested that Iran had been continuing to enrich for nearly two decades.” The Bush administration was happy to encourage this false belief. But truth be told, Iran did not tell the IAEA about everything. As a signer of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has obligations to notify the agency of certain activities. Porter acknowledges that Iran did not always keep the IAEA fully informed. Is this proof that Iran was preparing to make nuclear warheads? Porter provides overwhelming evidence that the answer is no. Moreover, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Letters to the Editor �L Subscription Rates �88?+6� �3@3>+=� :<3-/� 09<� $2/� #?8.+C�$37/=[#/8>38/6�3=�Ǎ� �L� 6/+=/� -+66� 09<� 79</� 3809<7+tion on local pricing. Full price =3816/� -9:C� 3==?/=� +</� Ǎ L Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. some things, like the Natanz enrichment facility in Isfahan province, did not have to be disclosed at the point others revealed them. In the case of Natanz, no nuclear material was yet present. What possible reason could Iran have had for working in secrecy? Simply put, from the 1980s onward the U.S. government was determined to thwart Iran’s efforts to build even modest a civilian nuclear program. Why? Iran was regarded as an enemy of America because its 1979 Islamic revolution had overthrown a loyal U.S. client, the repressive shah of Iran, whom the CIA had undemocratically restored to power a quarter century earlier. In violation of the NPT, U.S. diplomats stopped other countries from supplying Iran. With no open channels from which to obtain what it needed for its nuclear program, Iran turned to covert channels. Specifically, why did Iran keep Natanz under wraps? “Iran’s secrecy about Natanz,” Porter writes, was linked to both the continued US political-diplomatic interventions to prevent Iran from having an independent enrichment capability and the initial threats Israel had made, in the late 1990s, to use military force against the Iranian nuclear program. Iran’s decision-makers were clearly calculating that notifying the IAEA about the Natanz facility would trigger hostile responses by the United States and/or Israel that would put the successful opening and operation of the facility at risk. Iran’s fear of attack was not paranoia. In 1981, Israel had attacked Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor, which was “explicitly designed by the French engineer Yves Girard to be unsuitable for mak- ing bombs,” according to Harvard University physicist Richard Wilson, who inspected the reactor after the attack. Porter adds, “Israeli officials circulated rumors through diplomatic channels and planted stories in the news media of plans for a strike against [Iranian] nuclear targets.” But, Porter comments, “The Natanz facility was too big, and located too close to a main highway, to remain covert.” This is not consistent with nefarious intentions. Besides, U.S. satellites were watching and the Iranians knew it. Similarly, Iran strove to keep uranium and equipment purchases from China and others secret: “Each of the previously unreported nuclear experiments that Iran finally declared to the IAEA in 2003 involved supplies of nuclear technology or material, or both, that Iran knew would come under heavy U.S. political-diplomatic pressure if the suppliers’ role were to be discovered by the United States.” Yet, even with Iran’s concealment, the IAEA concluded in 2003, “To date, there is no evidence that the previously undeclared nuclear material and activities referred to above were related to a nuclear weapons program.” Comments Porter, “But the Bush administration ridiculed that conclusion, and news media coverage tended to support its skepticism.” But in 2007, the U.S. intelligence community declared that whatever weapons research the Iranians might have been engaged in had ceased four years earlier. #2/6.98�"3-27+8�3=�@3-/�:</=3./8>� +8.�/.3>9<�+>�$2/��?>?</�90��<//.97� �9?8.+>398�38��+3<0+BM�&+L Sunday Times Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 200 Main Street Point Pleasant, W.Va. Phone (304) 675-1333 Fax (304) 675-5234 www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribunecom Michael Johnson Content Manager �Sunday, April 6, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Obituaries Death Notices LILLIAN MARIE HARRISON GALLIPOLIS — Lillian Marie Harrison, 92, of Gallipolis, went to be the Lord Friday April 4, 2014, at the Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport, Ohio. Lillian was born on December 23, 1921, in Cabell County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Ernie and Annie Webb Gibson. Lillian was married to Dewey D. Harrison on July 13, 1942, and he preceded her in death in 1972. She attended the Pyro Church of Christ in Oak Hill, Ohio. She also loved to work in her flowers and reading the Bible. She is survived by her sons, Wayne (Dixie) Harrison of South Point, Ohio, and Harold D. Harrison of Columbus, Ohio; daughters, Rosa Marie Prince of Proctorville, Ohio, Patricia (Joe) King of Gallipolis, and Jeanie Harrison of South Point, Ohio; nine grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; brothers, Roy Gibson of Gallipolis, Alvin Gibson of Ona, W.Va., and Ezera Gibson of Killeen TX; sisters, Viola Adkins of Ona, WV and Loretta Tinnison of Orland Park IL. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday April 9, 2014, at the Willis Funeral Home under the direction of Greg Potter. Burial will follow at the Highlawn Memorial Gardens in South Point, Ohio. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the funeral home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences. MARY KATHERINE RILEY MASON, W.Va. — Mary Katherine Riley, 81, of Mason, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014. She was born March 2, 1933, in Beverly, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold H. and Mabel I. Johnson. She was a member of the Clifton United Methodist Church. Mary is survived by her children Jan Parker of Huntington, W.Va., Jim (Pam) Riley of Point Pleasant, Joyce (Jack) Well, of Shade, Ohio, and Jeff Riley of Clifton, W.Va; grandchildren Jenna Park- Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� er (Matt Vanhoose), Jodi (Adam) Mallory, James “Jay T” Parker (Danielle Jordan) and Andrew Riley; great-grandchildren Jocelyn Parker and Rylan Vanhoose; and a brother, Gene (Lucy) Johnson, of Florida. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Riley; and her sister Carolyn Burchett. Private family funeral services are directed by Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. F586î5:D>:DD6Dî=2HDF:Eî over drone strikes WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said the case raises serious constitutional issues and is not easy to answer, but that “on these facts and under this circuit’s precedent,” the court will grant the Obama administration’s request. The suit was against then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, then-CIA Director David Petraeus and two commanders in the military’s Special Operations forces. Permitting a lawsuit against individual officials “under the circumstances of this case would impermissibly draw the court into ‘the heart of executive and military planning and deliberation,’” said Collyer. She said the suit would require the court to examine national security policy and the military chain of command as well as operational combat decisions regarding the designation of targets and how best to counter threats to the United States. CASEY GALLIPOLIS — Michael E. Casey, 48, White Oak Road, Gallipolis, died at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in the Emergency Department at the Holzer Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Cremeens Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Prospect Church Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. CASTO LEON, W.Va. — Denver Lloyd Casto, 86, of the Gunville Ridge community, Leon, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Creston Church in Evans, W.Va., with the Rev. Trenton Casto and the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in Creston Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Casto Funeral Home in Evans. SPITLER CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Eugene Wallace Spitler, 76, of Chesapeake, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory in Proctorville by the Rev. Andrew Darden. Burial will follow in Miller Memorial Gardens in Miller. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the funeral home. US finally regains the jobs lost in the recession WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has reached a milestone: It has finally regained all the privatesector jobs it lost during the Great Recession. Yet it took a painfully slow six years, and unemployment remains stubbornly high at 6.7 percent. The comeback figures were contained in a government report Friday that showed a solid if unspectacular month of job growth in March. Businesses and nonprofits shed 8.8 million jobs during the 2007-09 recession; they have since hired 8.9 million. But because the population has grown since the big downturn, most analysts were hardly celebrating the milestone. Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the liberal Economic Policy Institute, called it a “pretty meaningless benchmark economically.” “The potential labor force is growing all the time, so the private sector should have added millions of jobs over the last six-plus years,” she said. U.S. employers did add a seasonally adjusted 192,000 jobs in March, just below February’s 197,000, which was revised higher. March’s figure nearly matched last year’s average monthly gain, suggesting that the economy has recovered from the hiring slowdown caused by severe weather in December and January. “We’re seeing sustained improvement,” said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West. “But we’re not really that much stronger than we were last year. And we need more improvement for a stronger economy to come into fruition.” The March figures did signal that stronger gains could lie ahead: More Americans without jobs are starting to look for one, and paychecks are growing. Most economists expect job growth to pick up a bit to a monthly pace of 225,000 or more. One reason: Americans have reduced their debts and benefited from rising home prices and a rising stock market. Better household finances should translate into more spending. And a major drag on growth — federal spending cuts and tax increases — will fade this year, most likely boosting the economy. Budget battles and government shutdowns that have eroded business and consumer confidence since the recession ended are unlikely this year. “Enough repair has happened in damaged sectors and there’s enough calm … so we can have a real recovery,” said Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Greater business confidence has been good for companies such as Advanced Technology Services, a Peoria, Ill.-based firm that maintains machine tools, robotics and computer systems for industrial companies such as Caterpillar, Honeywell and Honda. The company has about 120 openings for factory floor technicians, network engineers and information technology professionals. It has 2,700 employees in the U.S. and 300 more in Mexico and Britain. Jeff Owens, president of ATS, said his clients appear more confident about economic growth and more willing to invest in machinery. He is seeing solid growth in the auto, food processing and oil and gas drilling equipment industries. “The economy is better than it was a year or two ago,” Owens said. “We’re seeing that people are more comfortable with executing their strategic plans.” The U.S. unemployment rate has been stuck at 6.7 percent since December, but that partly reflects a positive trend: More Americans, particularly younger people, are either working or looking for work. So far this year, about 1.3 million people have started looking for jobs, and most have found them. Last year, by contrast, the number of people either working or looking for work had shrunk by roughly 500,000. That’s a welcome change from the pattern that had prevailed since the recession: The proportion of Americans working or looking for work fell to a 35-year low in December. Many of the unemployed had become discouraged and stopped hunting for jobs. In addition, many younger people stayed in school to avoid the job market. And some older Americans prob- ably retired earlier than they would have otherwise. For most of the past four years, the number of Americans who found jobs barely kept up with population growth. Now it’s growing slightly faster. As a result, the percentage of Americans 16 or older who were working reached 58.9 percent in March — the highest point since 2009. Another positive sign in the report: Americans worked more hours last month. The average work week rose to 34.5 hours last month, up from 34.3 in February. More hiring plus a longer workweek means bigger paychecks for more Americans. That should help fuel more consumer spending and economic growth in the months ahead. Still, for individual workers, average hourly pay slipped a penny to $24.30. Average hourly wages have risen 2.1 percent in the past year, faster than the 1.1 percent inflation rate. But in a healthy economy, hourly wages typically grow about 3.5 percent a year. One thing holding back overall pay is the quality of jobs. Most of those added last month were in low-paying industries. Temporary help agencies added 28,500 positions. Hotels and restaurants added 33,100, and retailers 21,300. Higher-paying positions didn’t fare as well. Manufacturers shed 1,000 jobs, the first such drop since July. And professional and technical services, which include accountants, engineers and information technology workers, added just 10,400. Freezing cold and heavy snowstorms this winter closed factories, slowed home sales and kept consumers away from shopping malls. As a result, many economists expect growth slowed to a 1.5 percent to 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year from 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter. But steady hiring, greater business and consumer confidence and fewer government spending cuts should accelerate growth to about 3 percent for the rest of this year. F586îE@îDEC:<6î5@H?îA2CEî@7î%9:@î82Jî>2CC:286î=2H CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that he will order Ohio to recognize out-of-state gay marriages, a move that would strike down part of the state’s ban on gay marriages but stop short of forcing it to perform same-sex weddings. Judge Timothy Black announced his intentions in federal court in Cincinnati following final arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the marriage ban. “I intend to issue a declaration that Ohio’s recognition bans, that have been relied upon to deny legal recognition to same-sex couples validly entered in other states where legal, violates the rights secured by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” Black said. “(They’re) denied their fundamental right to marry a person of their choosing and the right to remain married.” Black said he’ll issue the ruling April 14. The civil rights attorneys who filed the February lawsuit did not ask Black to order the state to perform gay marriages, and he did not say he would do so. Gay marriage is legal in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Federal judges have also struck down bans in Michigan, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia, and ordered Kentucky and Tennessee to recognize out-of-state gay marriages, though stays have been issued pending appeals. Pam and Nicole Yorksmith, a Cincinnati couple who married in California in 2008 and have a 3-year- old son, were among the four couples who filed the lawsuit challenging the gay marriage ban and said Black’s comments Friday gave them validation. “It also validates to our kids that we’re bringing into our marriage that their parents are recognized by the state that we live in, and that’s extremely important,” Pam Yorksmith said. “We’re teaching kids of future generations that all families are different and just because our family doesn’t look like your fam- ily doesn’t mean that ours shouldn’t be recognized.” Nicole Yorksmith is pregnant through artificial insemination with the couple’s second child and is due in June. The Cincinnati-based legal team asked Black to declare that Ohio’s gay marriage ban is “facially unconstitutional, invalid and unenforceable,” and indicated that following such a ruling, the window would be open for additional litigation seeking to force the state to allow gay couples to marry in Ohio. “This is a serious problem at the basic level of human dignity,” civil rights attorney Al Gerhardstein told Black during Friday’s arguments. “That human dignity is denied by the way Ohio treats same-sex couples. This is central to our whole commitment as a nation to equality.” Gallia County Department of Job & Family Services is searching for low income youth ages 16-24 and Employers for the 2014 TANF Summer Youth Employment Program. Gallia County Department of Job and Family Services announce availability of TANF funding to support a TANF Summer Youth Employment Program for 2014. With these funds the Gallia County DJFS will allow low income TANF eligible Gallia youth to gain valuable work experience while earning a paycheck to help meet basic needs. Summer employment programs offer the opportunity for youth to develop a work history and have a current reference from an employer. The types of persons that may be served are: s 9OUTH AGES �� �� AS LONG AS THE YOUTH IS A MINOR CHILD IN A NEEDY FAMILY AND IS IN SCHOOL �YOUTH MAY BE �� IF THEY ARE A FULL TIME STUDENT IN A HIGH SCHOOL s 9OUTH AGES �� �� AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN A NEEDY FAMILY THAT ALSO HAS A MINOR CHILD OR s 9OUTH AGES �� �� THAT HAVE A MINOR CHILD AND ARE CONSIDERED NEEDY� s 4HE YOUTH SERVED MAY BE NON CUSTODIAL PARENTS AS LONG AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED NEEDY AND HAVE A MINOR CHILD� s �.EEDY IS DElNED AS UP TO TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE &EDERAL 0OVERTY ,EVEL� Minor Child and Families are defined in federal and state regulations. Minor child means an individual who (1) has not attained 18 years of age or (2) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or equivalent level of vocational or technical training). Families are defined by federal regulation and state law as follows: a minor child who resides with a parent, specified relative, legal guardian or legal custodian (a child may be temporarily absent from the home provided certain requirements are met), a pregnant individual with no other children, or a non-custodial parent who lives in Gallia County, but does not reside with his/her minor child(ren). Serving Youth in Foster Care: Youth in the temporary or permanent custody of a Public Children Services Agency who are placed in a licensed foster care setting, that are between the ages of 15 and 17 years of age or 18 if they are a full-time student in a high school may be served under the TANF Summer Youth Employment Program. All child labor laws and regulations do apply to this program. An overview of child labor requirements can be referenced at http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/ Youth are required to attend an orientation before employment. Some topics of orientation include personal banking, filling out applications, how to write a powerful resume, interview survival tips, work readiness skills such as dressing for success, getting along with co-workers, communicating in a business setting, anger management, setting career goals and OHIOMEANSJOBS.COM. Interested youth may pick up a 2014 summer youth application at Gallia DJFS Mon-Thurs 7AM-5PM. Applications must be submitted before May 15 to be eligible for the program. Potential employers may call 446-3222 ext 254 for more information 60495980 60494683 �Page A6 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, April 6, 2014 Local law enforcement officers attend CIT training Local law enforcement officers joined with mental health service providers last week to train more personnel on the issues related to mental health and law enforcement calls related to crisis intervention. Crisis Intervention Team programs are local initiatives designed to improve the way law enforcement and the community respond to people experiencing mental health crises. They are built on strong partnerships between law enforcement, mental health provider agencies and individuals and families affected by mental illness. Instructor’s from the Gallia and Meigs county sheriff’s offices, as well as Woodland Centers staff, gave a 40-hour training session to 18 individuals representing Gallia County sheriff’s deputies and corrections staff, Meigs County sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers, and Jackson County sheriff’s deputies. Also attending were Gallipolis Municipal court probation, officers with the Gallipolis Police Department, Middleport Police Department and corrections, Springfield Township Fire Department and University of Rio Grande staff. Submitted photo The next CIT training is in the planning stage and set Deputies and corrections staff with the Gallia and Meigs county sheriff’s office, as well as law enforcement officials from various other local agencies recently attended CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) training. for October. $@î4=62CîD64FC:EJî\I6Dî7@Cî�@CEî�@@5îG:@=6?46 DALLAS (AP) — After three mass shootings at military bases in the U.S. over the last five years, security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like Fort Hood. The kind of searches that would have prevented Army Spc. Ivan A. Lopez from driving onto Fort Hood with a pistol in his car and killing three fellow soldiers would paralyze access to a major post and create huge traffic jams among the tens of thousands of workers commuting to and from their jobs, officials and experts said. “Trying to secure a base from guns is a very, very difficult proposition at best — probably impossible,” said Robert Taylor, who is head of the University of Texas-Dallas public affairs program and has been a security consultant for the Justice Department and police forces. “You could do spot checks. You could have people walk through metal detectors,” Taylor said. But searching so many people would create big practical difficulties, he said. Dan Corbin, mayor of neighboring Killeen, said base workers would have to leave for their jobs four hours early just to get through the base’s checkpoints if searches were instituted. The security problem on large bases stems from their dual role as military installations and huge workplaces. Fort Hood, the nation’s largest Army post, covers 340 square miles. More than 40,000 soldiers live on the post, and more than 80,000 military and civilian employees and contractors come there from surrounding communities every day to work at offices, equipment facilities, training sites and businesses. Though the post is ringed by fences with guard stations, it otherwise looks like a mediumsize city with neighborhoods of single-family houses, schools, stores and restaurants. Security was beefed up after the base’s first mass shooting, in 2009, in which Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people. Security measures were reviewed again last September after Aaron Alexis, a mentally disturbed civilian contractor, shot 12 people to death at the Washington Navy Yard. In both cases, the killers had credentials to enter the military installations and brought in guns. After the 2009 attack, Fort Hood posted more guards, armed them with long-barreled weapons and added training on insider attacks. The military also stepped up efforts to identify troubled service members and joined an FBI intelligence-sharing program. But authorities did not require searches of all people and vehicles entering the post. While visitors are required to check in at a welcome center outside the fence line to get a pass or an escort, soldiers who are stationed there and authorized base employees are usually waved through checkpoints if they have Department of Defense credentials and a car sticker, though some are subjected to spot checks. Even with quick access for those with credentials, long lines of cars can form at the gates in the morning. “It would not be realistic to do a pat-down on every employee and soldier for a weapon on a daily basis,” said Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, Fort Hood’s senior officer. After driving onto the post, Lopez shot his first victims at the medical battalion building, then moved on to a building across the street. He shot himself in the head after being confronted by a military police officer. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said authorities will review security procedures at Fort Hood again, in light of the latest rampage. “What motivated this person to do this? Where was the gap, why did we have a gap, why did it happen?” he told reporters in Honolulu. The investigation will also focus on Lopez’s mental condition and the treatment he received. Lopez had received psychiatric care for depression and had reported that he might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said. He served as a truck driver in Iraq for four months in 2011. Officials said he was not in combat. Lt. Col. Chris Jenks, an Iraq War veteran who now teaches law at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said the military has not resolved how to assess the emotional stability of its soldiers. “What do you do with a Lopez? If you have PTSD, do you need to leave the military? That seems akin to punishing the victim and shifts the problem to Veterans Affairs and society,” Jenks said. “But at a certain point allowing them to remain in the military also seems problematic.” AP photographer killed, reporter wounded 60493120 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds. Gannon, who for many years was the news organization’s Afghanistan bureau chief and currently is a special correspondent for the region, was shot three times in the wrists and shoulder. After surgery, she was in stable condition and spoke to medical personnel before being flown to Kabul. “Anja was a vibrant, dynamic journalist well-loved for her insightful photographs, her warm heart and joy for life. We are heartbroken at her loss,” said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll, speaking in New York. Niedringhaus and Gannon worked together repeatedly in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion, covering the conflict from some of the most dangerous hotspots of the Taliban insurgency. They often focused on the war’s impact on Afghan civilians — and they embedded several times with Afghan police and military, reporting on their determination to build up their often underequipped forces to face the fight with militants. Gannon also knows several leading Taliban well, and was one of the few Western reporters allowed into Afghanistan during the Taliban’s rule in the 1990s. Friday’s attack was particularly startling because it came as an insider shooting by a member of the Afghan security forces — the first known instance of an insider attack on journalists. It came on the eve of Afghanistan’s elections for a new president and provincial councils. The Taliban have vowed to disrupt the voting and have stepped up violence in recent weeks, including increased attacks on civilian targets in Kabul and the killings of a Swedish journalist and Afghan journalist for the French news agency Agence France-Presse. �Sunday Times-Sentinel SPORTS SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014 mdsports@civitasmedia.com B1 Logan atop SEOAL All-Sports Trophy race By Craig Dunn Special to OVP LOGAN, Ohio — With the spring sports season remaining, Logan High School holds the lead in a quest for its first Southeastern Ohio Athletic League William E. (Bill) Thomas All-Sports Trophy championship in six years. With 24.5 points, Logan is 2.5 points ahead of two-time defending champion Warren (22), with thirdplace Jackson (20) and fourth-place Gallia Academy (19) all in the trophy hunt as well. Portsmouth (9.5) is in fifth place. Logan (15 points) led the AllSports Trophy race through fall sports, followed by Jackson (13), Warren (12), Gallipolis (11) and Portsmouth (4) and, although LHS was the only school that did not win or share a winter sports championship, was still able to add a half-point onto its lead. LHS owns titles in football and golf and, during the winter, was second in wrestling, tied for second in girls basketball, and placed third in boys basketball. Warren, which shared the boys basketball crown with Portsmouth, tied for second in girls basketball and was third in wrestling and, by scoring more winter points than any other school, jumped from third place to second. The Warriors won the boys soccer title during the fall. Jackson went undefeated in winning the girls basketball championship but picked up only two other winter-sports points and slipped from second to third. Gallia Academy won the wrestling title and was fourth in both boys and girls basketball. The Blue Angels claimed the volleyball championship during the fall. Gallipolis has been strong in spring sports in recent seasons and, despite being in fourth place, could make a big leap during baseball, softball, boys tennis, boys track and girls track. Because at least 75 percent of the full-time conference schools need to participate and earn a team score, only sports in which four of the five schools field full varsity teams count towards the All-Sports Trophy totals. See SEOAL | B2 Rodger Mallison | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | MCT photo Texas Christian University coach Jim Christian yells to his team during game action against Boise State at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. TCU defeated Boise State, 54-52. BC hires former Ohio U coach Jim Christian BOSTON (AP) — Boston College is turning to another small conference coach to make the Eagles competitive in the Atlantic Coast Conference. BC hired Jim Christian of Ohio University on Thursday, hoping the coach who has led his teams to eight postseason berths in 12 years can get the Eagles back into the NCAA tournament. BC went 4-14 in the ACC last year — the third straight year it was under .500 in the conference — and the Eagles have not made the NCAAs since 2009. “Any coach wants to have his chance to compete against the very best. The ACC is the very best,” Christian said Thursday in a conference call. “There’s no doubt for what I’m looking for, this is just a tremendous fit. … The opportunity for growth — that’s what excites you.” Christian, 49, led the Bobcats to a 49-22 record in two seasons at the school. In 12 years at Ohio, Texas Christian and Kent State, he has a record of 243-153. “He’s always been on my list and someone I’ve had a high regard for,” said BC athletic director Brad Bates, who spent 10 years in that job at Miami of Ohio, overlapping in the Mid-American Conference with Christian. “We want to win; we want someone with championship and postseason experiences.” Christian replaces Steve Donahue, who was hired to replace Al Skinner in 2010. Donahue led Cornell to three straight NCAA tournament berths — including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2010 — but couldn’t find similar success at BC. See COACH | B2 OVP Sports Schedule Monday, April 7 Baseball Eastern at Wahama, 5 p.m. Rock Hill at River Valley, 5 p.m. Wayne at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 5 p.m. Hannan at Cross Lanes Christian, 5:30 Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Softball Eastern at Wahama, 5 p.m. Rock Hill at River Valley, 5 p.m. Waterford at Southern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Nelsonville-York, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at Chillicothe, 5 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Portsmouth, 4:30 Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Spots River Valley’s Courtney Smith clears the bar during an attempt in the high jump event held Tuesday at the All-Comers Meet in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Locals fare well at All-Comers Meet By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Charleston Catholic girls and the Buffalo boys came away with top honors Tuesday night at the High School AllComers Meet held at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field on the campus of Point Pleasant Junior-Senior High School in Mason County. The Bison posted a winning team tally of 164 points, which more than doubled the rest of the competition in the 10-team boys field. Charleston Catholic was the runner-up with 81 points, while Point Pleasant (80), River Valley (77) and Poca (57) rounded out the top five efforts on the boys side. Lincoln County and Hannan respectively placed sixth and seventh with 23 and 20 points, while Ravenswood (16), South Gallia (14) and River Valley B (6) rounded out the 10-team competition. Of the four area schools at the meet, only the Raiders managed to come away with an event title from any of the 18 events held — both of which were relays. The quartet of Dustin Bickers, John Qualls, Mark Wray and Andrew Moffett won both the 4x100m and 4x200m events with respective times of 47.07 seconds and 1:39.38. Qualls finished second in both the 200m (24.5 seconds) and long jump (17 feet, 11.5 inches) events, while Moffett placed second in the 100m dash with a mark of 11.96 seconds. Wray was third overall in the 400m dash with a time of 56.68 seconds, while Chance Gillman finished third in the 1600m run with a mark of 5:18.07. Jarred Mabe finished fourth in both the 110m hurdles (19.45) and high jump (5-4) competitions as well. RVHS also had a trio of third place finishes in the 4x400m relay (3:56.41), 4x800m relay (9:44.22) and South Gallia’s Isiah Geiger hits full stride during the the 4x110m shuttle hurdles (1:15.48). Tuesday, April 8 Baseball Symmes Valley at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. Vinton County at Eastern, 5 p.m. Hannan at Teays Valley Christian, 5:30 Southern vs. Oak Hill at URG, 5:30 Softball Vinton County at Eastern, 5 p.m. Meigs at Southern, 5 p.m. Poca at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Rock Hill, 5 p.m. South Gallia at Oak Hill, 5 p.m. Hannan at Ironton St. Joe, 6 p.m. Track and Field Eastern, Meigs, River Valley, Southern, Wahama at South Gallia, 4:30 Point Pleasant, Hannan at Poca, 4 p.m. Gallia Academy at Fairland, 4:30 Tennis By Alex Hawley Point Pleasant at Spring Valley, 4:30 100m dash event held Tuesday at the All-Comers Meet in See MEET | B2 Point Pleasant, W.Va. Blue Devils win Saunders Insurance Relays ahawley@civitasmedia.com Wednesday, April 9 Baseball Jackson at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. South Point at River Valley, 5 p.m. Miller at Southern, 5 p.m. Belpre at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Calhoun County at Hannan, 5:30 Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Wahama at Trimble, 5 p.m. Softball Jackson at Gallia Academy, 5 p.m. South Point at River Valley, 5 p.m. Miller at Southern, 5 p.m. Belpre at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Calhoun County at Hannan, 5:30 Eastern at Waterford, 5 p.m. Wahama at Trimble, 5 p.m. Point Pleasant at Winfield, 6 p.m. Tennis Gallia Academy at Logan, 4:30 CENTENARY, Ohio — The Gallia Academy boys and the Cabell Midland track and field teams earned top prizes Thursday night at the Saunders Insurance Relays at the Eastman Athletic Complex. The Blue Devils took first place with 86 points, followed by Fairland with 78 and Point Pleasant with 67. The GAHS 4x100m relay team of Wes Jarrell, Jacob Click, Payton Halley and Logan Allison earned first place (47.38), as did the 4x200m relay team of Wade Jarrell, Eli Miller, Halley and Click (1:41.65) and the 4x800m relay team of Winston Wade, Russell Matthew, Blake Wilson and Michael Edelmann (9:13.98). Gallia Academy’s 4x1600m relay team of Mitchell Bowling, Andrew Bokal, Cade Mason and Devon Barnes finished second (23:32.10), while the 800m sprint medley team of Logan Carpenter, Chase Halley, Colton Coughenour and Tony Easton was second (1:50.84). The Blue Devil quartet of Wade Jarrell, Miller, Carpenter and Quenton McKinniss was second in the first distance medley (2:52.13), while the foursome of Alex Greer, Wilson, Cole Tawney and Edelmann took second in the latter distance medly (12:59.66). Isaiah Lester, Wes Jarrell and Allison all tied for the for first in the high jump with a leap of 5-04, while Wes Jarrell was fourth in the shotput with a distance of 38-01. Click was first in the long jump with a leap of 22-00, while Allison was second (21-00.5) and Wade Jarrell was thrird (18-11). Point Pleasant’s 800m sprint medley team of Cody Marcum, Chase Walton, Aden Yates and Brandon Henderson was first (1:45.88), while the first distance medley was won by the PPHS quartet of Jason Wamsley, Grant Safford, Brandon Sayre and Colin Peal was also first (2:49.70). The Big Blacks 4x100m team of Wamsley, Sayre, John Sommer and Peal was second (48.46), the 4x200m relay team of Wamsley, Sayre, Safford and Sommer was second (1:44.67), the 4x800m relay team of Robbie Ciarapica, Sheb Harris, Trevor Daniels and Nick Taylor was third (10:37.81) and the second distance medley team of Hunter White, Joseph Atwood, Cody Brewster and Brandon Hall was fourth (13:07.27). See SAUNDERS | B2 �&@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Page B2 LîSunday Times Sentinel Sunday, April 6, 2014 The most-preventable hunting injury – hearing damage By Jim Freeman group of old hunters, you’ll find they share one thing in common: they’re almost all deaf to some degree or another. That’s because most hunters and shooters (especially those who have been doing it for years) and many armed forces veterans as well, suffer from a certain degree of hearing loss caused by firing guns. Myself, I initially damaged my hearing as a youth firing guns In the Open What if I told you there was a certain injury to which hunters and firearm shooters were routinely exposed? An injury almost 100 percent guaranteed to permanently damage your body, but that you could easily prevent? “Huh? What’s that you said?” If you’ve ever been around a without wearing ear protection; in particular my left ear suffered significant hearing loss in the higher frequencies. Why the left ear? Since I shoot right-handed my left ear was more exposed to the muzzle blast while my right ear was somewhat protected from the blast by being turned away from the muzzle. Sight down the barrel of an imaginary gun and look where your ears are in relationship to the muzzle blast; for left-handed shooters their right ears are the most damaged. A tour in Iraq and some related ear infections didn’t help matters, and now both of my ears are damaged and I suffer from tinnitus – a permanent ringing in my ears. Imagine listening to the singing of dog-day cicadas every day and every night, all of the time, every day of your life. That’s tinnitus. Tinnitus means having to fall asleep with some sort of background noise like a television or a fan on to drown out the constant ringing. With shooting-related hearing damage audiologists say you’ll probably experience three different things: See HUNTING | B3 SEOAL From Page B1 However, the league recognizes champions in those sports: Logan in girls cross country, Warren in boys cross country, Jackson in girls soccer and Athens in girls tennis. Athens is an associate SEOAL member in certain sports. Associate members’ totals are not recognized in the All-Sports Trophy standings, however, and in those sports (boys soccer, girls soccer, boys tennis and girls tennis), the SEOAL schools receive points based on their final ranking among each other provided that sport meets the 75 percent team-participation minimum. While four of the five full-time SEOAL schools had boys soccer teams and those points counted in the All-Sports Trophy standings, only three of the five SEOAL schools had girls soccer and girls tennis teams and those points thus did not count. Also, in both boys and girls cross country, only Gallia Academy, Logan and Warren had enough runners to register teams scores, which is why those sports did not count in the AST standings. All five full-time SEOAL schools have baseball, softball, boys track and girls track teams, and four of the five — Warren being the exception — have boys tennis teams, meaning all five sports will thus count in the All-Sports Trophy standings. Athens is an associate member in boys tennis but, as mentioned, any points the Bulldogs earn will not count toward the AST standings. Warren won the All-Sports Trophy each of the last two seasons after Marietta claimed the trophy the three seasons prior to leaving the conference at the end of the 2010-11 school year. Logan’s last All-Sports Trophy championship was in the 2007-08 season during a stretch in which Marietta claimed seven of eight titles. All-Sports Trophy points are determined on a 5-4-32-1 basis in sports where all five schools field a team and on a 4-3-2-1 basis in sports where four of the five schools field a team. Fractional points are awarded in case of ties. Portsmouth leaves the SEOAL for the Ohio Valley Conference after the 2014-15 school year. Athens High School (boys and girls soccer and boys and girls tennis) and Alexander High School (boys and girls soccer) are associate members. Only four schools will remain in the league following the 2014-15 season but, at that time, just three schools will need to field a team for a sport to count in the AST standings. The SEOAL, one of the longest-running prep conferences in the state, was formed by William E. (Bill) Thomas of Wellston in 1925 and began competition with a boys track meet that spring, with 1925-26 being the first full season of conference competition. Craig Dunn is both the SEOAL media representative and sports editor of the Logan Daily News in Logan, Ohio. Meet From Page B1 the 4x200m relay (1:43.39) and also placed fourth in the 4x100m relay (48.6), 4x400m relay (4:04.62) and 4x800m relay (10:12.03). Adam Wilson led the Wildcats with a second-place finish in the high jump with a cleared height of 5-6. Zack Killingsworth was also third in both the shot put (46-4) and discus (120-11) events. South Gallia’s lone top-four efforts on the boys’ side came from Isiah Geiger, who finished third in the long jump (17-11.5) and fourth in the 100m dash (12.23). On the girls’ side of things, the Lady Irish posted a winning tally of 140 points. River Valley was the runner-up with 107 points, while Point Pleasant (78), Ohio Virtual (55) and Lincoln County (43) rounded out the top five. Ravenswood (36), Buffalo (30), The Big Blacks had two runner-up finishes from Tannor Hill, which came in both the shot put (48-11) and discus (146-6) events. Hill was also third in the jigh jump with a height of 5 feet, 6 inches. Cody Marcum was third in the 200m dash with a mark of 24.73 seconds, while Hunter White placed third in the 3200m run with a time of 10:49.19. Trevor Hawkins was also third in the pole vault with a cleared height of 7-6. Brandon Henderson was fourth in the 800m run, while Noah Morgan finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 436. Tristen Hay was also fourth in the pole vault with a cleared height of 7-6. Point Pleasant was third in Poca (17) and South Gallia (14) wrapped up the finishes in the nine-team field. The Lady Raiders led the local programs with three first-place efforts out of 18 events, while the Lady Knights collected two event championships. The Hannan girls were the only participating team not to score a point in the girls competition. The RVHS quartet of Rachel Haddad, Ramsey Warren, Rachael Smith and Courtney Smith won the 4x200m relay event with a time of 1:54.63. Brianna McGuire was first in the shot put event with a throw of 32-3, while Warren won the 100m dash with a mark of 13.42 seconds. Warren also placed second in the 200m dash with a time of 28.63 seconds, while Rachael Smith was second in the 100m dash with a mark of 13.83. The 4x100m relay (53.76) and 4x400m relay (4:51.16) teams also earned runner-up finishes. Erin Jackson was third in the 400m dash with a mark of 1:09.84, while Courtney Smith placed third in the 200m dash with a time of 29.81 seconds. The RVHS 4x800m relay team was also third with a time of 13:00.56 for the Lady Raiders. Courtney Smith was also fourth in both the 400m dash (1:10.51) and long jump (12-6) for the Lady Raiders. The PPHS quartet of Carlee Dabney, Cassie Jordan, Kennedy Young and Siera Toles won the 4x102.5m shuttle hurdles event with a time of 1:13.03, while Aislyn Hayman won the discus with a throw of 114-5. Hayman was also third in the shot put with a heave of 30-9. Jordan placed second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.99 seconds, while Morgan Roush was the runner-up in the discus event with a throw of 906. Whitney Layton was also second in the long jump (13-0) and fourth in the shot put (30-7). Siera Toles was third in the 300m hurdles with a time of 56.64 seconds, while Brooklyn Blankenship was third in the discus with a throw of 90-3. Dabney was fourth in the 100m hurdles with a mark of 19.19 and the PPHS 4x100m relay squad placed fourth with a time of 56.83 seconds. The Lady Rebels had one finish in the top four, as Kelsey Corbin placed third in the high jump event with a leap of 4 feet, 4 inches. Complete results of the All-Comers Meet held at Point Pleasant Junior-Senior High Saunders From Page B1 Tannor Hill tied for first in the high jump (5- 04), while winning the shotput (41-06) and the discus (137-03). 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The GAHS quartet of Madison Holley, Mary Watts, Mesa Polcyn and Hannah Watts was first in the 4x800m relay (10:38.59), while the 4x200m team of Jalea Caldwell, Haleigh Caldwell, Taylor Queen and Hannah Watts was second (1:58.97). Both Gallia Academy distance medley teams finished second, the group of Queen, Kathleen Allen, Mary Watts and Hannah Watts in the first (3:12.52) and the quartet of Polcyn, Jenna Bays, Elizabeth Holley and Madison Holley in the second (15:55.63). The Gallia Academy 4x1600m relay team of Aliza Warner, Hayley Petrie, Sydney Rose and Elizabeth Holley was third (27:32.60). Mary Watts was second in the high jump (4-08), while Queen took fourth in the long jump (15-01). Point Pleasant’s 4x100m relay team of Kennedy Young, Carlee Dabney, Cassie Jordan and Allison Smith took second (55.48), while the 4x200m relay team of Young, Sara Elcess, Rachelle Clonch and Kamille Bonecutter was fourth (2:17.65). The 800m sprint medley quartet of Elcess, Smith, Dabney and Jordan was third (2:12.86), while the 4x100m shuttle hurdle relay team of Jordan, Siera Toles, Young and Dabney was third (1:10.89). Aislyn Hayman was third in the shotput (2908) and first in the discus (112-05), while Morgan Roush was fourth in the discus (85-00). Complete results of the Saunders Insurance Relays can befound on the web at www.baumspage.com Coach From Page B1 Despite a 21-13 record his first year at Chestnut Hill, Donahue never reached the tournament, finishing below .500 in his last three seasons — including marks of 8-24 and 9-22. This year’s team was hurt by the injury to 7-footer Dennis Clifford, who played just two games because of arthritic knees. The Eagles’ biggest win came on Feb. 19, when they beat top-ranked and previously unbeaten Syracuse on the road in overtime. But they were just 1-5 after that, finishing the season with a 73-70 overtime loss to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC tournament. In all, BC went 54-76 under Donahue. A native of Bethpage, N.Y., who was recruited to Boston University by Rick Pitino, Christian is the MAC’s all-time leader in winning percentage. He acknowledged that he was not a splashy, big-name hire, but said he hoped to have the kind of success that coaches like Tom Davis, Jim O’Brien and Skinner had after coming to BC as relative unknowns. “In those days, those guys might not have been considered splash hires. But at the end of the day, they had success up there,” Christian said. “That excites me.” www.mydailysentinel.com or www.mydailytribune.com �Sunday, April 6, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D (:G6CD:56î D6?:@Cî=628F6î @A6?DîD62D@? Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� British soccer camp coming to McIntyre Park Staff Report GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — As the number of soccer players in the USA nears 22 million, the number one soccer company in the United States & Canada, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of their highly regarded “British Soccer Camps” right here in the growing soccer community of Gallia County. O.O. McIntyre Park District has teamed up with Challenger Sports to host the week long “British Soccer Camp” during the week of June 23 through June 27. The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s team of 1,100 British soccer coaches flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. Challenger Sports will hold over 3,700 Soccer camps this summer and will coach over 140,000 players Staff Report MASON, W.Va. — The 2014 Riverside senior league began with a bang, Tuesday morning. A total of 69 players were on hand to start the season, making up 15 four-man teams and three threesomes. The first match of the season resulted in a tie at the top with the quartet of Willis Korb, Cecil Gillette, Randy Simpkins and Albert Durst and the trio of Gary Roush, Robert Brooks and J.J. Hemsley each firing a seven-under par 63. The third place finishing team of Paul Maynard, Bobby Reed and Russ Holland shot a five under par 65, while closest to the pin winners were Jack Fox on the ninth hole and Bill Yoho on the 14th. After one week of play the seven winning players are tied for first, while the trio that finished third are tied for eighth. between the ages of 3 and 19. Challenger’s 1,000 touches coaching syllabus provides an innovative daily regimen of footskills, moves, juggling, tactical practices & daily tournament play. Challenger also weaves lessons on Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Leadership and Sportsmanship into the camper’s daily routine. The British Soccer Camp program also provides a unique cultural experience for the players, highlighted in the Camp World Cup. The coaches use this daily tournament to teach the players about life, customs and traditions of other countries. The campers are asked to make up soccer chants, wear the team colors of their country, bring flags and learn as much as they can about the country they represent. Each camper will receive a FREE Soccer Camp T-Shirt, a FREE Soccer Ball, a FREE Giant Soccer Poster and a personalized Skills Performance Evaluation. In addition, any child who signs up online at least 45 days prior to camp will receive a genuine British Soccer Replica Jersey (value $39) – www.challengersports.com Space is limited – parents are encouraged to sign up on line in advance to avoid disappointment. For more information or to sign up for camp, please visit www.challengersports.com TODAY! Challenger Sports has been conducting soccer camps in the US for 20+ years and in addition to coaching youth players throughout the country, Challenger will also run hundreds of free parent/coach soccer clinics throughout the country in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. For more information about the event, contact Evan Skilliter at (513) 245-4106. #2DE6CDîAC6A2C6Dî7@Cî2î>:I65î\6=5�îH:E9î?@î*:86C This Masters is all about a green jacket, not a red shirt. Tiger Woods, who has slipped that coveted coat over his Sunday shirt four times, was finishing up his senior year of high school in southern California the last time he wasn’t at Augusta National the first full week of April. That was 20 years ago. Jose Maria Olazabal won the Masters in 1994, making him the 14th player to win the last 14 majors. Greg Norman was No. 1 in the world, but golf didn’t have anyone truly dominating the game. Phil Mickelson was 23 and already had three PGA Tour victories, but he missed the Masters with a broken leg from a skiing accident. The landscape is so much different without Woods and his red shirt, his power color that he has worn in every final round of his career. He already was hobbling on his road to the Masters. Woods withdrew from the Honda Classic in the final round with lower back pain. He withdrew as twotime defending champion at Bay Hill before the tournament even started. And nine days before the opening round of the Masters, the world’s No. 1 player disclosed he had surgery for a pinched nerve in his back that will keep out of golf until the summer. “Tiger in any golf tournament creates an unbelievable atmosphere,” said Steven Bowditch of Australia, the last man to qualify for Augusta after winning the Texas Open. “To not have him there at the Masters is not the greatest.” Golf goes on. The 78th Masters, which starts Thursday, typically brings the most anticipation of any of the four majors and gets the highest television ratings. It sets the tone for the year, and it was seen as particularly important for Woods, who is going on six years without a major. The anticipation is different now. Maybe it’s more of a curiosity. The Masters has the smallest field of the four majors — 96 players this year — and for years had the shortest list of candidates to win the green jacket. Now, the list keeps getting longer. “I don’t think it’s just the Masters,” Rory McIlroy said. “Golf in general is just very wide open at the moment.” In some respects, the landscape is not much different from when Woods last missed the Masters. Twenty-one players have won the last 24 majors, with only Mickelson, McIlroy and Padraig Harrington winning more than one since 2008. Woods remains No. 1 in the world on the strength of eight wins in the last two years, though he has won only one time in the last 11 months as his body slowly has started to break down. Winning has never appeared to be more difficult — for everyone. Through 20 tournaments on the PGA Tour this season, the only multiple winners are Jimmy Walker (three times) and Patrick Reed (twice). Both will be playing in the Masters for the first time. The 23-year-old Reed, who wears a red shirt and black pants on Sunday as a tribute to Woods, has never played in any major. In the last month alone, McIlroy and Masters champion Adam Scott have lost leads in the final round to players outside the top 100 in the world — McIlroy to Russell Henley in a playoff at the Honda Classic, Scott to Matt Every at Bay Hill. As for Woods and Mickelson? Golf’s biggest stars for the last two decades, with seven Masters between them, are winless this year. Mickelson has a 2-1 advantage over Woods in a most peculiar category: withdrawing in the middle of a tournament. He had to quit at Torrey Pines and San Antonio, both times with a back injury. It’s almost as if golf is waiting for a new star to emerge. “You look at the winners on tour the last few months,” McIlroy said. “It’s been a different guy each week. We’ve seen players in the past like Tiger and Vijay (Singh) winning nine, 10 times a year. Haven’t seen much of that since. You know, it’s harder to win out here. There’s so many more guys that have chances to win every time they tee it up. “It would be nice to see someone sort of break away,” he said. “I hope it’s me.” McIlroy has assumed the role as betting favorite now that Woods is out of the Masters. Even at 24, he knows his way around Augusta National. Three years ago, Boy Wonder took a four-shot lead into the final round only to close with an 80. He bounced back to win the U.S. Open by eight shots that summer, and then added an eight-shot win at the PGA Championship a year later. And after a troublesome year with new equipment and off- course distractions, his game appears to be back on track. Scott and FedEx Cup champion Henrik Stenson both have a chance at the Masters to replace Woods at the top of the world ranking. Neither has won a tournament this year. In fact, Jason Day is the only player from the top seven in the world to have won this year, and he hasn’t played in the six weeks since winning the Match Play Championship because of a thumb injury. It’s been a strange season heading into the first major. When he was just starting out his pro career, Scott played a practice round with Woods before the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which Woods won by a record 15 shots. Scott put the notion of being No. 1 out of his head. Now it’s different. Equipment is better. Players are better. What once seemed unfathomable is now within reach. “There’s a different benchmark that may not seem as high,” Scott said. “I think the depth of talent, that talent pool is much bigger now. And I can see maybe because that benchmark doesn’t seem as high, a lot more guys are working harder to get there. Because more guys think they can.” Hunting From Page B2 One, you can’t hear certain sounds very well, mainly high frequencies, and may have trouble understanding women or children (even more so than usual) to the point that routine tasks and interactions such as ordering a sandwich becomes an exercise in frustration. The television gets turned up a little bit louder and certain cell phone ring tones and chimes are ineffective. You may be considered a little aloof and antisocial. Second, you’ll notice the tinnitus or constant ringing in the ears mentioned earlier. Finally you may experience a hearing lossrelated condition called “recruitment,” which refers to an altered perception of sound where even small increases in volume are greatly exaggerated. For instance noises like sirens may be doubly annoying or painful; that’s because your remaining ear nerves try to pick up the slack for the damaged ones and over-compensate. This is why, when the fire trucks go by in the Fourth of July parade, the noise is actually painful and you wonder why everyone else isn’t grimacing in pain with their hands over their ears. I think the over-compensation works in other ways as well; like the ability to hear some small noises over other noises – sort of reminiscent of your dog’s ability to hear the sound of the treat bag being opened from a mile away. So a small, out-of-place sound that other people don’t notice will really get your attention and you’ll drive people crazy asking “What’s that sound? Can you hear that?” It doesn’t have to be that way. Hearing loss is the single most preventable injury suffered by hunt- ers and shooters, and one of the best gifts I ever received as a young man was from my oldest brother, an audiologist by profession, who gave me a hearing exam, a pair of ear muffs and a case of ear plugs – along with a lecture about nerve damage in my ears and how it is irreversible. That uncomfortable ringing you get right after shooting, especially a large handgun – if you were silly enough to fire it without hearing protection – that might as well be the sound of your nerve endings dying. Ever since then, I have always tried to wear hearing protection doing any loud activity (think mowing), even when hunting, whenever possible, and I try to avoid shooting things are particularly painfully loud. If you are a shooter or hunter, do yourself and your ears a favor, and invest in some nice shooting muffs and ear plugs and then actually use them. I even double-up when I can, wearing ear muff over my ear plugs. It’s cheap, effective protection and you’ll probably even find that you enjoy shooting a lot more when your ears don’t ring for hours afterwards. An audiologist can tell you fairly quickly to what extent your hearing is already damaged. I also suggest you get invest in some eye protection as well. If you are the parent of a young hunter or shooter, definitely make sure your little guy or girl wears hearing and eye protection every single time they are shooting, and furthermore set the right example by wearing your hearing protection as well. When you are young you don’t necessarily think about how the decisions you make today will affect you later on in life, and shooting with- out hearing protection absolutely damages your from other things, protect them from this. hearing. You protect them Jim Freeman is the wildlife special- ist for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District and a longtime contributor to the Sunday Times-Sentinel. 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AM VETS BUILDING • 108 LIBERTY ST • GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631 ANTIQUES: NO.13 WAGNER SKILLET, NO. 12 WAGNER SKILLET, NO. 11 WAGNER SKILLET, NO.8 BEAN POT WAGNER MAG LITE, NO. 4 GRISWOLD WITH LARGE EMBLEM, NO.5 GRISWOLD LARGE EMBLEM, NO.8 GRISWOLD BEAN POT WITH LID, NO.8 GRISWOLD CHICKEN FRYER, NO. 10 GRISWOLD BEAN POT, NO. 8 CHICKEN FRYER WITH LID, 3FT MAIL POUC THERMOMETER SIGN, BRAUN'S BREAD THERMOMETER, PEPSI CROWN COLA COOLER, OAK WALL TELEPHONE, OAK PHONE BOX RINGER, ICE TONGS, 2 STEP CHAIN, WOODEN DOUGH BOWL, SUNOCO OIL CAN, 5 GAL AND 1 GAL CROCK JUG, VALVOLINE OIL SIGN, RC COLA THERMOMTER, KENTUCKY CLUB TOBACCO THERMOMETER, MODEL A LUGGAGE RACK, 2 GAL CROCK JUG, 1 GAL CROCK JUG, 3 CROCK BUILT IN HANDLE JUG, 5 GAL CROCK BUILT IN HANDLE JUG, EGG BASKET, NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD LANTERN, B&O RAILROAD LANTERN, MCCOY 4 GAL CHURN/DASHER, COFFEE GRINDER, METLA PEPSI CARRIER WITH BOTTLES, GLASS 1 GAL BUTTER CHURN, 6 PK COKE BOTTLES, NO. 24 LANCE JAR, HUFFY OIL BOTTLE , BLUE GRASS HAMMER, HAND SHOULDER DRIL, HAND DRILL, BOY SCOUT HATCHE, KEEN CUTTER HATCHET, NO. 45 PLANE, CHERRY SEEDER, METAL BUTTER MOLD, SNOWSHOES, METAL CHAMPION TRACTOR SEAT, CIGAR MOLD, NO. 13 MASON JAR, MIDGET 1858 NO. 30 JAR, QUART PAT 1858 JAR, CHERRY SEEDER, EDWARDS DAIRY FARM JACKSON OHIO MILK BOTTLE, VALLEY BELL DAIRY MILK BOTTLE, FRED FOSTER OF HUNTINGTON MILK BOTTLE, SPIRNG HILL DAIRY HUNTINGTON MILK BOTTLE, 1/2 PT. 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BEWARE of requests for any large advance payments of fees or insurance. Call the Office of Consumer Affiars toll free at 1-866-278-0003 to learn if the mortgage broker or lender is properly licensed. (This is a public service announcement from the Ohio Valley Publishing Company) �Sunday, April 6, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î�� )6292H<Dî=@4<îFAî4@249î&6E6î�2CC@==îH:E9î6IE6?D:@? SEATTLE (AP) — The first major contract extension finalized by the Seattle Seahawks following their Super Bowl title was a commitment to coach Pete Carroll — and to an ideology that finally proved successful at the professional level. While getting stars such as Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman locked up remains important, the focus for the Seahawks was making sure Carroll was sticking around. “This was a huge priority for us coming into the offseason,” Seattle general manager John Schneider said Friday. “We knew it was around the corner and it was, quite honestly, we’re trying to take care of our own people and keep our young players together. But where do you start? You start at the top.” The Seahawks locked up Carroll through the 2016 season with a three-year extension announced Friday. The new contract rips up the final year of the original five-year deal Carroll signed in January 2010, and cleared up any uncertainty whether the 62-year-old coach wanted to stick around after his original deal expired. Carroll is staying. So are the ideas and beliefs he brought with him when he arrived from Southern California. Back then, there was skepticism whether his style and attitude would work in the NFL. Now, there’s no question. “Whether this came about or not I was going to keep busting it and going for it. It wasn’t going to matter in that regard. But I think the statement, that they wanted to validate the commitment to what we’re doing and how we’re doing it, was extraordinary,” Carroll said. “It was an Union says other college teams in play By Tim Dahlberg Associated Press Players from other universities have expressed interest in forming unions in the wake of the landmark decision last week involving the Northwestern football team, a union organizer said Friday. Tim Waters of the United Steelworkers would not disclose the players or their schools, saying it was too early to reveal who they are. But he said they reached out following the decision last week by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board declaring Northwestern’s football players have the right to form a union. “We’re not giving out who it is or who they are, but the answer is yes,” said Waters. “There’s a lot of excitement out there. We’ve been contacted by a number of players.” A member of Wisconsin’s Final Four basketball team said he participated in weekly conference calls in recent months with the union and Ramogi Huma, head of the National College Players Association, and other players. The NCPA and the steelworkers are working together on the union push, with the NCAA, Big Ten Conference and Northwestern opposing the move. “I don’t know exactly how many there were. But on average on a weekly call there were probably 10 or 20, at least,” said Zach Bohannon, a reserve on the team. “So it was definitely a unique experience just hearing the concerns that players all over the country had, and then just voicing my opinion.” extraordinary effort on their part and I’m just humbled and thrilled they see it that way.” Carroll is 38-26 in four regular seasons with Seattle and 5-2 in the playoffs. He’s the secondoldest head coach in the NFL — yet rarely acts his age — and one of seven current coaches with a Super Bowl title. The championship was a crowning achievement for Carroll after struggles in his two previous stints as an NFL head coach with the New York Jets and New England. Carroll was lured to Seattle because of something he didn’t have in his previous NFL stops: control. Seattle gave him the reins to the franchise, and hired him before adding Schneider to the mix, and creating a relationship that has been marked by stability and success. After nearly a decade of winning with the Trojans and having season wins, the 2013 NFC West title and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Seattle knocked off New Orleans in the divisional round then edged San Francisco in the NFC title game before routing Denver 43-8 in the Super Bowl in February. Part of the allure for Carroll now is Seattle’s potential. The Seahawks are still young and have the likes of Wilson, Sherman, Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Percy Harvin and Michael Bennett, among others, returning from the title team. “Fortunately we’ve had a pretty good little run and we’re in the middle of something pretty special,” Carroll said. “There’s no reason that either one of us think, ‘OK, we did this one time and that was it and that was our shot.’ We think we’re right in the middle of a great opportunity here.” say over a program, that level of control was crucial if he was going back to the professional ranks. The Seahawks were willing. “I loved my time at USC and I was having the time of my life being part of that wonderful school and all the things that we were doing,” Carroll said. “But I knew there was another challenge out there and that was coming to the league.” The challenge Carroll inherited included tearing down and rebuilding the Seahawks roster and treading water through a pair of 7-9 seasons his first two years. The breakthrough came in Year 3 when Seattle drafted Russell Wilson, who gave them stability at quarterback. Seattle went 11-5 in Carroll’s third season and reached the divisional round of the playoffs. Carroll followed that by guiding the Seahawks to 13 regular- #6ED[î#FCA9Jî92DîAC:@C:E:6Dî;FDEîC:89E By Paul Newberry Associated Press Looks like we need another primer on priorities. A new father takes three days off from work to be with his wife during the birth of their first child — a right he’s lucky enough to have under the labor agreement with his employer — and there’s supposedly something wrong with that? Give me a break! New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy did exactly the right thing when he skipped a couple of April baseball games to tend to his growing family, and anyone who says otherwise has lost all perspective on the difference between sports and the things that really matter. “We felt the best thing for our family was for me to stay for an extra day,” Murphy said. “Having me there helped a lot.” If anything, the debate over this issue completely missed the point. Forget Mike Francesa and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, both ludicrously opining on New York sports talk station WFAN that Murphy should’ve rushed back to his teammates instead of spending as long as possible with his wife Victoria and son Noah. The real issue is how fortunate Murphy and all major leaguers are to have the opportunity to take three days off when a child is born, fully paid and without any risk of losing their job. It’s right there in the contract between players and owners, no matter what Francesa and Esiason might say. Over the past three seasons, 73 players have taken advantage of it. Clearly, baseball and other bigleague sports are leading the way on this one. It’s the rest of America that has lots of catching up to do. Millions of Murphy’s fellow citizens aren’t allowed to take time off for that magical event. Or, if they can, they’re docked the pay they would’ve earned by going to work — a difficult choice in so many households living paycheck to paycheck. “Family leave is woefully absent in most job places,” said Janine Parry, a political science professor at the University of Arkansas who has studied the issue for more than a decade. “Good on his organization for providing it, and shame on those who would criticize him for using it.” Murphy, of course, didn’t have to fret over his decision. He could take off whether it cost him or not, given that he’ll earn a hefty $5.7 million playing for the Mets this season. Taking note of that, Francesa and Esiason were the ones who got it all wrong, contending that Murphy’s prosperity should’ve sent him scurrying back to the Mets at least by their second game, since he could easily afford to hire a nurse or nanny to make things easier on his wife. 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This diverse opportunity requires advanced typing skills, project management and coordination, demonstrated Microsoft Office proficiency, organizational and research skills. Competitive compensation and benefits; send resume to David Brown, HR Director, Pleasant Valley Hospital, 2520 Valley Drive, Point Pleasant, WV 25550. dbrown@pvalley.org. EOE: M/F/D/V The City of Gallipolis is accepting applications for workers at the Gallipolis City Pool. (Lifeguards must be Red Cross Certified) Applications may be picked up at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Avenue, or the Justice Center, Police Dept. 518 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis. Mon-Fri 7:30am-4pm deadline for applications is Friday, April 11th, 2014 4pm Questions call 740-441-6022 Brett Bostic or Beverly Dunkle 740-441-6015 Houses For Sale Houses For Sale Notices Property to be sold at Sheriff’s Sale FORECLOSURE 5¢ Coupon for Alumn. 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Hoping to give more control over setups and strategy to race teams, NASCAR is refusing to get involved in monitoring whether teams choose to follow recommendations set each week by Goodyear. There were multiple tire issues at California two weeks ago, and many drivers tried to blame the product Goodyear brought to the track. NASCAR insisted the issues were self-inflicted and a product of teams going far beyond the air pressure limits recommended by the manufacturer. With a handful of drivers predicting similar problems this weekend at Texas, NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said each team controls its own fate. “We want to be open enough to give the teams opportunity to adjust and have different setups out there and be more aggressive or less aggressive whenever they sit fit,” Pemberton said Thursday. “We want the teams to be able to push the limit, and that’s what we expect out of them. If a guy has a tire issue that is self-inflicted and gets out of the car and blames Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., that’s a bad deal. That basically is what some of them tried to do at California.” Goodyear each week presents teams minimum pounds per square inch pressure recommendations based on both testing and data from previous tires. NASCAR has maintained the majority of failures at California occurred when teams decided to go below the recommended pressure. “I think there are some guys that went too far at California and it cost them opportunities, and there are guys that were more calculated and didn’t go overboard and capitalized,” Pemberton said. “So here we are coming to Texas, another fast race track, and there’s concern that they will overuse the tires. But Goodyear is ahead of it and told them what it takes to fail and what it takes to succeed on left side tire pressures and it’s up to teams to use them properly.” Goodyear this week presented teams a chart of recommended inflation pressures and times before a possible failure based on testing data. The manufacturer will use for the first time this season the multizone tread tire, which combines two distinct rubber compounds on the same right-side tire. The compound used on the outside 10 inches of the tread is designed for traction, and the compound on the inside two inches is designed for durability. The inside compound is tougher to provide the tire a cushion for the heat and abuse it takes on certain tracks. Goodyear used the multi-zone tire last year at Atlanta and Kansas to fairly positive feedback from drivers. Texas was a good fit because the track abuses tires and produces high speeds and loads — which both should be up this year with the current configuration of the cars. The left side tires being used at Texas are the same as those used at the track the last two years. The right sides are the new multi-zone tires and were not track tested. Goodyear instead lab-tested the tires, attempting to replicate actual race conditions. Goodyear director of race tire sales Greg Stucker said the lab verifies tire performance and validates pressure recommendations. “Once we generate this data, confirming our recommendation and at which air pressures the tires need to be run, we share that information with the teams,” Stucker said. “Teams have asked for some flexibility with how they set up their cars. This information is just another tool in their toolbox.” Four-time series champion Jeff Gordon questioned Goodyear’s decision not to physically test the tires at Texas. “I think we will see issues there. We saw issues there last year,” Gordon said. “I think as a team we are already looking at things that we were doing last year that we can look at trying to improve as far as abusiveness on the tires for Texas. From what I understand, they didn’t test in California, and I think that that was obviously a mistake because I think some of those things may have shown up in that test. Did they test in Texas? And if they didn’t, then I hope they have a backup plan because I do think that we are going to have some issues there.” LS Garden Tractors. 4 Seasons Husqvarna Professional. Powerful. Precise. Outdoor Power ® Sales & Service since 1989 We carry a full line of Husqvarna® equipment. www.husqvarna.com Financing Available. Stop in and see us today. 31827 SR 7 Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-4598 • 740-992-3922 Hulk Hogan pumps up the crowd during a timeout during in Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Jacob Langston | Orlando Sentinel | MCT photo Hogan’s return adds muscle to WrestleMania 30 By Dan Gelston Associated Press Once billed as “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, wrestling’s marquee star has a scaled down title at 60. Try, Host Hogan. With Hogan more suited these days for an AARP membership than a WWE championship, it’s unlikely he’ll deliver a thunderous boot to the face, followed by a leg drop for the 1-2-3 on the challenger of the month. That’s why he’ll be hosting Sunday’s WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans. However, Hogan might have a few hard fists left in the red-andyellow tank. “I guarantee you, his presence will be felt at WrestleMania 30, and he’ll make an impact on the show,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, a wrestler and WWE executive. Few wrestlers have made an impact on the WWE’s signature event quite like Hogan during the first 29 WrestleMania’s. His bodyslam of Andre the Giant is etched in sports-entertainment lore. Hogan will be part of history on Sunday, with WrestleMania aired for the first time on the WWE Network. WWE chairman Vince McMahon gambled that fans have grown weary of the traditional pay-perview model and were ready to plunk down $9.99 a month for the right to watch the biggest cards, on-demand classic events and other premium shows not available elsewhere. The WWE Network launched Feb. 24 as a streaming service with a six-month commitment and included all 12 pay-per-view events. Hogan was thrilled to bring his famed 24-inch pythons to the 24hour network. He’s ready to start searching through more than 1,500 hours of archived programming. “I’d probably start when I had a full head of hair,” Hogan said. “I’d probably roll back to 1977, ‘78 when I first went to work for Vince McMahon Sr. I’d probably start with my first match ever at the TV tapings in Allentown, Pa.” The PPVs are still available in their current format through cable or satellite providers. The 4-hour WrestleMania card costs $64.99 in high definition. The network is available on desktops and laptops via WWE. com. WWE Network is also available through the WWE App on various devices. George Barrios, WWE’s chief strategy and financial officer, said at the launch that research showed “it’s within the realm of possibility” that WWE could have between 2 million and 4 million subscribers. Even WWE’s big boss man is hooked. “I get caught watching it,” Triple H said. “I don’t get anything done.” Wrestling fans are a vocal bunch, and they’ll howl in protest if there are glitches in the telecast. So WWE collaborated with MLB Advanced Media for technology services, including operational support for reliable cross-platform distribution. “That’s the question, whether it holds up and if they can get through the pay-per-view without any major hiccups,” Prowrestling. net editor Jason Powell said. “I’d hate to work for their customer service department if anything happens during WrestleMania.” WWE was expected to announce the first batch of subscriber numbers next week. Powell, who has covered the pro wrestling industry for 15 years, said anything around the 300,000-350,000 mark was a strong first indicator the network was a smash. The 1 million PPV buyrate is now obsolete. For the inaugural WrestleMa- nia, Hogan paired with Mr. T in a tag-team grudge match against “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff in front of 19,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. Even more watched on closed-circuit television. Fast forward to WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey when John Cena pinned The Rock in front of 80,676 fans and another 1,039,000 who bought the pay-per-view. WWE is expecting another packed house Sunday at the Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints, for the anniversary event. The Undertaker faces former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in one of the signature bouts. Triple H wrestles Daniel Bryan, the company’s most popular star, and the winner advances to a triple-threat match for the WWE championship against Randy Orton and Batista. Cena takes on Bray Wyatt and there’s even an Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Holding the mayhem together is Hogan. His style hasn’t changed much since 1985 when his hand was raised in victory by guest referee Muhammad Ali at the first WrestleMania. Hogan wore the signature red bandanna, yellow sleeveless shirt emblazoned with “Hulkamania” on the front and sunglasses on a recent “Raw” segment that paired him with Arnold Schwarzenegger. From The Greatest to The Terminator, The Hulkster has wrestled himself a supersized spot alongside the great entertainment icons of the last 30 years. “I got to go from WrestleMania I to a career I could have never, ever dreamed of having,” Hogan said. “It doesn’t even feel real.” 4seasonsoutdoorpower@hughes.net 60495720 WE NOW OFFER INTEREST FREE EASY FINANCING* see store for details The Best Zero Turn Mower built in the USA OUTPERFORMS, OUTPOWERS, OUTLASTS GRAVELY TRACTOR SALES & SERVICE 204 Condor Street Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2975 Manning Roush - Owner BAUM LUMBER TRUE VALUE www.baumlumber.com 46384 ST. RT. 248 CHESTER, OH 45720 740-985-3302 877-360-0026 60495712 60495716 �Sunday Times-Sentinel SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014 ALONG THE RIVER C1 Living proof Ceremony highlights stories of organ donation By Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — “And there she is, on the other side,” said Jody Goard, sharing photos of her nowhealthy daughter Kenya, the recipient of a liver transplant. Goard, a certified nurse practitioner at Pleasant Valley Hospital, was one of the guest speakers at this week’s “Donate Life” ceremony at PVH to raise awareness of — and honor stories about — organ donation. Goard’s sister, Abi, turned out to be a match for Kenya, who was saved by a living donor. Kenya also received blood vessels from a deceased donor. Without both, she would’ve died. “It’s a horrible feeling that someone has to die so your child can live,”Goard said. “There are no words. Thank you.” Another living donor, Mike Stapleton, 22, simply said, “God guided me to what I needed to do.” He said he had a cousin who was dying of liver disease and through a special set of circumstances, which he attributed to a higher power, he found out about it and was tested. “(It’s) nothing but joy,” Stapleton said about being able to save his cousin’s life by giving part of his liver. Also speaking was Tim Johnson, who is both a liver recipient and lost a stepson who ended up being an organ donor. Johnson said he’d seen both sides of how organ donation affects families and lives. He talked about his stepson, Dakota, being injured in a car accident and how Dakota saved four lives by donating his organs. Johnson himself was saved by a liver transplant and three years later he was thriving. Brittany Franklin, a cousin to Tré Smith, the young man critically injured in a house fire in Point Pleasant earlier this year, spoke about how skin donors had helped save her cousin’s life — Smith continues to recover. Franklin then sang a rendition of “My Heart Will Go On.” Glen Washington, CEO of PVH, spoke about Mildren Shields a patient at PVH who was an organ donor. A 60-year-old woman in Charleston, W.Va., received her kidney and a 56-year old Pittsburgh man received her liver. Washington said PVH Center for Organ Recovery and Education liaison Katy Photos by Beth Sergent | Sunday Times-Sentinel ABOVE, Brittany Franklin sings a version of “My Heart Will Go On.” Franklin is the cousin of Tré Smith, a young man badly burned by a tragic house fire earlier this year in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Franklin said Smith was recovering thanks to skin transplants from donors. AT RIGHT, prior to the ceremony starting, members of the American Legion Post 23 raise the “Donate Life” flag outside of PVH. Jody Goard, certified nurse practitioner with the PVH hospitalist program, shares photos, as well as the story, of her daughter who was saved by a liver transplant. Larck, the PVH staff and CORE work closely with families with the goal of honoring and respecting their wishes as they contemplate the life-saving gift their loved one can give to someone else. The ceremony also consisted of an opening prayer by Pastor John Holland, who has started a weekday morning worship service at the PVH chapel. Nicole Cornell from CORE also spoke about organ donation. CORE had an informational table set up to sign people up as organ donors. In addition, members of the American Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant held a flag-raising ceremony outside PVH, raising the American Flag and the “Donate Life” flag that will fly outside the hospital through April — National Donate Life Month. AT LEFT, Glen Washington, CEO of PVH, speaks at a “Donate Life” ceremony at the hospital celebrating April as National Donate Life Month. AT RIGHT, those gathered at the PVH ceremony listen to stories of hope, recovery and the ultimate gift of organ donation. �Page C2 LîSunday Times Sentinel &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D Sunday, April 6, 2014 (:@î�C2?56îE@î9@DEî2??F2=î962=E9î72:C RIO GRANDE — The 16th annual Rio Health Fair hosted by the University of Rio Grande will be April 15. Since the inaugural Health Fair in 1999, Rio Grande and its nursing students have provided a variety of free screenings, information and door prizes through partnerships with local vendors to help ensure the continued good health of the region. The 2014 Rio Health Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 15 in Conference Room C of the Davis University Center located on the Rio Grande campus. “Monitoring your personal health is very important, and this event gives everyone convenient access to screenings and information that leads to improved quality of life,” said Amy McKenzie, a senior Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at Rio Grande. “It’s amazing to see how the community and university come together each year to create an event that truly benefits everyone.” Free screenings offered at the Health Fair include total cholesterol, non-fasting blood glucose and blood pressure. Also available free to fair attendees are Zumba lessons from Deb Adkins and massages from Mark Hasseman of The Kneaded Touch Massage Therapist. Attendees also will be eligible for a variety of door prizes ranging from tickets to Kings Island and the Cincinnati Zoo to restau- rant gift cards, 31 bags, a blood pressure cuff, glucometers, gas cards and much more. More than 30 door prizes will be awarded during the fair. The health fair is hosted by Rio’s BSN and Community Health students. For the BSN students, it serves as the culmination of their senior capstone course. “I think it gives us a good perspective. It’s a different kind of nursing,” McKenzie said. “A lot of it is about management, coming together as a group and working effectively. I think it’s made me a better nurse, and increased my awareness of caring for a community as a whole rather than just taking care of one patient.” “I believe the Rio Health Fair provides an excellent service to students, faculty and staff, as well as to the community,” said Dr. Donna Mitchell, dean of the College of Health & Behavioral Sciences. “I am very proud to see our students working together to foster optimum health for all who attend.” For more information about the Rio Health Fair, call (740) 245-7302. For more information about the University of Rio Grande visit rio.edu or call 1 (800) 282-7201. Outside vendors scheduled to participate include: Abbyshire Place, Arbors at Gallipolis, Area Agency on Aging, Beauti Control, Diles Hearing, Edgewood Manor, FACTS Drug Preven- tion, Family Oxygen and Medical Equipment, Family Senior Care Jackson, Gallia County Health Department and WIC, Gallia Jackson Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health, Genesis Oxygen, Holzer Center for Cancer Care, Holzer Geri-Psych Unit, Holzer Home Care, Kneaded Touch Massage, Medi Home Care, Paramount Beauty School, Planned Parenthood, ResCare, Social Security Administration, Southern Ohio Medical Center Wellness and Nutrition, University of Rio Grande Health Services, University of Rio Grande nursing students, University of Rio Grande Psychology Club, Veteran’s Services Office of Jackson, Walmart Vision Center, YMCA and more. BHCC students advance to Columbus competition Staff report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com Buckeye Hills Career Center had several students place in the SkillsUSA South Central Competitions conducted last month at the Scioto County Career Technical Center. Students competed in technical skills and leadership events. Students first had to win the local competitions that were held on the Buckeye Hills campus in January and February. Students placing first, second and third at regional competitions advanced to the state competition. The Ohio SkillUSA state competition will be April 15-16 in Columbus. Students receiving third place: Brian Smith, computer maintenance; Josie Meyers, medical terminology; Shiane Johnson, nurse assisting; Carey LeMay, medical math; Makala Wheeler, Kaitlyn Tiller, Rebecca Walker, Katie Walton, Atalanta Leach, Hannah Meek, Mirinda Cook, and Shaia Pearce, opening and closing. Students receiving second place: Chris Hoffman, carpentry; Matt Shephard, job skill demo open; Jennifer Smith, basic health care. Students receiving first place: Amanda Wolfe, First Submitted photo Aid/CPR; Gabrielle Duhl, medical terminology; Brittany Pictured, from left, are Matt Shephard, Rebecca Walker, Makala Wheeler, Amanda Wolfe, Christian Spaun, Carey LeMay, MarinHaynes, cosmetology; Kelsey Crisenberry, model; Barba- da Cook, Hannah Meek, Chris Hoffman, Katie Walton, Brian Smith, Atalanta Leach, Gabrielle Duhl, Brittany Haynes, Kaitlyn ra McMann, nail care; Christian Spaun, job skill demo A. Tiller, Kelsey Crisenberry, Shaia Pearce, Jennifer Smith, Shiane Johnson and Josie Myers. ����îH2?EDîD6?:@CDî7@Cî2CEîD9@Hî2?5î6DD2Jî4@?E6DE Residents age 55 or older encouraged to participate Staff report GDTnews@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — Are you age 55 or older with a talent for art, photography or poetry/essay writing? If so, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 encourages you to participate in its 32nd annual Senior Citizens Art Show and Essay/Poetry Contest that is soon approaching. This year’s event will be May 27-30 and June 2-6 at the Esther Allen Greer Museum and Gallery on the campus of the University of Rio Grande. Anyone 55 or older who is a resident of Ohio may participate. The Area Agency on Aging District 7 requests no more than three entries in the art show per participant, and one entry per person in each category for the essay/poetry contest. The event’s official application form includes a list of the rules and guidelines that have been established. Examples of art categories that may be entered in the Contest include acrylic, charcoal, counted cross stitch, mixed media, oil, pastels, pencil, and photography. ":G6DE@4<î(6A@CE GALLIPOLIS — United Producers, Inc., livestock report of sales from April 2, 2014. Feeder Cattle 275-415 pounds, Steers, $125-$241, Heifers, $120-$215; 425-525 pounds, Steers, $120$232.50, Heifers, $120-$210; 550-625 pounds, Steers, $120-$210, Heifers, $120-$180; 650725 pounds, Steers, $120-$192, Heifers, $115$173; 750-850 pounds, Steers, $120-$165, Heifers, $110-$165. Cows Well Muscled/Fleshed, $90-$107; Medium/Lean, $80-$89; Thin/Light, $67-$79; Bulls, $95-$118; Heiferettes, $100-$120. Back to the Farm Cow/Calf Pairs, $860-$1,525; Bred Cows, $585-$1,325; Baby Calves, $165-$270; Goats, $17.50-$145; Lambs, $100-$160. Upcoming Specials 4/9/14 — fat cattle sale, 10 a.m. 4/16/14 — feeder sale, 10 a.m. Direct sales and free on-farm visits. Contact Dewayne at (740) 339-0241, Stacy at (304) 634-0224, Luke at (740) 645-3697, or Mark at (740) 645-5708, or visit the website at www. uproducers.com. Have story suggestions? Call: 446.2342 or 992.2155 Judging themes include abstract, animals and birds, cartoons, floral, landscape, portraits (humans), seascape, and still life. Artwork can be submitted through your local senior citizens center in the 10 counties included in the AAA7’s District (Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton) until April 21; or at the AAA7 administrative offices, located on the campus of the University of Rio Grande, by April 28. Essay and poetry entries should be no more than 1,000 words long and, if possible, typed. There is no subject for entries and participants are asked to be creative. Essay and poetry entries must be submitted to the Area Agency on Aging District 7 Office no later than April 28. If interested in submitting an entry, participants are asked to mail two copies of their entry to: Area Agency on Aging District 7 Inc.; Attn: Jenni Lewis, F32URG, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, OH 45674. Those who are interested in either submitting an artwork or essay/poetry entry must obtain an application and rules form located on the agency’s website at www.aaa7.org. Once at the site, click on the “AAA7 Information” link. Once there, click the “Special Events” link followed by “Art Show and Poetry/Essay Contest.” Here, you will find a flyer and application form for the event. You may also call the AAA7 toll-free at (800) 582-7277 to request a hard copy application form mailed to you. Winners for the contest will be announced the day of the tea reception from 1 to 3 p.m. June 6 at the Esther Allen Greer Museum and Gallery. All participants, their guests, and museum and gallery visitors are welcome to attend. For more details about the art show and essay/poetry contest, or request an application form, call (800) 582-7277 or e-mail info@aaa7.org. Appalachia conference in W.Va. brings new ideas By Dave Lavender Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s usually his day off, but on a chilly, snowcovered Sunday morning, Marshall University guitar professor Dr. Julio Alves found himself in a third floor classroom lecturing with a fervor. And he wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Alves and the Marshall University Guitar Ensemble shared their own Appalachian journey of boiling down West Virginia fiddle tunes into music for four classical guitars. That unique musical presentation March 30 was just one of the more than 400 programs shoehorned into only three days as the 37th annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference rolled into Marshall for only the second time in its history. Alves, whose research and thus writing of a 50page book transposing fiddle classics to four guitar parts, said it has been an enlightening journey to go on as a Brazilian native classical guitar player diving headfirst into the mountain music of West Virginia. “Most of my students here had no idea about the music here,” Alves said of the project. “Then I realized that sometimes we take our own culture for granted. What I saw too was that some of my students had got this distorted view, and they were Toril Lavender | AP photo Marshall University guitar professor Dr. Julio Alves, left, speaks during the Marshall University Guitar Ensemble program titled “Folk/Traditional Music from West Virginia Composers/Performers Arranged for Classical Guitar: an Ensemble Approach,” in Huntington, W.Va. The concert and lecture was one of 400 programs that took place during the 37th annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Marshall University. trying to run from the stereotypes, but by doing so they also turned their back on their own culture. I think there is a middle ground, and a compromise and a balance where you are able to overcome the barriers that we get with these stereotypes without penalizing what you have got in its pure form. The music is beautiful, why would you want to delete that from your being?” While Alves and the MU Guitar Ensemble are planning a spring recital in April based upon the research, as well as an August trip to Costa Rica, they were all ex- cited to share their ongoing research and translation of the music at the Conference. The Ensemble tore through such interesting renditions of “Banjo Tramp,” ”Abe’s Retreat,” ”Camp Chase,” ”Forked Deer” and “Jack of Diamonds.” Nate May, a Huntington native who graduated from the University of Michigan and now lives in Fayetteville, came back to the city for the weekend for the conference. May presented a performance of “Dust in the Bottomland,” an original musical monodrama (miniature opera) that paints a complex and moving por- trait of modern Appalachia. That work was written with Andrew Munn, who sings in the performance while May accompanies on piano. May said that like the uplifting guitar ensemble performance, the entire weekend has overflowed with knowledge and the sharing of possibilities. “There’s been so many highlights, really just seeing all of the performances and lectures and just seeing people who I already had a lot of respect for saying great things and then people I didn’t know yet who introduced me to new ideas,” May said. �Sunday, April 6, 2014 &@>6C@JîLî#:55=6A@CEîLî�2==:A@=:D BLONDIE Sunday Times Sentinel Lî&286î� By Dean Young and John Marshall BEETLE BAILEY By Mort, Greg and Brian Walker Today’s answer RETAIL By Norm Feuti HAGAR THE HORRIBLE HI AND LOIS By Chris Browne Written By Brian & Greg Walker; Drawn By Chance Browne THE BRILLIANT MIND OF EDISON LEE By John Hambrock BABY BLUES ZITS By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman PARDON MY PLANET CONCEPTIS SUDOKU By Vic Lee by Dave Green 6 2 By Hilary Price 9 6 4 8 8 6 9 3 6 3 5 9 2 1 4 7 7 8 9 6 1 2 5 4/05 Difficulty Level Today’s Solution THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil and Jeff Keane 4/05 1 7 2 9 5 8 4 6 3 8 2 5 1 4 3 7 9 6 9 6 7 8 2 5 3 4 1 3 4 1 7 6 9 2 5 8 All offers require 24-month commitment and credit qualification.Call 7 days a week 8am - 11pm EST Promo Code: MB0913 *Offer subject to change based on premium movie channel availability 5 8 9 4 3 6 1 7 2 1-800-401-1670 4 3 6 2 1 7 5 8 9 Call Now and Ask How! 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She is currently attending Roane Jackson Technical Center, where she is studying to be a phlebotomist. The groom-to-be is the son of Kenneth Turley, of Racine, and Karen Meadows, of Middleport. He is employed at Putnam County EMS as an EMT basic. He is currently attending paramedic school at Mount West Community and Technical College. The couple is planning an April 12 wedding in Syracuse. GALLIPOLIS — The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theatre Guild is in preparations to present a live stage version of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.” Public performances will be 7 p.m. April 11, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 12, and 3 p.m. April 13. Public performances will take place at the RTG Studio, located at 59 Court St., in Gallipolis. Limited seating is available and advance reservations are suggested. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. RTG’s Puppet Playhouse will present a puppetry performance of an undersea adventure prior to “The Cat in the Hat.” Children in the audience are encouraged to attend the “Cat” party following the matinee performances Saturday and Sunday. “The Cat in the Hat,” by Katie Mitchell, was originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain. RTG acquired the rights to produce the show through Music Theatre International as part of of four-production, “Stories On Stage” project for 2014. The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theatre Guild was awarded funding from the Arts Engagement in American Communities grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for this project. Elementary school students from Mason County Public Schools, Gallia County Local Schools and Gallipolis City Schools will enjoy free performances of this production thanks to the NEA grant funding. Joseph Wright, French Art Colony executive director, is the production director for “The Cat in the Hat.” “We are so thankful for the funding from the NEA for this special project,” Wright said. “We are especially honored as the NEA researched the programming of various area nonprofit arts organizations and chose the French Art Colony to offer the opportunity to apply.” The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theatre Guild has offered live performances to area schools since the group began in 2010. RTG provides many local children with their first exposure to live theatre. “The Cat in the Hat” is cast with various local volunteer actors from age 7 through adult. RTG volunteers Leo and Deb Parks, Ashleigh Miller, Amy Weaver, Becky Bennett, Cheryl Enyart and the cast are working together to transfer the beloved story from book form to a stage production. The team is striving to hold true to the book, as is the intent of the playwright. The script is the book, word for word, with no words added or removed. Submitted photo The French Art Colony’s Riverby Theatre Guild will present a live stage version of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” on April 11-13. The story has captivated young readers for generations. The mysterious and playful Cat, along with the mischeivous Thing 1 and Thing 2, create a mad adventure for the Boy and Sally, as their mother steps out of the house for the afternoon, leaving them with their thoughts and their nervous pet fish. The creative staging and visual ef- fects will delight audience members of all ages. The Riverby Theatre Guild’s 2014 season is sponsored by Big Country 99.5, Sunny 93.1 and the French Art Colony. For more information on future productions and audition information, visit www.frenchartcolony.org or call (740) 446-3834. Mid-Valley Extravaganza set for Saturday MIDDLEPORT —The 14th annual “Extravaganza” of the Mid-Valley Christian School will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday at Meigs Elementary School. This year, Norris Northup Dodge in Gallipolis has partnered with Mid-Valley Christian School and has donated a 2003 Ford Taurus to be used as the top door prize at the Extravaganza. A gift will be given away every two minutes of the extravaganza which is Mid-Valley School’s largest fundraiser. Besides the car, the other big prizes are trips to Cancun , Mexico, Gettysburg, Pa., and an overnight stay at an indoor water park at Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky. Melissa Dailey, administrator, said proceeds from the event will be used to help fund scholarships for families that desire to have their child enrolled at Mid-Valley. AP Photo A nature photographer is surrounded by flowers while capturing the early morning light reflecting in the Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the United States, 282 feet below sea level, with the Panamit Range in the background at Death Valley National Park, Calif. In years with rare wet winters, stunning wildflowers can bloom in Death Valley in spring and early summer. The park’s website reports only a few scattered flower patches so far this year. Death Valley in spring: Beautiful and not that hot By John Marshall Associated Press FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — The perception of Death Valley is that it’s hot and desolate. The hot part is right, at least in the summer, when Death Valley is one of the hottest places on earth. Even in spring, it’s about as hot many other places are come August, with April and May temperatures ranging from the 70s to just over 100. As for desolation — yes, the landscape is stark. This is a desert, after all. But there’s also a certain beauty to it, a mosaic of colors from the salt flats and sand dunes to the striations of craggy peaks. In years with rare wet winters, stunning wildflowers bloom in spring and early summer. “There’s really something for everyone,” said Denise Perkins, director of marketing and sales for Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley. “People often think, ‘I can’t tolerate that heat,’” she added, “but that kind of heat we’re talking about is not all year.” Death Valley marks its 20th year this year as a national park. Located about two hours west of Las Vegas along the CaliforniaNevada state line, Death Valley is unique. Part of the Mojave Desert, it is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, 282 feet below sea level at the salt flats of Badwater. The valley was formed by parallel fault lines along the mountain ranges on opposite sides of the valley pulling away from each other, creating a trough effect. Shifting fault lines over eons have created a geological theme park of sorts, filled with picturesque canyons, sand dunes, multicolored mountains that rise up to 11,000 feet above the valley and dramatic vistas. “Something people aren’t aware of are the mountains that surround here,” said Alan van Valkenburg, a ranger at Death Valley National Park. “One of the comments we get most from visitors is that they were sur- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK Getting there: From Las Vegas, about 120 miles, via NV Hwy 160 to Pahrump, left on Bell Vista Road, right on CA Hwy 127 at Death Valley Junction. From Los Angeles, about 300 miles, via I-15 north to CA Hwy 127 in Baker north, then left on CA Hwy 190 at Death Valley Junction. Furnace Creek Resort: The Inn, carved on the side of a hill overlooking the valley, is an upscale historic hotel while the Ranch is more laidback, sprawling across the valley floor like a small town. Rates at the Ranch, which is open year-round, start at $150, and the Inn, which is typically closed from mid-May to October, start at $350. Safety Tips: A handful of tourists have died in recent years visiting Death Valley. Don’t underestimate the need for bringing water with you. Don’t stay in the sun long. Tell someone at home what your travel plans are, and don’t go off main roads; GPS directions have sometimes led visitors astray. prised how rugged it was here, how beautiful was here when they were expecting it to be flat and boring.” The hub of Death Valley is Furnace Creek, where the visitor’s center is located, along with the two properties of Furnace Creek Resort — an upscale Inn and family-oriented Ranch — several restaurants, a grocery store and a golf course. Perhaps the most popular drive in the park is the 17 miles from Furnace Creek to Badwater, a salt flat that marks the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. To get a sense of how low the spot is, look up at the mountains to the south where a sign shows sea level. Along the road, stop by the Devil’s Golf Course, a unique area where rock salt in the valley has been eroded into jagged spires, then swing through Artist’s Drive, a narrow, onelane with scenic views of the multiple colors of the mountains to the east. There’s also a short hike to Natural Bridge Canyon off the road. Zabriske Point is the iconic view- point in the park — the one where all the sunrise photos are taken — overlooking strangely-eroded and multicolored badlands. Dante’s View is a 45-minute drive, but well worth it, offering perhaps the best view of Death Valley from 5,000 feet. To the north, the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, near Stovepipe Wells, is a popular and easily accessible way to see one of the park’s five sand dune areas. A little farther north, there’s the Ubehebe Crater, a deep volcanic crater, and Scotty’s Castle, a Spanishstyle mansion built a wealthy Chicago couple who were duped by a scam prospector named “Death Valley Scotty,” but decided to stay anyway because they liked the area so much. The park also is filled with miles of rugged backcountry, particularly on the peaks above on the west side, and some great hiking areas, including Mosaic Canyon, a narrow stretch of polished marble walls. The night sky is brilliant and clear for stargazing — some people see the Milky Way for the first time in Death Valley. Volunteers excavate Ohio Civil War island prison JOHNSON ISLAND, Ohio (AP) — Civil War history hides under a grassy field tucked amid barren trees on Johnson Island, a patch of land in Sandusky Bay where captured Confederate prisoners were confined 150 years ago. From 1862 to 1865, more than 10,000 Confederate inmates were held in the Johnson Island Civil War Prison. Some never left: about 250 white stones — a few with the stark engraving “unknown” — mark the nearby cemetery where men from Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and other southern states found their final resting place. Save for a modest plaque designating the National Historic Landmark, there are few obvious traces of the nearly 17-acre former prison on the island’s eastern side. But when the weather warms, schoolchildren, college students and researchers restart the painstaking archaeological excavation begun more than two decades ago. First, volunteers are needed to clear branches felled during the harsh winter and start work on a trail along the property. Saturday marks the ninth year the prison site has participated in the Civil War Trust’s Park Day, an event that draws thousands of volunteers to help maintain about 100 war sites across the country. “A lot of these places have fairly small staff, and coming out of a winter, especially one like this past one, you have really major needs for upkeep and capital-improvement projects,” said Mary Koik, spokesman for the Civil War Trust in Washington. “Something like this really gives you the bodies to be able to do a new walking trail or repair your fences.” The island-work bee attracts about 80 volunteers from northern Ohio and even some surrounding states, and the military prison site is the only Ohio location participating in this year’s Park Day. Under the watchful eye of David Bush, chairman of the nonprofit historic preservation organization Friends and Descendants of Johnson Island Civil War Prison, and director of Heidelberg University’s Center for Historic and Military Archaeology, work has progressed slowly to dig up and identify old objects buried there. Bits and pieces pulled from the ground tell parts of the Civil War story: Nails, medicine bottles, ceramic plates and mugs, chimney bricks, chamber pots, and pieces of hard rubber carved by prisoners. This season, archaeological work will continue at Block 8, a former housing block where about 250 prisoners were held. A two-story wooden building measured about 125 feet by 29 feet, and through its wooden-floorboard gaps fell debris researchers now try so carefully to collect. After the war, the prison site was farmed until about 1950, then abandoned. Trees took root and the prison’s precise spot faded from memory until Bush began his research. 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